Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-09
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lost ieis OF Fort
last year had 80 sheep VIZ NJ, Eai'as
sneep' but a kind of avn. Nv. piea.
ihese animals produced m sh.s
which were very earIv go lam
. being worth about $500 80. sod one
they We're butchered about ea VII.
Together with the wool =. July
sheep nns p. the income in o. from each S tAa
", was s, nearly $500. Does it NJ, ~ sa'a,
If sheep would pay in Aroo s, seem
Fort Fairfield Review. p., Ses'
the Aroostook markets are nav 'sss
ing about dollar and con a'N s'a,
With the opening of ,s aosk
a good many more anus as W
the market. but it is no, re-
that Aroostook will get dow, .a'cr
ging and marketing in earna., % y
the week beginning septemhs.. oss
feeling of hopefulness in res. u
prices prevails. C. A. Power e,a
Fairfield recently contrac,ss" II
Warren S. Sawyer, one of w, W
known young farmers, for sS0.
rels for $4,000, and other des,s IVY g. q
same kind are heard of. To ms.
does not seem likely that sucS
perlenced and able buyers vonl.
reaching out so strongly for s,'.
there were not good promise wv
ting rid of it later at a prof, M'
Dorsey is as yet about the onl, ' "
in Fort Fairfield village that i s
much. Estimates are that tbs
in Fort Fairfield will be from "A ~.
per cent. less than that ~ w.
Visitors from Houlton and v,ci.'
state that there seems in tia, rss
to be only about so per cent. If
NAL crop. Others says that p,
Fairfield potatoes seem less ipi,rs,
the rust than those of almost any y
every other Aroostook town.
Argus. Sept. I: The oldest q, !
local fishermen are hard put to \
plain the almost entire disanr..
ance along the coast of the large :,
medium sized herring, which ara
essential for bait for use by the a.,
age shore fishermen. The steam
Pet and Either we're tied up at 9,
trail wharf yesterday. having retu,,
empty from a cruise westward u
four weeks they have been cr,ds,
between Gloucester and Monies
with poor success, their catches 4
| having been sufficient to half M
their grub bills to say nothing Q, /
cost of coal and other expenses. 81
eral small schools of mackerel n
sighted yesterday off Cape Elizab,|
but they were unable to get n
them. AS result of the M
catches fresh bait is becoming "a
scarce, the larger sized fishing Vi
sells being put to great inconvenieI
and forced to use frozen bait, which
a poor substitute at this season Of
year.
Roland, 3-year- old son Of George
Robinson, formerly of Rockland, /
into Mill river at Thomaston, Frid
afternoon and was drowned. Anots
! child with whom he had been PLAY
| spread the alarm. and passengers o.
passing trolley car went to the rese
| The child was taken from the wa
| by f. p. Starrett. but efforts at res
citation failed. Medical Examiner
L. Crockett decided that an inq,.
was unnecessary. d.
Rev. David B. Holt and family b
barely set their last personal proper
upon the sidewalk before the house 4
9 Moody street, Portland. during tAet
moving operations THURSDAY Ntsl
noon. when they discovered that 4
building was on fire. The fire wal
a blind attic, between the ceiling
the second floor and the roof,
Holt and his family were moving 4.
the house, which had been occupied
them and the family of Herbet.
Low, assistant postmaster. Whsel
the furnishings had been taken out !
family started to burn some wastes
per which had accumulated inst
furnace. Some of the flaming ppI
went up the chimney and spid
caught in the attic. The house Is on
ed by Mrs. Thomas Towle, and insg
ance covers the damage.
Col. Richard G. Shannon. iorns
a congressman from New York, WIFE
he has lived most Of the time since
left his boyhood home in Saco ya
ago. through his brother. Dr.. Jan
H. Shannon of Saco on Sep, ; ~
scented for payment a city bond
500, issued when Saco obtained
city charter in 1867. The bond d
tured in July, 1872, and was OUTLAW
almost a quarter Of a centuE y
The interest on the bond WOW
amount to $2ss. Mr.. Shannon e1pi
| that he will be satisfied If he is aD''
| ed the face value. The bond. VIZ
he sent to the city clerks once
enclosed in a neat oak frame. II p"
issued to the late E, P. Morgan
was payable to bearer. Col shal'
admits that the time for the lega!
demption of the bond expired !a
ago. but says he was in Brazil az
time and did not return until 100"
overlooked the bond. and he nopes .
city can see its way to pay Il
thinks the city should honor H. :, !.
matter will be taken up at Inc !"
TENDER meeting Of the city COUNCIL