Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-22

"h4$H AAtS piOhG Jul AiOiA TIC obcI-
heated engine and was extiguished
only after hard fight and when it
was too close for comfort to the oil
tank. Proceeding but a short dis
lance. another boat flying a signal
of distress was sighted! 1t was found
that the second craft was out of gas
oline End the damaged by-fire boat
had TO tow the shy of-oii craft to her
berth. II was happy looking pair
when the companions in misery ar
rived.
The tax rate for the city of Lewis
ton this year under the Democratic
administration has increased 90 cents
on the thousand, over last year The
valuation is reported about 100000
over last year, the total this year be-
ing about $2l.5s1.711.
The following is told by the West
Southport correspondent of the
Boothbay Register:
On account of the scarceness Of lob
sters one Of our young fishermen
thought perhaps he could think up
some ssind of a decoy to attract the
Holsters into his trap. SO he got from
grocery some stale canned sardines,
perforated the can so as to let out the
perfume and put them in his traps.
He says it works to perfection and
now he is thinking of getting q cor
ner on the market for sardines and
sell them to other fishermen. No pat I
ent applied for.
Another case at Bath of st was load
ed" A Center street boy found an old
through a chest Of drawers and began to
examine it, thinking, of course. that it
was not loaded. 1t was. The bullet went
through one leg and he has determined
to let strange firearms alone.
A nice young Bath girl had been &C
companied home the other evening by a
nice young Bath man and when they ar
rived at the home of her folks she in
vited her escort in to sit little while
on the piazza. The young man hesitated
and the girl coaxed: There ism, any
body up there and dad has not come
home yet from down to the store" she
said. Just then from the sag in the
hammock up rose the Bath dad; Its
and abed,' he said. and then to the
youth he added. You go right home.
young fellow or the boggerman will
catch you!'' The nice young man didn't
wait to say goodnight but busted down
the lane.
Bath. with about IS miles of side
walk to maintain. has decided that
the old plank walk is too expensive
and will build no more. and part of
the 80 miles will be replaced: each year
until modern walks extend all over the
city.
Some splendid tourmaline pockets
have been opened at Mt. Apatite, Au-
burn, during the last few days. John
D. Towne took the lead in this direc-
ton and opened one of the richest
pockets eyer found in Maine. 1t is
said that the green gem crystals fill
ed half bushel basket. This is the
mine owned by President Hyde Of
B6wdoin College. Mr.. Towne has
worked it for the past few years but
this is by far the richest pocket he
has found and very naturally all
hands are pleased. E. a. Greenlaw
opened pocket containing dark blue
tourmaline crystals. This is a rare
mineral and cuts into very lustrous
gems. Mr.. Creenlaw is also working
the feldspar business and takes out
not less than 100 tons per month of
very fine grade rock. Certainly Mount
Apatite is a mine Of wealth.
Two pieces of board filed with sharp
pointed 12-penny nails and buried in
the sand on the Sebasco road in what
is known as Black Creek. were brought
to the surface one day last week by
a heavy double team driven by Mr.
Perry, reports the Bath Times. The
boards were in the wheel tracks of the
and were evidently designed and
placed In position to wreck automo-
biles. In each board were nearly 100
nails and the party who did the job
evidently was some time in making the
instruments as each nail had been
sharpened by the use Of file and they
were as sharp as needles. 1t was a
fortunate find by Mr.. Perry. for il an
automobile had struck the boards a Sc
rious accident would have resulted. 1t
is thought that robbery might have
been the intent Of the party who
placed the boards in the road.
1t is pretty hard work to phase"
Sheriff Oliver Of Bath. but he admits
that he was somewhat shaken the 9TH
er day when man approached him
and requested the sheriff to turn over
to him quantity Of alcohol recently
seized. because the man to whom it
had been addressed wanted it to make
some whiskey. The sheriff decided to
hold onto the contraband until the Ii
bel expired and let the Judge dispose
Of it,
The lobster fishermen Of York
county are planning to take action
among themselves to better the lobster
q.