Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-23

saco and Sanford Baptist churches were
well represented. as we'll as those from
the southern part Of the county. The de-
votional exercises opened at 2 o'clock.
conducted by Rev. Lester c. Holmes Of
Wells Depot. After the organization ap-
pointment of the necessary committees
and reading Of interesting church letters
from the various churches in the associa-
ton. the annual sermon was preached by
Rev. A. E. Kingsley Of South Berwick. At
o'clock Rev. !. B. Mower. d. D.. Of
Waterville, the secretary of the state
organization, will speak on the general
work of the denomination in the State.
after which the report of the treasurer
of the association will be presented.
Rev. A. e. Kingsley of South Berwick In
the evening conducted the devotional eA-
ercises, and the sermon was by Rev. Z.
H. Tilton of Kennebunk.
Mabel Canning and Herman Rines.
schoolmates at Portland High school.
were married at Gorham last Wednes-
day. the wedding being a profound secret
to the parents of the young lady un'i'
her mother accidentally came across the
certificate in a drawer of a desk in the
Canning home this week. Miss Canning,
in company with her father. William q.
Canning, went to Gorham fair on the day
mentioned and the young woman dis
appeared long enough to be united in
marriage with Mr.. Rines by Rev. n. Nj.
Simms Of the Congregational church at
Gorham village. Mr.. and Mrs. Rnes left
for a short trip. after which they will
be at home to their friends at the Wey-
mouth, beginning with the first of Octo-
Der.
Harry Guiou of Houlton, one of the
guards doing duty on the international
bridge over the ST. John river at Van
United States court. which came in to-
day. Guards have been placed on the
bridge at the instance of the United
States and Canadian Governments in
view of the threatened attacks upon in
ternational bridges by alleged German
sympa thizers. Nearly every day there
are suspicious acting persons about the
bridge, Mr.. Guiou states. and a close
watch is kept all the time.
A Portuguese negro. from a schooner
lately arrived at Bath. and was paid off
with $50. With this money in his pocket
Saturday he journeyed up the line TO
Lewiston, where he imbibed freely and
started down the line. Counting his cash
on the way down, he had $50 and 81.
bill left in his possession. having spen,
800 during his brief stay in Lewiston
at the Bath police station, being too III
toXicated to be received in any other
lodging house where he had applied for
a nights rest. He had just 10 cents LETT
of his $50, with which he had LEFT his
vessel He was put up over night in the
station and burst out crying in the morn
ing when he found his money all gone
Il have ben all ober de world, boss he
said. but l nebber drank no sick stuff
as dat Looston whiskey shore
Il am brother of Jess Willard, live
on 5th av.. New York. down behind
the Union Trust Building. My father is
a hearty old man SO years old and
have a kid brother years cd" john
Willard Of Hudson told Judge Blanchard
Tuesday in the Bangor police court. VIII
lard was before the court on the charge
of threatening TO burn the buildings OF
John B. Southland in Hudson. Willard
was placed under $500 bonds to keep the
peace and was sen, to jail for six months
or until he could furnish securities
Judge Clarence Hale opened the Sep
TENDER term of the United States Distric,
-
BoCileau CT Presque Isle PLEADED no,
guilty of smuggling, and gave $50 bail
for his appearance from day to day dur.
ing the term.
The r. l.. Pitcher Co of Caribou has
purchased the entire planl and property
OF the New Sweden Starch Co. consist
ing Of a store occupied by y. f. Olson
the starch factory and tract of land adj
joining: a farm, located on the West
mainland road, and the starch factory in
Woodland. This is quite an important
transaction. Mr.. Pitcher. who is head
Of the concern, is a young man of energy
and push, with considerable business
acumen. For years he has been one OF
the large potato buyers of Caribou and
last scdI peSdit Tue eIeCtipn OF StdTCn
factory near the Canadian Pacific rail-
read. This was burned before compile
ton. Nothing daunted. however. Mr.
Pitcher at once began the erection OF a
new one which was completed rapidly,
and did good business last year. In
addition to making starch, Mr.. Pitcher
put in special machinery for the manu-
facture Of potato flour. Besides operat-
ing his starch factory and the carrying
on of the business connected with his
potato shipping, he also carries on a
large farm. and this year, when rust has
appeared all around he has a field Of 20
acres of Green Mountain potatoes which
has as yet developed scarcely any dis
ease.
Portland Press-One local restaurant
proprietor Monday was refused lobster
license when he applied at the office OF
Henry d. S. Woodbury.. commissioner of
sea and shore fisheries. This proprietor
has been a resident of Portland and the
State Of Maine for only three months.
The lobster law requires that each per-
son taking out a license must have been
a resident of the State of Maine for at
least one year. Consequently, il was
necessary for the man to go away with
out license. Now, the only way he can
deal in that kind of sea food is to have
the chef in his employ, il he has been a