Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

press team and used by Expressman
Mitchell in his business. The animals
owner says the horse is As years old
and has plenty Of proof that the state
ment is correct. The horse looks well,
acts well and so far as can be judged
by good appetite and a good days
work, is we'll.
A new tree pest has come TO Maine.
according to the following from the
Caribou letter in Wednesdays Ban
gor News; Olof Uylander. geologist
and naturalist. in trimming up the
trees in the park and on private
ground has found a new kind of in
sect. which. unless destroyed, will
eventually kill the trees. Most of the
insects seem to be found on trees
which were imported from a Canadian
nursery last fall.
Gilead is receiving a good dose Of
balm in the report. which comes direct
from George E. Leighton, whose bobbin
mill in that town was recently burned,
| that he plans to rebuild at an early
date on the site of the old mill.
The moulds are being gotten out at
the Percy & Small sllipyard in Bath for
a four-masted schooner, which, while
the plans are not yet matured, will
probably be built this year. 1t is I'M
derstood that the vessel is TO be for
the Southern and West Indian trade.
Plans are well under way for the
coming meeting of the Names Sports
mems Fish and Game Associations 10th
| annual outing. which will be held July
I. and at Kineo. One of the big
features is always the shooting con-
tests and this year Major Jack
Dooley will be in charge, which means
that the arrangements will be of the
perfect variety and that Some shoot
ing will be in order. Unusual interest
is being shown all over the State in
the plans for the coming meet.
Hon. Clinton White of Boston, who
retired recently from the Public Ser
vice Commission, as a result of reach
ing his 10Th birthday. is son of George
White, formerly of Arrowsic, and cous-
| in Of Henry r. White of Bath. The
Boston Post says. He may well feel
that he has accomplished a very I'M
| usual life task. AS a member Of the
| Harbor Commission, the Dock Commits
| sion, the Railroad Commission and it's
| present successor, Mr.. White has been
unsparing in industry, admirably in
formed in the technical demands of his
various positions and devoted to the
interests Of the state as he saw them.
Times have changed since Mr. White
became a railroad commissioner; ideas
as to the extent of public control of
railroads have also changed. With Mr..
Whites retirement comes another OPP
portunity to Governor Walsh to exer-
else his most careful judgment in nam
ing for the important board man
| who shall Be representative Of the
| more modern view Of the relation of
the people to transportation COM
panies.'
Norway is to have another shoe
manufacturing plant, a corporation
| having been formed by A. J. Stearns
Of Norway, Lucian W. Blanchard Of
Rumford and D. E. Morrison Of Prov
idence. r. l.. for the manufacture Of
| infants shoes. 1t is planned to have
factory with a capacity Of 900 pairs
| daily and a chance for enlargement.
| Mr.. Morrison will have charge of the
factory.
This is the way the Presque Isle
people feel about it:
What shall we say of May? To
the establishment of all Thursday
morning winter had returned. Thu
ground was covered with good
| inch Of snow and water had frozen
over in places. A cold northwest
wind was blowing things about and
| one began to wonder if the season
was going backward in its flight. The
apple buds are not advanced to any
extent except some very early varie-
ties and it is hoped they may not DE
injured. In driving a fur coat is as
much needed for comfort as in win
ter, for winter it seems to be. 1t Is
q blessing that vegetation is not out
Of the ground to any extent or it
would get nipped. few potatoes
and peas are up in early gardens. At
Ia O'Clock Thursday morning mercury
registered below the freezing point
According to the New York Times,
Maine II to have a distinguished
summer guest In the person of Sir
Edgar Speyer Of London. whose re-
cent resignation Of his privy council
ship and baronetcy has not been ac-
cepted by the King. Sir Edgar an
neunced to . correspondent Of the
Times. N - was about to take the
train FOR liverpool. that he was GO