Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-09

l would not climb life's hill again;
Glory be! I'm sixty.
For several weeks, Ralph Worthley
has been in correspondence with the H.
w. Bell Co. of New York in regard to a
cooperative creamery in Strong. The
prospect, seeming favorable. the firm
sent r. H. Cole to represent them and in
company with Mr.. Worthley and others
he has been canvassing Strong and the
neighboring towns. The necessary stock
has been subscribed and also $1,000 as a
working capital, the whole amounting to
$500. The list of stockholders is strong
one financially embracing as it does, the
most prominent business men, and many
of the best and most substantial farmers
In the section. The building is to be To-
Gated at the railroad junction in this
village. 1t will be 6oxA, two stories i'll
height. meeting of the stockholders
was held Wednesday and the following
were elected members of the executive
committees: l.. A. Worthley. c. NJ.
Dickey, c. H. Brackley.
Many young Eastporters who have
been employed for the past winter in
cities about Massachusetts, are now ar
irving home as the annual opening of the
eastern Maine sardine factories will be
on the 18th, when there may be big
demand for expert factory employees as
usual, every season from April to De-
cember. Several hundred young residents
are yet away and employed but as soon
as the sardine whistles are heard around
Eastport the echo will be heard all
through Massachusetts, and then there
former employees for the excellent wages
always to be secured there.
A North Berwick poultry fanCier
carried some Of his fine stock to the
York County Poultry Associa ton ex-
hibition in December, 1914, but he
claims that through refusal or neglect
Of the management he was not allowed
to compete for the Wentworth and
Plaisted cups. although he had paid
the entrance fee. Hence Harold E.
Chadburne is suing the association for
the sum Of $50 damages, the case COM
ing up in the Sanford court.
1t is now expected that the work
on the Gurnet bridge will be completed
in time for use by the yatchsmen the
coming season. They have been oblig-
ed heretofore to be at the bridge at
the proper hour, or tie up and await
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be raised about four feet.
1t was Just SO years ago this week
that word was received of the promo
ton of Major Little, provost marshal
Of Maine. to brevet lieutenant colonel
Of United States Volunteers. Sher-
mans army also had a payday during
the same week and $11,00O,000 was
drawn for that purpose.
Deputy Game and Fish Warden Per-
kins of Bath, who resides on the
Brunswick road has been very busy in
Merrymeeting Bay since his appoint
ment, looking after duck shooters
breaking the law. Recently he dis
covered a newly broken swamp road
which he followed until he found on
the Bay shore a well concealed blind
behind which gunners had been shoot
ing birds. He was out Saturday on
the Bay in his boat and found it so
rough that he landed on the Bow
doinham shore and took the train into
Brunswick for home.
Judge Braley of the Supreme Judi
cial Court in Boston has allowed the
petition for the dissolution Of the old
Dennison Manufacturing Co. 1t is said
that the ola concern was reorganized
and replaced by the present firm of
the same name several years ago. The
petition which has just allowed simply
wipes out the old company, which was
never actually dissolved. the firms
lawyers say. 1t has nothing to do with
the present company. The corporation
was organized in 1878 for the manu-
facture and sale Of merchandise and
shipping tags, paper boxes and other
special articles used> by stationers,
jewelers.. druggists and others. It was
originally capitalized at $4,000, but
from time to time was increased to
$4,000 One of the leading branches
Of the company was for many years
conducted in Brunswick
Major H. A. Shorey editor OF the
Bridgton News, observed his 18th
birthday on Saturday, April 8, there
being a family dinner at his home in
Bridgton, when, in addition to other
members Of the family. the five grand
children were present. A message was
received from the only absent son, A.
c. Shorey Of Newton Center, Mass,
all the other children being present at
some time during the day. Major
Shorey received greeting from neigh
bors and from friends in this and
other places, one comrade from Boul-
der. Calf. and another from VIM
throp, Mass, sending messages.
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