Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-18

The fact that Bill Carrigan, the now
business man and banker Of Lewiston
may return to professional baseball, or
in his own words, may be persuaded
to RETURN" arouses much interest In
the fan circles throughout he State.
Aunt Charlotte Thomas of Port
land, we'll past 80, is honorary presi-
dent of the Bohemian Club, newly
formed social club of Portland, and no
more appropriate selection could have
been made Miss Thomas is one OF
the youthful people of the city. youth
full in spirit, active in her daily life
and always optimistic, cheerful and
amiable.
Fort Fairfield High school pupils are
interested in the announcement of DIR.
W. P. Hutchins of the Fort Fairfield
hospital that he will give to the pupils
WHO take first honors In debating, a
sum CT $25 to be divided between the
two attaining the highest number OF
points in the debating contests. These
contests will be held once month I'M
til May when a final contest partici-
pated in by the six best candidates will
be held in the High school rooms, with
committee of out-of-town men to
judge the winners.
The Skolfelds Of Brunswick have
just received word that the old ship
Samuel Skoltield End, which they sold
in 1900 for s25. 900 and which has since
been used as a barge under the name
of Harvard and which was sold several
weeks ago for $4,000, has just been re-
sold for $4,000, The contract under
the new deal provides that the barge
shall be delivered to her new owners on
March 1, fully equipped as a bark for
off shore trade The estimated cost Of
having the vessel made from a barge to
bark is $4,000 to $4,000.
A relic of early shipping days Is the
shipping article lin good preservation
of the Bath built ship Hannah Crook
err, Capt B. G. Peters, signed in New
York, Feb. IA, 1854. for a voyage the
freight paid the value Of the ship, has
been added to the Bath Times collec-
ton of curios. Names Of the officers
and seamen with their residences, ages,
nationalities, occupation are well pre-
served This document was found by
George Peters among some of the old
papers of his father who was master of
the ship and given to Charles T. Jack
son who, Mr.. Peters felt, would be I'm
terested, as the ship was built by his
grandfather, William D. Crooker in
the yard now occupied by the Hyde
Windlass Co.
The experiment of opening the
Lewiston Public library for two hours
on Sunday afternoons has proved very
successful and will doubtless be con-
tinued. More people than was ex-
pected visited the library on the two
Sundays on which the rule was in
force.
A movement has been started at
Lewiston to do away with the old style
of city government by mayor. alder
ganized Republican Club has appoint
ed a, committee to investigate. An in
crease in salary and greater authority
is proposed for the mayor under the
new system. if adopted.
William S. Briry, a native OF Bath,
Me-, and now of Melrose, Mass. was
last week re-appointed secretary Of the
Massachusetts Board of Registration in
Pharmacy and also chosen secretary
treasurer of the New England Phar-
macy Board. The State Board since
Mr. Briry took charge has made q
name for itself, he having personally
conducted much investigation ana So
cured numerous convictions OF persis-
tent violators of the laws. beside clos