Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-25

seems good authority that members Of the
Rosentwist house party liked the lower
Kennebec valley we'll enough to negotiate
for summer homes in West Georgetown
and Phippsburg and that one of the party
purchased from Thomas Williams land in
West Georgetown near the Rosentwist
summer place and will build thereon a
large bungalow this spring. Two Of the
party are reported to have leased the
owen Mari place for the summer with
possibility of purchasing if pleased, and
it is said that Victor Richardson for his
place, including the mountain, was Of
fered and refused $1,000. Real estate on
the Phppsburg side of the river near
Oakledge was inspected by the party.
Two of the party were stewards of two
of the big German steamers interned at
Boston.
G. NJ. Buxton Of EaStport lost one of
his old stand pat horses ("Forus'D on the
18th, the day of the heavy snow storm,
by heart failure caused by over eXertion
in a snow drift. "Forus' had been in
the livery stable as a livery horse for q
years. AS a three-year-old he won the
three-year-old race at McFauls Park in
1895. "Forus'' and &C. NJ" as a pair in
their prime could not be beaten as road
sters. Mr.. Buxton can not remember of
the horse being sick except the year of
the distemper rage. Who can beat tlis
record for a livery horse?
Portland Press: If the snow leaves
in time and the weather is not too
cold. Portland will be visited by three
big circuses this summer and people
hereabout will have another opportun-
ity to greet Jess Willard, who may, or
may not, then be champion Of the
world. Jess and Frank Gotch, the
wrestler, are to come here with the
SellS-Floto shows, and the other cir
cnses to exhibit in this city are the
Barnum & Bailey and the Hagenback
& Wallace. The Barnum & Bailey
show opens the season April l, at the
Madison Square Garden, New York.
The All Wheeler show is also coming
to Maine this year, hut it is doubtful
if it pays a visit to Portland. Jess
Willard was here last year with the
1O1 Ranch outfit, and this year they
have for stellar attraction Col. VIM.
F. Cody. better known as Buffalo Bill,
whose own tremendously big Wild
West has so many times delighted
thousands in the State of Maine.
E. w. Bailey of Woolwich brought into
the Times Wednesday an egg which one
of his hens recently laid. that lays over
any egg seen for years in Bath. 1t
weighs "a ounces and measures Ga by
50 inches and is equal 10 three ordinary
eggs.
Rev. Charles NJ. Woodman of Port
land, who has been in Richmond Ind,
for a short time investigating the call
to the First Friends church of that
city the largest of that denomination
in Indiana, has accepted the call and
viii soon locate there.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Tibbetts of 1928 Con-
sress street, Portland. is in her oath
year and has just completed a fine
braided rug. the 2Sth since September,
1915. 1t is all the more remarkable,
when it is known she has to do all the
sewing by touch, using split eye
needle, her eyesight being very poor.
She is now confined to her bed hav-
ing by fall a week ago broken hip.
She was born in Scarboro, but has
in,
and in that time she has lived in two
towns and three cities, the town of
Westbrook, city of Westbrook, town of
Deering, city of Deering and the city
of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs A. K. Walker of 353
Cumberland avenue, Portland, on Sat-
urday, March %, will celebrate the
50th anniversary Of their marrige. He
is native of Westbrook and she of
Quincy, Mass. They met while stu
dents at Westbrook Seminary and
were married about a year after leav-
ing school. They have three sons.
Edward A. Attridge Of Houlton will
niversary as railroad man. For As
years Mr.. Attridge has punched the
paSteboardS' on the HOulton branch of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad, the old
est railroad conductor, in the point of
service, in Maine and only two other
conductors on the Canadian Pacific
Railway system have been in the SER
vice as long as Mr.. Attridge. Uncle
Ed" as he is Familiarity known by
those travelling on his train, began
railroading on the Canadian Pacific as
a trainman. in 1869, and in April, 1871,
was promoted to conductor and has
been in that capacity up to the present
time. He has just received his new
spring uniform, which bears seven SER
vice stripes, the company granting one
stripe for Is years service and one
stripe for each five years after that.
Mr.. Attridge is married and has two