Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-11


are he'll sure put you wise;
But if you should ask him what make ne
is driving. with long explanation ne
tells you his fear
That owing to things that upset his con-
irving he will not be able to buy
For all of his talk is just hot air chug
chug; he's a catalogue owner. the
Automobug.
Frederick Moxon.
Houlton at it's annual town meeting
next Monday will consider placing all
telegraph. telephone. electric light and
power and all other wires under
ground as fast as the selectmen think
necessary. The article, as offered,
provides that failure to comply with
such orders will cause forfeiture OF all
rights by the offending companies.
Other articles will ask the raising OF
a sum equal to five cents per capita
for the suppression and prevention OF
and to see if the town
will celebrate Old Home week and now
much money it will raise for the pur-
pose.
A COPY of the Kennebec Reporter,
published April Is, 1882, in Gardiner.
brought into the Journal office by
George D. White of Augusta. contains
an interesting account, copied from
the old Portland Transcript, of the
Spearin tragedy somewhere about 1850
at what is now Waterville. Fort
Halifax had not been erected and Mr.
and Mrs. Spearin and three children
lived on a little clearing. Spear1n
was one day shot dead on his own
threshold by an Indian. Mrs. Spearin
fed with her children, but was seen
snd shot fired at her killed the paby
in her arms and severely wounded her.
She managed to make her way down
the Kennebec to near where Gardiner
now is. where the wound and exposure
caused her death. The children wan
dered along until they reached the
blockhouse of Mr.. Barker near the
lower part of the present Gardiner the
only building there. They were final
Nv seen by Mrs. Barker and MT.
Barker went after and took the terror
lied children to his home. The story
was told. the remains of the motner
and babe found and buried and the
two children given a home in the
Barker family.
1o-vear-old lad of West Franklin.
Chauncey Somes, appears to be
hustler. He sometime ago earned
enough money through selling papers
ia buv a calf and has since in the
same way bought all the feed. he
now is the proud possessor OF me
COW which furnishes milk and butter
for the family.
The proposition put forward ny
the Bangor Chamber of Commerce
for the utilization of the quarters IN
the fedora! building by resident
deputy clerk and deputy marshal IN
Bangor. and an additional term OF the
United States district court IN tha'
city, is receiving the support OF 'he
Maine members Of Congress, ana Con-
gresham Guernsey plans to lntroouco
the matter before the judiciary COM
m;ttee at the earliest possible moment.
CONGRESSMAN Guernsey Peters ana
Mcf,illicuddy have already promised
their support of the measure, anu II 10
expected that Senators Johnson anu
Rurleish will be heard from shoruy.
Tho state regent Of the D. A. r.. Mrs.
Charles steele, will attend the CONT
mental Congress to be held in WASH
ington the week beginning April H. go
ing with a party leaving Portland FIJI
tlav, April IA, via Fall River Line 10
New York and thence by the Pennsyl-
yania r. r. to Washington. Inc neao-
quarters Of the party in the Capl'a'
CITY will be at the Hotel Gordon. Wnicn
is only two squares from the Whlte
House and other gov eminent pullolhss.
The return trip is started on Moncay'
April "a, and the arrival in Portland IS
scheduled for noon on Tuesday.
Everett A. Colson, formerly of War
rem. has been appointed director OF
Civil Service in the Philippines, thus
putting him at the head of the civil
Service at the Philippines. Mr. Colson
was formerly attached to the CIVIL
Service at Manila, and IS at present
holding a responsible position in WASH
ington. He will leave for the Philip
pines in few days. The appointment
was made entirely on its merits and
came as a result of Mr. Colson's expe-
riehce and ability. The salary is APP
proximately $4,000, and the appointment
was made by Hon. Burton Harrison,
governor general of the Philippines.
The Crockett property At Juniper Hill,
Rockland, has been decided upon by
the Country Club committee as the
site on which that establishment will
be located. Charles Erstwell of Brook
Ign, who is an expert on these matters,
was extremely. enthusiastic after the