Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-20

= little worse when our own neighbors
and friends are the victims Of the
German snakes.-Damariscott Herald
Nov. 16.
Miss Helen B. Croker of Portland.
Me-, received one of the most coveted
of the academic honors at Tufts and
Jackson colleges Friday, when at the
annual gathering in Goddard chapel
for the purpose Of awarding the hon
ors. she received the Chi Omega prize
at the hands of President Bumpus.
| This gift is from the Chi Alpha Chap
ter of the Chi Omega and is given an
nually to the student of jackson COL
le1e. who, at the end of her junior year.
has attained commendable scholarship
| in economics and sociology and has
shown a keen interest in social service
work.
A meeting Of the commission to raise
an endowment fund to pension preach
ers and take adequate care of the
widows and orphans of deceased min
listers was held in the Chestnut Street
| Methodist Episcopal church at Port
land Friday afternoon. The Rev. D. B.
Holt of Auburn presided. Among
those present were Rev. Joshua M.
Frost, district superintendent OF Port
land; Rev. w. H. Holmes and r. W..
Strout of Portland. DR.. Holt an
nounced the first gift of $1,000 to this
fund, which he had received from
layman Of the Augusta district. me
name Of the donor was withheld but
it is said to be a prominent layman OF
Waterville.
The American Express has set on
the M. C. r. r. wharf at Bath spe-
cial car for the reception of cargo
of live seed Holsters from Hahn at the
| government hatcheries in Bootnpay
for shipment to the Pacific coast,
| where the Johns will be liberated for
propogation of the real thing in lob
sters in the waters Of the Pacific.
Supt. Hahn will make the journey with
his charges across the continent as
head waiter and nurse. The shipment
has been delayed from Boothbay. ow-
| ing to the sudden and unexpected cold
weather. AS soon as it is safe to trans
fer the Holsters they will be taken to
Bath and placed in the special car.
A large amount of work is being
done on the John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'
property at Seal Harbor. Nearly four
miles Of roads are being built and
these, added to the large amount OF
road construction last year, will give
| many miles of drives on the fine estate.
! A, E. Clement is in charge Of the work.
| AS the famous "Aroostook war" was
entirely bloodless. not a shot having
been fired. it is interesting to learn
that there has been presented to the
Bangor Historical Society a cannon
ball used during the Aroostook war.
1t is not stated whether used for
paper weight, or what.-Oxford Demo-
crat.
The Bar Harbor Hospital has re-
Gently had several much appreciated
gifts Mrs. L. N. Kettle of Weston,
Mass, gave $500 as nucleus for a
fund with which to purchase motor
ambulance. Miss Edith G. Bowdoin OF
New York gave sum for the erection
of a new male ward, work on which
will soon begin. Miss Eleanor de
Graft Cuyler of Philadelphia has given
a. free bed, in memory of her aunt, the
late Mrs. Morris X. Jessup. The
Maine Sea Coast Mission will be per-
mitted to name the patient for this
bed.
The wooden manufacturers, who
have made an effort to interest the
Maine farmers in the wool industry.
have learned that dogs have killed so
many sheep and lambs in the past that
farmers do not keep sheep. The manu-
facturcrs offer to secure legislation
which will protect the sheep. If this
is done it is predicted that sheep rails
! ing will once more become an impor-
! tant industry. The high prices of
wool. as we'll as mutton, makes the
raising of sheep profitable. Unless
| more wool is produced some of the
wooden mills will be compelled to close
down before long, the manufacturers
says.
Policeman Henry Stevens of Port
land has had two narrow escapes this
year from coming 10 IdIHi WHICH iuh-
ming down gunner. He captured an
Italian Wednesday who was armed
with two heavy caliber revolvers. 50
cartridges and a razor. One shot
missed the officer and the next missed
fre. Stevens dropped the man with a
bullet through the leg, but ne IS re-
garded as very fortunate not to have
sustained a wound. Last winter ne
walked up to the two gunner who had
shot down Agent Winslow OF the
Maine Central Railroad at Falmouth,
and Charles H. Mcintosh. special Of
ficer. Before they had time to shoot,
he had them covered and commanded
them to drop their revolvers. He is
credited with being well reinforced
with nerve in going after gun toters
and he has happened around at about
all +he target shooting exhibitions
given here by gunner this year.
| John Gribbell Of Philadelphia, who
! owns one of the finest summer estates
in Rcckrort, and a stone bungalow on
the summit of Beech Hill in the same
town, has just bought the Arthur
Toombs and Nathan Ross farms which
are adjacent to his Beech Hill possess
sion, These purchases make seven