Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-01

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company, and his two brothers, Levi
and Edwin Bachelor. having been con-
tinuously employed in the paper mill
for more than two score years. while
Thomas, John and Henry F. Watson,
brothers, have also completed more
than 40 years as employees of the West
brook company
Peter Tower of Canaan was 100 years
old April "a, 1916. He was born in
Plympton, Mass, the son of Peter and
Susan tChurchill) Tower. When he
was II years Of age his parents moved
to Belmont, where he resided until a
few years ago. At the age OF Il ne
married Miss Hulda Frohock and to
them were born five children, two of
whom are now living, and are Francis
Tower of Belmont and Mrs. Julia
Churchill of Canaan, with whom Mr..
| Tower makes his home. While in Bel
mont he followed the occupation of
farming until advancing years COM
PEELED him to give up active labor, when
he gave the care of the farm to his son
| Francis. Mr.. Tower is a well pre-
served man, retaining all his faculties
in a remarkable degree, and is able to
attend to many light labors. At the
present time the family is represented
| by five generations who are Peter
| Tower Mrs. Jessie Staples and her
three children. Mr.. Tower comes from
| a distinguished family. His ancestor,
John Tower, was born in the parish Of
bingham, county of Norfolk. England,
May Ia, 1909, and came to this country
and settled in New bingham, Mass.
in 1887. John Tower AMI his sons
fought in the King Philip wars and
many of their descendants in the War
of the Revolution. Mr.. Tower is a very
pleasing man to meet, retains his in
terest in all the news of the day. is a
man of high moral character, honored
and respected by all who know him.
While hauling lobster traps II miles
from Western Head. Isle au Haul, on or
on April IA, a large seed lobster was
caught by Capt. Charles H. Turner and
Charles l.. Collins. On it's back was
the inscription H. l.. NJ. License 1884,
and on one of the claws were the initials
wv. c. A letter of inquiry to the COM
missioner of and shore fisheries
proves that Harvey l.. Myrick of Winter
Harbor holds License 1879. Capt. Turner
cut his initials and license number 275S,
and released Mrs. Lobster to her watery
home. Thus proceeds the romance.
For some months, says the Rockland
Courier-Gazette, the Maine dailies have
been publishing reports about arships
being seen in this town or that, and final
ly the old, reliable Associated Press gives
currency to a report that aeroplane
carrying what seems to be searchlight
has been flying over the towns of Bel
grade and Oakland for several nights
The original mysterious aeroplane was
first reported in the vicinity of Union
nearly two years ago and people in other
towns subsequently thought they saw it.
The result was that the jokesmiths in the
daily newspaper offices of Portland, Au-
gusta, Lewiston and Bangor poked no
end of fun at Knox county, and none too
gently insinuated that our people were
making their observations through a
long necker. In view of these things it Is
now highly amusing to see the daily pa
pers gravely reporting airships which
never alight and which are never seen in
the daytime More than likely they are
watching the evening star Venus, which
certainly looks like a searchlight, but
which, to all intents and purposes is not
violating the speed limit which some con-
sentative towns place on automobiles.
Eastport Sentinel-The usual market
conditions in the sardine industry OBJ
tain at the present time. The run of
fish is lighter than that Of last season,
but the quality is exceptionally good.
Mustard fish are scarce but a few are
coming in, although probably 95 per
cent Of the pack is in oil cans. On Sat-
urday the largest catch of the season
was recorded, about 800 hogsheads be-
ing brought to Eastport and Lubec OF
these. 80 came from ST. Andrews Island,
Is from the American shore and the
rest from Bliss Harbor. L'Etang River
and Bocabec. On Monday and Tues
day the catch was much less and will
diminish for the remainder of the week
on account Of the "off tides" Old goods
are practically out Of the market at
$2.65, and new goods are selling we'll
at $2.75 although the movement is slow,
as is usual at this time Oil has ad-
vanced cents per gallon over last
weeks quotations, but the price of
herring at the weirs has settled to $40
per hogshead, with special lots COM
manding $12.
ROWDOTNHAM