Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-13

Office as they have been coming for the
past week. we'll soon have enough for
mess" Two more lots arrived Thursday
morning, both in splendid condition. the
fruit being so ripe and juicy that the
wrapping paper was much stained Both
lots were picked Oct. II, one at the Great
Bend homestead in South Jefferson and
sent by c. j. Farnham Of North White
field and the other at 'ast Winthrop and
sent by L. P. Skillins. The flavor Of each
lot of berries was delicious.
| The newly elected officers of the
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indians in
clude: Governor, William Neptune;
lieutenant governor, Sabattis Nit
chell; representative to the Leelsla-
ture, Wallace Lewey. The Inaugural
ton of the new officers will take place
on Jan. /, 1917. The Governor and
lieutenant governor are elected for a
term of four years and their salaries
are $50 and s25 respectively.
This is the time of year when the
falling leaves keep the motormen on
the anxious seat, making as they do
the control of the car so difficult.
1t seems that Jake Wise of Houlton,
who won the Houlton- Boston auto race
from the Boyer car by few minutes,
used his head to advantage. The road
map said "Detour around bridge be-
ing repaired at Kennebunk" and the
Boyer car took the detour Jake APP
preached the bridge, induced the work
men to lay some loose plank and sped
along. saving about 10 miles by his
quick wittedness-also anneXing the
$500 wager by the same means.
The Bangor idiot who has been plac-
ing sliced bread covered with Paris
green about one of the streets for the
purpose of killing dogs-forgetting or
wilfully overlooking the danger to chill
dren-Should, if caught, he obliged 20
eat enough to cause genuine stomach
ache and then booted out OF the city
The Auburn Board of Trade and the
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce have
started action intended to place the
Maine State Fair back on it's feet and
IN a position to satisfy and please the
people A change in management,
| race circuit, including Bangor. Water
! Vile and Lewiston fairs, better meth
DDS of local transportation to the
grounds, proper advertising of the at
fractions and other matters were Put
up to the trustees at a meeting of the
three bodies Monday night at Lewis
RI i- hnn11 that hotter tim
are ahead for the famous but now
somewhat indisposed Maine State Fair.
Sheriff W. {. Oliver of Bath announce
Tuesday noon that he has decided upon
a campaign which lie is confident will
put a stop to considerable amount of
contraband liquor, which is brought into
town by people who make frequent trips
up the line on the electrlcs, says the
Times. He is to have strict watch
maintained on all incoming electrics and
parties having in their possession liquors
which are suspected as for sale will be
held up and explanations can then be
made in the Municipal Court. All DRINKS
will also be looked after coming from
out-of- town stations. BY this program,
Sheriff Oliver is confident that lots of the
trouble and publicity made by the per-
sons who are engaged in bringing liquor
into town in bottles and in their stomachs
will be overcome. With the prospects of
dry season in Cumberland and Andres
coggin counties after January !. there has
been an unusual number of intoxicated
| persons arriving in town on the electrlcs.
/ Sheriff Oliver intends to have his depu-
ties make frequent trips between Bruins
wick on incoming cars He says that by
the above plan he is in hopes to keep peo-
pie out of trouble who have In the past
been causing lot of trouble to the pat
rons on the electrics and much comment
after their arrival in Bath.
The first entry in the newly authorized
| Northern Maine District Court was made
Harry p Carver of Auburn suing the
Canadian Pacific Railway and Irrigation
and Colonization Company to recover
commission for sale of wild lands in
Northwestern Canada. Ernest J. Floyd
Of Boston claims commissions to the
amount of $4,000 and has assigned his &C.
count OF Mr.. Carver.
Vincent Trecartin. one Of the Lubec
hunters, went coot shooting in Johnson's
Bay one day last week. large flock Of
coots few past him and being anxious
to kill large number. pulled both trig-
gers at once. The gun. 10 guage. gave
| him such a shock that he fell into the
bottom of the boat and the gun went
overheard into 80 feet of water
In towns too small to maintain an ac-
| tive street department it becomes the du-
ty Of the individual to see that the street
| In front Of his home is kept free from
| waste paper and rubbish. Sometimes
prominent places look as If they had been
visited by picnic party. judging from
the empty bags and waste paper, and
they continue to look so unless the waste
is blown to some other place or the peo-
pie living near clean it up 1t is little