Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-26

BT1nR aH6In 10 walk DeSlQ6 us
Spirit form Of Him who knows
Every heart and make it balance
Right toward friend or foe.
Mend the tie that's mostly broken
Save US from the bastard blow
That seems must come
Without His presence to guide us on:
H. w. p.
Plenty Of water for the drives.
The upper st. John river will send
about 100000 feet down to the
Fredericton, N. B., booms this spring.
Some kind Of a wave must have struck
Penobscot county, for the county jail at
Bangor has but 40 occupants, against an
four years and an average Of SO last
year.
The death is reported on Monday at
Los Angeles. Cal of A. B. Millett, aged
81, native of Bangor and the founder
of Millett, New, and reputed to have
been worth several millions. He was
injured in a street car accident last
Thursday at Los Angeles. The remains
Elks funeral services were performed
and interment made in Mountain View
cemetery. Mrs. Millett arrived at Los
Angeles Sunday from Nevada.
A Rhode Island Red pullet owned by
Walter Mcdowell Of Saco evidently
grew tired Of the ordinary stories about
big eggs and got busy on Easter Sun
day morning. She called attention to
herself at later date in such a noisy
manner that immediate investigation
was made, resulting in finding an egg
weighing ga ounces, the outside shell
containing another perfect egg. The
two were placed on exhibition and shut
off all other big egg stories in that Sec
ton.
The parents Of Myrtle Meade of Saco,
who was killed last Friday on the rail-
road at that city, do not believe she
committed suicide on account Of any
talk made to her at home about her
having staid away from home over
night without notifying her parents,
but think she was confused or over
come by the effects Of illness, with
which she had been suffering through
the winter. Miss Lord, with whom
Miss Meade passed the night and prob
ably the last person who saw her alive,
says she waved her hand as she start
ed across the field toward the railroad
track and called: "Goodbye, Harriette,
you'll never see me alive again." but
paid no attention to an apparently jok-
ing remark.
AS F. o. Abbott of East Winslow moved
back from the supper table about $50
o'clock Saturday evening he noticed
something moving in his pasture, which
proved to be an exceptionally large bull
and COW moose, coming toward the build
ings. They crossed the pasture into the
field within 25 rods of the house, afford
ing a fine view for Mrs. Abbott and
family, and then circled the buildings so
as to give Mr.. Abbott's mother, who is
an invalid and confined to her room on
the opposite side of the house. a good view
of them. Apparently becoming fright
ened. the moose quickly retreated to the
woods. Mr.. Abbott says that if any one
doubts his story, just let them examine
ground showing some huge holes made
by the mooses feet.
J. w. Chase Of Ellsworth was a caller
Monday at the Journal Office and re-
marked that he had noticed several items
in the K. ]. regarding old coins and
thought he would put few of his in his
pocket as he was coming to the Capital.
They included six United States pennies,
Of dates 1898. 1894, 1885. 1876, 1897 and 1888;
a Massachusetts half-cent of 1857; half
cents Of 1884 and 1897; and two Massacl u
sets cents Of 1857 and 17SS. The 1898 and
1894 pennies, the 1896 pennies, with liber-
ty cap and flowing hair, and the Massa-
chusetts half-cent are very rare. The
penny Of 1894 is marked on the edge
Zone Hundred for Dollar and the half
cents Of 1794-7 are marked in the same
place 1.-Two Hundred for a Dollar" They
are all in fine condition and Mr.. Chase
handles them as though fully aware Of
their value. He is an ardent collector
Ellsworth.
Pressure Isle has been having so
many fires that some of the people are
standing guard at night over their
property. A fire bug is strongly sus-
pected.
Bath has under construction and con-
tracted for four schooners, with an ag-
gregate capacity of $3.50 tons; also. four
S00-ton oil tank steamers and 10,100 tons
of barges and railroad terminal scows,
making a total of 51,S50 tons under con-
struction and contracted for. Rockland
will build several schooners. Rockport
one Of 1000 tons capacity. Machiasport
two aggregating $500 tons, Milbridge two
Of 900 tons each and Phippsburg two Of
about 800 tons each.
People walking across Kenduskeag
bridge, Bangor, now have the privilege Of
treading on the famous cement alleged to
have been stolen from the city in the re-
cent graft exposure. The cement, which
was taken from barn on Palm street. has
been in the Ward Four polling place for
some time. There was a bad break in
the sidewalk on Kenduskeag bridge and
IT.