Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-23

Efforts are being made to locate Ell
vim C. Pinkham, a former Lewiston
cabman, who is the sole heir of his
brother. the late Sherman Pinkham of
Law. The latter who died a short time
ago, beQueathed a sum of money to his
| brother, who was formerly a familiar
figure on Lewiston's streets as a cab
man in that city. He left about two
years ago for the West.
AS proof Of his smartness at the age
of 50, James Simmons of Meduncook'
the Oldest resident in that town, cut
his winter supply of wood, hauled 1t
out of the woods and cut it up at the
door.
MANY pieces of wood and rock are
carried away each year as souvenirs
by visitors at old Fort George and the
remaining ruins of the dungeon, at
Penobscot Bay. 1t is place that has
attracted hundreds, and the stories
which have been told of the early days
are thrilling. Foremost among the
earth works which stand out in proml-
nence today at Castine is the fort,
which was built by the British in June
1879, and was named Fort George in
honor of his Majesty. George III. 1t
was vacated in 1915, more than 100
years ago, but the earthworks still re-
main and the fine structure stands al
most as well today as it did years ago.
| The dungeon is fast crumbllng away,
and the constant inroads of souvenir
hunters also have much to do with the
I depletion, but it's crumbling presence
Is filled with interest to hundreds OF
annual visitors.
| Eating canned deviled ham caused
the four children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herschell Tracy, who live nine miles
from Caribou on the Van Buren, road,
to be taken violently sick recently
Medical attendance was at once sum
moned, but the youngest child died be-
fore help could arrive. The other chill
dren are recovering.
! The question Of whether Freeland W.
Gould or George W. Drawn is road
commissioner at Dexter, has been
begging for a correct answer. Ex-
Commissioner Drawn, who was sup
posed to have been succeeded by Free
/ land w. Gould who was appointed by
the selectmen following a preference
vote of the town taken at the annual
town meeting, claims to have discov-
cred a new law covering the matter
which allows him to hold office until
the first Monday in April and says
that he will not surrender the office
until that time. In past years it has
always been customary in Dexter for
the newly elected or appointed road
commissioner to assume his duties i'm
mediately following his election or APP
pointment.
| Word comes from PASSPORT that
more rabbits have been shot by young
hunters there this month than since
the winter opened and it has been
common during the past week for
hunters to return from days outing
in the woods with several rabbits
each.
Yachtsmen around Deer Isle are get
ting ready for their summer service.
Many of the boats this year will be
used for patrol service along the At
lantic coast.
A recent deposit of fry into Maine
waters was that at Wight's pond, near
South Penobscot, when 100000 hump
| back salmon fry were placed there,
coming from the Craig Brook hatch
cry.
! One of the wireless operators on the
steamer City of Memphis. which was
recently sunk by the Germans, is T.
Joseph WEIGH of Bangor. He was
among the Americans saved when the
! left Bangor at the age Of 20 years to
attend the Marconi school of wireless
! telegraphy in New York City.
! The boys or girls of Waterford who
own the largest number of inhabited
bird houses during the coming season
will receive their shares of S25 which
has been appropriated by the town for
that use.
! The Bangor Railway & Electric Co.,
which controls the dam across the
Penobscot river at Veazie, announces
that as soon as weather permits it will
build a concrete fishway in the dam.
For years there has been complaint
that the dam greatly hindered the
free passage of the Atlantic salmon to
the head waters of the Penobscot.
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