Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-09
MAINE NEWS
IN BRIEF FORM

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Marks OF Bay
side on Friday July 10, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. The sum-
mer inhabitants Of Shady Nook gave
them a surprise party at their home,
and all spent q very pleasant afternoon.
Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet" and
other old favorites were played on the
Eictrola. Mrs. Marks sister. Mrs.
Phillips, entertained with Rotations
which were much enjoyed and excel
lently rendered The bride and groom
were presented with a purse. generous
~ filled with gold cons. after which a
wedding cake and other refreshments
were served. Mr.. and Mrs Marks were
completely surprised and much pleased
to have this recognition of their fifty
years of married life.
Merle Conner Of Castine had mar
row escape from drowning in the bay al
Penobscot. The motor boat in which he
was coming from Castine back fired,
and in some way the gasoline took fire.
Almost Immediately the boat was in
flames. Mr. Conner. having no tender.
Jumped overheard His cries for help
were heard here, and Oscar and Hal
Leach went to his rescue. Mr.. Corners
was in the water about an hour, and
was almost exhausted when taken into
! the boat. He was taken to the home Of
! William Hutchins and made comfort
able with dry clothing, and after a
short time seemed none the worse for
tho accident. The boat, which was
large one, was the property of Ralph
Wardwell Of Castine. and is a total loss
pf hoI; 20 I<
same that visited Ellsworth recently.
looted farm house just across the
river from Calais one day last week.
stealing everything eatable. including
half a barrel of -four. several bushels
of potatoes. and other articles, reports
the Ellsworth American. A sheep was
killed in the pasture and carried off.
The owner OF the farm and his wife
were working in a field. When the
woman returned to the house on an
GRAND. a man On guard at the door
with a rife drove her off She saw at
least five men in the band. There was
no assistance near. and the man and his
wife waited until the thieves disap-
peased before daring to approach the
house The band is supposed to have
crossed the border again.
Arthur Gray of Bluehill was arrested
by Sheriff Wescott at Mckinley yester-
day and arraigned in the Western
Hancock municipal court Wednesday,
charged with the larceny of small
amount of money from William F. Will
son Of Sedgwick He pleaded guilty,
and was fined $40 and costs, being com
nitted to the county Jail for 80 days
in default Of payment.
r. s. Rose of Greene is growing
some beans that other farmers would
DO well to look over, says the Lewiston
Journal. They are the Canadian Broad
bean, so-called, and they are easy to
grow, good for any purpose that other
beans are and a fine paying crop. From
So beans, planted in an experimental
way last year, Mr.. Rose has $50 or
more hills this year. The bean is a
large fiat bean, as the name suggests.
and ground into meal makes a capital
cattle fodder. Those who have tried
them say that as shell beans they can
not be beaten. Baked they are fine.
and in fact in every way they would
meet the general requirements of a
first class bean. They are rapid, rank
growers and look unlike any other
bean growing, as the stalks are thick
and pulpy, suggesting that they would
make good ensilage. The Canadian
broad bean is bound to make friends in
Maine