Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-17
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF

George Lewis of East Friendship
suffered a broken arm just above the
right wrist Sunday noon when his
touring car turned turtle at steep
Gulley" when going to Bath by way
o. the North Bath detour. His ma
chine was so badly wrecked that il
is doubtful if repairs a be completed
before the end of the eason Mr.. Lew
is. who is a years of age, was return
ing to his home after having spent
six months in New York where he
had been employed in the stewards
department board a steam yacht. and
where he bought his little car.
There were about so prisoners in the
Penobscot county jail on Saturday.
| whereas between 40 and 10 were
| formerly considered a normal number
for this season of the year The low
water mark was reached during the
summer when. at one time. there were
but 20 inmates. The small Jail
population is attributed to the general
scarcity of labor, due to war condi-
| tons.
Frank. the ,10-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Spencer OF Orono, was
quite painfully burned while at play
about some electrically charged wires
near the Webster station Of She NJ. &.
r. r. Saturday. In some way that has
not been explained, he came in CON
tact with the live wires and was un-
conscious for a few minutes. He was
burned on his leg and hand. but il is
hoped that he will suffer no serious
results from the burns.
Employees Of the Auhurn branch of
the United Shoe Machinery Co, who
have worked comparatively on the
cultivation Of the potato patch at the
farm Of Charles w. Small. New
Gloucester. visited the farm yesterday,
and from half the field dug about 315
bushels. Tho entire plot covers about
five acres and the yield considering
the poor season. is considered excep-
tiCralIy good.
A double-end center entrance street
car has Just been placed in operation on
one of the Deering lines Of the Cumber-
land County Power and Light Co. Port
LAND. The car was built in the shops OF
the mpan in Portland. It seats AZ
people it is understood cars of a similar
style are to be placed on some of the
lines IF the r. A. & w St. Ry.
United States Senator Frederick Hale
Of Portland has sailed for France. where
he will spend the time while Congress has
suspended.
Insurance on the Bangor city farm
barn. destroyed in Saturdays fire, to-
tailed $40. 500. ii was learned Monday. and
ali insurance man says he thinks that
this will cover the loss. Nearly all Ban
gor insurance agencies share in the poli-
cies written on the barn. Total insurance
on the city farm property amounts to
$50. 700.
1t has been decided by the directors Of
the Eastern Maine General HOSPITAL to
accent the offer of Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott
H. Vose to turn over their residence AZ
State and Essex streets. Bangor. as a dor
mitorv for pupil nurses. At the request
Of the war department, the hospital will
Immediately increase its training class Of
nurses from IL to 90.
A voluntary petition has also been
flcd by Walter, II. Ellis Of Augusta. a
lahorer. Debts listed at 1872. and as
sets at $40. all claimed 10 he exempt
ed. Burleigh Martin Of Augusta, at
tornev for petitioner.
stone which formed tho piers for the
old Bull Rock bridge in the New Mead
ows river have been removed, lighter
cd to Muddy river bridge and will be
used in the construction Of that new
viaduct. Work is progressing slowly or
this new bridge. as the weather has
interfered Of late.
President Frank Fl. briggs Of the
State Of Maine Association of Wash
ipgton. r.. G.. has arranged plans FOR
q hiC time Ar the \Oyenher nicotine
If the association. There will be an