Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-11


A tablet in honor of Rev and Mrs.
klah Bayley of Newcastle, Me, was I'M
yelled Wednesday morning at the alumni
meeting at the Bangor Theological Semi
nary graduating exercises, it is placed
over the speakers desk in the chapel
Kew. and Mrs. Bayley were prominent
workers for the seminary in its early
days and the tablet is from the Ccngrega-
uonal churches of Newcastle. The pres
entation speech was by Rev. Oscar w.
Peterson Of the Newcastle Congregational
church and Pres. David n. Beach ac-
copied it. on behalf Of the seminary.
Lieut.. Horace Hickam, military instruc-
tor at the University of Maine, has re-
ceived orders to report to his regiment,
the 18th Cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen,
and will leave within few days Lieut.
Hickam heads the list of first lieuten-
ants in the army. and will receive a pro-
motion to captancy within a few days.
Friends of Lieut.. IIickam regret that he
is leaving, as he is man of rare popu-
larty, but wish him the best Of good for
tune.
A fisherman, fishing in New Harbor one
day last week cleared by his days work,
which was from A. NJ. until shutdown, $40
one day, capturing 225 lbs. of count lob
sters for which he received @ cents a
pound amounting to s51.75. and paying
for his bait and gasoline $2.75 The next
day he had poor luck, stocking only $500.
Capt. F. w. c. Seldom, an English Off
Ger, has been assigned to serve as assist
ant to John b. Heating, British ice con-
sui at Portland and has arrived in that
city.
tiere is simple rule that will give very
nearly the length of the day and the
night Of any day Double the time of
the rising of the sun for the length OF
the night and double the time of the
setting of the sun for the daylight period.
Try it.
"A man from Lagrange was in Old
Town recently and told of two calf
moose. twins. that are under the care
Of farmer in that town. 1t appears
that the farmer was tramp:ng through
the woods near Lagrange when he
came upon twin moose, quaint almost
to starvation, and SO weak they could
not run when the man approached
The old COW was nowhere in sight and
it is believed the creature must have
fallen victim to some poacher The
twins were taken to the farm and
placed in the care Of a generous cow
which is playing the part of wet
nurse to the motherless foundlings
They, on their part. seem perfectly
contented and are rapidly losing any
indications of wildness they had when
they first arrived at the farm.
Preparations are being made for the
erection of building S0x40 feet on the
NJ. I. T. grounds at Gardeners Lake,
East Machias, for barracks for the
training school of 200 students from
the Institute who are to arrive about
June 20, with a number of the instruct
OrS.
The Eastern Maine Railroad, whose
charter was extended by the last Leg
islature, has been in conference with
the Canadian Government Railroad
officials regarding an outlet for the lat
ter road and has decided to swing the
line of the Eastern road from the west
side of Amity as located, to the east
side Of the line, which, 1t is claimed,
will make better connections and
avoid the necessity Of building
branch line, without increasing the dis
lance from Bangor to Houlton. The
Eastern Roads engineers, assisted by