Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-08-22
MAINE NEWS
IN BRIEF FORM

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land. was saved from serious injury
and probably death by the GOODNESS
and bravery of her sister in law
Mrs. Herbert Haimson. The young
girl attempted to pour kerosene oil
from can on a blazing fire in a cook
stove. An explosion followed and the
girl was quickly enveloped in flames,
her dress and hair taking fire. The
sister-in-law with rare presence Of
mind. beat out the fire from the
child's hair and dress before it had
spread to any great extent. The
young woman then turned her atten-
tion to subduipg the blaze about the
stove. BY use of water from the fau-
Get she shortly had the fire under con-
troll.
Gilman n. Deering. for years engag-
ed in the beef and cattle business in
Saco, who is known by every cattle
buyer and hundreds of farmers in York
county. has just returned from a trip
through the upper part of the county.
He says that fewer cattle are being
| raised than ever before. Many of the
pastures are now covered with timb-
er.
A. o. Howard The Associated Press
operator in the Office of Biddeford
newspaper has received a letter from
Charles E. Smith. the blind telegra phi
er at Colorado Springs. The letter is
without an error. Mr.. Smith takes on
a typewriter about 10000 words Of
press every night in the year, and
makes perfect direct from wire" copy.
Rev. Jack Hyde. former pastor of
five churches in Sanford is now in
the navy attached to a ship now in
Boston Harbor. He has berth as
first class seaman and gunner, having
seen four years service.
A letter was recently received by
young man of Sanford which was
mailed from the War Office in London.
July 6. 1t had been to Sanford. Mon
tana then TO st. Paul. Mimi. where
the deficiency in address was supplied.
The letter was for Patrick Mullins and
informed him of the death of his broth
err. John Mullins. private. Royal Nuns
ter Fusiliers.
Walter S. Cowing. founder Of Me-
gunticook camp. Camden, has been ap-
PORTED to and accepted the position Of
secretary Of Boston University. He
is at present scout executive of the
Philadelphia Roy Scouts of America.
He is widely known as a physical di-
rector.
Michael Mortell. 7-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mortell. PAS
Grove street. Bangor. is at the Eastern
Maine General hospital suffering from
a wound ir his foot caused by a bullet
srot from a shell which was pounded
hv him and his hoy friends at the
Broadway dump. They used force to
see if they could make it go off and
they succeeded. the bullet going into
little MichaeIs right foot and injuring
the bone. Unless complications de-
yeop the injury will not be serious.
Unique in every way is the automobile
IN which Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P. Rad
extensive tour The machine passed
through Bddeford last week after COM
pleting 5000 miles. The car IS a complete
house. There are 10 windows all
screened. allowing all the ventilation nee
essary: electric lights five mirrors. alco-
hol stove on which all the meals are pre-
pared while travelling: medicine chest,
wash howl; two seats which are most
comfortable. At the back Of the auto
mohilt is small clothes line Under the
beds. which are like long seats. are built
places for food, ON the other side Of the
car is a place for clothes. pans and other
utensils.
DR.. L. c. Bickford who has been ap-
pointed assistant physician at the Bangor
State Hospital for the Insane. leaves to-
day to take up his new duties there. DR..
Rickford has been in practice In tbs city
the past three years. prior to which he
was successfully practicing medicine IN
this State and the Middle West. He
made many new friends here-Rockland
Courier-Gazette Aug. II.
Mr. Bianchi Of Boston, who pur-
chased the Warren Clark place on the
Pond road at West Franklin a few
years ago for the deposit Of black
granite there Is about to commence
operations on quite large scale He
arrived there last week with a force
OF men and a vessel Is now in the
harbor with a full cargo Of tools and
machinery 1t has long been known
that there was an excellent quality OF
this valuable granite here only wait
ing capital and enterprise to make II
profitable industry. Mr.. Matthews
Of Stonington is superintendent and
Mr. Vy-,l1ia ~, - S+ont.. =. -.