Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-12

Granvllle FRANKS buildings at Shef-
mans Mills were burned recently. Mr..
Franks had his hands and face burned
badly while saving his little boy from
the fire. Mr.. Franks lives on the Silver
Ridge road and it is reported that an
automobile party refused to take him
where he could get medical attendance
or even to telephone where he could
call a doctor.
Alvan c. Cove, a teacher at Bidde-
| ford, on Saturday night at Old Orchard
| pier picked up 6-inch bar pin, notify
ing the pier owner. of his find. He car
ried it home and tossed it in with
some other trinkets. being somewhat
| surprised later to see an ad announc-
ing $3.50 reward for the recovery of a
G-inch, stone, diamond bar pin, but
not SO dazZleG but what he gathered
! in the reward when the owner of the
pin appeared.
| Owner Deering Of Bath says there Is
no truth in the report that he has sold
the big schooner Gardiner c. Deering,
named for himself.
| The gypsy bands now and recently in
Maine. travelling by means Of auto
mobiles, will soon have developed such
speed qualities under the training Of
the various chiefs of police that it will
not be surprising to hear Of them on
the auto race tracks, competing for
speed records.
The observance Of the Lords Day.
even to the evoking Of the old Blue
Laws to enforce it, has reached Bath
and as result druggists and other
shop keepers are appearing in the mu
nicipal court and leaving from s4.62 to
$3.50 Or, whereabouts with the judge for
having been engaged in business pur-
suits on the last Sabbath.
/ All the lighthouses and life saving
stations in this district are to>be con-
nected by telephone. the wire to be
strung at once.
! The Lewiston City Fathers have de-
Icided on s24.5o per thousand as the
tax rate for the current year and the
assessors will at once begin work on
that basis.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the famous author.
is passing the summer at Bar Harbor,
! staying at he homo of Mrs. John Aspe-
gren on Kebo street.
! contemplate theft is reported from
Prescott, where E. r. Saunders. veteran
OF the Civil War, has had stolen a large
American flag which has been flying in
his orchard. at his residence on the coun-
ty road. An auto was seen to stop there
and it is supposed that the occupant took
the nag.
| The Courier-Gazette is always finding
some worthwhile curio. Here is its lat
est: double yolked egg is no curiosity,
but when it has as many variations as
the one which Charles A. Spear brought
| in from The Meadows the other day it de-
serves mention with other freaks. This
egg had two compartments. one contain
| ing the yolk and the other the white Of
the egg The connection was much like
the connecting part Of sausage links.
Both portions of the egg were of the soft
shelled variety.
| A net arrangement. the invention Of
| Capt. Edgar Nutter of Portland, is be-
| ing considered by the United States
navy department as an effective pro-
lection against submarines. The cap
tain has been at work. for two and a
half years on the idea and submitted 1t
to the department some three months
ago. the favorable word being received
by him last Saturday. The inventor
| was long seafaring man and well ac-
quainted with conditions for which his