Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-07

day Mr.. Tompkins was honorably
discharged from the camp on account
OF color blindness. Mr. Tompkins left
yesterday for Portage Lake and with
his family. will return to Houlton the
first of next week.-Pioneer, Houlton.
The United States Government
owning q small building lot on r'ort
Sullivan, Eastport, between the new
school house and the stand pipe, is
soon to erect a tower to be used Tor
display of signals, especially nights,
and storm warnings from PASSPORT,
can be seen far out into the sur
rounding bay. The government had
made request to construct their new
tower on the roof of the new school
house, where it would occupy the
highest place in the city, but this did
not seem to meet with the approval CT
those connected with the schools.
Sergeant Major Clyde F. Higgins of
the 10th Canadian Overseas Battalion,
who has for some time been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Hig-
gins of Fort Fairfield, received tele-
gram July IS from headquarters or
dering him to report back at once to
his regiment Major Higgins left
Thursday forenoon on his return to
the front.
The Bath Iron Works is to increase
the wages of the men working in the
Yards and shops by the hour. per
cent. This goes into effect July &c.
1917. With the increase of per ceat,
granted a few weeks ago, the yearly
payroll will be increased upwards of
100000
Manager w. G. Small Of the Ken
nebec Towboat Co, was the success
full bidder for the two-masted schoon-
er Abcnaki, sold at auction in Boston
Thursday afternoon. His bid was
$780, The Abenaki was built by F.
S. Bowker, Phippsburg. Me. in 1894
and went ashore near Plymouth,
Mass, April ., while bound from New
York to Rath with a cargo of $50 tons
of GOAL for the Hyde Windlass Co. and
was foated June "a. The cargo was
lghtered. Mr.. Small is planning to
tow the schooner to Bath for repairs.
He declined a profit of S1400 a short
time after he purchased the vessel.
John l.. Ham of South Lewiston
has received word that his son, Will
liam r. Ham, has been commissioned
2 captain in the United States serv-
ice. Capt. Ham is a graduate of
Bates college in the class of 1901. He
also is graduate of the Chicago
University, where he received his de-
gree Of Ph. D. Since then he has
been at the head of the physics de-
partmcnt of the Pennsylvania STATE
service will be on optical instru-
mcnts and he will be stationed at the
Frankfort Arsenal. Philadelphia. The
State college has granted him leave of
absence during the war, after which
he will return TO that institution.
Arthur L. Purinton of Lewiston
has taken a position as assistant sec
rotary OF the Y NJ. c. A. at Havernill.
Mass. He is a graduate Of Bates, 1917,
and recently married Miss Bertha B.
Dresser of Lewiston.
Small quantities Of herring have
been received during the past few
days IN the nearby weirs. The pres
erce of large schools of pollock apd
other large fish is keeping the small
herring away from the shores. Many
hundreds of these fish are taken each
tide in the fish weirs and hand line
fishing along the Perry shore and
down the harbor never was better
and everyone. who can secure n boat
and line is busy getting supply of
these fish to be dried for the coming
winter.-Eastport letter, July 20.
Donald n. Montgomery, formerly Of
Bangor. row Of Rockport. has passed
the examinations for the aviation
corps. He is soon TO begin training at
the flying school at Champaign ILL.,, |
and in five months will get his COM
mission. He will then be sent or for
eign service.
DR., Harry j. Covelle of Bangor was
re- elected to the office of Chancellor |
OF the American Optical Association
held in Columbus. Ohio, July 9-14.-Dr. !
Covelle has held this office since 1915, |
when he was elected at Rochester, N. |
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