Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-22
MAINE NEWS BRIEFS

Five Sagadahoc County men have
been drawn for jury duty at the De
ccmbcr term Of United States Dis
trict Court for the southern division
which will convene in Portland Dee.
II with Justice Clarence Hale pre-
siding. They are Fred ". Humph
reys Bath, insurance, for the grand
jury and the following for the petit
jury Frank w. Gould Woolwicll. farm
er; Hartley y. Harley. Georgetown,
fisherman: Charles V. Minott, phipps-
burg, merchant; George c. Peasc,
Phlppsburg, merchant.
Rafting operations AZ the Bangor
boom which handles the logs for tho
tldeWater mills are about over. with
the smallest amount of logs handled ON
record, only about 10000. 900 feet being
delivered to tho mills. About $500 600
feet of four-foot pulpWood which went
adrlft from the Lincoln Mills by the
breaking OF booms was caught here.
AT the Pcnobscot boom above Old
Town, only about 50,000.0OO feet Will he
handled. or about one quarter the
amount i'll the palmy days Of lumber
ing. The diverting of the cut To min
mill supply and the disappearance Of
All but few Of the tidewatcr mills is
the reason
At meeting Of the Farmers Union
held last week in Bangor, the local
banks were COnsidera bly, criticised no
cause they either turned down or
showed niue or no interest in loans
asked by the managers Of the Farmers
Chlon store here, which loans wcre
asked on farmers notes. the security
of winch was not questioned. This i
sald TO nave caused some DELAY in rails
ing funds needed To take up bills Of
ladlng. although no trouble was found
III raising the money of individual
capitalists OF from out of town banks
me reason given is simply that the
pdhkS 90 not care to handle such IA
Per- as It is A source of more or lose
trouble IN collecting. however good i
may PC. IL was stated at the meeting
mat plans were well worked ont 10 es
tapHSh Farmers Union. Bank in
-daihe' to he operated by and for tho
cement OF tho farmers and unions
IT. coal situation in Bath is mucb
potter than the wood supply While
the present supply of coal is M
suiflcicnt to carry the CITY thron-b a.
winter, with what is expected from
month to month. it Will probably ~
%uficient, Wood is very scarce how
rtcI' ana Is commanding unusually
hlGh prices. But little forest wood u.as
cut last winter
: number Of cats Of the coon variety
nave disappeared this fall from Saco
4 Il believed the high price paid for
edtsk'hs is responsible.
nc failure Of tho fire alarm 10 VOL,
recently when fire was discovered in
iour-tencment house on Grccn e,roo+
Saco caused a delay which resnIted i,
'he dwelling being damaged s2ooo ,
new system has been ordered and veil,
oe ready for use inside of tbroo
months. according 20 tho contract
meantime church bell will be rI,n,-
Wheh inc alarm does NOT work. poonIo
nave been asked to telephone tho III
station when fire is discovered
n meeting of about 50 farmers of
Ahdroscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties
Was held IN Auburn last wool, -.
"hich i was voted TO organize farm,
bureaus in the two counties 4 ron,
h'lttee consisting of one man rron,
eacn town, was appointed to A.
range for the organization Of these
bureaus, and final meeting will he |
held at Auburn Hall on Dec. II. The
town chairmen are l.. H. Lamorcan
idchmond: George Young. Livermore.
Harley Wilkins, East Livcrmore: A q
Leavltt. Turner; +. r. Sanderson
Greene; w. r. Carville. Leeds: c 7,
Harris. Minot; George Brigham. Pa /.
land; Wilfred Waterman. Auburn.
George Williams Lisbon; Harry Crow
ley. Lewiston: Melville G. Jones. !.
Wales J. l. Lunt. Mechanic Falls; |
Harrison Osgcod. Durham w. H. !
Gould. Bowdoinlam; Ray burlington, |
Buwdoin: Guy Williams, Webster; |
Fred Rackicy, Topsham.
Revised tabulat:on of the registra-