Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-28

wide spread reports Of a widespread
epidemic Of smallpox in that section,
whereas but a few mild cases have
been found, which have been isolated
and the disease kept well in hand. No
places have been quarantined except
the buildings where the cases are con-
fined, nor has travel been restricted.
as the reports stated.
The finding of the skeleton Of man
in the woods about half a mile south
OF Crawford pond, Township A, Range
II. extreme southeastern part Of Pts
cataquis county has given the county
officials a mystery to solve. 1t had
apparently laid there number Of
years. 1t is possible that the man may
have been woodsman, numbering OPP
erations having been conducted there
a few years ago although 1t is not
remembered that any one was reported
missing.
Foxcroft people are just now an ex-
tremely joyful CD lot, owing to the de-
cision Of the postoffice authorities to
wipe the town off the postoffice map
and consolidate the business with that
Of the Dover Office.
Bangor was visited Tuesday night
by such fight of moths that the side
walks in places were covered with them
to the depth Of an inch.
The Portland Board Of Health has
announced that hereafter every barber
shop in that city must be licensed by
that board and conform to a set Of
rules and regulations drawn up for the
purpose Of conserving the public
health. Any violation Of the rules is
punishable by fine Of not more than
$50.
George W. Kennedy Of jefferson has
two 4-year- old steers which he bitches
up as a team, just like pair Of horses.
and drives them in the 7-foot moving
machine. then the raking machine and
later for hauling in the hay.
1t certainly looks suspicious! Two
!Rockland men were recently in Damar-
liscotta and stated that they had come
to remain over night with a friend and
help him the next day with his haying.
1t then developed that they had their
fishing gear with them and the Herald
remarks: Those who know the two
gentlemen will draw their own conclu-
sions."
Bar Harbor's claim to have the first
girl yoeman to enlist in the naval ser
vice receives quite a severe jolt when
Rockland reports that one of her girls
enlisted last March as yoeman, soon
followed by two others.
"Ha. ha." said City Marshal Tyler
of the Capital city "a friend of mine
was Dragging about his beans beating
mine out Of the ground. Well, they
did. but you ought to see mine now.
He banked his when planting and they
shot right into the air. I planted mine
where they belong, in the ground, and,
ialthough they came along slower, they
are head and shoulders ahead of friend
Eeighbor's. because they had some
thing to grow from, while the banked
up beans couldn't get the necessary
nourishment from Mother Earth. Get
me?"
Mrs. Cora johnson Of Boston, who
with her husband gave cash bail in
several liquor cases at Matinicus a
week ago. in which she f1ourished a
IN
officers from making a search of her
motor boat, had the pleasure of buying
it back at auction for 500 Thursday at
Rockland, when it was sold at the order
Of the county commissioners after con-
fscation. the first case Of the kind in
!. the State under the new law.
Coal is almost unknown quantity In
any part OF the city. says an Eastport
letter and it was stated Tuesday that not
even one barrel could be bought at any
price and the indications were unfavor-
able for any early supplies. A small sup
ply reached here recently from Bangor
and was quickly disposed Of at s11 a ton
and a much larger quantity is wanted at
once. Even hardwood and edgings have
the fuel question is a perplexing one.
The work of making a new survey
for a part Of the proposed Eastern
Maine Railroad to make a connection
with the Intercolonial Railway OF New
Brunswick will be completed this week
by Engineer Frank S. Holmes, who has
been engaged in this proceeding for sew
eral weeks.
It is rumored about Piscataquis
county that Henry Lambert, serving a
life sentence at the State prison at
Thomaston for the murder Of the fam
l!ly of ]. Wesley Allen at Shirley, is to
lapply for a pardon in the near future.
ALLEN was sent to prison about Is years
.ago after long fight to save him from
lprison. The crime for which Lambert
lis imprisoned for life was one, If not
1.-The most atrocious ever committed in
Piscataquis county and it is likely that