Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-02
Maine GOSSIP

MU1ne GOSSIP
1t is not easy to believe a story
which is being told at Ellsworth, even
though its truth is vouched for by two
reputable physicians of that city, a
Trenton man, a contented cat and a
hat pin. One day recently Joseph
Gllley of Oak Point brought to Dr.
N. G. King Of Ellsworth a half grown
kitten which he said had swallowed
a hat pin. DR.. King was skeptical,
but said nothing. He took the cat to
DR.. Arthur T. Parcher, and together
they performed delicate surgical
operation. Pussy was etherized. Then
a small incision was made in her
throat, where the point of pin was
located, and the physicians drew from
the incision a hat pin which pussy
had swallowed head first. The pin
was measured and was found to be
seven inches long-only a few inches
shorter than the kitten. The kitten
rallied from the operation and curled
up for a nap. That was the first time
it had been able to do much curling
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OF 80 blank checks on the Frontier
National Bank at Passport, consecu-
lively numbered and bearing the name
! of r. Spear & Son which were stolen
short time ago, II We're brought
the other day to d junk shop in that
city by small boy who said he had
found them in a small camp in ward A.
One check was filled in with ink for
So, made payable to Fort ray COM
pany" and signed with the name of
Fred Spear, but the writing was poor,
the year had been omitted and such
check would not have been passed
anywhere in that city. The forgery
was evidently the work of some young
person not experienced in writing
checks.
T., Lieut.. II. G. Gawler, the United
States radio inspector of the New
England district, visited Machias the
other day and was particularly inter-
ested in the establishments of amateur
radio stations which would be of value
to the government and the enrolment
of radio operators recruited from the
ranks of the amateur radio expert
mentors to operate such stations
Bucksport was 100 years old in
March. While the Penobscot river
town has been on the map consider
ably more than 100 years, prior to
March %, 1917. it's name was Bucks
town On that date the Common
wealth of Massachusetts, voted to
change it's name from Buckstown to
! Bucksport.
Frank M. Smith, U. S. n, an Ellis
worth boy who is engaged in inspect
ing and listing motor boats for coast
patrol service, is visiting the coast
towns of eastern Maine. He recently in
spected the boats at the yards of the
Ellsworth Foundry e Machine Works
1t is said that most of the pleasure
boats are of too light construction
for the mounting of the necessary
guns.
| Charles f. Jones, who in 1880 joined
the Union Lodge of Odd Fellows at
! Union. was presented the other night
with a solid gold veteran Odd Fellows
jewel by a number of his friends in
| the various lodges at Lynn, Mass.
| Mr.. Jones was admitted to East Lynn
lodge by card on the night of it's in
stitution, Nov. 20, 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mial Sargent OF
Searsport observed their golden we'd
ding on Thursday, March 20, at their
home Mr.. Sargent is a prosperous
farmer and in his more active days
was steward of the Methodist church.
of which both he and his wife are
faithful members. Mrs. Sargent is
very skillful at needlecraft her fingers
fashioning sachets, needle cases and
other articles that are models of per-
lection. Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent's
| daughter, Miss Aida. who makes her
home with them, is a registered nurse
and a graduate of the Waldo county
hospital at Belfast.
Citizens of Bangor and Brewer are
very interested in a project which has
been announced for the building, Of
motor craft capable of crossing the
ocean and carrying 500 or 600 tons Of
freight, and it is thought that it
may once more place those cities on
! the map as shipyard centers, recalling
the days when launchings were fire.
quent in the Penobscot river The
new proposition is being presented by
Roscoe F. Wing of the Penobscot Box
& Lumber Co, and E. w. Beach, for
merly Of Providence. r. l. The boats
proposed would all be of one model, so
that construction would be greatly
simplified and. therefore. very rapid.
The deck OF the boat will be construct
ed with a strength sufficient to carry
guns as a protection against submar-
ines. the plan Of construction calling
for a length Of $50 feet, a beam Of 80
feet and depth Of IA feet The boat
is designed to make IS miles an hour
under favorable weather conditions.
News has been received of the death
Of Frank ]. Gallagher Stokes, formerly
Of Bangor, who was killed in a raid