Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-26

enter the service in this state or Mas
sachusetts. Rev. Joshua Frost. su
perintendent Of the Portland District,
who was recently drowned while on
a hunting expedition, had been per-
sonally looking after Mr.. Holman for
some time "
G. L. Sherman. superintendent Of
lighthouses in the first district re-
Gently notified the keepers that all
restrictions relative to visitors have
been removed. This means that rel
atives and friends of the keepers may
now visit them at their stations.
Bath with all it's building, by pri-
vate enterprise and government con-
tracts, is short Of desirable accom-
odations for people and the demand
for rents exceed anything yet seen.
The prosperity OF the Shipping City
is such that it is said several hundred
more men than can find places in
which to live can easily find work. if
they can find quarters.
The Maine Historical Society at a
recent meeting held in Portland en-
joyed 4 paper written by Rev. Henry
o. Thayer. a former Maine man, now
living in New York, on abraham
Shurt and His Fort at Pemaquid."
Shurt was the agent for Abraham
Jenpeses or Jennings, proprietor OF
the Plymouth councils grant to lands
around the eastern estuary Of the
Kennebec river, Pemaquid being the
principal station. The grant includ-
ed Monhegan island and this was first
settled. Shurt is best known to fame
by reason of being the first man in
this country to make a deed whereby
the Indian sycamore Somerset sold
to one John Brown a tract of land.
The deed was evidently drawn by
Shurt and he acknowledged it.
The alumni and friends OF st.
Mary's College at Van Buren, on
Thursday evening. Dec. 10 presented
the president, Very Rev. c. j. Barth,
S. NJ, with a handsome purse of $500
to be used for the identifying of the
interior of the college chapel as a
token of their affection for the late
and beloved former president, the
Very Rev. Matthews Thouvenin, S. NJ.
The beautiful chapel was erected
through the efforts Of Father Thou
yenin, and it is a monument to his
zeal and artistic taste; but beautiful
as it is in its proportions and APP
pointmcnts, it still remains unfin-
ished When, a few weeks ago, Fa
ther Thouvenin was called to his
heavenly reward, the old boys re-
membered his cherished hope to have
the chapel frescoed and decorated.
and they sought to honor the memory
of the dear friend who had taught
guided, and counselled them for SO
many years.
The Canadian drifter A. left the
port of Bar Harbo- Saturday morn
ing for Rockland where she will! be
stationed for the present. The pa
Dor to attend to the wants Of the boys
located at the outlying stations in
that locality, but will really be under
the command Of RocklanG hcadquar-
tcrS.
Major and Mrs. w. II. Griffin and
Olinus Smith Of Washington, u. g.,
We're among the departures by the
Friday afternoon train from Machias,
reports the correspondent of the Ban
gor News. Major Griffin and Mr..
Smith, both of the L. S. Geological
Survey, have been engaged the past
season in making typographical maps
in this section of the county for the
War Department. the work having
been commenced last year. Mr..
Smiths wife and little son were here
for a short time. All the members of
the party made many friends here
who will hope to see them again next
season.