Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Maine Postal Changes

Star Service Changed-Sinclatr to
Saint Agatha. From Jan. s. 1918, sup
ply Sinclair at site authorized Nov. 30,
1917, increasing 1 m.
Star Service Schedules.-Sinclair to
I st. Agatha: Leave Sinclair TUESDAY,
Thursday and Saturday 9.15 A. M.
Arrive Saint Agatha by 1880 a. NJ.
leave Saint Agatha Tuesday. Thurs
|day and Saturday II A. Il. Arrive
Esinclair by 1915 p. NJ. Effective Jan.
NJ, 1918.
/ Postmasters Commissioned.-Four
class, Feb. 9, 1918: Frank II. Pierson,
Martinsville. "A
Allan Herrick Of veaxie
Allan Herrick, Veazie man who
has been in the employ of the Bangor
Railway & Electric Co. for % years,
and who retired on a service pension
only last week, died at his home in
Veazie Tuesday after a brief iHn4ss.
Mr.. Herrick, who was sc years am
five days Of age. is survived by MS
wife, Susie NJ, and a daughter. MIS-
Roy A. Ellis. also two grandsons. Le-
roy A. Ellis and Allen Herrtcki Eils'
Of Veazie. He was a member OF the
I. O. o. f. Lodge at Orleans. Mass, and
q charter member of Bangor camp OF
Maccabees. He was born IN charies-
ton, Me-
Marooned on Flat Island
Distress signals were seen nyihs
from Flat Island, one OF the outer
islands at Jonesport Monday morning
bv the keeper of Nash Island Light
who Immediately wired the keeper at
the Three Falls Coast Guard Sta,ion
No. l. who in turn wired the section
commander at Machias. The Coast
Patrol boat Virginia was ordered 10
proceed to Nash Island, taking the
crew from Station No. en- route as
the boat wase3horthanded and needsd
more crew arriving at the island
they discovepSd f{1at two men, Eugene
Beal and Cfacafs Lenfesty of Beals.
had been mar6oned there since
Wednesday. Feb. 6. with little to eat
and not much fuel. their boat having
been destroyed by the sea when they
attempted to make a landing. 1hcT
signals had been seen by the Nass
brothers from the Eastern Harbor
who rescued them from the island
only to be themselves caught by 'he
ice flow. The Virginia broke the ice
for a mile in order to reach them'
bringing them to Beals, from where
the coast guard crew walked nVe
miles to reach their station at
o'clock in the evening.
Fort Fairfield Chamber Of Commerce
The business men of Fort Fairfield met
at Municipal hall on Monday afternoon
and organized Chamber Of Commerce.
c. c. Harvey was temporary chairman.
The following officers were duly elected:
G. A. Powers president: G. Herbert Foss.
vice president: DR.. w. G. Chamberlain.
secretary: c. w. Perry. treasurer; direc-
tors, consisting OF the president. vice
president. secretary, treasurer. and w.
S. Davidson, +. II. Reed. D. W. Haines.
E. S. Hopkins, Harry S. Dean and How
ard f. Smith. A committee to draw up
constitution and bylaws was elected, E.
X Guild together with the vice president
and secretary to form this committee.
Membership fees to be $500 per year.
Prof. Osler Goes to Michigan
Prof. Harold Scott Osler, for some time
associate professor OF agronomy at the
OF Maine, has resigned to take
a position on the extension staff OF the
University Of Michigan. He is a gradu-
ate Of Muskingum college and Michigan
Agricultural College.