Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-01

| the condition of Mrs SIS house plants
except to modestly announce that
some Of them have survived.
| The sun and the tides have worn a
narrow passage through the ice in the
Sasanoa river. The first craft to pass
through was motor boat owned by
| H. Clifford of South Bristol, opening
navigation for the season of 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l. Fogg Of
Norway observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary Thursday in a quiet
manner. no celebration taking place
The one thing established beyond 4
doubt in the Milo shooting affair.
which was tried in Dover. seems to
be that a good part of the male pop
ulation of a certain section of Milo
spent the evenings as well as part OF
the days, in hunting deer and moose
In close time. Game Warden w. 7.
Pollard was present at the trial and
was able to secure some valuable in
formation and it is limited that inter
esting developments may follow.
George T. Davee of Dover has two
Barred Plymouth Rock hens that are
each 16 years old and have laid thr"c
eggs apiece this winter.
The experiment tried at Auburn Of
using convict labor on the streets
was discontinued Saturday night for
time Superintendent Harry Rove
Of the street department says as much
was accomplished III the two weeks
they worked rs was expected from
men not accustomed to such hard
work Work Will be resumed with the
summer operations on the streets.
Harold S Richards Of Portland, mas
brought suit for $4,000 damages
against Ethel NJ. Kinds, wife of .\u-
relius S. Kinds, a manufacturer OF
toilet preparations, the action result
ing from the loss of a dog named
ErGpress Liberty of the breed k..own
as q 4rman Police dog. rare breed
and a dog of great value, according to
the. writ 1t is alleged that the dog
was struck and killed by an automo-
bile owned by the defendant. TIL"
case will come up at the April term
of the supreme court. Hmckley Il
Hinckley represent the plaintiff.
George Ames, one of Appleton's
mos: successful farmers cut tree
/, III hn i 10 cords
of measured cord wood in it.. beside
a butt that he could not haul that
measured 16 feet and 3 IL feet At
butt, making about five cords of wood
in one tree. If we had enough of sucn
trees we would not fear coal scar
city. The tree is elm and was surely
some tree.
The following paragraphs seem to
tell their own story:
Fort Fairfield, which holds its
townmeeting two days, looks down
with supreme contempt upon such
little place as Houlton, which can do
up all it's town meeting business in
only an hour and half.-Fort Fairfield
Review.
Had our sister town prepared for
this meeting with a Budget Commit
tee, they would not have been obliged
to use up days time for what it
took Houlton an hour and half to do.
Houlton raised SS9.916. while Fort
Fairfield raised $77,034.11 and of this
amount the Roads got a paltry sum
of $4,000, while Houlton raised $17,-
666 for the same Dept. and will have
q motor truck thrown in, for the use
of the Highway Experimentation
ton Times.
Houlon Jail now has no inmates
serving Jail sentences. But eight
persons are held there, all bound over
cases.
The logs for repairing the old toll
bridge at PASSPORT have arrived and
the work of building the foundation
is to be rushed as rapidly as possible
during the low tides. so as to have
the bridge again open for travel by
Nav 1. The closing of this bridge.
PASSPORT by team has been seriously
felt in the business life of the city as
the farmers from up country were
unable to come to market with their
farm produce.
Hannibal Hamlin Chapter Of Phi
Alpha Delta Law. Fraternity of the
University Of Maine held its annual
election and installation of officers
Thursday evening and elected the
following as officers for the ensuing
wear: Justice, Charles NJ. Fowler:
vice Justice, Sidney :. Skoiheld;
clerk, Harold l.. Redding: hnanciai
secretary. Herbert Hitchings; mar
shall, James DeWolf.
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