Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Cuts Force 10 Percent

J! Ank0 TnUM MAINE UlnE0
Cuts Force 10 Percent
( Because OF the conditions resulting
from the sudden ending Of the war. the
working force Of the Saco-Lowell Co.
Of Riddeford. employing more than l2o0.
will be reduced about 10 per cent. next
week The work on hand and the orders
ahead. it is said. make it imperative
that the cur:ailynent be made. The old
| er men will be kept at work. Men who
came in after the war began will be dis
charged.
Pair Plead Guilty
| Lyman Waldin Of Texas and How
| ard Willard of Ohio. recently dis
| charged from the merchant marine.
| pleaded guilty to the charge Of bring
ing lbs half pints of whisky to this
! city and with the intent to sell it.
when they were arraigned in the
Portland municipal court Wednesday
morning. Hearing was held and
their cases were carried over until
Thursday whether or not to heed
their appeal for probation. They are
clean cut looking young men of 20
years who admitted that they were
! trying 70 make enough money to pay
their railroad fares back TO their
, homes. They said that they had not
been able to save much while in the
service. had made trip to this port
on a ship and Jaw the rich harvest in
profits that could ne reaped by ped
ding liquor along the water front. It
occurred to them that one trip. rating
their profits as certain if they could
get the goods in safety. would clear
up 4 nice sum, and they took the
| chance.
! Portland Grain Exports
, Portland still continues to hold its
| own as one OF the largest grain ship
! ping ports on the Atlantic coast
! Statistics recently computed show
! that TOR the calendar year 1918 grain
| exported through the port of Portland
! increased over 123 per cent as COM
/ pared with the calender year 1917.
/ Detailed figures showing the exports
| according TO commodities and volume
! Of each for 1918 are as follows:
| Wheat, 2i.0S9.2+3 bushels: oats. 575.-
! $50 bushels; barley. 395,.sS bushels:
rye, l09,023 bushels. 19l7-Wheat.
9.54S,31t BUSHES: corn. $40, 30S bush
els: oats. 3SG.l9l bushels: barley,
545,55o bushels; rye. 271.566 bushels.
1t will be noted that there was no eE-
portation of corn from the port of
Portland during the entire year 1918
in the quantity Of barley and rye ex :
"a
vas substantial increases IN the
quantity Of oats and wheat.
Hebron Opens Monday
Hebron Academy viii reopen fol
the winter term on Monday. Jan. IS.
The term will begin with evening
study hours at ! on Monday, and
regular recitations FOR the term will
begin Tuesday morning. The infiu-
enza epidemic. while still raging in
some parts Of he state seems now on
the whole sufficiently afated 20 per-
init the reaaseInbiinS Of the Hebron
students with comparative safety.
Every preca"tion will be taken, how
ever, both before The students como
and after they arrive. All the dor.ni-
torres have be- thoroughly fumi-
gated. and D special letter has been
sent 20 parents urging them to see
that 'he bows and glrtS return TO
school free from all contagiun. As an
additional prrclut.on a strict campus
, quarantine will he enforced for sew
era! weeks after school begins. no
, students being allowed 20 leave town
for any reason except serious illness
or death in his family
I Mrs. Harry Bolton Of Bangor
. Mrs Harry /. Bottom died at her
home at IL Third street. Bangor. on
Tuesday after 4 brief illness OF pneu-
Trun.. Til" announcement is one
which VIII bring to her many friends
. N Brewer and IN bangor the deepest
cegret Mrs. Bolton was before her
marriage about five Years ago. Miss
Bernie" Dunbar, daughter ~ Mr. and
! Mrs. William RI. Dunbar formerly Of
, Brewer, now IF Maiden. Mass. She
! Vas norm n Northeast Earbor IS
years ago and moved with her par
! ents 10 Brew When very young, re-
siding, there until about six years ago
when sh. went with her parents TO
i 1uJa. I!eS remained llleTe LOr u
Eoar and .!lcn vent 20 Maiden where
, about five years ago her marriage TO
Harry I. Bolton Of Bangor took place.
] Mr.. ana Mrs. Bolton resided for 4
/ time near the Ea:npden line later
moving u this city and 4 short time
ago moving to IL Third street. Mrs.
Bolton leaves 20 mourn her great loss
! her husband, her parents. two young
sons. Reginald Dunbar Bolton and
Merrill Vincent Bolton. brother.
I Harley Dunbar Of Bangor.
. Gallons and Gallons Of eocze
| Ten automobiles. in which liquor
| was being Struggled into the State.
| will De disposed Of at silerff's sale
! probabl,' inside Of week or 10 days.
| according To Sheriff Haven Q. Rob-
! erta Of Sanford. who was in Saco