Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Chief Petty Officer Frederick p.
Jones. United States NAVY. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick P. L. JONES' of
Biddeford. installed the radio appara-
tus on the airplane NC-4 in which
Lieut.. Commander A. G. Read made
his flight across the Atlantic. He re-
ceived Saturday a card from Com
mander Read. mailed in Portugal.
The message was tribute to tho
chief petty officer. It stated that the
radio he had installed on the NC-4
was working fine, that it worked $50
miles, and that by means Of it ves-
sells 1900 miles aWav were heard.
Maine Central transfer boat Fer
dinando Gorges arrived Wednesday
afternoon from Boston where she has
been several weeks in dry dock for a
general overhatlling including scrap
Ing and painting and IL now in readi-
ness to resume work on the Bath
Woolwich route.-Bath Times.
George Estabrook. aged IS. for the
past eight years resident Of West
Charleston, attempted suicide Saturia.
through melancholia resulting from H.
ness. He placed the muzzle Of a 3S-s5
ride against his chest and fired it with
Z stick. which he pushed with his foo.
The bullet entered near his heart and
came out Of his back. making a terri
bic wound. from which he is not OK
pected to survive.
Mary Daley Of Providence. R. l..
wanted by the authorities of franklin.
MASS. on the charge Of having stolen
an automobile belonging to shaban A.
lin OF that place. called the Bangor DO
lice Py telephone early Sunday morn.
ing and told them where she was
stopping in Bangor and expressed her
willingness to return to Massachusetts
ana face the charge. claiming that the
auto In which she had been touri,s
Maine belonged to her. She has been al.
companied during her trip through this
state by an ex-soldier as chauffeur.
who was questioned but not arrested.
Arin claims that Mary borrowed his
auto to visit friends in New Hampshirs
for few days and, not returning. h.
had warrant sworn out for her arrest.
Rare prints Of Bangor, one made In
1885 ana the other In 1854, have ~.
Gently come into the hands Of the
Fearl & bennett Co., Of that city.
The 1885 print was drawn by A. II.
Wallace Of Boston and was litho.
sraphed by Pendleton Of Boston.
wao.e nsme is associated with many
curly Autographs. The print is well
Eiaserve6. At the time OF its draw.
ms there was apparently nothing in
Bangor north of State street exceht
woods, and this was also true Of
Main street below and west Of what
- now Railroad street. Among thu
old buildings to be noted on the
print ere the Bangor House, the old
court h:ase. the original First Parish
church. Crosby's block on Exchange
street and other buildings. The com
raa'"n print Of 1854 shows tho growth
which Bangor made in the mt ,rvuu-
ing years. Copies Of this print arg
quite common. This print was etched
~ J. w. Hill. lithoyrapnel ty
CHARLES Parsons ana printsd By En-
dseott ct New York. These notable
ana valuable prints have Lsen suit.
any framed in mahogany, ard along
st0c ee them in the reception room II
~ Fearl T. bennett Co.. mrs two
laS1e views taken tie morning altar
u big Bangor fire in April. 1911. also
ooo showing the start Of tho flce on
~ fateful Sunday af.esnoon, and
enc Ct tho ruins Of the company.e
ofncss IN the then Krnduskeax buiid-
INK.