Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-18

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The State Checker Association vii!
hold its sixth annua. tournament: il
Lewiston mex. THURSDAY. Friday and
Saturday. The tournament. viii be held
at Grand Army hail on Lisbon st. an.
is open to all checker players CT the
State.
A rev location has been decided upon
for the primary schoolfouse in Batn
to take the place Of the old pummer-
street building. 1t will De located ~
Dummer-streer extension. where il VII!
better accommodate the new population
at the north end of the city that VA
occupy the new houses in the colon ;
recently completed by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. 1t will cost aool,
81. 10. Of which the city PAYS SIS .HG AMI
the Fleet Corporation the balance.
About 100 feet remains to te COM
pieted Cor the new trunk sewe. that is
being built from the Maine Central
tracks to the kennebec river in Bath.
The entire distance is about ore mile,
and the pipe varies from IS inches &,
diameter to "A inches a; the outlei.
which is to be beyond low water level n
the river. This has been built TO Go
away with the open ditch tina, has long
been an eyesore to the public. and has
been installed principally; because }:
the new housing projects building for
the Government.
Pullets in York couc:y have bsgua
70 lay earle. this spring than ever De.
fore in Eaif-centurv. sa: old time hen
fanciers. The varnesc winter in & GER
GRAFTON is responsible. they believe. for
the youngsters early laying TIE egg
fruit brought TO u,arke. has been uu.
usually large. While many big ekzs
have been seen in the Two cities III.
past two weeks. and nurlre- % them
have been on exhibition n store win
dows. the largest was seen in a win
dow on Washington street. Biddefo-t
last Saturday. The egg was 81 bv .;
inches. and Of a rich brown color. The
hen that laid the egg is only eish.
months old. and is owned by JOHN
Dlneen. an amateur fsncie-
The little red school house :, Gaze
Elizabeth in which Hon. ". ". Thomas
Of Portland taught his only tern. Of
school while a Bowdoin studea. in 49,
1858 has been bought by him and viii
oe turned over to the town as a public
library March ;. He rescued the struc-
tuFe after a farmer had bought it for
use as 4 pig pen. Mr.. Thomas vas
1ourneying in the cape district a sho..
tune ago and recognized the site Of the
school house. but the building was miss
ing. He then learned of the new owner
and his plans. For an advance OF 81
over the purchase price, Mr.. Thomas
became the proud owner Of the s,ruc.
ture and caused to be hauled back TO SIS
former site. Mr.. Thomas. who is ex.
minister to Sweden. will speak at the
Cape Town meeting in delivering his
gift March ;.
Pres. Kenneth c. II. Sius Of Bowdo;n
college has received q radiosram from
Capt. Herbert c. Bell. who was then
on Newfoundland. stating that he would
arrive in Brunswick early next week.
Capt. Bell has been serving in the In
ieilisence department Of the American
expeditionary forces.
Job Eastman was the frs, town
clerk Norway ever had. He held
that Office about - years and died at
about 81 years Of age. His old house
at Norway Center. was destroyed by
fire when he was an old man. Years
ago. E. F. G. Green was blowing on
the old site and piowed up the old
brass door knocker. Ed says he
heard Amos Hoi; say he had
thumpeo the old kaockes A Rood mn nv