Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-13


as s11 per barrel at Presque Isle, the
farmers refusing $3.50 in numerous
cases.
The Maine potato market is look
ing good to the Canadians. Some of
the goods being brought over also
look good to Collector of Customs f.
r. Reed of Van Buren,. He inspected
a load of 10 barrels of potatoes about
4.50 o'clock last Friday morning and
gathered in about $50 quarts of
whiskey and 16 gallons of alcohol
The action of Officer VIM c. Rich
ards of Rockland in arresting Thorn
as Hawken, so-called reform al
derman," last summer at local
street carnival, was upheld by the
jury Saturday, verdict of not guilty
being rendered in the suit of Hawk
en- against Richards for $1,000, on the
ground he had committed no offence
and had been Inundated by confine-
ment in a filthy cell. Hawken had
just before his arrest closed several
games of chance at the street car
nival.
Another Maine newspaper man
has left the State, Sidney c. Will
liams, formerly court reporter for
the Biddeford Record, having gone
to the Philadelphia North American
as literary editor.
Rockland is facing the possibility
of her Carnegie library closing its
doors. on account of the increas ed
cost of running it. Elk. Gov. w. L.
Cobb, president of it's trustees, has
asked the city fathers for an increase
of $500 per year to meet the heavier
expenses and the demand for new
books.
Boothbay Register April 9-Supt.
NJ. A. Harraden Of Bath was down
yesterday to see about some work
being done at the Eastern Steamship
wharf and on other business. He
says the outlook for a direct boat
from Boston to Boothbay Harbor for
this season is very poor although that
was probably the plan most consid-
cred by the company. He does not
know that steamer will be run on
the kennebec line even, and believes
it is doubtful There will 'be service
between Boothbay Harbor and Bath,
probably only one steamer being
used.
Howard Fogg, the oldest member
of the Portland Fire Department,
was surprised Saturday afternoon,
when he was made aware that he
was completing so years in service.
by the presentation of a purse of $50
in gold and handsome pipe, a party
of friends gathering at the Peaks
Island station and the presentation
being made by Rev. j. f. Clancy of
Peaks Island.
Carlyle Marshall writes the Bridg-
ton News that he has a flock of Is
barred Plymouth Rocks and. 5 r. /.
Reds, which in February laid 800
eggs; in March 40 eggs, one hen
laying four double yolked eggs; and
on April /, every hen in the flock
laid an egg.
Howard a. Lancaster of the T. W.
Clark Office at Old Town was at
Sunkhaze when the ice jam recently
formed on the Penobscot river on the
Milford side. backing the wateI~up
into the Costigan region and the
Sunkhaze. He had been inspecting the
recording cages, kept in the riv-
er the year around by the engineers.
He had used his camera once or
twice on the situation opposite Hat
horns grove. when Suddenly. with
great grinding and crashing, the ice
began to move, immense sheets soon
jumping, turning and twisting into
the air in all directions, piling up to
the height of so feet in some places
Some cakes leaped 20 to 25 feet into
the air, while others were forced to
the top of the heap blythe enormous
pressure from underneath. Mr. Ian
caster says that the majesty of that
moment of the ice was something
that is seldom permitted a man, I'M
less he passes all of his time on the
river and is there each spring when
it starts.
David c. the 10-year- old son of