Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-19


electrician for the Boston and Maine
Railroad. William Ballard of Kit,ery
ID to >enjoy his first vacation from
these duties. having been granted six
months leave OF, absence. Mr.. Ballard
has been on the job continuously all!
this time. except for one brief period
Of three days.
DR.. L. J. Dumont. Lewiston health
eficer. has offered to conduct medical
inspection In the Lewiston public
schools. without extra charge. The
board turned the matter over to q
committee Of which Frank T. Powers
Is chairman. The School Board re-
ported total registration in the Lew
iston schools for October of 2s2e, with
average attendance at 23l4. which is.
according to Supt. Charles Bickford,
great increase over two years ago
Bath will subscribe its part of the
stock necessary for a resumption of
steamboat service between the Kenne-
bee valley and Boston. as well as for
improved service on the Boothbay divi-
sion. At least this was the prevailing
opinion among Bath business men
who attended the meeting at Music
hall last evening which was conducted
under the direction of the Forum COM
mittee from the \Bath Chamber OF
commerce.-Bath Times, Nov. IL.
10 n1r- Dudley CorDant Of Ca
bridge. Mass. the grave and learned
member Of the Bowdoin class Of 1876,
is to be one Of the five judges in a
Boston newspapers loveliest girl con-
test. remarks the Saunterer in the
Telegram. He is to help decide who are
the four ioveliest girls in New England
judging from photographs submitted to
the newspaper. DR.. Sargent is Maine
born and the saunterer recalls that in
his college days the doctor had a keen
eye for pretty girl. Probably the
passing years have not dimmed to any
Appreciable extent the keenness and
accuracy of that vision.
Harry L. Fuller. civil engineer Of
the Portland. Water District. found BY
accident in some rubbish that was
about to be carted away and dumped
a well preserved note book which on
examination proved to be at least 145
years old and to haye been originally
the property Of John Sturdivant OF
North Yarmouth. According to the
published records of the Massachusetts,
Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolu.
tionary War. John Sturdivant of
North Yarmouth in ITS was a private
in Captain Johp Worthley's Company,
21st Regiment. COMMANDED BY Colonel
Edmund Phinney. This note book gives
memorandum of the march of John
Sturdivant's Company from Falmouth
tnow Portland) to Cambridge. Mass,
leaving Falmouth on July IL, I1.5. and
reaching Cambridge In six days or ON
July is. 1t appears from the note book
that in November. lis. John Sturdi.
want came home on a furiough and
stayed ls days. returning then to Cam
bridge. Under date of Cambridge. Jan.
Il. lie, il this record: Il have reed TO
carry to n. Yarmouth pounds for
Captain Worthley. pounds for Lieut..
True and 8 pounds for Lieut.. Graves,
which promise to deliver where Il il
directed. Witness my hand, John
EturdivAnt" One OF the last entries In
this note book in the handwriting Of
John Sturdivant is dated Falmouth.
September. ISL. and is charge of IS
cents for keeping Thomas Morse ami
his horse two nights" Cheap enough.
waicott H. Mari. keeper Of the light
at Hendricks Head. West Southport,
has been In the lighthouse service con-