Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-10

last year shipments ran INTO July.
Shipments for the past five days ara.
June 3. s: June 3, 10: June 5, IS; June
s, Il. The price is So per barrel The
season generally begins in Angus,
when the first struggling spuds begin
to come over the B. & A. lines.
Judge Edgar C. Smith Of Foxcrott
has been engaged to deliver the his
torical address at the Centennial
celebration of the town Of Williams
burg TO be held on some date later in
the month. II had been originally
decided to hold the celebration on
June u, which is exactly 100 years
from the date of the towns incorpo-
ration, but owing TO the fact that the
primary election falls on that date
the plans were changed
Lisbon Falls finds a valuation this
year Of ss4o3.l14, divided as follows:
Land, ss4o.sl0; buildings, s1,ss7,77S:
personal. s5s4,4s5. There are ll2o
polls. The total commitment is $111,-
1872. The State tax is s24, 2s4.1s.~ and
the county tax is s5,343s S. The tax
rate is $3.50 per 5000. which is the
largest in the towns history.
It's 4 curious looking building at
the corner Of Turner and knight
streets where the oldest building in
Auburn is located. James Philoon
says that originally it was a school
house and also was used by the Uni
versalists for religious services. The
original building, he says, is more
than 100 years old. The present own
er has built a wall entirely around
the structure, leaving only the roof
and chimney in sight. II is now used
as blacksmith shop.
Major General William NJ. Black,
for two years the officer in charge
Of the L. S. District Engineers De-
partment in this district. has resigned
as an advisory engineer with the
L. S. Shipping Board because of
ruling by the Treasury Department
that the Shipping Board cannot pay
the expenses of retired army and
navy officers serving with the board.
In making this announcement Chair
man Benson said other retired officers
serving with the board are expected
to resign soon as they found it i'm
possible TO live in Washington on
their retired pay. II has been the
hF2rtifA nf fhl ~ L1 Oh
said, to advance such officers travel
ing and other expense money in ac-
cordance with their retired pay.
Major General Black was the officer
in charge of the L. S. Engineers de-
partment in this district from 1905 to
1907, and later became chief of the
engineers department of the United
States army. He retired last October
and then became an advisory enE-
neer of the United States Shipping
Board
New Sweden in Aroostook will have
a big celebration July 90 in honor of
the semi-centennial of its founding.
New Sweden is populated almost en-
tirely by the descendants of Swedish
settlers. They are prosperous and
New Sweden is one Of the most
thriving towns of Aroostook, being
in the midst of the famous potato
belt. The celebration will be an
elaborate affair.
A new high record for potatoes was
reached this week in York county.
when a retail provision dealer paid
$3.50 bushel for them. They will
probably be sold at retail at $3.50 Il
bushel. or more than 10 cents
pound. A York county farmer, who
has about 100 bushels in his cellar.
will not sell them unless he gets $3.50
He believes that if he holds on TO
them he may get IS, or even more.
One farmer has been predictin, that
they would go to So. In the DAYS be-
fore the war they could be bought
for % cents a bushel.
The subcommittee of the Maine
Council Association ordered the
brick and cement Tuesday for the
brick auditorium to be built BY the
council on the site Of Thornton Inn.
at Saco. The work Of demolishiny
the hetel. the only public house in the
city, will be commenced about the
hrst Of next month. The work of
building will probably not begin until
late in the summer. The lot, for
which $4,000 was paid, came into DOS
session of the council Monday. II is
estimated that the building, which
will have seating capacity Of 1000.
will cost upward Of $4,000.
A unanimous call from the Bradley
Baptist church has been siven Rev.
Maurice Dunbar Of South Thounaston
Sanford people, in special town.
meeting last Saturday, voted down
by majority Of the small number
present the project of having school
janitors on duty throughout the
school session, for fire duty. 1t is 10
be hoped that such service may never
be needed.
Bath Israel Congregation of Bath
last week completed the acquisition
Of the Twitchell residence at SSS
Washington street. which will be
converted into Syna 1oe7le Tho