Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-10

the second and third weeks of August
make a trip down the ST. lawrence
river accompanied ty engineers of the
United States and Canadian govern
ments. for an inspection of the river
from Lake Ontario to Quebec. The
Canadian government has rendered the
use of a small steamer for the "Trip.
The party will leave Thousand Island
park on Aug. IL. The trip will give
the engineers an opportunity to ex-
plain in detail the engineering Tea
lures planned by them for the develop
ment of the navigability of the ST.
Lawrence under the terms of the ar
rangement between the two countries.
The Thomaston correspondent of
of the Knox Messenger says that
Webb Patterson of Boston has re-
turned to Thomaston from visit
with ". Eastman Weber at Acorn
Villa, and then accuses Mr.. Patterson
of the following:
Mr.. Patterson reports that the
squirrels are very numerous this year.
and that the government may be
forced to remove large boatloads of
/ them TO neighboring islands SOUR
rel Island is the only reservation of
It's KIND in the country, and much
study is being given this season to
the propa cation of the Maltese meat
less squirrel. which. it is thought by
learned authorities all over the coun-
try, may be trained to exterminate
weaseis and other rodents. Another
specimen of rare Interest was the am
phlblouS or nautical squirrel; it is
We :. difficult to keep this variety on
the island. and daily numbers of them
escape and swim to Bouthbay and the
surrou"~ ng places. This species is
edible. and biologists say, tastes very
similar to the lobster"
! Have ye noticed that the leaves of
trees and bushes in certain locations
are already taking on a fall appear
ance?
: Lewiston plans three days poul-
try and pet stock show on Nov 30
| Dec in the City hall, under the aus
! pices OF the Androscoggin Poultry
and Pet Stock Association.
| The interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced it's tentative es-
innate of the valuation of the Bangor
& Aroostook Railroad at $25, 1856, 0S4,
/ for rate making purposes. This in
cludes the properties of the Northern
Maine Seaport Railroad and Van
Buren, Bridge Co. used by the Ban
gor & Aroostook, which owns all the
stock in each.
| new and dangerous counterfeit
$40 Federal Reserve note is in circu-
lation. The counterfeit is on the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York and
apparently printed from photo etched
plates, retouched on two pieces of pa
per, between which are scattered silk
threads. 1t is said to be difficult to
detect even by those accustomed to
handling money.
The lowest tides almost within the
memory of man have been prevailing
along the coast, rocks, beaches and
flats never before seen having been
exposed. The tides have also been
averaging higher than for years be-
fore in August,
knights of Columbus of eight as
Scmblies of the Fourth Degree in
Northern Maine will on Sunday and
! Monday. Aug. IA and Is meet in Van
Buren, to perfect arrangements for
the eXemplfication of the Fourth De-
gree next spring. State Master Fred
D. Harvey of Portland will preside
Among other matters to be discussed
will be the historical research work
TO be instituted by the Fourth De-
gree of the county, the educational
work for eX-service men for the en-
suing year and the disqualification
work for the soldiers of the late war.
Secretary H. V. Tenant, attached
to the British embassy. with summer
headquarters at Dark Harbor. appre-
ciates the honesty of Maine steam
boat men. Deckhand William Birk-
enfield of the ferryboat Ferdinand
| Georges at Bath found a pocketbook
containing three baggage checks,
nine pounds English money, about
$500 American currency and private
papers. He turned the whole over to
Agent j. A. Colby at Woolwich. who
passed it to Conductor VIM. Reed of
the State of Maine express, on which
Mr. Tenant went through, and Mr..
Reed sent it along by the Rockland
boat for Dark Harbor. Mr.. Birken-
field received theis30 reward offered
for the pocketbook, with the thanks
of Mr.. Tenant.
H; S. Howard and family of Win
slow gathered some automobile traf-
fic figures last Sunday that are in
teresting. He writes the Journal:
I'VE amused ourselves Sunday
counting the autos passing the
house on the new State road Be-
tween A. NJ. and 10 P. NJ, $40 cars
passed. Twenty five per cent. were
| through traffic. judging by the
amount of baggage on the running
boards. Allowing IS per cent, or $50
pleaure cars passing both ways, we
saw 525 cars, at an average cost of
s.. 900 per car. or 81. $50 .o00-some mon
'ey, don't you think? twenty-five