Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-27

and pair of shoes. These were
heavily encrusted in the bags of
potash, and was a suggestive evil
dence of the late war now mixed up
with agricultural pursuits.
A new plan for diminishing automo-
bile accidents due to headlight glare
has been devised by interested con-
Germs, and we are assured that if it is
adopted there will be no more need
for the glazing lights on the country
roads than On the city streets" All
that is necessary is to place 250 can
die power incandescent lights with
specially designed reflectors at dis
tances of 400 to 600 feet along the
highway. Peculiar idea of country
roads some people have who live in
or near the big centers Of population,
comments the Oxford Democrat.
Hon Obadiah Gardner is home
from Washington, D. c., where he at
tended a conference of the Federal
Water Power Commission and the
International Joint Commission. An
agreement was reached as to the re-
spective jurisdictions of the two bod
les, says the Rockland Courier
Gazette.
Efforts are being made and Con-
gresham Wallace H. White, Jr.. is
interested, To secure the return of the
United States fisheries steamer Can
net to her old station at Boothbay
Harbor, where for years she has been
stationed. but recently attached to
the Woods Hole station. Congress
man White asks a $4,000 appropriation
for maintenance.
The members of the Baptist parish
at Pennington have decided to make
30-foot addition to the church, involv-
ing the Encouragement of the bap-
tismal facilities and providing more
room for the Sunday school work and
social activities. The work will be
completed in time for the fall opening
of services.
DR.. Leon L. Hale of Shore road,
Cape Elizabeth, and family. are the
latest Maine people to be threatened
with violence through an anonymous
letter, which was signed Glands" and
said that unless he left 5000 at GER
tain place by 10 O'Clock that night. his
daughter would disappear. Miss Hale
left a box at the place mentioned, with
the police on watch, but nothing de-
veloped. The police also watched the
second night, again without results.
Rev. Hannah J. Powell, we'll known
throughout Maine, for the past two
years pastor of the Cyrus Cole Mem
orial Universalist church at South
Portland, has resigned and in July
will assume the pastorate of a church
at Sunburst. N. C.
Bath vessels have for a century
and more been known the world over
and have engaged in about every ma
rine occupation, but it remains for the
Bath schooner Courtney C. Houck to
become a movie craft, being engaged
for a big feature picture by one of the
leading companies.
Judge J. ]. Keegan and o. J. Led
yard of Bath were fishing at Grand
Lake stream in the recent terrific
windstorm and through the skill Of
their guide reached shore safely,
though drenched. Drying their clothes.
they tried it again, only to encounter
the second installment of the tornado
and again only escaping disaster by
the skill of their guide. falling trees
from the shore into the water mar
rowly missing their boat.
Gideon M. Tucker of Steep Falls.
prominent in business until his retire.
nent about 10 years ago. on May 16
celebrated his 92d birthday. He was
born in Buxton, going to, Steep Falls
in 1850 and for many years being en-
gagged in the lumber business. His
health is remarkably good and he
takes great interest in gardening each
year raising his corn and other pro-
duce. He assisted in this years spring
planting.
The Androscoggin Mills OF Lewis
ton has just invested $4,000 in real
estate for sites for dwellings. Tho
location is at West Rose Hill. where
the corporation has already erected
seven dwellings.
Rumford has a tax rate this year
of ss mills. two mills more than in
1920. Her polls number 2751, against
2s11 last year. with a So poll tax.
The valuation is $s,2ss.sso, against
$6,142,535 last year and. the increased
tax rate is due to $4,000 more ap-
preparations. The total taxes COM
mitted are $246.375.44. All but $1S5.02
has been collected Of the 1920 taxes.