Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

lights in the town of Naples have
been fruitless, but at present the in
habitants Of the town are greatly an
ticipating their installation. The most
recent effort to obtain such improve
ment was launched last November at
a meeting in the Grange hall when the
plan to request the Western Maine
Power Co. to extend it's line from the
Bridgton power house to Naples was
endorsed. Arrangements were finally
made; two of the three payments
necessary have been met and the head
of the extension department has been
in town, making preparations for the
crew of men who are soon to begin
work on the erection of poles and the
stringing Of wires.
Mrs. Addie l.. Mitchell of Bangor
was in receipt Saturday of a letter
from former Pres. Wilson. expressing
appreciation for the sentiment and
thought contained in the poem entitled,
"A Tribute to Wilson," which was
printed recently in the Commercial,
copy of which was forwarded TO the
former President. The letter fol-
lows:
Dear Mrs. Mitchell:
Mr.. Wilson desires me to thank you
for kind note of April 4, enclosing
copy of poem written by you. "A
Tribute to Wilson" He is most APP
preciative of the many beautiful ex-
pressions which the poem contains.
Yours very cordially,
John r. Boiling
A watch that has neither lost nor
gained second in the time that has
elapsed since January ~, is certainly
an unusual timepiece. Judge" Hall
Of Bath noticed that his watch has
made this record. when he happened to
compare it with Harrimans clock
last Saturday morning, and found
them agreeing exactly.
Colonel Milton 2. French of Thorn
aston. the Romeo whom a Boston
clubwoman has been suing for breach
of promise, is going to be out of
pocket only to the amount of 5000,
instead Of the $4,000 demanded by
Mrs. Genevieve Towards lawyers.
The suit entered upon over two years
ago. has just reached it's solution in
the Portland court. The fervent vows
accredited to Colonel French were
never entrusted to paper, so Mrs.
Howard must perforce be a loser.
Whether that section of Dover be-
tween Bear Hill and Brann's Mills is
to become the center of rush for Oil
is the question of the hour in Piscata-
quis county. One hundred men in that
part of the State, mostly business
men of the county, have sufficient
faith, mingled with sporting blood to
invest $500 each, to make it possible
to find out just what actually exists
beneath the earth in a certain section
of town. which has given indications
that oil is present there. The newly
incorporated Piscataquis Oil Company
organized for the development of the
property is basing it's investigations on
the report made by a geologist and
statements of oil men to the effect that
valuable liquid is actually beneath
the surface of a side-hill on the Mer-
rill farm. Drilling will begin in Nav
machinery and equipment for the
process being already en- route to
Dover from Pennsylvania
Robert G. Albion. the son of the
Rev. James F. Albion, of Portland,
graduate of Bowdoin Is and now
working for the degree of P. H. D. at
Harvard. will soon sail for England
for the purpose of study and research
along the line of thesis which he is
writing. The subject Of his thesis
will be early timber trade between
America and Europe. He will spend
the spring and summer in travel and
study through Europe, returning in
the fall To resume his duties at Har-
ward.
The Rev. and Mrs. S. johnson
have left Hartland. where Mr. John
son has been pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church seven months, for Winsted,
Conn.,, where he will assume charge
of the First Baptist church. During
his stay in Hartland he has accom-
plished a great deal by his zeal and
energy. about IA persons having been
added to the membership of this old
historic church. Mr.. johnson is a ma
tive of Scotland. He spent II years
in Canada and the United States as
pastor of Musquash, Chapman and
Cutville, N. e.
The following appeared in The
Hartford Times: Durgin, the scrap
ping pitcher from Maine is quite i'm
pressed by the New York skyline as
viewed from the trolley line on the
Palisades. He says there is nothing
like it in Augusta, Maine" Surely
not, more's the pity for New York!
And West Forks, Durgin's home
bailiwick, isn't taking it's hat off to
the Palisades, if you please.
Snow at Jonesport
Spring activities got a setback at