Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-29

bridge across the Kennebec river at
Bath plcdging it's undivided support to
the proposition. 1t was further vot-
ed to appropriate the sum of 800 to-
ward the cost of surveys and plans.
A Skowhegan lady has arranged a
perpetual joke on her friends by
naming one of her pet kittens "Uno"
and another one Guess" 1t will be
readily observed that any inquiry as
to the name of either animal would,
good deal puzzled.
Members of the Penobscot Valley
Fish and Game association are adj
vocating a change in the opening of
the deer hunting season from Oct.
to Oct. Is, which would fix Dec. Is
for the closing, as a measure for the
prevention of accidental shooting of
human beings and for other reasons.
The Secret Service Division of the
Treasury Department has sent out a
warning against new counterfeit bill
of the $50 denomination on the Federal
Reserve Bank of Cleveland. 1t bears
the portrait of Grant ard the sigma
lures of w. G. McAdoo as Secretary o.
the Treasury and John Burke. Treas
urcr of the United States. 1t is pho
tographic reproduction and careful eX-
animation will detect it.
Cottage owners and some residents
of Popham Beach have pctitiohed the
selcctmcn of Phippsburg for a road
leading from the wharf, past the rccr
of the cottages on the cast and south
haches 20 a point near Spirit lake and
there joining the main thoroughfarc
to Phippsburg Center and Bath. The
selcctmcn have issued notices and
hearing will take place on the location
next Saturday forenoon at 10.
Senator Edge and Mrs. Edge, former
" Miss Camilla Sewa1l of Bath, arc
passing a few days with friends in
England before going to the South of
France. Steamship Majestic, the lang
est passenger carrying vessel affoat on
which they made heir trip across the
ocean from New York to Southamp-
ton, in docking at Southampton during
q terrible gale on Dec. - crashed with
the Cunardcr Berengaria. The Cunard-
cr's taffrai! was splinte.ed in collision.
It is currently reported in the daily
press dlspa >ches from Wa shington that
the omnibus" bill carrying appropria-
tions will probably not be passed at the
present session of Congress. but will
come up at the next session. In the
list of Maine towns asking for post
office appropriations are Sanford, pop
ulation 10000; Portland, who wants a
building costing over million, and
Lubec, which asks a modest $4,000.
The needs Of these towns is said to be
recognized by the committee at Wash
ington. of which Senator Fernald is
chairman, and in due time they will all
undoubtedly be attended to.
Believing that the question of day
light saving for Bath. should be settled
once and for all there will be pre-
scented at the meeting Of the City
Council Jan. 3, petition of 80 legal
voters Of the city requesting that a
general meeting be called on this
question that citizens may voice their
opinions one way or another. The
request will be that this be done by
ballot at the municipal election in
March, and signers of the petition in
clude those in favor and those against
1.-The proposal but they want to see it
settled fairly by the voters. The
petition will be presented in accord
ance with section II of the city chap
ter and the petitioners suggest day
light saving for the months of May,
June, July, Augusta and September
inclusive. The petition will contain
but 80 names, the number required by
the charter.
HOLSTERS reached the high price OF
IS cents pound in Eastrort and even
across the Canadian boundary line
where the ehcll-fish have beer caught
in abundance since the opening OF the
fishing season and it cannot be said
that crustacears are reEl scarce since
it is learned that a number of Domin-
ion fishermen on the % mile long Ca
madam island of Grand Manan. y. b.,
have been credited with earning from
$1,000 to s1400 so far this short season.
1t was recently stated by Canadian
fishery inspector that during the open
ing week Of lobster fishing nearly 49,
600 worth of Holsters were caught by
Grand Manan boatmen. and yet very
few of these shellfish reach Eastport
as many shipments are gathered up byf