Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-08

gusta, February IS, 16, II; Water
vile. February 90. p, %; Bar Har-
Tor, February %. Several other
towns and cities are also going to
rold winter sports carnivals. but
their dates have not been definitely
settled
Washington county blueberry belt
was celebrated long before the Civil
war and Jefferson Davis, when he
was secretary of war, visited the
"Garrens" as they are called, and was
enthusiastic over the berries. This
section is an elevated tableand,
practically treeless. 1t is composed
of sand and gravel and is an ideal
BURBERRY country. In the middle of
the last century this land was worth
about ten cents an acre, but today it
commands at least $4,000 an acre.
There are II factories in this area,
but at times the packers were actual
~ obliged to refuse berries because
they could not handle such large
quantities.
Plainsclothesman E. Cloutier of the
Lewiston police department is being
7 credited with having been The first to
advance the suicide dope" in solving
the mystery surrounding the killing
! of Arthur Allen at Riley few weeks
ago. After Mr.. Cloutier made known
his opinion the Franklin county
Officials announced that they had ac-
copied the suicide theory. The in
vestigation was then abandoned.
While he spent less than day at
! i-ivermore Falls Riley and Jay,
where he went, accompanied by the
, chief to locate Stanislaus Chicoine
and Arthur Ouellette, whom the local
olice wished to interview, Mr..
. Cloutier after only a superficial ex-
animation, it is understood, concluded
! tnat Allen killed himself.
| Bangor coal dealers announced
| Wednesday that hard coal would be
supplied for household purposes only.
| the large apartment houses and
stores to be limited to either soft
! coal or pea COAL This ruling is made
in accordance with the notice of the
state fuel administrator, the Bangor
committee stating that it cannot per-
NIT the delivery of domestic sizes of
, anthracite to stores. Offices, and other
! places contrary to the ruling referred
to. Requests that exceptions be
riade have been received by the local
! committee from stores and business
places but have been denied, as the
committee feels that deliveries of
| household sizes must be limited if
Bangor is to have a sufficient supply
to prevent suffering here during the
winter.
The unique marker erected on the
side of the lonely country road. al
most hidden by small trees and just
mile back from the frontier river, st.
CroiX. is set on the exact spot known
as halfway between the North Pole
end the Equator Not many people
outside the country section know
Just where to find it, although it was
set up nearly p years ago by Gov
eminent man who enjoyed a few
summers in that section Of the Pine
Tree State. The inscription on the
granite marker is as follows: This
stone marks latitude As north. Half
way from the Equator to the Pole.
1895" 1t is two miles from the viii
lAse Of Little River. Perry. and nine
miles north from the far east frontier
seaport of Eastport. also Within three
miles of the. ancient reservation of
lie frontier tribe of Passamaquoddy
Indians. Several miles up the ST
{ roix river from this unique marker
lie first E,uropean settlement north