Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-14
the noise Of the trolley road and
automobiles.

Namakania. 50-foot fishing vessel
owned by the Sylvester Packing Com
pany, sank at her dock at South Blue
Hill Sunday when her stern was cut off
by the steamer, Westport Of the East
crn Steamship Lines. No one was
aboard the craft at the time. The
Westport was entering the adjoining
dock and according to her captain, ..
L. Haskell. a misunderstanding in sig
nails caused the collision. About 10
feet Of the stern Of the smaller boat
was cut away, but no damage was suf-
fered by the Westport.
Every effort will be taken by the tug
A. G. Prentiss to keep tie Saco river
open from the wharves to the ocean,
until the barges en- route to this city
with cargoes Of coal arrive. Some
years the Saco has not been closed to
navigation until January. In the back
shop of the drug store of the late Ex-
mayor Samuel l.. Lord was a record
on the closing and opening of the river
for about 40 years. and this was fire.
quently referred to at this time of year.
After his death it was destroyed. and
| it is not known if there is another rec
ord in either city.
The Pepperell and York mills of
Biddeford are feeling the effects of the
! low water in the Saco river. which is
said to be at one of the lowest points
in years. This same trouble is being
| experienced all along the river and
| long rain is needed right away or 1t
will be necessary to curtail work at
some of the plants. Some parts of the
| Pepperell and York are run entirely
by water power and it is impossible to
| change over to electricity for power
without changing the machinery. These
parts of the mills will have to be shut
down until the water in the river rises.
1t is said that it will require nearly
week of rain to bring the river up to
normal flow.
| Charles Forth of Old Town, who
suffered severely from exposure while
| lost in the woods around Nahmakanta
lake some weeks ago, both feet and
|
local hospital Sunday. Mr. Forth was
65 years of age and unmarried. He
was employed as a woods cook by the
| Penobscot Chemical Fiber .Co.of Old
| Town for many years, and while re-
| turning to the camp where he was
employed, after guiding some men
who had been working on the dam
| to the road out, he followed q deer
track and got lost, and was not found
until nearly three days later. He
was placed in the hospital at Green
vile for treatment, but later brought
| to Bangor.
John Bedell, years son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Bedell of Auburn and a
playmate found a skunk the other
day, and thereby hangs a tale.
II don't know what we can do
with him." remarked the playmate.
Il do said little John, and he did.
A short time afterwards, Mr..
Hunnewell, hearing a knock at his
office door. was much surprised and
not little alarmed, to see skunk
head downwards emerge through the
opening of the door. A second later
John followed the skunk.
But, john" said his father, when
| he learned Of the transaction, Il
shouldn't have thought you would
| have dared to carry that skunk
| through the streets"
"Oh, yes" said John, II did.
Everybody got right off the side
walk when they saw me coming"
Gordon Hodgkfns, aged Is. Of 10
Kendall street, Portland, saw a huge
white owl flying about in the vicinity
| of the Russell shipyards in East Deer
| ing about 10 Tuesday night. Hewent
home and told about It and then went
to the home of neighbor. David Ham,
| ilton, and repeated his story. ME- Ham.
ilton obtained rife and went IN
search of the bird. He located 1t sit
ting on a post in the shipyard. AL
most as soon as he had sighted 1t the
owl took alarm and flew toward Mr..
Hamilton with such fury that he
thought the bird was about to attack
him. It's long. black talons protrud-
ing so vicously presented none too
progressing picture, but Mr.. Hamil-
ton stood his ground and the owl be-
came more peaceable and finally re-
turned to the top of pole, from which
the impyomptu huntsman speedily
shot it down. He presented the bird to
young Hodgkins, who first discovered
it, and it was taken to the Hodgkins
house and examined. 1t was almost
snow white and spotted with light
| brown fiecks. Spread out on the floor
it measured FIVE feet from one wing
tip to the other. 1t is known as a
snow owl, bird seldom seen around
southern Maine. The possessors in
tend to have the bird mounted.