Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Reed,
Arlington place, Portland, on Friday
observed the 50th anniversary of their
marriage, enjoying a family dinner
and the calls of friends. Married in
Old Town, they lived for II years in
Bradley. then moving to Auburn and
going three years ago to Portland.
Mr. Reed retired Is years ago. He
has some difficulty in walking. but
Mrs Reed is active and attends to all
her household duties. He is as and
she 60, next July. Mr.. Reed served
in the 1st. Me. Heavy Art during the
Civil War. One daughter, Mrs. Per-
cy +. Hodgkins of Portland survives.
The rumor that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad contemplates a tide
water terminal at Lamoine, again
hobs up, in the shape of report
that that company is negotiating for
the purchase Of the charter of the
Eastern Maine Railroad, but George
w. Maxwell, president of the latter
corporation, said Friday to the Els
worth American: II know nothing
about it. 1t is just another of the
rumors concerning the Eastern
Maine which have been going around
in recent years"
The right of way OF the Eastern
Maine which was organized July IL,
1911, extends from Brewer to Houl-
ton, the Canadian Pacific entering
the latter place, and it has been re-
ported that the plan was to build
the line from Houlton south to Cliff
ton. where the road would turn off
to the east along the line of the old
Bar Harbor survey to Ellsworth and
thence to Lamoine.
1t has been further claimed that
Canadian Pacific engineers recently
visited Lamoine to look over the pos
sibiltes of docking facilities and
take soundings off shore for channel
depths, etc, and that arrangements
were in process for the purchase OF
the snow discarded government coal
Ing station as a beginning to line
Of wharves.
An old landmark has been removed
from Crescent street, Bath, the big
willow tree which has stood in front
Of the Wilmont Dodge homestead
where it was set out by Mr.. Dodge
the year before the railroad entered
the city. According to old residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were out walking
one Sunday afternoon, in 1S4S. when
the former cut willow stick for
cane. Upon his arrival home he
stuck the cane in piece of swampy
land. 1t sprouted and commenced to
grow. Mr.. Dodge's neighbors joked
him about his tree, so he pulled 1t up
and stuck the larger end of the stick
in the ground. Then that sprouted
and grew into the great tree which
was cut down Tuesday. 1t was about
eight feet in diameter and will be cut
up into fuel.
"Us kids came in after our mar
riage license" City Clerk E. r.
Keene Of Rockland turned in his
swivel chair and found himself look
ing into the roguish eyes of Frederick
Rackliffe, a stalwart stonecutter.
Leaning on MS arm, SON HSu III ia
ditional white down to daintily slip
pered feet, was the blushing bride
elect, Mary NJ. Coffin. The marriage
license get forth that each is so years
Of age, and that each was signing a
second marriage contract the
couple tripped unconcernedly across
the street, where the knot was tied
BY Leonard r. Campbell, ex-judge of
the municipal court The newly
weds started for South Thomaston,
their future residence.
you keep back. II have got to
drown. I don't want you to- would
mt have been here IL I'd minded
mother" yelled Charlie Winslow OF
Stockton Springs. the 12-years-old
son OF Warren Wfnslow as he Tas
struggling in the icy waters OF the
harbor. to hts younger brother who