Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-09

erican records saving wood says
Frank Shea of Pittston, known
among his associates as "Gramp"
Shea. who is now 81 years of age
and remarkably active for his years.
: He has a brother, Robert shea of
Bath. who is 81 years old. and they
arc the last of family of IS chill
dren. Mr.. shea is a Civil War veter
an, having served in Co. II of the 21st
Maine REGIMENT. He attributes his
longevity to hard work and being out
in the open. He makes his home with
his daughter, Miss Hattie Shea.
Mrs. G. ". Seaman of Saco
claims the distinction of being the
only woman to plan and build an
ornamental gate post. When her
husband, who is a contractor, built
their house. he decided that a plain
gate post for the front yard would
look we'll enough. Mrs. Seaman
thought differently, and said so. Mr.
Seaman used the husbands time
honored retort: swell, if YOU want
one as bad as all that. build it," Mrs.
Seaman surprised him by taking
him at his word. Wumanlike, she
construed the word pattern as mean
ing the same as model, and bearing
in mind the familiar injunction to
choose familiar things she chose a
rug. The rug had on it a picture Of
dog living down. The safe post was
copied from this rug-a familiar ono
in many homes.
An event that has been looked for
ward to for almost 40 years occur
red Monday. when ground was brok-
en- for the new SO, 900 Federal Build
irc, to be erected at the corner Of
Free and Main streets, Saco. The
W DIRK of laying the foundation and
erecting the first story will be pushed
along in order that the building can
he closed in before winter. While
. the Office Will not be as large or as
pretcntious as had been hoped, it
will he a marked improvement over
the old Office. which for n long time
, has been disgrace to the city. Con-
; tractor sloan who is here to oversee
, the work, SAYS all local men possible
Will be hired tn do the work The
building will be ready for occupancy
a year from this month. 1t is EXPECT
cd that there will be a marked in
crease in the value OF property in the
! vicinity of the new building. AL
! ready old wooden buildings on Free
street have been torn down.
The SdCo river is at an unusually
! low pitch for this season Of the wear.
The low water IS causing no little
trouble back in the country, but the
! mills have not been seriously af-
, fected owing to the fact that the
majority of them have been changed
over to electrical power. Wells
throughout the back country are re-.
ported to be low and the ponds and
, brooks are said to he at the lowest
pitch in several years. 1t is feared
the situation will prove serious un-
less there is continued rain for
several days. Conditions are said to
he worse than after the drought
early in the year. Many of the
logs cut for this seasons drive
are still in the river and can
not be brought down on account
OF the extremely low water. There
IS danger of the logs being frozen
~ unless they can be moved soon.
in order to circumvent the posi-
hlllty of their drive being frozen in
-sfor the winter, the J. G. Deering
Lumber Co, has erected a temporary
| mill on the conpany's lot on Lin
coin street, Saco. This mill is be-
ing run by electricity. The logs are
beng brought down river in small
quantities and are being taken care
OF as rapidly as possible. The same