Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-16

residue of the estate is left in shares
of one third each two sisters and the
descendants of a deceased brother.
The estate is estimated at $4,000.
Since Nov. 10, 1888, Charles F.
! Remission of Boothbay Harbor has
engraved 1000 casket plates. His rec
Ord shows some interesting figures,
notably that two persons of this 1000
have died over 100 years of age.
there have been II between the ages
of 80 and 100; 81 between so and 80;
449 between 20 and so. and 396 be-
| tween the ages ofI60 and 20, making
1899 persons who came to their death
after reaching 60 years. Another 1919
died between so and co. making a to-
tai Of 1898 out of the 1000 to die over
| SO years of age.
When Rev. William A. Atchley
| preached at the First Baptist church,
sor of Rev. T. f. White, the family
consisted of Mrs. Atchley and two
| little sons, Donald and Dana. The
| latter is now DIR. Dana Atchley of
! New York, associate in medicine in
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons of Columbia University and as
| sociate visiting physician at Presby-
terrain hospital; engaged in under
graduate and graduate teaching of
! internal medicine and research in
Brights disease and edema and con-
sultation practice in internal med
| icine.
Manager A. B. Peckham of the
Bangor Fair Association, who has
returned from attending the Brock
ton fair, states that Harry McKenney,
| formerly of Bangor, who was assist
ant starter for the races, met with a
peculiar accident during the fair, be-
| ing attacked by wild steer which
| escaped from one of the show rings.
| One of his hands was badly crushed
and his leg bruised when the animal
| rushed at him and forced him against
a building. In his rampage the en-
ragged steer knocked down several
other people and tipped over auto
| mobiles before he was finally lassoed
| by one of the show ring attendants in
a thicket outside the grounds. Mr..
Mckinney appeared on the track
| that afternoon with his injured hand
in splint. his injuries being pain
full but not serious.
There Is no cause for alarm in
Rockland's water situation. Plenty
of water-and the finest supply in the
state of Maine-is the substance of
| the report of the Camden and Rock
land Water company directors who
held a meeting Saturday morning.
The company is prepared for con-
| tinued drought conditions, in which
case the local supply from Chicka-
waukee Pond is assured of reinforce
ment through the reserve supply in
Mirror lake, Rockport. With these
| two sources, say the directors, Rock
land need have no fear of going dry.
This report dispenses with any worry
that this city faces a water crisis as
has arisen in other Maine cities.
Madison. Arson and North Arson are
up against a tough proposition be-
! cause of the drought conditions in
Hancock pond.
George w. Dean, foreman Of the
Hyde Windlass Co., who cast the big
propeller for the giant steamship
Leviathan. the heaviest ever cast in
this country. is the inventor of the
manganese bronze known throughout
the world as Hyde bronze" of which
the propeller is made This casting
which was recently shipped to New
York consigned to the United States
Shipping Board. took . days to
mould and five hours required
to melt the bronze. Twenty seven tons
of it were charged and the finish
ed product weighs 20 tons, the big
overlap insuring an excellent propel-
Ter when finished. For 40 years Mr.
Dean has been engaged in making
castings large and small and the pro-
pellor for the Leviathan is not the
largest cast by Mr.. Dean, though the
heaviest. He once cast propeller
which measured IS feet nine inches
in diameter.
On October 2S,1S4S, Edward H. Ell
well became the editor of the Port
land Transcript. founded by Charles
P. Ilsley in April 1897. Mr.. Elwell
was then % years of age, a practical
printer and ready writer. He con-
! tinued to be editor of the Transcript
until his death which occurred sud-
denly, July is, 1890. He was a mem