Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-26
By Albert T. Reid

with $500 tons Of coal for the Maine
Central Railroad. The Thanh. cap
tanned by o. Joston of Bucksport,
came here from Baltimore, Md. and
will leave on her return trip for the
west within a few days. She locked
just below the HI. w. Brown and the
two big five masters presented an
unusual sight, two Of these boats In
the Bangor port together in recent
years being a bit out Of the ordinary.
The rededication Of Preble Chapel
Nov. 1926 recalls the fact that this
outgrowth of the Portland Ministry
at Large Is Of the Unitarian de-
nomination, and was built in 1850,
upon land given by widow Of Com
modore Edward Preble. Father OF
the American Navy. 1t was the first
building for the purpose erected in
the City or the State. 1t main
tanned the first evening school in the
City of Portland. The church is
unique in having no creed. 1t is a
free church, consecrated to the
practical interests of Christianity.
During the storm OF Saturday
night building at Smiths Mills.
formerly used as a slab shed, col
lapsed and was blown across the
tracks of the Mountain Division of
the Maine Central, and when freight
train No. 276, west bound. struck
the ruins 200 yards of track was
torn UP. The locomotive was the
only part of the train derailed. the
pony tracks leaving the irons and
nNf 70 n
switch. Calls for help were sent to
various nearby towns. including
Steep Falls, Sebago Lake. West
Baldwin and South Windham, and 1t
was three o'clock in the morning of
Sunday before the track was ready
for usage again, while crews worked
all day Monday getting it into good
condition.
Many counterfeit bills in denomi-
nations Of tens, twenties and fifties
are in circulation in Lewiston Au-
burn according to information gath
cred by the Lewiston Auburn Credit
Bureau. and reported at the regular
luncheon and meeting of the Bureau
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
Lewiston. Monday evening.
Reports regarding the counterfeits
came from local banks, one of which
is said to have received an average
of from three to six a week for the
past few weeks. Some of them
arc cleverly executed, while others
are rather crude in appearance. Some
are genuine counterfeits, while others
have been raised from ones to tens:
from two's to twenties and from
flve's to fifties. Close scrutiny is
usually sufficient to detect the raised
bills. 1t was pointed out that ceun-
terfeits are heavier and tear more
easily than the genuine bills Also in
counterfeits no silk threads show in
the pictures and the Illustrations do
not stand out clearly.
Fred Fl. Leonard of Corinth has
just finished harvesting his crop of
beans, corn and potatoes. Two acres
of potatoes yielded 600 bushels.
Three acres of sweet corn was de-
livered to the corn factory yielding
IL L. tons. 1t took three men six
days to pick and load the corn on
the wagon. The bean crop consisted
of 10 acres and thrashed out 225
DuSiitIS, w buSHSIS DSllS SelIOW ely YES
and the balance red kidneys of very
fine quality. Mr. Leonard has just
marketed five pigs that tipped the
scales at LOO pounds. They have
been fed on skim milk from seven
cows on the farm. Much credit is
due Mrs. LEONARD for keeping the
books and looking after this part Of
the business. also Lewis Fogg, who
has charge of the harvesting of the
crop. The horse that played an i'm
portant part in this crop was the