Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-29


Eveline d. Jasper of Machias as
register of deeds of Washington
county. She will complete the un-
expired term OF Benjamin +. Kilby
of Passport, who died shortly after
his election. Miss Jasper was his
assistant. q,
The Auburn Lewiston Kiwanis
club topped off The present year when
it presented the Central Maine Gen.
eral hospital staff with a check for
$1l00, and pledged total of $4,000 for
the maintenance OF room contain
ing three beds for children who have
received orthope6ic treatment and
who need-but cannot afford hospital
treatment.
Young Horace Flint of Bridg-
ton Ridge is the owner of a
calf born last March, which he
has broken to harness. He has
carried mail. scraped the road in
front. of the house and hauled veget-
ables with it. Patience, which is the
calfs name. has been broken to the
saddle also. and prefers to stay
ilouIlu lHc uOuSc WIFI
the rest of the stock and Is fond of
camping on the piazza.
Sydney J. Meeker and Amory H.
Houghton and the latier's son John
of Bath, were on the steamer Ebros
of the Pacific Mail steamship Line
which picked up the six men on the
wrecked Bath schooner Rachel w.
Stevens near Havana three weeks
ago. 1t was coincidence that these
Bath men should witness the tragedy
of this Bath build schooner. Mr..
Meeker and the Hougntons reached
Miami after a trip to Havana and the
Panama canal.
Mr.. and Ms. Thomas Marsden.
formerly of Auburn. now of 756 For
est avenue, Portland, observed the
5Oth anniversary of their marriage
last Wednesday. jhe family reunion
continuing through Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden were married
at Lawrence. Mass, Dec. "a, 1874.
The most of their married life has
been spent in Auburn, but nine
years ago they moved to Portland
where they have since resided.
Their seven children were presnt
to help them celebrate. There were
also seven grandchildren.
Somewhere in Portland, there is a
man who has every reason to be
thankful that Fate the other Say in
tervened between life and death and
that the balance was on the side of
life. A touring car containing only
driver, came tearing down
Woodford street that noon at about
the same time the 1910 Bangor
train out of Portland was due at the
crossing. For some reason or other
the driver failed to see the descending
gates, and continued his speed un-
abated. When he did see the warn
ing and applied his brakes, the car
skidded to a step with the hood under
the barrier and the front wheels rest
ing on the near track. Luckily the
train was riding the rails on the other
side and swept by almost at the mo-
ment the car came to stop.
In the kenduskeag Valley, one of
Names foremost Jersey centers of
the State of Maine. IL not of the
whole United States, dairy produc-
ton has to be remarkably good to
command more than passing notice.
Therefore the fact that b. c. Hig-
gins of Levant is receiving the con-
gratuiations of his neighbor cattle
breeders is significant. His mature
COW Roberta of Island Farm has
Just had her seven-year-old record
approved by the American Jersey
Cattle Club. In IL months time she
produced 11.421 pounds of milk and
6so.26 pounds of butterfat, exceed.
ing by quite q, margin her mark Of
e34.21 pounds OF fat made as a
four-year-old.
Congratulations are also in order
because Toronto Dix's Sophie, an
other OF Mr. Higgfns' pure-bred Jer-
seys recently gave birth to nice