Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-19


repairing the broken window and
strengthening the wire. Old hunters
say a Canadian lynx undoubtedly was
the guilty party, being driven by
hunger from the woods about BunSa-
nut Pond.
Albert X. StetSon, editor of the
Aroostook Pioneer, and recorder of
the municipal court in Houlton, is
candidate for delegate to the Re-
publican National convention and is
receiving the support and endorse
ment of prominent Republicans and
the newspapers of Aroostook county.
The Fourth Congressional District
will be entitled to two delegates at
the Republican National Convention
presumably one from AroOstoOk
county. These delegates are TO be
elected at the District Convention to
be held in Portland in April. Mr..
Stetson is graduate of Colby. lie
has been associated with the Aroos
took Pioneer for more than ten years
and has been the editor of that pa
per for about seven years.
Sherman Quimby, dairyman, who
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liable collie dog, which looks out for
things around the premises and is
very intelligent. Friday morning the
dog was nowhere to be seen. much to
the surprise of the family. s it was
never known to miss breakfast be-
fore. Search for it all day failed to
reveal any trace The owner put an
advertisement in the papers. But
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dog was somewhere around the farm
and made a thorough search, finding
1t Saturday afternoon in a loft used
for the storage Of spare milk cans.
His head was tightly wedged in II
can in such a way that it could not
get it out, nor could the collie move
the can or make any noise to attract
attention. The dog had been there
about 40 hours and was very weak.
There will be an auction Of 307
cases of high grade sardines in the
Custom House at Portland Thurs
day forenoon at 10 o'clock. y deputy
United States marshal will sell
these goods to the highest bidder in
conformity with an order from the
court They were seized Dec. l at
NanCeboro by a deputy customs col
Iector when It became evident that
the box car in which they were
packed had as contents few sar-
dimes and IA large quantity of Cana
dian WhiskoY. This car had its
destination in Cleveland, but 1t was
diverted by the officers to Portland
and was unloaded there, the whislIey
being stored in the custom house and
I,a naSI,nl until fhN
court could pass on the libel. \
claim for freight from tho railroad
for the haul before the seizure has
been presented.
\ critically i'll father in n Bidde-
ford hospital and a grie(-strickcn
mother in home at Buxton await
news of the whereabouts of Edward
c. Gorham 16-year- student at
ParsonsfeId academy. who dropped
from sight there February .. The aid
of police were enlisted in the search
! Friday, and last night Capt. Hugh F.
! McDonough directed. inquiry at all
! hospitals there based on the theory
that the lad may have met with an
/ accident and was being treated.
| This quest was unsuccessful. The
| parents can throw no light or the
reason for their sons disappearance.
and his fellow students have de-
clared that he was apparently care
| free and normal when last seen at
| the academy. He had approximate
| ly $40 on his person at the time and
! there is a belief that he visited one
of the various winter carnivals held
during the past week throughout
! Northern New England. Young Cor
| ham was Unfortunately fond of skiing,
and was active in sports at the
| school. When last seen, he wore an
olive drab sweater, high boots with
rubber soles and heels, dark blue
mackinaw, a green and gray polo cap
with tassle missing. He weighed
about 40 pounds. was five feet. seven