Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-17

Rldge is having green peas every day
from his garden. says the Lewiston
Sun. He has picked as much as 3ls
bushels at one picking.
Violet rays have been developed at
the University of Maine which it is
claimed will do much to combat dis
ease. 1t Is an artificial sunlight
which can be produced at WIN and
sunlight is said to be possessed of
strong curative powers for many all
ments. \.
THE third floor OF an old building at
WestbrooE sagged, giving the i'm
preston Of unsafety. 1t was decided
to remodel, and when the workmerl
pulled up the flooring on the third
floor. much to their surprise they
found that coiled spring floor had
been purpoSely constructed years ago
to make perfect dance floor.
Ernest Fogg, who has just been APP
pointed postmaster at Livermore
Falls by authority of Washington will
take his position as soon as his COM
mission arrives. Mr.. Fogg has an
nounced that he intends to keen the
same clerks as are now employed at
the office. He has had some ex-
perience in the work having served in
the ONCE for two years at a previous
period, though for the past two
years he has been in business for
himself.
A striking example of the equable
climate Maine enjoys is the fact that
the State is midway between the
Equator and the North Pole. A stone
announcing this fact is placed at
Perry and was erected in 1896. AS
the summer playground of the ma
ton. Names climate has been Justly
famed, but there are few who realize
that nature so placed the State that
it shares equally in cool wea Their in
summer, and delightfully."- healthy
climate in winter.
About 10000 pounds of fish were
landed at the different wharves at
Portland on Wednesday by four YES
sells of the local fleet Few haddock
were included in the catch. and as
that was the fish most wanted prices
took decided jump, tile dealers pay
ing nine cents. pound for the few
that could be had. For the other
ground fish received. cod hake, cusk
and pollock. prices ranged from two
to three cents pound A larger run
OF fish was looked for Thursday, with
lower prices.
Patten folk saw an unusua, sight
the other day. that of a COW moose
walking leisurely down Main street.
The animal stopped near the macbin-
cry sheds back of c. G.. Richa rdson's
store. while men enclosed her with
q strong wire fencing. When Game
Warden Commissioner Howard Wood
arrived home that night the moose
was inspected. and 1t was found that
she had been hit with a charge OF
bird shot. which had blinded one
eye and injured the side of her head
and neck. After her injuries had
oeen treated she was turned loose in
the woods again.
Treasure hunters do not need TO
journey to the Klondike or the South
Sea Isles where eighteenth century
pirates buried their loot. A sroup of
email boys. who live in Orono. derive
their weekly spending money by sat-
urday afternoon excursions to Alum
nj Field. After football games. thew
examine every tier of seats in the
grand stand and the great shadowy
space under the bleachers. For
some the search is always profitable.
for spectators at a gridiron contest
are sometimes careless with the
change the peanut man gives them.
And so the treasure hunters "clean
up"
With the recent closing OF three
sardine factories at Eastport the fleet
OF herring-carrying motorboats has
been cut down and those recently
Used in Passamaquoddy bay and
PASSPORT harbor have been hauled up.
or moored for the long winter BY
their owners. Late this month other
fishing craft may be removed from
the Meet as the canning season 10
nearing an end along the east Goa st
of Washington county. Satisfactory
oGces on the ground door are being