Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-03

was announced Tuesday by Harri-
son n. Brooks, president of the
Brooks Brick Co., at Brewer and
chairman of the committee. AL
though nothing definite has been ar
Hanged. the cooperation of the COM
munities affected and interested per-
sons has been solicited looking to-
ward the organization of group to
have direct supervision of the work.
The work this winter will have to
be financed chiefly by popular sub
scription on the part of people inter-
ested in seeing 1t carried out. The
committee has made thorough sur
vey OF the situation and it's study of
costs has shown that the road can be
kept open for it's entire length for
81 per mile after each storm as
minimum, while the maximum Of So
per mile may be expected to over
come any obstacle and still leave n
balance. For the &c mile extent two
trucks and two plows will he re-
CURED. the committee has dctermin-
Cd. The equipment will lie provided
at each end Of the line ard Will be so
maintained that it can he put into
use during each storm or aa soon
Gftor rs possible. it heius shown by
statistics that the snow can be moy
Cd with quarter less effort at that
time than after the fall has had n
chance to become settled and compact
with perhaps some travel OYER it.
Following hlundcr by a guard at
the Goor Of a place in Bangor, one Of
the most thrilling. moving picture
like raids ever pulled 1ff on a polk or
game il that city was executed by
four deputy sheriffs from sheriff
Fernandez 81 Office. deputy ShCriffS
Edgerly, Bea tham, Stewart and Meg
quier drove up to the front door OF
the house mentioned and stopped
small touring car. the curtains of
the car being all tied tight so tina
the officers had to climb over the
front seat to get out. Deputy Ed
gcrly. who Is In Bangor practically
all the time and well Known to almost
all local people, stepped up to the
watcher and said, Anybody in hcre?'
The outside guard said there were
not many around just then, but told
him not to hurry. that there would be
plenty of customers in few minutes.
lie remarked it was still early in the
evening. In the meantime the other
officers had climbed out of the car
and somebody pulled curtain in the
house over. The duputies we're ad-
mitted in through a corridor and still
were not recognized. But when they
had reached the door of the room
where seven knights of the round
table were doing their stuff the
blunder made by both the inside and
outside sentries was discovered. it
was too late. however. There was a
grab for money. and the players got
some and the deputies got the rest.
In the mean time the frantic players
made a rush for the front and back
doors, but they were stopped in n
shuttle, and when a more energetic
young man was convinced that he
could not make clear passage through
Il window the excitement subsidized.
There were zoo tanneries In the
state OF Maine in 1869, each having
a capacity OF about 275 skins says
The Portland Evening Express. This
industry became among the first five
in the State in 1869, having a yalua-
ton at that time of s1.S6i.949. The
business reached the highest mark in
1879 when it was valued at more
than s2.500.000. From that time on
there has been a decline because OF
the decrease in the hemlock bark
supply and the new methods of tam
ming. The first shoe factory was
established in this State about IS
years ago. Up to thati time the
greater part of the footwear was
made by local shoe makers and 1t