Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-19

the Lewiston Gas LlSnt 20. oHidH
amount of money were obtained from
each of the meters which were badly
smashed. The authorities do not be-
lieve the thefts were the work OF
boys.
The International bridge between
st. Stephen and Calais is closed as
far as teams, automobiles and cleo
trio cars are concerned, although
pedestrians may come and go. The
Calais end of the bridge is undergo
ing repairs and it will likely be a
couple of weeks before it is opened
again. In the meantime carriages
and automobiles must go around by
way of Union and Midtown.
In reply to a request sent out by
the Boston Museum through broad
casting station WBZ for weasels.
Frank L. Bradish Of Eastport who
shot one of these animals while on a
recent hunting trip sent the same to
the museum. He received letter of
thanks which stated that the weasel
was a rare speciman, none or ITS
kind having been seen since 1890.
Acknowledgement of the receipt of
the weasel was broadcast from sta
ton WIZ.
Massachusetts now proposes a two
cent tax on gasoline used by people
who drive motor vehicles over it's
highways. When people buy gas in
Maine and pay several cents a gal
Ion more than the price prevailing
in massachusetts, they should re-
member that Maine collects three
cents a gallon from motorists and
the money derived from this source
goes to help pay the, costs of build
ing and maintaining the remarkably
good highways which are found in
this state.-Bath Times.
Nearly 500 was raised for Boys
work at the regular meeting of the
Houlton Rotary Club held on Monday
noon, After the admission of one
new member, which puts this club
in the same class with Bangor and
other larger places than Houlton, the
meeting was turned over to Norris
Estabrooke who staged White Ele-
plant sale for the benefit of the
Boys Work committee, realizing
nearly 500. Each member brought
something to sell so wrapped that its
contents was not known, and much
sport was enjoyed as the packages
were opened on the spot.
The three master Jessie and Alice,
which was trapped in the ice of the
Saco river, near the narrows in the
rear of the Gay residence, when at
tempting to get down river We'd
nesday morning, was still fast in the
ice Thursday, the Biddeford Journal
reports. The vessel was brought
up to the wharf, Monday morning,
with a cargo of lumber for the Saco-
Lowell shops from Yarmouth, n. 5.
An extra crew of men was put on
to get the vessel unloaded by We'd
nesday on account of the danger of
the river freezing over. but when an
attempt was made to get down liver
Wednesday morning the vessel pro-
ceeded only to the narrows when II
was found that it could not get
through the ice which had already
formed. Men were secured Wednes-
day to attempt to free the vessel, but
this was found impossible. 1t was
thought that with the high tide in
the evening the ice would be lifted
so that the vessel could break her
way through. Thursday morning,
however, it was found that she was
even more securely locked in the ice
than she had been Wednesday after
noon. 1t was thought that a tug
would have to be brought from Port
land to break the ice for the vessel.
Reporting on the moving of Maine
potatoes, the Houlton Times says
that up to last week $4,000 carloads
had been shipped, the greatest num-
Der for this time in the season ever
recorded. 1t is believed that Maine
will ship 10000 carloads this fall and
winter. Most of the money returned
to the growers has been paid to the
fertilizer companies, some on crop
mortgages, some for fertilizer for the
planting season of 1926 and some to
pay pressing debts and running ex-
penses of the farm, and yet the bal
ance of the stock left will bring more
to the grower than has been returned
to him for a number of years and
yet this is not any more than the
farmer deserves or his right, and the
average for the last four years will
not be by any means any more than
is his right, but coming as it has
climax of the highest prices for three
low priced years, is all the more
acceptable and upon the sc of this
additional amount coming in to the
grower will depend his condition in
the next few years.
Unless history contradicts itself
the crop of 1925 will not only be
large but will bring a low price, and
following a year of high prices, UNI
less the grower has had the foresight
to lay aside a certain amount of the
money received for the uncertain
ties Of 1926, his condition will not
be muched better than it has been up
to the present year.
Provided the grower reserves
the surplus after paying bills and
running expenses for the year 1870
and the price should be better than
experience shows it will be, the
money can be spent then just as
well as now, and the question of how
much surplus there will be, will be
known. and the farmer will be play
ing the game safe Or in other
words money can always be used
and by saving the surplus from the
1925 crop until the price of the 1926
crop is known, the farmer and grow
err will not be out anything and be
under cover provided we get a low
price for the 1926 crop.