Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-18
MAINE, GOSSIP

Aroostook county uses more COM
mercial fertilizer than any other coun-
ty In the United States.
The day of the water wagon has
gone by in Portland. There will be no
hard pavement sprinkling from now
on, for the public highways are to be
cleared of dust by vacuum, sweepers
and men with brooms
A new issue of one-dollar bills,
made of an improved paper and ex-
pected to 'last longer" is to be
brought out. They may last lapger,
but they will go no farther than the
old kind.
The smelt villages at Bath are rap
idly disappearing from the ice as the
fisermen report that the season for
,, smelt fishing is practically over and
they do not wish to take chances of
losing their camps when the ice goes
out. -
Another cargo of foreign coal Is ex-
pected in Portland. the Norwegian
steamer Jessie coming from Rotter-
dam being due. The steamer was ex-
| pected to discharge at New York. but
the dealers at that port have more for
eign coal than they want and she was
| diverted to Portland. She will dis
| charge at the No. 2 Maine Central
| wharf.
The lighting of a coal fire In his
home few mornings ago by Donald
plosion resulting in injury to his eyes.
An investigation led to the discovery
! of a fuse such as is used by coal min
ers. the cap of which had not been
exploded. The Goals were scattered
| over several rooms. Mr.. Whitney re-
ceived prompt medical attention, thus
| saving his eyes from permanent In
| jury.
Miss Ruth Edwards, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orren Edwards, 6 Mt.
Vernon street, Biddeford, has an old
coin which she prizes highly. 1t is an
English coin and is dated 1749. Miss
Edwards told the Journal her father
who is the Alfred street livery stable
keeper had lot of valuable old coins,
which were lost when his property
| was destroyed on the Pool road a
number of years ago. They were
coins that were left to Mr.. Edwards
by his father.
A State of Maine reunion is to be
held in Boston at Symphony hall April
-, to which every native of Maine
now living in Massachusetts, is to be
invited. The affair is being planned
by the presidents of the more than 2c
Maine clubs in greater Boston and the
program will include dinner, music
motion pictures of Maine and several
speakers. 1t is estimated that more
than $4,000 Pine Tree State natives
are now living within 90 miles of Bos'
ton and 1t is planned to make this oc-
casion one of the largest gatherings
of Maine folk that has yet been hello
in New England outside of the Pine
Tree State.
Charles NJ Lincoln, former manag-
ing editor CT the New York Herald and
brother of DR.. James o. Lincoln OF
Bath, became a member of the New
York Times staff'a few days ago after
| a year and half vacation from active
newspaper work. His appointment was
made by Adolph S. Ochs, publisher
and he will pay particular attention
to the syndication of matter by the
Times. In accepting his present posi-
! TIA Mr. Lincoln Is returning to the
Times staff of which he was Sunday
editor from 1907 to 1910. Mr. Lincoln
began his newspaper career on the OLD
Bath Independent under the late
! Charles D. Clarke and went to the old
New Haven Palladium.
Center street, Bath, had strange
feathered visitor one day this week II
an owl which had evidently beer
winging it's way homeward earlier II
the morning and upon the light prov
ing too strong for it's temperamenta
eyesight perched upon the nearest OBJ
ject suitable to his grasp, the orna
mental light holder of a Contra
Maine light pole near the Bath Trust
Company. The owl was the object OF
much curiosity and speculation by
scores of passersby. One woman re-
marked that the bird probably flew
here from the Bartel Jet store fire ir
New York jn which hundreds of feath
cred and furred pets were lost. If SO
the owl certainly deserved his nap.