Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-07
HARRINGTON
Efforts to Stop
Killing Of Sheep
Proving Fruitless

been made to rid the country of the
bears that have been killing sheep by
wholesale In remote sections of Farm
ington and in Temple, principally. and
to a lesser extent in other towns In
Franklin county, and although bears
are said to be numerous and extremely
bold, these efforts have been fruitless.
George S. Lowell Of this town is re-
ported to be the heaviest loser. over so
of his sheep having been killed. At
first 1t was thought that the killing
was the work of dogs, but evidence
was soon found to dispel this theory,
and the whole trouble is now laid to
the bears. Next to Mr.. Lowell the
heaviest losers are reported as v. B.
Hamlin and Walter NJ. Briggs of Tenn
pie, with smaller losers scattered over
a wide range Of territory. This is
quite discouraging to those who have
in the past few years been trying with
good prospects Of success. to build up
the sheep industry in Franklin county
after 1t had been declining for many
years and had about reached low ebb.
The first severe snowstorm of the win
ter, which came yesterday. has now
driven the sheep to the barns and 1t is
hoped, the bears to their dens for
their long winter sleeps, and no fur
Their trouble from this cause is antici-
pated this season.
The coolest snap for years thus
early in December, followed by a
snowfall of six or more inches, &C.
companied by high winds and consid-
cradle drifting. Saturday and Sunday
and Sunday night. has given Franklin
county, and Pennington in particular,
its first real taste of winter. Sunday
morning the mercury touched from S
to 10 degrees below zero in different
places In Pennington, and plumbers
were busy most of the Sabbath thaw-
ing out frozen and repairing burst wa
ter pipes, Of which there were many In
this village. Automobile men were
also busy thawing out and starting
frozen-uo automobiles. and a car or a
team towing a car to start 1t was
frequent sight all through the day.
Saturday. Dec. II, Mr.. and Mrs Earl
W. Milliken will again take possession
Of the Stoddard House. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milliken have long been very popular
with the travelling public and with the
residents as WE'LL Mr.. Milliken is
native of Pennington and his father
before him was successful landlord
in Pennington.
Mrs. Lulu Powers and daughter Kar-
lenne of Auburn, formerly of Farming
ton, were weekend guests of friends
in town.
The next meeting Of Pilgrim COM
mandery, No. 10, K. r.. will be held
in Masonic hall Friday evening. Dec
II, when there will be work in the IL
lustrious Order Of the Red Cross and
Order of Malta, and lunch will be
served after the work. Christmas Day
the commandery will meet at the hall
at 1870 A. NJ. for the usual Christmas
observance.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith will be en-
ployed this winter in the bindery and
mailing departments of the Knowlton
& McLeary Co., and began work Mon
day morning.
Wheeler's Band resumed Sunday aft
crnoon rehearsals this week with
good attendance. From now until
summer there will be rehearsals each
week, Sunday afternoons and Monday
evenings.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur L. Sampson
have closed their farm home in Tenn
pie and Saturday came to Pennington
FOR the winter, which they will pass
in the Fairbanks house on upper Main
street.
The immense boiler for generating
power, electricity and heat at the new
factory of the National Wood Process,
Inc, was placed on it's brick and ce-
ment foundation Friday and Saturday
and the roof is now on the boiler
house so that 1t is under cover.
At the recent meeting of Excelsior
Pomona Grange, Mrs. Nellie Williams
Of Pennington, who has arranged the
program for each year for number
of years and then had 1t printed. sue
ceeding Mrs. Gertrude Hodgkins of
Pennington, who handled this work
for many years. and Mrs. Ida Rob-
bins Of East Dixfeld will have charge
of this work for the coming year. The
annual programs are printed in April.
Pennington merchants are begin
ming to decorate for Christmas and
many of the stores already present
very attractive appearance with light
ed and sparkling trees and holiday
decorations in red and green.
Two hundred suppers were paid for
at the banquet for the chamber of COM
merce Thursday evening of last week,
and the ladies of the Methodist church.
who provided it with a guarantee of
ESQ, are much pleased with the result.
Twenty young ladies served the ban
quet, and these and the other help
brought the total number fed at the
banquet up to fully 800.