Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-04

of Dover oxcroft has been left to
the United Baptist church Of Milo.
This is designed for the purchase of
a new organ and O. nucleus for a
trust fund for the worthy poor peo-
pie.
Harrison boasts of the finest and
latest and most numerous raccoons
in the State. Last fall two Harri-
son coon hunters caught 2S all num-
Der one pelts and they sold for $21S.
The cOons were fine eating and they
gave away a lot Of meat to those
who cared for 1t.
Levi D. Currie, his daughter, Mrs.
Albert E. Eglintine, and granddaugh-
ter, Shirley, all Of Portland, have the
same birthday-March "a. Mr.. Cur
RE, who is employed by the Cumber-
land Light & Power Co.. and who
has never missed a day in his 40
years with them, Is very active IN
spite of his 70 years. He and the
Eglintines are neighbors so that 1t
isn't much of job to celebrate their
birthdays together. having no doubt,
a three TERED cake.
Rather late to be haying but
George Cazallis cut the hay at Gull
Rock farm, Pleasant Point, last
week. There was a large amount of
1T, that George decided he would
unload under the bank and burn.
Just as the first load was nearly
consumed and the horses were back
ing the second rackful down the
bank, the load of hay caught on fire.
For few moments 1t looked as tho,
load, rack and horses would be de-
stroyed, but Captain Cazallis soon
had the horses cleared and a bucket
brigade formed, SO that the rack
was saved with but little damage.
Belfast has been counting It's
shade tres and finds 1t has exactly
2001. Several are over the century
mark. A survey has just been COM
pleted by a Portland company and
| every tree is to be tagged and in
deXed. The survey was started from
the famous Mile Tree. a beautiful
elm on Northport avenue a mile
from the city. Practically all the
| fine old trees are the property of the
city, standing within the street
| limits. In the index the condition of
| the trees will be noted so that they
can be repaired II necessary. The
| cost Of the survey was met by con-
| tributions from citizens.
Sale Of the three-masted schooner
Cherie and destruction of her cargo
Of $50 cases of choice liquors seized
off Swans Island July 81, 1925. has
| been ordered by Judge Clarence
| Hale. The seizure was the first OF
| that nature made off the Maine
| coast. The schooner will be sold al
auction Nov. 10 at Winterport where
she has been tied up with keeper
in charge. The orders for the de-
struction of the cargo which is stored
at Belfast allow any government
agency to apply for an allotment
| 1t is probable that some of it will
! go to the National Soldiers Home al
Togus for medicinal purposes.
| Loie Fuller, reclaimed from OBJ
security by her thrust into the lime
light by Queen Marie, is associated
with the one and only Skowhegan
The Boston Sunday Globe says she
|
ualist. she Is remembered II
Skowhegan. Me-. as a relative of DIR
Frank s. Bigelow. DR.. Bigelow. also
a Spiritualist, was called to Boston
some rs years or more ago by &
message that Miss Fuller had SUI
-, fered nervous collapse. He
| brought her back with him tt
| Skowhegan. In connection with the
recent Temperance of Miss Fuller
in the public eye. residents of Skow-
hogan recall that La Loie' used te
attribute her dancing skill to super
natural power. She Is said once tc
have told her Skowhegan friends
that she danced her world-famous
dances under control of the spirit OF
a dancing girl who performed before
| Nero. After her nervous break
down, Miss Fuller gave up dancing
| herself, but began to train troups OF
dancers in Europe, whom, at regular
| intervals she brought across the
ocean to perform on the American
| stage. She became a trainer and
| leader of ballets."