Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-06

all OF the artillery work In this Sec
ton. at Fort Preble. Fort Williams
and on Great Diamond. This will be
Of great advantage for there will then
be one head for the whole harbor''
1t IL spoken of as queer cOinci-,
dence that the only six-masted scho0n-
ers in existence, the George w. Wells
Of Taunton, and the Eleanor Percy OF
Bath. should have cOllided with each
in fog Off Cape Cod, this week. 1t
does seem as II there might have been
room on the Atlantic ocean for them
tc pass, but there was not. Doubtless
Omniscience could readily unravel the
chain Of events that show that things
had been working together from the
beginning of time to bring those two
vessels together in that place ut that
time. 1t was a case Of like attracting
like. or six Of one and half a dozen OF
the other. 1t is very fortunate the re-
suits Were not more serious for these
Ma ineb built wonders.
Bath Times: strenuo5 b effort ought
to be made to appreherA the person or
PCioohS WIN dIc uyMS " WICCh
trains in this vicinity. and when they
are caught they should be punished
to the fullest extent permitted by law.
| There are few criminals so shrewd as
to leave absolutely no clue to their
identity at the scene of their crime.
, and these fellows. whoever they are.
do their nefariOus work so clumsily
that they can scarcely have had
ability enough to succeed In covering
their tracks. They have done no
damage yet, but that evidently il not
their fault. The crime they are guilty
of Is among the most despicable and
human fiendishness. The man who
blows bank vaults or holds you up on
the highway. the man who kills in
nit of frenzy, even the man who plans
the slaughter of an enemy-all these
are gentlemen and desirable citizens
In comparison with the man who will
wreck "a train. whether his motive be-
robbery or revenge upon railway
corporation or someone on the train
or even a joke.
To Buckfield's Is secret and social
organizations has been added
grange. this week, making rather
long list for one country town. And
there are also many Buckfield citizens
who belong to the Hartford Custard
Pie Association at whose coming
grand reunion Johnny" Long is ex-
pected to be the chief figure as usual.
The man in the story ranks high in
PenObscot business circles and Is not
unknown in those Of politics. since ne
is even now member of the Legisla-
ture. He was with a party of friends.
a few days since. enjoying an outing.
One of his fads Is union underwear.
and he explained with much detail to
the others that he preferred the sleeve
less kind and since he could not get
this he was going to cut the sleeves
from a new silk suit recently pur-
chased. Accordingly this operation, as
he supposed, was performed. 1t was
then that his wife in jest asked him II
he was sure that he had not cut off
the legs instead Of the arms. His lofty
denial of the possibility Of such a mis-
take was only equal.ed by his complete
humiliation when an investigation in
the presence of all demonstrated that
he had amputated one arm and one leg
of the priced new silk suit. 1t will be
"A long day before he hears the last of
his attempt to introduce a new style
in union underwear.
Says a correspondent In the Bruins
wick Telegraph: THE recent issue of
the book entitled Tales Of BOwdoin
reminds the writer Of an anecdOte
told of William Pitt Fessenden when a
student in BOwdoin college. Fessen-
den was a member of a small club
that occasionally had supper at Moor
heads tavern. At one Of their meet
ings a member proposed that each sing
i song. and II any member refused he
should pay for the supper. FeSsenden
told his companions he could not sing
but would tell them story of his ex-
perience as a vocalist. He said few
years before he entered college he
attended a singing school in Portland
and thought he was quite proficient
in singing. The class was to close the |
next Monday evening by giving a
public concert and Sunday morning
he went to the attic to practice. |
Before he had practiced long he heard |
his father come to the foot Of the |
stairs and pound with his cane and |
cry out Pitt, Pitt stop that noise up
there! People are going past to church |
and what will they think to hear you
up there saving boards Sunday His |
companions excused him from paying |
for the supper"
Only about month to Old Home !
Week. How many cities and towns |
are planning to welcome home their |
wanderers? No elaborate celebrations |
are necessary nor is any considerable |
amount of money involved, but local |
organizations should be formed all over |
the State. even II for no other purpose |
than to send out the Invitations. The |
home Corners will look out for them |
selves when they get back here. The |
chief part and purpose Of Old Home |
Week Is to get them back.
Father Linehan of BiddefOrd on his |
return from his recent European trip, |
was presented with q purse of $1.15O !
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