Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-19


serve in place of Fast day.
Be careful when you pull the
youngsters tooth. While drawing
tooth by string for one of her chill
dren last week. a JonespOrt woman
was struck in the eye with the extract
ed molar, which produced great pain at
the time. A few hours after the IL
set in and for 4 time sne
was rendered partially blind in that
organ. AS the case grew worse she
consulted n physician, who pronounced
the trouble due TO poisoning from virus
in the tooth. Since then under careful
medical treatment she as continued to
improve and the danger oil losing her
eye, which was greatly feared, is
passed.
The next time o certain Saco young
man and a Biddeford young lady get
married, if once is not enough for
them, they will have the intentions
filed in both cities. They thought they
were going to be married, q week ago,
but the clergyman ruled that he
legally tie the knot till they
had license from both city clerks. So
they waited five days. Biddetord and
Saco are one in some respects, but n
Others they are two, if not three
cities.
They have recently brought to light
an interesting personal diary kept in
1922 by William d. Williamson of Ban
gor who was member OF the first
delegation Maine sent to Congress.
Mr.. Williamson was postmaster OF
Bangor from 1909 to 1921. He was an
original member of the Maine His
torical Society. and his great work,
the History of Maine which was
in 1916, and finished i'll
1922. is a splendid monument to his
accuracy as well as to his
historical and literary ability. The
day in question tells Of his journey
from Bangor to Washington in the
late fall OF 1921 and his experiences at
the Capitol. He resigned the govern
ship of Maine to go to Congress. The
journey occupied 10 days and his ex-
penses were $3.50. The distance he
records as 72f miles. He particularly
noted every place at which he ate or
slept and the expense incurred. His
bill at Trenton, N. j., was very rea-
viz: Supper, brandy, iodg-
ing, glass OF beer, s0.S1." He reached
Washington late and had to take
seat well in the rear. He then records:
THE House meets at II, adjourns at
according TO the form in his own state.
l lifted my hand-John Randolph
sworn Just before me-swore on the
Bible and kissed it." At that time re-
ligious services were held in the House
of Representatives each Sunday,
ministers of different denominations
On Monday, Dec. II, Mr..
Williamson visited the President,
James Munroe, in company with Hon.
Mark L. Hill, representative from
Maine from the town of Phippsburg.
They went in hack, and Mr.. William
son thus describes the visit: Waited
in audience rOom-introduced. He is
an old man, dressed in black-breech-
es-boots-hair turned up, talks lit
tie thick. motions with his hands when
talking-sociable, sedate-about feet,
10 or II inches tall, rather spare. He
has two daughters" On Wednesday.
Dec. &c. Mr.. Williamson "dined at the
President Sine furniture-house furn-
ished by Uncle Sans money. In
describing New Years day he says:
"AH, without invitation or distinction
visited the Observation-Disclosures,
Heads of Depts., Foreign Ministers,
officers in army and navy-& ladies-a
great jana band of music in the
entry notwithstanding of compli-