Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-08

TIE Lewiston city park. II is made by
Ellie Bernier from 160 pieces of wood,
which We're all placed into the bottle
! through its neck and glued to their re-
spective places separately. Mr.. Bernier
says it required four months time
working evenings. to complete this
job. The trees, the flag-pole, the foun-
tain and the settees are all as natural
as in reality.
the Bangor, recruiting office has been
doing a good business Of late. During
December q applicants We're accepted
and enlisted. about one in three of
those applying. 1t will be better un-
dsrst ,od how good a record this was
for the Bangor office, when it is stated
that the average number of enlist
merits. at the eight recruiting ofnceS
j in the State, is about rs each month.
These offices are situated at Portland,
2iddeford. Rockland, Waterville, Mat
taWamkeaS. EaStport. Lewiston and
bangor. The most recruits are re-
caived at the Portland office The Ban
eor Office is in charge of Lieut.. Lang
the Philippines and was wounded so
badly in the China campaign that his
life was despaired Of
Here is Il snake story for you and
a true one. While NJ. c. Whitmore
and crew We're working on a lot on
Belmont avenue, Camden, last week,
they overturned big stone and found
beneath it under water a nest of %
snakes. They We're all sizes from a
few inches to two feet and of several
different kinds. Some of them were
quite lively. They had evidently
c:awled under the rocks for quarters
for winter. Possibly those snakes had
been having a holiday reunion.
During I90l there were 164 deaths
! and 2IG burials in Bath. The differ
ence, AZ, is the number of Bath people
who died in other parts of the world
and We're laid at rest in the old. home
soil. Baths sons and daughters are
found the world over and to the end
their love for home is strong.
A Wiscasset lady has silver tankard
an ancient ancestral inheritance
which bears upon it the head of George
H. 1t was brought over from England
many generations ago. and is a valued,
a; well as a quaint possession. The
same lady wears as a brooch silver
button which adorned the coat of
John Adams, with whose family she is
connected, when he was minister to
England. She is the sole representa-
tive Of one Of Wiscasset's distinguished
families. Her father was judge and
their house was the center of hospital
ity, where from time to time the great
OF the land We're entertained Webster
was one of their honored guests among
others equally celebrated.
On Jan. IA, 1868, Eben Wheelden,
Bangor livery man, loaned Peter {.
Smith of South Orrington, $3lS5, TAX
ing his note for that amount with in
terest. Up to Saturday Mr.. Wheelden
had never seen Smith since the day he
let him have the cash. Smith came to
town Saturday and during the fore
noon looked up Mr., Wheelden's where
abouts and went to his stable. Il
guess you don't know me- said Smith
when Mr.. Wheelden looked at him
with puzzled expression, I'm Peter
Smith and 1 came back to redeem that
note l gave you "a years ago. Since
getting the loan from Mr.. Wheelden.
Smith has had varied career which
has taken him all over the world. A
good part of the time he was on ship
board but he has been living in South
Orrington lately and has been saving
up money to meet the obligation in
CURED 50 long ago. II haven't had
very good luck said Smith to Mr..
Wheelden, land I'm going to ask you
il You won't be satisfied with just the
principal although / owe you the in
te1est" Il was so surprised to find
such honesty said Mr. Wheelden to
8 Commercial reporter, that l readily
consented to forget the interest. It's
not often that you find men so hon
est as Smith nowadays
An exciting pig race has been going
On in South Portland for some months.
and according to the Portland Press
has made sensation in the social cir
Gle of that city. Two ladies bought
) little pigs. last spring, and each en-
deavored to Guido the other in raising
piggies and having the heaviest one by
| fall. Everything that would induce a
: pig to grow fast and fat was fed to
the animals and it is needless to say
they lived on the fat of the land. Each
) pig was watched by its owner care
fully. and feminine bets were freely
made for each was positive her pig
grew the faster, and there was con-
siderable good-natured rivalry between
the two women. The pigs continued
\. to grow sleek and fat and did their full
share towards helping the race along
{ until the time came for killing and