Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-07

date Put it will ruin picturesque
MOnheSan to make it too modern.
West brook Gazette: The shirtwaist
man. With spring lambs and other in
npceht creatures, will soon be gambol-
ing on the green.
The reported determination of the
citizens Of Ola Orchard to wage war
&C determination on the pestifrrous
mosquito will be hailed with JOY by all
WhG remember The unusual visitation
Of those comfort deslroyers last sea
son. ordinarily the place is as free
from mosquitoes as any on the Maine
coast. but last season was an eX-
cfr;innal one in mary respects. The
season YVES backward and unusually
wet, ANA as result at the mosquito
hrt, ling season there were acres of
sta=Hant or semi-stuSnant water
where none would be locked for in Il
reasonably dry year. Consequently
the terror that goeth forth on wings to
torment sensitiveiy constituted foil,
iouriehed like the green bay tree EN-
periments elsewhere have shown that
this nuisance can be materially les
scncl if not entirely overcome. by
properly directed effort. and Old
Orchard proposes to try crude petro-
lcum, the latest scientific cure for tn"
pest. Thu best cure is to drain and
fill in the breeding places. but that is
hardly practical with the vast marsh
area along the Old Orchard section Of
The coast. Usually the sea breeze
keeps the mosquito safely inland, but
when the breeze dies down, the sum
mer girl in evening dress. whether in
the ball room or on the veranda or
strolling by the light of the moon on
the beach, is likely to have some
periods of acute suffering. BY all
means Danish the Old Orchard mos
quito. 1t is more prolific than the
much belauded Belgian hare. and the
evil effects Of its bite cannot be guard
ed against as can that of the rattle
snake.
Maine has already been noted for her
names. many of them euphonioue.
some appropriate and others incon-
cTuous in the extreme. Her inhabi-
tants seem to have been even more in
%eniCus than those of her sister states
in selecting curious and unusual cogno-
mems for their offsprings. Notwith-
standing the larger number. of odd
names which are scattered all over the
State. from Madawaska to Kittery. it
is seldom indeed that the Supreme
court has been asked to make change.
Maine people who possess unusual
names seem perfectly contented to
keep them. For instance one of the best
known summer resorts along the coast
has a Miss. Daisy Peach for q perma-
nent resident. Then there is the cele-
brated Miss Birdie Bud Of Bath.
Think how mortified Bath people in
general would feel if Miss Bud should
sue ceeG in having the court change her
first name from Eirdie 10 Mary Jane
for instance. or Jerusha. But fortu-
nately Miss Bud has no such intention
I've been Birdie for the past 20 years
and Iii be Birdie to the end of the
chapter" she confided to one of her
friends only a few days ago Miss Bud
failed to mention whether or not she
contemplated any change in her last
name. Judging from what is known
of Bath girls over in this vicinity. how
ever. it seems more than likely.
! But the strange names of Maine are
not all confined to the gentler sex
There is, in the northern part of
Piscataquis county. a most estimable
family which consists of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ossian Calligan and their seven chill
dren. Three of the children are girls
and the remaining four naturally
enough, are boys. The boys were
christened Matthew. Mark. Luke and
John. while the daughters rejoice in
| the names of Faith. Hope and Charity.
They are said to be among the most
attractive young women in that section
of the State. There is another Maine
family which also deserves mention in
| this connection. They originally came
from Virginia and settled in the north
western part of Hancock county soon
after the war. Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus
Black are negroes of the darkest posi-
BILE shade and their five children are
named as follows: Abraham Lincoln
Black, Harriet Beecher Stowe Black.
Hannibal Hamlin Black. Julia Ward
Howe Black and Ulysses Grant Black.
All of the family are still living but the
father and mother and Harriet are the
only ones who now reside in Maine.
Among the others are A. Hogg, d well
known sroceryman in the western part
of the State, and A. Bird Cough. pros
porous Bar Harbor groceryman. Neal
and Pray were formerly a wen known
undertaking firm in one of the towns
along the coast while I. C. Sparrow Is
even now in the ice cream business
over East. Cassens Cassens Cassens