Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-14

For Eden lies no other way,
Than where your smiling Drew.
Boston Advertiser.
II is announced that Portland will be
one of the objective points of the for
eign fleet" in the 1908 war game, plans
for which are going on apace at Wash
ington. How this will revive the men,
cries of 1898. when the Spanish fleet
was hourly looked for along that part
of the coast.
A few, very few, of the sturdy pines
that gave Maine it's popular name are
left. Two of them have just been ship
ped from Lisbon Falls to Bath ship
yard to be used as masts. One is 70
feet long and the other IS, both abso-
lutely straight and perfect.
Somebody has looked up the records
in Biddeford and reports that the city
never had a centenarian, though once,
a man came within six months of the
century mark. In Saco at least four
people, ali men, have lived to celebrate
their Tooth birthday. They were James
Miller who died in 1854, Job Hanscomb
whose death occurred in 1777, Deacon
Amos Chase who passed away in 1918,
and Aaron McKenney who died num-
Der of years ago.
Mrs. Kate l.. Luce has been appoint
ed postmistress of New Vineyard in
place of her husband. Deacon Samuel
b. Luce, recently deceased. 1t is a sin
gular fact that in 1892 Edwin r. Luce
was appointed postmaster; in about
three years he died and his widow was
appointed his successor, and she served
till 1902. then resigned and Deacon
Luce Cher husbands brother) was ap-
pointed. Now he has died and his
widow is the successor.
A son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Dunnells of Springvale, January rs, has
the distinction of being the first rep
resentative of the fifth generation now
living on the mothers side and the
fourth on the fathers side. Mrs. Dun
nells, who was Miss Mabel Chick. is
now 20 years old. Her mother, Ida
tLittlefield) Chick, is young at so. Mrs.
Chick is daughter of Luella (Moore)
Shackley. So years of age, whose moth
err. Mrs. Martha Moore of South Ber-
wick. is smart at 81 years of age. Mr..
Dunnell's age is % years His parents
are Mark and Josephine (knox) Dun
nells. both living at the ages of "a and
81 years. respectively. Ichabod Knox,
father of Mrs. Mark Dunnells, lives
with them in Newfield. His age is 81
years.
Waldo county reports that the total
number of divorces decreed in 1902 was
81, and in "a of these the wife was the
party seeking release.
One indication of the great number
of Maine teachers in and around Bos-
ton was that gathering of almost 100
graduates of the Pennington normal
school for their annual dinner, last
Saturday evening.
The big boyof an oxford county fami
~ was at home from college with his
raiment as gorgeous as the coat of
many colors anciently worn by the pat
riarch Joseph. He was having bully
time in vacation. and Incidentally was
trying little financiering. At supper
table. one night. he told his father;
Governor, l made twenty dollars, to-
day That's first-rate. How did you
do it, You know that prize bull dog
of Bill Judkins. I bought him and
paid ten dollars for him. and everybody
says he's worth thirty
Young Bowdoin men are interested
in the announcement that Daniel Irving
Gross of the class of 1902 will shortly
issue book of poems. The work has
already been accepted by the publish
ers and is expected to appear within
a comparatively few weeks. During
his college course Mr.. Gross was re-
cognized as the best poet in college and
represented his class at both the ivy
and commencement exercises as it's
poet. He was leading scholar and
won many prizes.
The effect of the Venezuelan contro-
versy has been very noticeable at all
seaport cities where there are fortifica-
tions along the New England coast.
At Forts Preble and Williams it is I'M
derstood that the officers are showing
the greatest activity. All armament is
being put in the very pink of condi-
ton and 1t is understood that extra
supplies of ammunition have been or
dered forwarded to this point for the
various forts. At Diamond island the
big guns have been thoroughly oiled
and everything put in first-class con-
dition. 1t is not to be judged from this |
that any conflict with Germany or
other nations is actually anticipated,