Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-20

this fall.
An Auburn wit has suggested that
the city's name be changed to Smith
Vile, Smiths being before the public
more than any other one name at the
present time. The city solicitor is a
Smith, Smith serves on the school
board, Smith is principal of the Web
ster grammar school, a Smith is in
structor in drawing in the public
schools and Smith has been elected
superintendent of schools.
The Portland Advertiser hears the
cheerful rumor that the combined army
and navy manoeuvers for next year will
be held at Portland as they were during
the past summer. No definite plans
nave been made, of course, but the
tendency of all the events which have
occurred since the close of the "War of
NineteenThree" has been so decidedly
in that direction that officers in high
places are beginning to say that the
contest must be fought over again.
Bowdoinham is talking of forming a
town Improvement society to see if the
ruins of last winters fire cannot be
cleared away, and some other portions
OF the otherwise attractive village
made to look heater to home folks as
well as to visitors. To be sure there
couldn't be much done until spring but
the society could organize and during
the winter plan the improvement
campaign for spring and summer.
An item has been going through the
papers concerning washington but
ton" which Is owned in Waterville and
was said to be the only one in the
country. That statement is a mistake,
however, for Harold Ranger OF Foxcroft
has one which he cut from an old over
coat several years ago. 1t is a novel
looking thing. having in the center the
initials, G. W., and in a half circle the
| motto, Long live the President"
These must be the original campaign
buttons.
A certain Auburn teacher is showing
to her friends a tiny handkerchief
| which has an interesting and curious
story. This Auburn teacher attended
the recent convention at Augusta and
also took occasion to call on an old
aunt whom she had not seen since a
| young child. After the greetings were
over and they had chatted pleasantly
] for few moments the aunt jumped up
exclaiming, 1--WE got something that
belongs to you" why, how can you
have anything of mine when you
haven't seen me for'-we will not say
how many years ago, partly to be
polite, partly because if you knew the
person in question, you would not be-
lieve it possible-suffice it to say that
the article had been in the possession
of the aunt over twenty years so that il
i really belonged to her. The aunt
returned with a tiny child's handker.
chief saying, "There you left that here
when you visited me when you were
seven years old and 1 have kept it for
YOU ever since!"
The football fever. which has beer
having a run in Brewer for the past few
weeks has proved contagious and cases
have broken out among the lady sup.
porters of the team. The ladies of the
Christian Endeavor society of the FRS
Congregational church announce thai
they are going to hold a "Footbal
Social" at the chapel of the church
Friday evening. They do not give GU,
what a Football Social" is but it is
evidently something out of the ordinary
and will doubtless appeal to the
enthusiasts in the city. of which there
is great number. One of the young
ladies of the society has confided to the