Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-16
DEXTER JOTTlNGS.
Fine 7Ia-pound Salmon Taken from
Wassokeao-Whist Losers Entertain.

Dexter. Me. June (SpcciaD.-
Bert l.. Can, III" Grove street photo
sraphcr. is the second lucky fisherman
TO secure Il salmon from The waters of
f.akc Wassokeag 1t is the second sal
mon ever taken frrm the lake with the
usc If the hook ana line. Mr.. Call was
fishing Off the wharf 1T til" ElkinStoWn
chrb house late last evening when he
secured the fish after a hard fight in
which he came near losing him several
times. The salmon was brought to
the Village aad weighed. tipping the
scales ~ =. pounds. The fish is q
perfect specimen Of the kind. ~ con-
srurrIsce OF Mr.. Cars catch the LAKE
was thi. KY dotted with 1iaher'n-n to-
day but no catches had been reported
up To IL late hn"r.
4 Ii r2e Lc!rGhtion OF the Free Zap
fist l,roIi,. arr. in Dover iii Attendance
at the Sebrc and Exeter conference Of
Free BAPTIST churches being HELD in
the Free Baptist church there. rev.
ANA Mrs J. l.. Sanders went over 50
day ANA many others will go Saturday.
ON account Of the conference there
will be no preaching servic" nj the
church Sunday but the usual evening
services are To ir held
The losing eight members Of the T.
f. NJ. Whist club have kept their word
ana have treated the winners to one
of tn" most pleasant times of the sea
sons Thr winners all received neatly
printed Invitations to meet at the
rooms of the W"mrn's Literary club at
s u'cinc.i yesterday morning. SuppuS-
ing that 4 breakfast was to be served
on they We're to b. taken to Waldhi"m
they gathered. They were taken from
the rooms To the railroad and from
there to Dover where they passed the
day in sight seeing and blackboard rid
ing. They We're treated to Il fine din
ncr at the Blcthen House and returned
home on the 4.40 train much pleased
with the outing. The club will resume
meetings in the fall. probably the lat
ter part of September.
The work on the sidewalks is nearly
completed. a fine piece of walk has
been laid from the Ireland building on
Grove street to the building of the
First National Bank on Main street
as filling together with rock and sand.
The job is a permanent one. The other
walks will be repaired as soon as the
crew finishes work on the new ones.
No new board walks will be built this
year.
Solicitors in the employ of the Wat
clville Trust 90. are making 4 through
canvas Of the town ana are putting out
home savings banks. These banks are
small affairs but are nevertheless neat
in design and convenient for the saw
ing Of pennies, nickcls and dimes. 1t
is expected that about 400 will be
placed in homes in Dexter.
The ball game for Saturday after
noon on the Athletic Association field
will be Dexter High school VS. Gull
ford town team. Il was expected that
the game played here last Saturday
would he III" last home game but the
maHHg r.l"nt scurried around and ar
ranged Till; contest which gives prom
is" Of D. ing full III interest.
The usual schedule al work has been
rcsun3ed at the DumbIrton mills after
a slack period of several weeks during
which time six new spinning mules
have been installed ana other improE"
nrnts made in the mill. The outlook
FOR busy summer i'll MI Of the Dexter
mills is bright.
Mir. ana Mrs. Franz u. Brown l"r;
Richmond. Va. today for Deter, win
they Will pass the summer with Mr.
BloWn's parents, DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur
\. Bumps. Spring street. Il is expect
~ INT they will arrive here Monday.
Josiah II. Hight Of Athens is the
guest OF mis- grandson. Clarence Il.
Hight, Highland avenue.
J. II. Philbrook of Brunswick has
| cen in town for several days on bust