Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-16

wharf and drop a Smelt line overheard.
There were the customary nibbles ana
then there came jerk on the line that
nearly pulled the doctor overheard. IN
loss time than it takes to tell 1t he had
landed a Goldfish weighing So pounds.
The fish was caught. with an ordinary
trout hook The doctor did not stop
for smeIts, but rushed back to his Of
flee. and i'm less than half an hour after
it was taken from the water, the fish
was baking in the oven.
The late Bandnaster Chandler of
Portland was a great musician. and
could do almost anything with a band
if he could have the drilling of them.
He was at the height of his career as Il
bandmaster when he said one day that
he desired above all things to find a
tune Ned Kendall used to play. He
was on Middle street at the time and
when friend said that he heard the
tune played many, many years before,
Mr. Chandler said eagerly: Cant you
catch it?" The other smiled and said:
II cant even whistle. Mr.. Chandler
Try Do your best" He tried and
Mr.. Chandler said eagerly: "Once
more. That isn't it but it is some
thing like it. That's better and that
is the very thing" With almost boy
ish eagerncss he went into Il doorway,
sat down on the stairs and wrote out
the tune. Later it was played by
Chambers band and he claimed that
the accidental fixing in the memory of
an entirely musical person of a bit
4
it.
Portland has lost a familiar figure
by the death of Frank f. Thaycr Mr.
Thaycr had sold fruit in the business
places for more years than any pres
ent employees can remember. New
faces appeared and old ones went. hut
he was ever present with his fruit bas-
ket. Beginning when he was nine
years old he followed the business of
fruit selling for over ~ Years. He
met with an accident when u boy aud
a wound on his head prevented him
from attending school. 1t WAS th"T
that he adopted the business of sellinF
fruit. Both he and his basket were
| seen continually AMI his business
brought him into contact with higl
and low. He invented II shoulder ar
| rangcmcnt that supported the weight
| of his basket and il served him in goo,
stead as he grew older. He purSIict
his unique business with great indus
| try. being punctual in his appearance
| ut certain places on certain days, ant
| ii was generally known that he ha,
| accumulated "A considerable fortune
| little Portland miss, whose frs
name is Grace. had never ATTENDED
| church being too little and too lively t.
| be trusted there. But at last hel
| mother permitted her to accompany al
| elder sister. giving her grave waruin'-'
beforehand. The rector Of the church
WAS Il frequent caller at Grace's home
| and her mother feared that on this ac
| count she might take liberties.
You must sit still, she said, "ant
| you must not say one word, but lie
| Mr.. Hammond do the talking,-nov
| remember"
Oracle behaved very we'll in meeting
AS soon as she reached home she re
| ported.
| 20. mama. I dill keep still. real still
and when Mr.. Hammond called M
| right out i'll meeting. | never stirred t,
| go to him."
| called you, why. child. he ncve
| called you in mccting.'
| Yes but he did. mama, he said fire.
or four times. Send down Grace blu
sat as still as a mouse"