Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-30

of the Maine cities-Bangor Bath
Riddeford and Gardiner among them.
| Both the fair people and the camp
| meeting people think this glorious
| weather was made exclusively for
| them.
| Ever see a seven-leaf clover? Charles
F. Kilbreth of Winthrop sends one in
to the Journal office. 1t is a novelty
and ought to be many times as lucky
| as the four-leaf kind.
That gang of country poStoffice
| burglars is getting busy again after
its summer vacation. Its opening per-
Torrance at North Bradford was
highly successful.
Prof A. f. Verrill, who has just re-
tired from the Yale faculty after 43
years of service is a native of Maine
having been born in Greenwood, OK
worlds leading authorities on zoology
anu fIldlly WoIkS.
Hotel men from the West have been
at Peaks Island the past week looking
over a location for new hotel on the
back shore. If the right spot can be
obtained Peaks will have one of the
most modern hotels of any summer re-
sort in the country next season.
The lucky town of Byron has some
5000 in hand after paying state and
county tax, without troubling this
years assessment, and no debt except
to town school fund. the funds for
which are in the savings bank, and the
town has not disturbed the interest
since the money was deposited.
Portland Express: The audience at
City hall Wednesday morning bears
witness to the fact that Portland peo-
pie thoroughly appreciated the oppOr-
tunity of hearing man of the calibre
Of Ambassador Bryce. A larger audi
ence never was crowded within the
four walls and q more brilliant gather
ing Of scholars. both ladies and gentle
men has seldom been seen on this side
of the Atlantic
Prof. Kingsbury Bachelor who died
this week at Ocean Park was one of the
best known educators of the West
where he had been for % years a be-
loved and successful professor Of Hills
dale college, Michigan He was born
at Prospect, Maine, in 1S41 and gradu-
ated from Bowdoin college in 1871 at
the head of his class. From 1873 to
1881 he was principal of the Maine
Central Institute at Pittsficld and then
he went West. His vacations have
been passed for years at Ocean Park
where he was a leading member of the
summer colony.
The kennebec Journal is very much
interested in the part of Houlton's
celebration which is called the "caIa-
thumpian" parade. and for their benc-
ut would say that in some localities it
is called fantasies" in other some
other name, but in our procession of
last week it was Very laughable af-
fair, like the clown in circus, it all
helps to amuse the people.-Aroostook
Times.
We are glad to have that matter OK
planned. Along with many others who
were unable to take in Houltons great
celebration we have done Il lot of won
dcrlng over that "Calathumpian pa
rade" which was so widely advertised.
The dictionary threw no light on the
SUBJECT and SO the explanation of the
Times gives US a feeling of relief that
1t was nothing worse
Judge Thomas II. BrentZ, formerly
Of Waterville, Maine now Judge of the
superior court at Walla Walla. WASH
ington. sends us the story of a unique
wedding at which he Officiated last
week. Desire for the unusual promp,-
ed Alice Mooney, belle of the Palouse
wheat district to ask Judge BrentZ to
perform the ceremony Of her marriage
with John "A. Raymond, rancher, in
the vault in the office of the county
clerk. Judge BrcntiZ, who was a pony
express rider in the early days. has not
lost his love for the novel Of adventure
He quickly assented and the service
was read while the wedding party was
In the big steel-encased strong box.
When the groom handed the fee to the
judge it was the understanding it
should be expended for watermeIons,
the entire court house staff being
guests. Many others were assembled
on the lawn when a wagon filled to
the guards with ripe melons hove in
sight. but the bride and groom did not
remain to participate in the festivities
that followed. Il have officiated at
horseback, automobile. county fair and
thresher weddings" says Judge Brentz,
but this is the first time that I ever
heard of a bridal party being locked
in fire-proof vault while the ceremony
was performed. If the desire for the
novel continues it will not be long be-
fore judges and ministers will be re-
quired to have airships as part of the
equipment"
Nothing the Matter There.
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