Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

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Branstorms Ahead.
am going to have Dralnstorm,
| can feel it coming on.
And Il mental illumination.
When the umpire yells: Strike one"'
Oh, the time is drawing nearer,
When explosions mental may
Occur at any minute;
I'll be there on opening day.
l can see ten thousand cgos.
Exaggerated there,
| can see ten thousand transforms,
Raising Shcol in the air,
And ten thousand Nominations,
In their Illuminating way
Will be busy, OH so busy
on the coming opening day.
Detroit Free Press.
1t is the middle of April and if
gentle spring does not come this week
there will be some things said.
Bath Independent: Wouldn't it be
fine if the Bath-built Georgia could be
one of the fleet detailed to help cele-
brat" the tercentennial of American
shipbuilding? She would get a royal
welcome back to the kennebec.
All the Maine college mines have
games scheduled for this week. Bow
doin has three games. Tufts at Bruins
wick Wednesday, Portland at Portland
Thursday and Bates at Brunswick
Saturday. Bates plays Exeter at
Exeter Wednesday and Bowdoin at
Brunswick Saturday. Colby and L. of
NJ. play at Waterville Friday, it being
the seasons first game for both of
them.
Last week Edgar Williams Of Bath
started away from home in his gum
ming float in search Of wild geese. He
visited part of the Kennebec above the
upper end of the city, then he went to
Hockomock bay but failed to find any
birds When he arrived home he saw
five geese in Winnegance creek. Mr..
w liildtllS StdTltu dIltI IIltSt Dliuo 1ilu
on the first shot captured three and on
the second shot got the other two.
A boy up in Sweden, oxford county,
has made a violin out of old cigar
boxes and it is said to be a good one.
II contains 50 pieces.
The joke was on the man who went
into the Lewiston drug store and while
the proprietor was not looking took
couple of moth balls from Il box in the
window and Immediately began to
chew them up thinking they were
candy. He soon found out his mistake
and his feelings could he well imagin-
ed by those who saw him.
SearSpOrt is preparing to celebrate
or its first vessel The first vessel
built in Searsport was the schooner
Friendship, launched in 1907. Of the
2O2 vessels built in Searsport 50 were
briggs, rig now nearly obsolete in
American registry. Searsport has
built Is ships. but the favorite rig of
the old time shipmasters was the
bark. of which Searsport contributed
40. The first ship was the B. Aymar.
of SIG tons built in 1910: the first of
more than 1000 tons was the Oneida.
of 1.1sO tons. built in 1866. while the
last and largest was the William II.
Conner. 1896 tons. built in 1877.
"a, the famous Great Dane that zeal
ously guards New Meadows Inn and
its occupants. Since they have been
making the alterations on the lnn'
Sancho has become very friendly with
the workmen and last Saturday even
ing followed Fred Larrabee to MS
home in Bath. Landlord Cahill be
came anxious about him as the eve
ming heightened and finally called UP
Fred to inquire about him. Fred then
tried to send the dog home but Sancho
evidently was satisfied with MS
presnet lot To every Involvement
Sancho refused to respond until a
bright idea came to the genial land
lord. The telephone receiver was
placed at the dogs ear and Charlie
whistled for him and told him to come
home Fred opened the door and the
dog at the call of his masters voice
hustled off in five foot high bounds
When he arrived safely home Charlie
telephoned Fred and both congratu-
lated themselves on their brightness
This story sounds a little on INC
"o,1eer" but as vouched for by the
friends of both men.
Miss Ellen A. Stone of Lexington
Mass has presented the Maine His
torical society a piece of the belfrS
that stood on Lexington green. Apr
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