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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
Monday, April IS, 1907.
The Career of a Maine Engineer.

The New York papers join in extend
ed tributes to the character and the
achievements of General Eugene
Griffin who died suddenly in that city
last week. General Griffin was son
of Maine who won success as a soldier,
as the manager of great business inter-
ests and as writer on scientific topics.
He was born in Ellsworth October 13,
1855. the son of George X. Griffin of
that city. After attending the Ellis
worth schools he was appointed to West
Point in 1871, where he was graduated
in 1879 and assigned to the engineer
corps as a second lieutenant. After
serving on various surveys until 1883,
he was appointed assistant professor of
civil and military engineering and the
art Of war at West Point, where he re-
manned for two years, then becoming
senior aid on the staff Of General Win
field Scott Hancock, at Governor Is
land, in 1885. and chief engineer of the
Division of the Atlantic and of the De-
partmcnt Of the East. Promoted to
first lieutenant in 1879 and TO captain
in 1886, in the latter year he was as
signed to duty as assistant engineer
and commissioner of the District of
Columbia. In 1889 Captain Griffin re-
signed from the army to become gem
eral manager Of the railway depart
mcnt of the Thomson Houston Electric
Company and second vicc-president of
the corporation. In 1892 he was elected
first vice-president of the General
Electric Company. and in 1893 president
of the Thomson International
Electric Company, director Of the Brit
ish Thomson Houston Company and Of
the Gle. Francois pour rExploitation
des PROCEEDS Thomson Houston, of
Paris. All Of these posts he held at
the time Of his death
Al the breaking out of the war with
Spain Captain Griffin organized the LIST
Regiment of United States Volunteer
Engineers. of which he was commits
stoned colonel, serving with his COM
mand in Porto Rico in 1893 and 1899
OvcrWork ana exposure brought on an
attack of fever which compelled his
return for short time in the fall of
1895 on sick leave Immediately on his
recovery. however, he again reported
for duty, and in January. 1899. he was
nominated by President Mckinley To
be brigadicr general Of volunteers.
He was n frequent contributor to cngi-
ncerinS periodicals. He was IL member
of many clubs and societies. both So
cial and professional. and the breadth
ana keenness Of his intellectual inter-
csts were manifested in many ways
during his active career.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
Augusta, Winthrop
& Gardiner Railway

Time table in effect December 10. 1896
Cars leave Augusta Post ONCE as fol-
:, For Winthrop; s2s; SIS. sa:; sH na.
For Togus: $50, $50. t.3G. .. 1890. Il.
For Halloween and Gardiner: Every
half hour from A. NJ. to 10 P. M HALO
well only 1885 and II P. NJ:
half i hour Aa al io5 p N IDS 'h fen
Halloweli for Augusta: SOS a M. then
every half hour till 1898 p. NJ.
Hallowell for Gardiner: $50 A. NJ. then
every half hour till 1922 P. NJ.
winthrop for Augusta: s. zS. $50.
T e.. - for 1aS &as 5. s'S g. 5S T. 1
.. 49, 5. $50. 7.$o, $50, $50. II.
sDaiiy except Sunday.
tIf theatre is not over at 1850 car waits
Sunday cars start two hours later.
Local Car; Leaves State House for
lRa2 ss $ IS. e. &C. &c. 49, ST. lS iRis
s.55. Leaves Post Office ten minutes later.
Leaves y s Hospital Io f for State House. ss9
SIS. Ais, AS. '' SIS. $50. 70. $50 Leaves ives
Post Office ten minutes later.
TRAIN CONNECTIONS.
Augusta with train west.
The SIS A. NJ. car from. Gardiner. sss
from Halloween and s.55 from Augusta.
with train for Lewiston and Pennington
also connects with the 10 4s train east
The 1.55 P. NJ. car. from Augusta con-
meets at Winthrop with the Esq train east
and the $40 express and the ST local
west
The p NJ. car from Augusta connects
at Winthrop with the train east at 7.05.
The trains arriving at Winthrop at 1913
A. M. and 2.59 p. M. make good connec-
tons with cars for Augusta.
The regular forenoon train leaving Oak
land at go. Belgrade at 946 and Read
field 9.5s make close connection with car
for Augusta II train II late car waits
for It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
TEACHERS AND PUPILS
A Glance at What is Being Done in
the Educational World.

Nora Lander of Bingham has ac-
ceptcd a position as teacher for one of
the schools under Chas. Balls super
visor.
Miss f. Marie Brown of Thomaston
has been engaged as principal of the
Oyster River Prep. School No. l in
Warren.
Miss Ethel Scott has resigned as
teacher in the Lincoln school and has
gone to California. Miss Mile Wealth
crbee succeeds her.
Miss Maude Bridges has been en-
gagged to teach in the intermediate
school at Chisholm and has already
| commenced her work.
Charles S. Sewall, who has resigned
his Office as superintendent of the Lu-
bee and Eastport schools. has returned
| to his home in Wiscasset.
Harold Wilder. Colby '06. of Cherry
| field. has been elected assistant prnci-
pal at the Houlton High school for the
remainder of the school year.
| Miss Anna NJ. Boynton. who has
taught since last September in the
FIT. Fairfield High school. has resigned
her position because of ill health.
Estella. r. Leavitt, a graduate OF
Harrington Normal school in the class
of '06. has accepted a position in q
rural school in California at a large
/ salary.
Miss Elsie Merrill. 4 graduate of
| AroOstook State Normal school at
Prcsque Isle. has accepted a position to
| teach the third and fourth grades in
the Houlton High school.
Miss Anna NJ. Boynton, assistant ir
| the Fort Fairfield High school. has re.
signed on account of ill health. He,
place for the remainder of the year has
| been taken by Miss Matte Hopkins.
| The Class Day parts for the Houlton
High school. have been announced as
| follows: Valedictory, Cora Diantha
Brown; salutatory, James Madigar
Pierce; class historian. Robert Lawliss;
presentation of gifts, John Loring
Johnson.
The class parts of the Freedom Acad.
envy have been assigned. Miss Els.
telle Evans received the valedictory;
Miss Mildred Clarey, salutatory; Miss
| Ida Spencer. prophecy; Martin Ryder
Grafton. The secondary parts will be-
| assigned by the class.
John w. Foster, who has been su.
perintendent of public schools in
Madison for the past two years, has
/ resigned to accept position as super
intendent of schools at PASSPORT and
| Lubec- Rev. L. L. Lewis has beer
elected to fill the vacancy.
| Prof. Leon Mincher, who has beer
substituting at Thornton academy
Saco, for several months will continue
his instruction at the academy unit
June 1, when he will return t.
Bowdoin college to take part in the
graduating exercises. He is mem.
ben of the class of 'O7.
Il The parts for the graduating elias
Of the St0nirgton High school .hav
- been assigned as follows: Miss Mabe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Philadelphia is classed as northern
city, but the Ledger declares no social
or political problems that await settle
ment in Philadelphia exceed in grav-
ity those connected with the growing
negro population of the city. The
mere statement of the numbers, or that
Philadelphia has a larger number of
black dwellers than any other north
ern city. or that its negro population is
exceeded only in three cities in the
South, tells but a part of the story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
Personal Notes.

George j. Gould is disposng of his
stable of polo ponies and is withdraw
ing from the game temporarily. For a
year at least there will be no polo
games at Georgian Court.
Premier Campbell Bannerman, Of
England, unlike his predecessor, is a
great reader of the newspapers and
writes for them frequently. His pre-
decessor. Mr.. Balfour. boosted that
while he was in office he never read
the newspapers.
Daniel A. Campbell. who has been
appointed postmaster of Chicago, re-
placing Mr. Busse. just elected Mayor
is a Senator and a prominent lawyer
of the State. He is known as "the
silent man" and his leadership in the
Senate Of late years has been absolute
Booker T. Washington, the founder
of the Tuskegee School is opposed to
colored people having their own news
papers. He says: Il fear that our
newspapers are at fault because they
hold up our difficulties. People read
ing them see too many accounts OF
negro oppression and We do not want
our race soured by such accounts.
Prof. E Clayton WNland, of the
School for the Deaf. in Frederick, Md.
himself a mute. is the first person sc
afflicted to be admitted to member
ship in the Knights of Pythias. He
has just Joined the lodge at Frederick
In order that he might be admitted il
was necessary for members of the
lodge who administered the degree tt
learn the sign language.
Probably the oldest scrapbook ii
New England is that of William +
Fernald, of Old Orchard, Me. 1t is g
big book, devoted exclusively to the
preservation of ncwslore pertaining t
appendicitis. Every person. great OIL
small who has had an attack of ap-
pendicitis and a newspaper notice
within range of Mr.. Fernald acquires
space of record in his book. AL
phases of the case are noted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
Maine Gossip
Brainstorms Ahead.

| am going to have a 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.
| can see ten thousand cgoS,
Exaggerated there,
| can see ten thousand brainst1rms,
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
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
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PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE.
IN effect March Is. 1901. In

IN effect March Is. 1907.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
Pullman sleeping car between Boston
200 P. NJ: and Caribou. 3.5O p. M.
Al through trains run via Northern
TRAINS LEAVE BANGOR.
800 A. NJ. for Millinocket. Houlton,
Pressure Isle, Caribou, Fort Fairfield. Van
100 A. M. for Katahdin Iron Works.
Millinocket. Patten, Ashland. Fort Kent,
Houlton, Pressure Isle. Caribou, Van Blu
rem. Limestone, Fort Fairfield, Greenville
2.s5 P. NJ. for Millinocket. Patten;
Fairfield and intermediate stations.
40 P. M. for Dover. Greenville and In
termediate stations.
TRAINS ARRIVE BANGOR.
,9.15 A. NJ. from Greenville and interme-
2.27 P. NJ. from Fort Fairfield, Van
Buren,, Caribou. Presque Isle, Houton,
Ashland. Patten, Millinocket, katahdin
rs p M. from Caribou, Pressure Isle.
Fort Fairfield, Houlton. Fort Kent, Ash
land. Patten. Millinocket. Kineo, Green
11.5o P. NJ. from Van Buren,. Caribou,
Fort Fairfield. Pressure Isle. Houlton'
Trains leave Bangor via Northern
Maine Jet. for Stockton and Searspot
at $40 A. M. and 6.45 r. NJ; arrive sears
port rs A. NJ and s,45 P. M. Returning n 3
NJ, arriving at Bangor via Northern
w. NJ. BROWN. GEO. M. HOUGHToN,
Gen'l Supt. Pass'r Trafic Mgr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
RAILROADS AND sTEAMBoATs
@ 9ENRMKH{zgR1
In Effect Dee. Q. 1868.

Trains leave Augusta ~ follows:
GOING WEST-225 A. NJ, except Nom
day, Portland and Boston: $40 A. NJ,
Lewiston, Pennington, Rangeley, Rock
land, Portland, Boston, Montreal and
Quebec; 1000 A M. Brunswick. Lewiston.
Pennington, Rockland, Portland. Boston;
11O p. NJ, local: 4,10 P. NJ. (express)
Brunswick. Rockland, Portland. Boston:
$50 P. NJ, Portland; 1915 p. M. Lewiston,
Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays, 1923 A.
n, 326, 1915 p. NJ, Portland. Boston.
GONG EAsT-l2.5s A. M. skovhegan.
Bangor, Bar Harbor, st. John, Halifax.
Aroostook. Sunday morning does not
connect for Skowhegan, or beyond Ban
gor; 2.58 A. M. (express) Bangor. Calais
and Bar Harbor; 6.37 A. NJ, local to Bel
fast, Foxcroft and Bangor; $40 A. n,
local to Belfast and Bangor; 12.S5 noon,
Waterville. Foxcroft Bangor. B. & A. r.
r., Calais, st. John and Halifax; 20
2. NJ, (express) Waterville, Bangor,
Bar Harbor; 3.25 p. n. Waterville. Bling
ham. skowhegan, Belfast Foxcrof.
Bangor and Mattawamkeag; 7.5 p. NJ,
Waterville and Skowhegan; 600 A. II.
Sundays only, Bangor.
Leave Augusta for HalloweTl, Gardiner
and So Gardiner at 74o A. n. -. kla
GEO; r; EVANS, Y. P; Z Gen, Nsr.
Portland, Ne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

c. 4. French bequest of $1,000 which
was left to the city of Bangor to BE-
held in trust and the income to be ex-
pended annually for medals TO be pre-
se3.ted TO the pupils in the High school,
Grammar schools and Training school
attaining the highest standard Of ex-
cellence in their studies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

and illustrations will complete the vol
ume.
Harold Bndloss has forsaken the
northwest of the cattle baronS for the
gem of the Antilles in its unrest. giving
| IN 1.-THE Dust of Conflict" (StOkeS) a
stirring story of the Cuban insurrec-
ton, of a high minded hero and a
pretty, lovable heroine. Readers of
"Altion of Somasco'' and 1.-THE Cattle
faron's Daughter will be disappoint-
cd only in so far as they find the locale
of the story entirely new. but as Mr..
Bindloss is a strenuous cosmopolitan
himself it was hardly expected he
would remain in the British northwest
always.
The Russians appear to be intensely
Interested in Conan Doyle's detective
hero. In st. Petersburg five dramas
clustering about the personality Of
Sherlock Holmes are now on the stage.
Two are dramatizations of the stories
d third is called Sherlock Holmes in
St. Petersburg: another is sherlock
Holmes Daughter" and the fifth is
| brought out as Madame Sherlock
! Holiness
| The man who can read Hugh Pen
dexters "Tiberius Smith without
laughing is just the sort of a curiosity
| the veteran Snowman would have loved
| to secure for some museum. Possibly
womankind cannot see so much in
these irresistibly funny sketches of the
veteran Snowman, but any man who
carried water to the elephants in mis-
juvenile days, fell in love with the
bareback rider in his callow days or
| v aited at the stage entrance for the
coryphee in his maturer days will en-
| joy the book.
The Lippincotts will publish i'll May
new Italian romance, by Antonio
FogazZaro, auhtor of "The Saint"
| "Tne Sinner and 'The Patriot the
| trilogue that have been SO successful in
this country and Europe.
The buttons are about to bring out a
critical biographical study of George
Crabbe and His Times. 1754-1S32," by
| Rene Huchon; "The Nemesis of Ma
tons" by W. Romaipe Paterson; THE
Human Element in the Gospels by
fDttliIlOll, u. ~. ~ "a
| the Literature of Modern Europe by
Marian Edwardes, and a new edition
of "Catharine of Calais by Mrs.
Henry dc la Pasture.
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son has written an introduction to a
new anthology of Elizabethan verse.
selected and edited by William S.
Braithwaite, who has added notes. a
biographical index of authors. and an
index of first lines. The book will be
brought out in London by Chatto g.
Windus.
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor's forthcoming
book about Jamestown. 1.-THE Birth of
the Nation" might, by d slight stretch
of the term, be called historical
novel. Mrs. Pryor's wide knowledge.
her pleasant style, and above all her
gift of narrative writing. have enabled
her to relate the story of the first five
years of the jamestown Colony with a
fiuency and abundance of detail that
make the book read like fiction. 1t will
be published by The Macmillan Com
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

+. NJ Tucker who has been prIn-
cipaI of the High School at Thomas
ton for several terms. has been obliged
to give up his duties for a time on &C
count of ill health and is now at the
home Of his mother. Mrs. Luretta
Tucker. in Pittsfield. Mr.. Tucker Will
not resume teaching again at present
having accepted a position in the civil
engineering department of the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

An English editor says that the argu-
ment of Delmas was "hapdoOdle." 1t
looks as though the jury took the same
view of it, since they say they disre-
garded utterly the unwritten law bust
ness to which he devoted over five of
the six hours of his oratory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Julia Marlowe. the actress. has gone
to Europe to present Jeanne Dare
She will open in London on the 22d of
the month, but in the meantime is
visiting the little village of Domremy
and later will go to Chinon. Troyes
and Rheims all more or less connected
with the life history of the heroine she
is portraying-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Connecticut, as well as New Hamp-
shire, also clings to Fast day, but in
the Nutmeg state it is always appoint
ed for a regular church fast day and so
the general public knows little Of its
occurrence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Tne
pleasant cold remedy that expeis tne
cold through its action on the bowels.
Sold by John Coughlin of Augusta AID
Beane's Drug Store, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15
Books and Authors.

The Century Company has i'll press
for issue on April "a, Jean Webster's
Jerry Junior" a jolly tale of Ameri-
cans in Italy. and Luther Burbank S
treatise on THE Training of the HUI
man Plant" a portion of which APP
peared in the May Century.
A new story by the author of 1.-THE
Masqucradcrs" will be published by the
HarperS this week. Mrs. Thurston
calls her new book 1.-The Mystics.
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, the leader OF
the ProgressiveS in the TranSvaal, has
found leisure to write 1.-THE story OF
dog" Jock of the Bushveld," which
the Longmans will publish.
Forsaking the charms of the novel
for the time being. DR.. Cyrus Town
send Brady has been devoting his spare
time to the writing of dramatic YER
sion of the last days of Christ. 1t is
TO be called "GethSemane and After
ward" and it will come Immediately
from the press of Moffat, Yard & Co.
The past month has brought from
Doubleday. Page & Company two
novels by well-known English women
who are using nom de plumes to con-
oeal their identity. They are NJ. Ham
ilton, author of the First Claim" and
Anison North. author of "Carmichaei.
M. Hamilton is, like Flora Annie Steel.
an Indian enthusiast, having lived in
India great deal. She is the wife Of
an officer in the English army and is
the daughter-in-law of distinguished
English general. Anison North has
written in "Carmichael,' a story of the
Northwest of Canada. that shows her
intimate knowledge of that section OF
the world.
r. NJ Bowers, who wrote very
readable story of cowboy life which he
called "Chip Of the Flying e." has now
produced another ranch story. THE
Range Dwellers," published by G. W.
Dillingham;. Here are every day, genu-
inc cowboys. just as they really exist.
some spirited action, range feud be-
tween two families and a Romeo and
Juliet courtship in the far west which
make easy reading. Mr.. Bowers knows
~
it entertainingly. His style may not
be of the Henry James order, but he
can tell good story and that's con-
siderable these days.
w. J. Henderson's Sea Yarns for
Boys" published by the HarperS will
interest the average boy, being full of
the things that please; unexpected
situations. swift action and ingenious
turns. There is the story of the man
who floated to safety on the back of a
whale, of the ill-treated ghost. the
acrobatic steamer, the peaceful pirates
and other creations, all spun by an old
salt
Impressed by the fact that Capt.
Cook has been the subject of no thor
ough biography during the past sew
enty years, Arthur Kitson has set to
work to repair the deficiency, and with
in a few weeks his Life and Adven-
lures of Captain Cook, r. n. the
Great CircumnavigatOr of the World"
will come from the press. 1t gives a
full record of his early life, his active
service in the war in Canada in 1853,
and his voyages round the world Maps
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Not all poets die poor. Thomas
Bailey Aldrich left a fortune of slSo'ooV
but he inherited it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

The real "dementia Americana" is
that which leads men to go to Dail
games at this season of the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will b. taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
5ected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FTYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

1t is the middle of April and if
gentle spring does not come this week
there will be some things said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Bath Independent: Wouldn't it be
fine if the Bath-built Georgia could be
one of the fleet detailed to help cele-
brato the tercentennial of American
shipbuilding? She would get a royal
welcome back to the kennebec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

All the Maine college mines have
games scheduled for this week. Bow
don 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.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Miss Ellen A. Stone of Lexington
Mass. has presented the Maine HIS
torical society a piece of the perry
that stood on Lexington green. Aprli
10. ITS. The piece of wood was CIV
en- Miss Stone by Mrs. Isaac Parker
about 1890, who then lived on capt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

The Century Company has i'll press
for issue on April "A. Jean Webster's
Jerry Junior" a jolly tale of Ameri-
cans in Italy. and Luther Burbank S
treatise on THE Training of the HUI
man Plant" portion of which APP
peared i'm the May Century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

A new story by the author of 1.-THE
Masqucraders' will be published by the
Harpers this week. Mrs. Thurston
calls her new book 1.-THE Mystics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. the leader OF
the Progressives in the TranSvaal, has
found leisure to write 1.-The story of a
dog" Jock of the Bushveld," which
the LongmanS will publish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

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..
Williams started after these birds and
on the first shot captured three and on
the second shot got the other two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

a boy up in Sweden. Oxford county
has made a violin out of old cigal
boxes and it is said to be a good one
II contains 50 pieces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-15

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

occurrence