Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-11

Deer Isle, five generations are repre-
90, her daughter, Mrs. Susan Buck
minister, 80. her granddaughter, Mrs.
William Hatch, 50, her great-grand-
daughter, Mrs. Nellie Webb, %, and
her at-great-grandson, aged seven.
June has thus far been mighty dis
couraging to proprietors of summer re-
sort hotels along the Maine coast. Old
Orchard landlords. however, are not a
bit downhearted, for they claim that
the bookings are way ahead of many
previous years, and declare that. 1--WE
are bound to get lot OF hot weather
during the months of July and Au-
gust In years past quite number
of people have come to the beach the
first of June. but owing to the extreme
ly unse asonable weather tie advance
guard has been conspicuous by its alb
sence this year. The bookings at the
smaller hotels are almost all ahead of
last year. While there were quite
number of guests at the boarding
houses at this time last June none have
appeared as yet this year. Everybody
is getting ready for the influx of sum-
mcr visitors. Carpenters, painters and
plumbers are working overtime, and
when the trains on the Boston & Maine
begin to unload the summer tourists
the first Of July, everything will be in
readiness Cor their entertainment.
There is another noticeable lull in
the sardine packing industry at East
port and the wise ones predict that the
scarcity Of sardine herrings will con-
tinue until the summer run reaches
Quoddy waters. The markets are fair
ly well stocked with SardineS but the
packers are willing to put up all the
fish Offering as q good demand for the
goods is expected to result from the
thinning out of the stock of 1906 pack
rushed to market before the open sea-
son of 1907, when the price was con-
siderably advanced by the packers, not
only in this vicinity but elsewhere
along the coast of Maine and the neigh
boring province of New Brunswick.
The BridSton News is responsible for
tie following: An amusing incident in
connection with The visit of the Nor
way Masons is told by a resident Of
Water street Several of the visitors
came to Bridgton in automobiles. AS
they We're nearing the village, couple
of machines apparently WED with each
other as to the first to finish the run.
Near the corner of Water and Kennard
streets they ran into a flock of hens.
One OF the pullets became mixed with
the gear, and after going around the
wheel few times, was finally thrown
out at once side of the road, where she
lay with feet pointing toward the sky,
apparently dead hen. The automO-
| bilists. as soon as they could con-
veriently, stopped their machines,
turned around and came back to sec
how much damage they had done. 4
guess we have n hen to pay for some
here around here" said one of them.
."There she lies" said the owner, as
she pointed to the PROSTATE biddy.
Here's fifty cents" said one of them
and the motorists turned around and
| drove away. No sooner was the ma
chine out of sight when the hen heaved
| Il sigh of relief opened one eye to see
| if there were any more cyclones COM
| ing hcr way, slowly arose, shook the
various kinks out of her person and
with a squawk that put an automobile
| horn to shame started for the barn as
| though pursued by a thousand devils
Down on Water street there is either
| a hen or a fifty cent piece that belongs
to this same autoist. He may have
either by proving properly. This is the
same motoriSt who recently hitched his
| machine with n hitch weight