Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-07
Maine Gossip
More and Less.

More and Less.
| The more woman pads her halr
| With rats and things to great amount
! think you'l find that this IS fa1r,
| Detroit Free Press.
| A framed picture of the first man in
Gorham to pass the century mark was
recently presented to the Baxter Mu-
scum at that place. The picture is that
Of Captain Saul C. Higgins who dled
in 1895 at the age of 100 years and nine
months
| Uncle Isaac II. Bridges of Whitney,
vile IS it's Oldest citizen and hopes to
celebrate his 9lst birthday in Febru-
airy OF the new year Mr.. Bridges has
| & remarkable memory ana MS Hosl ol
friends like to listen to his interesting
| tales OF long ago
Many friends i'm York county are in
terested to learn that their old friend.
James A. Mayberry formerly of Saco
and now located in Anacortes, WASH,
is deep in the mysteries of celery Gull
| ture and raised $4,000 plants TINS sea-
son.
| A. StinSOn Of North SearsDort is
mighty proud of the fact that he cast
bis first vote for Lincoln. He has
held the position of secretary of the
Waldo County Veteran Association
for ten years. He is Past Comman-
der OF his G. A. 4. Post, past president
of his veteran association as well as
present secretary and treasurer, past
master of Comet and Granite oranges
| and or Waldo Pomona and secretary
of Granite grange at present. He has
never used tobacco or liquor ana Is
good for many years of active life.
An ardent temperance worker, Will
liam H. Smith of Westbrook, never
allowed one drop of liquor to be sold
in the hotel which he ran for many
years in Raymond Mr. Smith is one
of WestbrOk'S pioneer citizens and
very recently celebrated his S5th birth
day bv entertaining a dinner party.
He IS active and looks as though he
would live for many years as his
friends earnestly hope.
1t was an inspiring sight recently tC
see the scholars of the old school in
DiXfeld march from the building to the
new one just completed. A sturdy lac
led the way marking time with his
drum
A very smart pig is the one owned by
Frank Gaynor Of Ellsworth and he viii
not part with the intelligent little FEY
low for any money. His pig-ship i.
three months old and his particular
house is screened. The stuff was no
strong enough to hold him and a few
evenings ago Mr. GaynOr discovered
that the little fellow had strayed La
ter, on going down street he heard ;
rush of feet and saw his pig and
neighbOr's dog rush by and the pig pu
for the pen as fast as his short leg.
would let him.
Some bouncing turnips are shown uI
in Aroostook where they raise all kinds
of vegetables on a large scale 81,
Rutabaga turnips weighing So pound:
are shown in a Houlton store, the lar.
gest tipping the scales at IS pounds
| The celebration of the 25th wedding
anniversary of a popular castor
couple, Mr. and Mrs. William Cum
mings. was attended by 115 relative.
and friends and a pleasing gift received
was a cablegram from a friend in tn,
northern part of Scotland. The CHEEKY
message came by the way of Ireland
on to Newfoundland and by telephone
from Halifax to Easton.
The board of trade of I'ryeburg viii
mark with a suitable inscription, thu
house where Commander Robert +,
Peary lived in that village.
Mrs. Jessie Montgomery of Sears
port is the proud owner of Sell
Thomas clock which was made in 175
and stands "a inches high. The wheels
OF THIS wonderful clock are all of Woo
and it is j. inches wide and five inche:
deep. 1t is in good running order ant
is decided ornament to any home
1t is an heirloom and has been in thu
Bickmore family for more than ~
years. 1t is thought to be the oldes
clock in Searsport and possibly il
Waldo county.
The proprietor of the Mcdonald I'M
at Limerick has received photograph.
of James Madison Mcdonald and join
Mcdonald, sons Of General John Nc
Donald. the builder of the Inn. Jane:
was born in Limerick in 1912 and was
Q Bowdon student for two years. late
going to Yale. John was born in 1S0
and was graduate of BOwdoin and il
later years was d lawyer in Bangor
and Judge of the municipal court
The pictures We're presented by de-
scendant of the two men.
Mrs. Cynthia perry Dascombe o