Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-11


Sdelights on a thousand topics
Lightly f1utter to your door.
Viewed as works of art" they're fla
They are just a BRIGHT bouquet
Souvenirs with memories fragrant
OF the friendships far away.
Washington Star.
The small boys of Maine are anxious
ly awaiting the arrival of the circus
which is due sometime the latter part
of this month.
The first Japanese to seek theo-
logical training in this State is Shin
taro Iwaski of Osaka, Japan, who is
now a student at the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary.
Camden people are pleased that the
site for the new post office has been
decided upon by the government, and
are now looking forward to the time
when the new building will be erected.
Among the leading books which the
Houghton 4 Mitfiin Co., will publish
this fall is one by Kate Douglass Wig
gin, Names popular author. The book
is entitled Susanna and Sue"
The Portland Mechanic Blues Vet
eran Association has decided to hold
it's annual meeting Saturday. June 26
at the Moulton House, Dunstan.
An orchestra of five pieces has been
organized at Deering High school with
the following members: Piano, Ma
belle \. Randall first violin, Janet B.
Peters; second violin, Warren Barnes;
cornet Corinne I,eGault; trombone,
Gladys yLeGault.
The dedication and unwilling of the
memorial shaft to the ancestors of the
Elizabet Wadsworth Chapter d. A.
r., who are buried in the vicinity of
Portland, will occur Monday, June IA.
The foundation for the new library
at Bryant's pond is nearly completed
and the structure will be put up very
soon. The library when complete will
be one of the neatest buildings in the
State.
The shipment of potatoes over the
B. G. A. r. r. for the month of May
was 4S2 S39 bushels, making total of
11,j51, 1872 bushels shipped over that
road from Aug. /, '0S., to May 81, '09.,
inclusive.
The town of China boasts of some
smart cid ladies'. Constant McLaugh-
lin, who is 90 years old, painted a
room last week without the aid of
glasses. and Mrs. Mary Williams. 80
years Of age, has pieced nine quilts
since last December, the smallest con-
tanning $40 squares and the largest
1910 squares.
1t is doubtful if any other High
school in Maine has a smaller gradu-
ating class this year than Mexico High
school. The class included but one
and Mrs. NJ. S. Howes. pastor of the
Baptist church of that town. The ex-
ercises were held Tuesday afternoon
ana Tie stuuTtSS lOI tlit oCCdSlol was
delivered by Rev. Harold l.. Hanson of
Rumford Falls.
1t is not often that 1arcenies occur
| in church, but Lewiston woman says
that her handbag was taken recently
while she was worshipping in church.
She says the man in the pew behind
her took the bag.
| Although a fire is always serious
matter, yet one often sees many anus
ing things while a fire is in progress
This was the case the other day DUR
| ing small fire in a Maine town
| Three men were on a roof loudly call
ing in concert for water. One man sal
astride the roof hitching along with
a pail of water to put on the blaze just
beyond, when more thoughtful friend
called his attention to the fact that he
| was sitting on live Goals. Upon in
vestigation he discovered that his
khaki trousers were burned in sevcra
places.
Springvale has club composed oil
the boys of the Baptist church If
which much interest is being manifest
ed. The name Of this, club is The