Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-19

matters decidedly interesting for the
vendors of the ardent in Portland.
All the Sanford mills are rushing
now to their full capacity and most of
the departments will be running nights
as soon as help can be obtained.
A West Bath farmer recently sold a
cow to neighbor and bought it back
again the next day. The reason for
this was that all the family were "cry-
ing their eyes OUT. and he could not
do a days work the next day, says
| the Bath Times
The York county Republican commit
tee met at Old Orchard Wednesday af-
| ternoon and organized with Hon. Leroy
| F. Pike Of Cornish, chairman: A. r.
Cole of Kittery, secretary; Mr.. Emery
| of Saco, treasurer E. M. Goodall Of
Sanford, Cyril Horsman of Hollis and
Horace Mitchell of kittery were chos-
| en- executive committee.
A large beetle, with long mandibles,
was recently discovered in Saco killing
brown-tail moths. He is supposed to
be one of the parasitic insects supplied
by government officials to fight the
moth nuisance. The parasite, if that is
what he is, seems to kill the moths, but
does not eat them. His mandibles were
white with the remains of moths.
The tours of duty prescribed for the
two regiments of the National Guard
and the Ships Company, Naval Re-
serve. will come nearer complying with
| the conditions attending actual war
| fare this year than ever before.
Though not in name, as yet, the list
Regiment is to all intents and purposes
| regiment of heavy artillery and the
I'd Regiment an infantry organization.
Both will be accompanied by troops
| from the regular army and the tour Of
duty will doubtless place the Maine
National Guard in the front rank
| among the military organizations Of
the country.
Five years ago while hoeing among
his asparagus A. V. Metcalf of Bruns-
| wick noticed a little waif that pleaded
| for chance to show it's good qualities
This was spared and carefully tended
1t went through the winter of 1904
and came out smiling in the spring.
1t put out runners and made a few
new plants the following summer. All
| of which were carefully cultivated. In
1906 it produced fruit of good appear
ance and fine quality. AS it gave
promise of good results the plants
have been increased until now he has
about half an acre of this desirable
variety. 1t being later and the fruit
lasting longer than other kinds he
calls it omega"
| They have found a new way of ex-
terminating the brown-tail moth at
the Kittery navy yard Attracted by
electric light the pests are sucked into
a tunnel by powerful draft created
by dynamo. Two bushels were re.
Gently captured and destroyed by this
method
| A big moose has recently been MAX
ing himself at home in the suburbs of
Dexter Several people have recently
been favored with view of him.
| Preston Judkins Of Princes Point,
Brunswick, has a couple of bulls that
he works the same as pair of horses
Fred West another Brunswick farmer
has team of two cows, which he
drives in harness and uses just like
horses. The cows keep in good shape
yield milk, and their owner is market
ing butter from them He cultivates
draws loads and does all kinds of farm
work with this novel team.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickey of
Canaan have been married about
twenty-seven years and they have had
born to them twenty-one children
and all are now living and they have
been born at single births Mrs
Dickey is now forty-two years old
having been married when she was
fourteen years old. The children al
live in and around Canaan except ths
J youngest who lives at home with theil
, parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickey have
fine farm in Canaan and they have
lreafed their large family comparative.
" as easy as some people raise famil,
LOT two. eg..z
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