Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-30

A lady shopper in a Sanford store
recently gave the clerk a Confederate
ten dollar bill. There is premium on
the bill which makes it worth some
what more than it's face value and the
storekeeper is awaiting the claimant.
Hiram G. Dale of Rockland has a
certificate of ownership to the amount
of 10 cents in the missionary brig
Morning Star issued in 1856. This YES
sci was built by the contributions made
by Sunday schools and other childrenS
societies. and she was devoted to the
missonery service. She was used for
many years and was famous ship in
her day. She was, we believe, built at
Bath, and was finally lost.
The news in the adva, in price of
American sardines has gladdened the
hearts of the packers, their help and
the fishermen along the coast of Maine.
The packing season Of 1909, in this In
dustry thus far has not been profita-
BILE one either for the Gamer or others
Washington and Hancock counties.
The cemetery on the Wagg farm in
Auburn has recently come into proml-
nence through the erection OF a marble
marker over the grave of James Wagg,
hero of the Revolutionary Wa.
James Wagg was in Phinney's militia
p,p
mouth Plains, and was with Washing
ton during the terrible winter at Valley
Forge. Within a few feet Of Wages
grave is that of Ephriam Crockett who
fought for his country on the high seas
during the Revolution. 1t is hoped
that within a short time stone will
be erected over his grave also.
Biddeford Journal-Old Joe, the old
white horse, which has been familiar
figure on the Saco city farm staff for
| more than a score of years, has paid
| the debt of nature 1t was the only
one he owed. His age was not exactly
known but he served the city of Saco
| faithfully and we'll for % long years.
He never did a wrong thing in his life.
During the last few years he was
given to having fits occasionally and
he was not so trappy as he used to be
but his ambition was good and he
| never refused duty. He did only light
work at the last of his life, a pair OF
younger horses doing the heavy work
of the farm.
| The Milo correspondent of the Ban
gor Commercial can go to the head.
This is his offering: Judge M. l.. Dir
gin was a business visitor in Lagrange
Saturday, and while there Hunnewell
Dyer showed him a potato weighing
about one-half of a pound that he had
just dug on his farm in which was
imbedded a gold watch that some one
had lost on his premises, and around
which the potato had grown. The
watch was face out and 1t required
considerable strength to separate
| them. Judge Durgin thinks the farm
ers of Lagrange must be very partic-
ular when they plant gold watches in
their fields for the potatoes to grow
by
| A we'll known Maine man, has a
| little girl who ATTENDS SUNDAY SCIlOol
regularly and takes a keen interest
in her lesson A few Sundays ago
the lesson sheet had one of those ia
miliar Egyptian pictures. The teacher
held it up and asked: What is this?"
the little ones examined it critically
and then his little girl said. 1T looks
| like the pictures on papa's cigarette
boxes"
Francis A. Danforth of Norway has
an invitation to "Fireman's and
Civic Ball. soliciting his company
with lady, given by Oxford Bear
| Engine Co No. 2, at Elm House,
Thursday evening, March s, 1855.
Tickets, $15O. The Norway Quadrille
Band made the music and the mana
gers were: B. Greeley, H. Rust Jr.. F.
w. Howe. D. F. Noyes, c. P. Kimball,
| G. L. Beal and F. A. Danforth. OF
these, Mr.. Danforth is the only one
living. 1t was 55 years ago last
| March. His invitation is a steel plate
stock engraving and was nicely
printed. IT,