Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-20

Is Wan: s:::;. :
His Difficulty.
THE youth who left the submarine.
| BY way of the torpedo tube
when far beneath Manila Bay,
| Was a most daring sort of rube;
But Roosevelt would dare the deed
| And never finch at all, l ween;
Taft will not try it. though, because
Houston Post.
| Work will be begun at once upon the
new public library building at Bryant's
Pond.
1t is reported that the Shiloh colo
nists wept when Sanford departed for
Boston.
The Maine State Rifle Association
will hold it's annual shoot at Bryant
Pend, Sept. q, %, %.
Maine people can tell the truth about
| the Pine Tree State and surprise those
who think we have no advantages.
| "Cuke" Barrows of Westbrook, has
joined the Boston Americans giving
that team anptter infusion Of Maine
blood
Col. and Mrs. John c. Cobb of
Portland have been married SO years.
| They celebrated Tuesday evening with
a family dinner.
The pilot house formerly on the Port
lane fire boat, has been set upon the
public landing for the convenience of
the dock Waterman. 1t makes snug
quarters.
The "Laymen'S Missionary move
ment" is the latest in Maine. 1t is de-
signed to unite the efforts of all the
men in the United States and a cons
vention is likely at Portland.
The foundation for the large addition
Il
put in place. Work will be rushed as
the business requires the 5000 addition
al feet of space in the weave room.
A few weeks ago 0. w. Littlefield of
Augusta told the Journal that he had
a hill of potatoes five feet in diameter.
Saturday he brought in the product, %
marketable potatoes and four small
ones The potatoes covered the bottom
of a large market basket and weighed
8 pounds. Six or seven such hills
would make a 60 pound pushed.
The crew of the little two-masted
coaster Josie recently anchored off
Cape Elizabeth on account of thick
fog. In the morning the crew found
that the craft was straining at her
chains within a few inches OF the
rocks. 1t was the narrowest possible
sort of an escape and will not soon be
forgotten by the crew. Fortunately the
sea was calm.
A peculiar industry has grown up
along the coast during the summer and
it is conducted by boys. Yachts and
passenger steamers at anchor in the
harbors throw large number of bot
ties overheard and boys derive consld-
cradle revenue from their sale to junk
men. Some of the boys own their
boats and use them at low tide in col
Letting star fish which are dried and
sold to summer visitors for souvenirs.
The Maine Historical Society has
received a fine addition to it's valuable
collection in the "proprietors' records"
of the town of Flintstown, now Bald
win presented by George w. Pierce,
Esq, of that town. The first grant was
in 1886 and later another was made in
1851, the town at that time being
part of New Hampshire. In IVA
new grant was made and in 1902 it
was incorporated and named for the
man who first raised the Baldwin APP
pie, Loammi Baldwin of Woburn,
Mass.
Frank P. Wagg, son of Mr.. and Mrs
G. G. Wagg of South Lewiston, has
SuCCeSSlu 1ly passed tilI QUALIFICATIONS -
New York and received his appoint
ment as government superintendent of
schools in Canal zone, Panama. He
will sail today on The Alliance from
New York for Colon. Mr.. Wage is 9.
Bates man and graduate of the Low
istoll High school. He has had good
deal of experience in teaching and will
doubtless meet with success IN MS now
work.
Major Henry r. Hatfield of Phila-
delphia, who is spending an extended
vacation at his Bar Harbor cottage, is
busily getting ready for the celebra-
ton of the Yorktown anniversary.
which is to take place the 18th, 18th
and 10Th of october, at yorktown, Va.
Oct. 10, 1881, Lord CORVALLIS sur
rendered to the American forces. mark
ing the end of the Revolutionary