Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

obliged to go out to work can leave
their little ones, is soon to be es-
tablished in Biddeford
Reports from various sections of the
State indicate that Names hay croy
will be considerably larger than was
Anticipated and that the greater part
of it has gene into the barns in excel
lent condition.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dickey of Ca
man. Maine can, with considerable
confidence, lay claim to having the
largest family in Maine. Twenty-Five
children have been born to them in the
past twenty-seven years, the Oldest OF
whom is twenty-five years of age. All
are living in Canaan.
The soldier boys at Fort Preble have
a baseball team that is capable of max
ing matters interesting for all corners.
1t recently trimmed the strong Bidde-
ford team to the tune Of 6 to 1.
While the Waterman was making the
rounds of Keith's theatre in Portland
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning he
was startled to hear someone call: :.
LET me out Looking up at the
balcony he saw small boy peering
over the railing. 1t seems that the lit
tie fellow, who attended the perform
ance Saturday night, was very tired
and just before the close he went to
sleep. He slept SO soundly that he
did not awake when the big crowd left
the theatre, and so spent part Of the
night there.
Bridgton News: A large green worm
about as large as ones little finger has
been ard still is playing sad havoc
with the trees about Lovers Lane,
Highland Lake Camp. and other To-
calities. In places they have stripped
the trees almost bare of foliage and
they are working in droves laying bare
everything in the shape of a tree that
they find. They appear to be more
pestiferous than the brown tail or the
gypsy moth and unless their mad race
can be stopped in some way the dam
Ellsworth American: Two Of Sea-
wallis smart old men-John Moore.
aged eighty-two years, and Melville.
his brother, aged seventy-five, have
been working in the bayfield, for the
last week. "Uncle Meve,' as he is
called, can beat half the young men
in Seawall now swinging the scythe.
He spends the greater part of the year
at White Island light station. Isle of
Shoals. N. H., where his son Fairfield
is assistant keeper, but is always
found in Seawan in haying time.
Miss Lima Andrews of Bath. daugh-
ter of President J. r. Andrews of the
Hyde Windlass Co., has been selected
by President Hyde of the Bath Iron
Works as sponsor for the torpedo boat
destroyer Reid, which is to be launched
Tuesday, Aug. II at Jas P. M. The
selection of the sponsor was made by
President Hyde at the request of the
Secretary of the Navy. The launch
ing. which will occur about the middle
of next month. will be one of the fea-
lures of the Old Home Week celebra-
ton.
The Hollingsworth & Whitney COM
pary of Winslow handed each worker
al the mill pay day slip of paper
announcing that hereafter if any en-
ploye wished to make a deposit at
the offices of the company he would
be given credit for the same and in
terest would be paid upon such de-
posits at the rate of five per cent. a
year. The offer was a pleasing one
to the men and women of the mill and
although the scheme has been in OYER
alton for less than week several de-
pOsits have been received and many
others are planning to lay by a little
of their pay each week and receive
the benefits of the company's gen.
erosity.
AS a result of having his leg pierced
by 300-pound swordfish, Wesley Wal
| lace. one of the crew of the Portland
schooner, Angie B. Watson. was taken
to the City hospital in Boston Tuesday
in order that he might receive treat
ment for cash which required six
stitches to close it. The fish had been
harpooned and as he was in his dory
securing the monster. the Sword
speared the side of the dory and pene.
| trated his leg. A number of different
vessels report that the swordfish are
very ugly and several fierce battles
have taken place before they have beer
secured. The schooner Esther Ora,
had two dories pierced and almos
went to the bottom later on when the
| giant White Star liner Cedric passed
within 20 feet of the vessel on George,
Banks. during thick fog. Another
big fish pushed its sword through thu
i three-inch plank of the schooner Meta
comet and six inches of the swort
4 showed on the inside of the vessel
II which is evidence of the tremendous
strength of these monsters. Tn