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

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for many years He takes pride in
the fact that no employer ever heard
him use profane language.
A North Guilford hunter found sew
eral blossoms of the trailing arbutus
last week and considers them the most
valuable of his trophies.
A Maine packing concern is raising
clans on a "clam farm at South
Freeport and packing the product in
glass jars.
Two colonies of beaver are now To-
Gated in Waterville. A hundred years
ago they were very plentiful in that
district, but when the town was set
tied they disappeared and none could
be found until recently.
Willis McAllister of North Lowell
has raised the champion table beets
He has one that weighs pounds, l
ounce and measures 25x26 inches He
has several nearly as large and one
cabbage that is 40 inches in circunl-
ference and IA inches in diameter.
Good material for an fashioned
boiled dinner
Mrs. c. NJ. Mitchell of Greenville
picked a bouquet of asters from her
garden Oct. "a. Mrs Mitchell who is
about 20 years of age, is a very en-
thusiastic flower culturist and may be
seen every day during the summer
caring for her flowers and always has
one of the most beautiful flower gar
dens in town,
The wells in Wells have gone dry and
the citizens of Wells say that it was
caused by the long dry spell. They
are obliged to haul their water by the
barrel and some who do not own q
team are carrying their drinking wa
ter in pals nearly onefourth of a mile.
Evidently the outlook is hard one
unless a weeks steady rain should
visit that section.
Prof. Carl Brann of Bangor who is
somewhat of an antiquarian, has add
ed to his collection finely preserved
copy of the New Brunswick Courier,
published in st. John and dated Aug.
II, 1915. The paper contains an ac-
count of the battle of Waterloo a story
which would have been considered good
enough for a front page spread these
days. The editor of the Courier, how
ever, was not much excited about it
and put it on the inside with no head
at all
Maine furrier has purchased a
black fox skin, paying the current
price. $1,000 therefore. The trapper who
gets one black fox in a season can
afford to loaf all the rest of the time,
for if he knows the value of his prize
and seeks the right market he can
exchange the glossy pelt for $1,000 or
more, spot cash. But not many trap
pers have such luck. as to get black
fox. for that valuable freak, like other
good things, is rarely found.
Mrs. Nancy Voter of Phillips has
just celebrated her ninetieth birthday
at the home of her son, l.. G. Voter.
The afternoon was pleasantly passed
by several of her friends, who re-
memhered her with pretty gifts. One.
a book entitled Rock of Ages, by Mrs.
Mary Phillips, 81 years of age, in
which her name was neatly written
by her own hand. Mrs. Voter re-
tains all her mental faculties and
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The Oldest citizen of Starks, Perley
w. Locke, was born at Mount Vernon,
Maine in 1926. He moved to Starks
81 years ago and has been a resident
of the town ever since. Here he rear
ed family and won the respect of the
community by reason of his industry
and probity. He is a member of the
Grange. In politics he is Democrat,
having always voted the party ticket.
Mr. Locke always enjoyed good health
untp about year ago, when he suf-
fered stroke of paralysis. He be-
lieves his longevity is due to hard
work and temperance.
Among recent gifts received at the
Walker Art Building, Brunswick, are
case of antique china, two old brass
five-brancll candelabra and two old
brass Roman lamps, which have been
given by Mrs. Bangs of Waterville in
memory of her son, Daniel Bangs, of
the class Of 81, who died this summer;
Lafayette badge, given by DR.. Nat
B. I. Barker, '02. of Woodland, which
was worn by his grandmother when a
school girl at the laying of the cor
ner stone of Bunker Hill monument
in 1925; and two Roman coins struck
about IA and 1874 B. c., respectively,
which were presented by Miss Alice
Sewall Of Bath.