Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-18

George Love was the Oldest citizen
in attendance at town meeting in
Southport Monday, says the Booth
bay Register He is SO years old and
has not missed town meeting since
the town was Incorporated in 1910.
Gorham has discovered in the bel
fry of the First Parish church Gcnu-
inc Revere bell. Its inscription reads:
Revere Boston-1S22." Old records
show that it cost $500 and was first
hung June I. 1922. This bell, which
has done such excellent service dur
ing the past SO years, is now appar-
emily in perfect condition and rings
out as true and clear as in days of
yorc.
Scion Macombcr of Old orchard has
in his possession a half cent. date
1906: also a business card, such as
was used by his father in Bowdoin-
ham in exchange for groceries and
other things. It's worth was 500
Mr. MacOmbers father kept a store in
that town and these cards were used
| instead of money.
A young reporter" telling in the
Maine Woods" of an interview which
he had with Senator Frye at his
Rangeley camp. relates the following
incident: when we selected seats In
| the House of Representatives that day
so many years ago" said Senator
FRYE 81 was unfortunate in securing a
seat far back. / felt keenly the in
| convenience it would mean for me,
but said nothing. The next day
found one of the representatives had
taken my things from the desk and
placed them in q front seat. l asked
| him what he meant by so doing and
| he said: You will need recognition
from the speaker many times. 1 will
not. You need the good seat; this
| one will do for me- That representa-
| tive was-William Mckinley"
The Journals Whitefied corre-
spondent tells "a twO-egSs- in one day
story that is undoubtedly true He
built a trap nest for his flock. The
| first hen that used it was marked with
a band In the afternoon Of the same
| day the same hen was found on the
| nest again and another egg rewarded
the person who released her. AS that
| hen was the only one in the flock so
marked and as it was impossible for
another hen to have used the nest
and escaped. there was but one con-
clusion to be reached. That was that
| the same hen had laid both eggs.
Portland Press: Judging from the
amount of lumber being sent to the
eastward by the steamer Massasoit of
| the Maine Coast Co. there will be d
good deal of building at the resorts
along the Maine shore before spring
| is very far advanced Not a trip has
| been made but what there has been a
good quantity Of lumber on board.
Many people are also moving to the
| eastward so that it looks as if that
part Of the State were growing with
| unusual rapidity.
| Earle Lcmont. who is employed in It
| Bath candy shop. has invented
scheme for grinding cocoanuts which
| is rapid. simple and does the work
| thoroughly. To run two stores it
takes considerable candy and lots OF
cocoanut is used. The old hand
grinder was too slow. and his inven-
! ton does the work in half the time.
| 1t consists Of a square box in which is
contained big roller with brads all
| around the outside. Underneath is
the receptacle for the ground cocoa
| nut and u belt run by electricity does
the work. All the cocoanuts are
soaked in warm water before being
put through the grinder.
y Kate Douglas Wiggin kindergar-
| ten was dedicated in Denver. Col. last
| week. The Corona school, where this
new kindergarten is established, is
| one of the finest and best equipped IN
Denver. The dedication exercises were
participated in by all the scholars or
every age and listened to by large
and enthusiastic audience At the end
of the program children presented
scenes from "The Birds Christmas
Caror' and gave readings from Polly
Oliver" "Rebecca' and "Timothy's
Quest"
Gen. Neal Dow's birthday is to be
celebrated at the Second Parish
church in Portland March Goth. The
program. which is in charge of Rev.
A. S. Bsbee, district superintendent of
the Anti Saloon League. will consist
of prayer by Rev. Raymond Calkins.
d. D.. of State Street church of this
city, a solo by Miss Harriet Knight
and music by the Second Parish choir
The address on this occasion will be
delivered by the Rev. DR.. David n
Beach. president of the Bangor Theo
logical Seminary. DR.. Beach is one of
the most talented platform orators in
Maine.
That ParkhurSt man says: | found
my neighbor in the stable up to
his chin in an oil barrel that had
just been filled with water. Taking
a BATH" said ]. Go away" said
he. I'm committing suicide: I'm