Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-30

SIS the wind that blows the petals off.
Boston Transcript.
The abattoir is the latest thing given
ont by the Swift Co. in regard to the
large tract of land which they have pur-
chased in Old Orchard. The story, ike
all others, comes in somewhat rouhda-
bout way, but it is given good creoehce
since it comes from authoritative sources.
The city Fairgrounds in Lewiston are
about to open and they are TO nave m
creased equipment The laysround
movement which is spreading to such an
extent all over the country Is certainly
developing fast in Maine Already Ban
gor has several well-eqnipped play
grounds and Lewiston is doing much IN
this line, while Portland has FOR seVeral
years been enthusiastically working Tor
the playground.
| Calais Times: Great quantities of
cotton seed oil are used by the sar-
dine factories and it has been found
that the leakage from wooden par
rels has been an item OF conslderaole
loss. The Seacoast Canning co. nave a
new plan for handling this oil. On the
lot between factory No. and the WASH
ington County railroad wharf, Passport,
a massive concrete foundation IS pelhs
built under the direction Of Freeman var
ney. Upon these concrete piers TWO steer
| tanks will be placed each 20 feet long
and feet in diameter. with capacity Oh
| something over fifteen thousand gaiiohs
each. The cotton seed oil is transported
| in tank cars direct from the mills IN the
South and discharged into these station
| airy tanks on Sea street. For use IN rae
tories and oil will be pumped from
the big tanks. and the other Seacoast
factories will be supplied by tank cart
similar to that used by the STANDARD
| Oil Co. for local delivery to stores
| Charles Fish, a graduate of Bangor
high school. commercial course. class OF
O5 has been appointed bookkeeper FOR
the forestry bureau of the agricultural
department at Bozeman, Mont, at an
annual salary of $12OO Mr.: Fish has been
in the employ of the government Tor
several years in Washington, D. c., and
|
en- route to Montana. and in New Orleans
will visit his brother Louis, who is IN
the employ of the government in that
city.
| Machias Republican,: We read a great
deal in our exchanges and other papers
about smart old ladies and various &C.
counts of the work they are able to per-
form and of their ability in other ways
but perhaps a great many of us are I'M
aware that We have in our little COM
munity lady, 81 years of age, who Is
exceptionally smart and able to assist
| in great many ways about the house.
| This lady who we mention is Mrs. Emily
Smith who resides with her son, Daniel
w. Smith, on Sentre street. One feat re-
Gently accomplished by Mrs. Smith oc-
CURED last Saturday afternoon, when ac-
companied by her daughter. Mrs. Relief
Thaxter, Mrs. Smith attended the Pas
sion Play which was given at the NOV
ing pictures in the opera house on that
lday. She walked up over the stairs un-
assisted and watched all of the pictures
without the aid of glasses and enjoyed
the whole entertainment exceedingly
This. we think, is most noteworthy for
a woman of Mrs. Smiths age.
Here's the way one Washington coun-
ty man sizes up the comet, according tC
the Calais Advertiser: We met our ole
friend Isaiah the other day and the first
question we asked him was what he
thought of the comet well, son. he
said, II amt took but dang little stocl
in the cussed thing, 1 amt even saw it
altho the sciencers tells us she's up there
somewheres rip-roarin' and snortin
around. but what she's got do with u:
puzzles me. They say these same fel
lers) that she's been there for two thou
sand years that they know of, ant
lgoddemitey knows how long before that
SO if she's let us alone for that length o.
time, what in thunder should she wan
to get a swipe at us this particular time
hey son? They say he continued, tina
her tail is forty million miles long, bu
don't believe no such blasted thing,
don't believe them sciencers has any
more idea of the distance of a mile thar
1.-THE average farmer | mind once" ht
said. and we could see he was getting
StiDJcCt, LSiCi
land l were driving thru the country. W.
was looking for friends house, where
We caTlated to stay over night. Never
having been there before we had to EN-
lquire our way. Well along in the mid
die of the afternoon we came to a houst
and seeing the honest farmer mowin
some grass in front of the house, W.
stopped and asked him if he could tel
lus about where Bill Jones lived? Sartain
he said, Bill lives about two miles up Thu
lroad on the left side. We started OF
lagain, after thankin' the man, and afte
drivin' long distance well, what W.
thought was about four miles, we met {
Teller drivln couple of heifers. Pullin
up again, we said, say mister can yo,
give us any idea where Bill Jones lives?
Yes, sir he said, You go on about tive
miles. and you will find Bills house OF
the left hand side of the road, fust hous
lyou come to- So on we started, and af
ter drivin' what my pardner said mus
have been three good miles. we met {
man and woman in a buggy. Haulin' vi
again we asked the old couple If the,
would kindly tell US where Bill Jones
nt,,l. 1rrs