Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-12

on the Fodu-
Rnsiness in Bath is picking up
Tho devils hawkweed has attained
foothold in Bath. the tramp ho'S'
a field living adjacent to the heh'eDe
conseryatory's plant nursery anu "',o
Mamie Grove Cemetery. AS "
bound to spread into Bath ceihe.ei
and the Conservatory GROUNDS, -
likely to produce some troubit.
Among Augusta people VINO Visl'eu
the sea shore for the week emo "eio
Mavor and Mrs. Plaisted ana L. "a.
IIussev who went to Pemaquid, anu
Harry Reid who joined his faHllIy az
Five Islands. They visited New Mea"
| ows Inn enroute.
The Tram has discovered that Gov
ernor Fernald on his visits 10 the
Canitol is an early riser. and that ne
| a.ts down 10 the executive offices IN
th. blaine mansion Immediately after
| his early breakfast, and there WIN
| his private secretary, Mr. DUNBAR ne
works like a wood sawyer attending "
State business. Often he mas no 'iiie,
| or rather opportunity, on account Vi
the pressure of visitors and business
| TO go for dinner at the augusta
House. His dinner one day recently
consisted of an orange and a SANDWICH
which Secretary Dunbar went out anu
| obtained.
| Wilbur c. Oliver and his party OF
| three comrade Elks, in Mr.. OllVer
| touring car, representing the bath
| Lodge of Elks, arrived on scheuule
time in Detroit Michigan for the SEES
sion of the grand lodge, last SATURDAY
noon as the Tramp was informed py
| a telegram from Mr.. oliver All -FOUR
| in the party were in good health ana
| spirits.
Most unfortunately, since her hus'
| bands departure, the morning OF July
| 4 Mrs Oliver was taken quite serious
| " i'll, being confined to her bed, put
| has SO much improved as TO prevent
the necessity of Mr.. divers return
| from Detroit.
The Maine party, by the way, We're
very enthusias tically received in De-
| troit where their Pine Tree Cone
badges were at once very much in de-
| mand.
~The Tramp on visit to the state
| House grounds discovered Workmen on
the outside walls washing down the
stOneWork of the ancient part of the
| capitol with a solution Of water ana
| acid which is being done in order TO
| make the appearance of the old stone
| work correspond with that of the new
| work.
While in Bath over Sunday the
| Tramp investigated the poultry ques-
ton. Bathites are very enthusiastic
raisers of hens and chickens. All over
the city in private yards one may see
coops of hens and chickens. The
| Tramp learned that American Express
Agent Chas. Seidleman had two roos-
| tiers among a flock OF chickens. The
| two BOOSTERS got into a fight the other
| day and it was a very furious contest
| which resulted in the death of one of
| the roosterS. The remaining rooster
| was bereft of most of his feathers and
| had serious wounds. but he is taking
care of the chickens with all of the
soicitude Of the old mother hen.
| The hot wave Sunday drove large
crowds of citizens on trolley cars and
automobiles from points as far distant
as Waterville and Lewiston down to
the cooling breezes of the green flow
| ing New Meadows. where at the Inn
| the dining room was busy spectacle
| all day and evening. On the piazza
the Tramp discovered party of SOL
| derly looking gentlemen wearing
white satin badges and learned that
| they We're veterans of the Civil War
members of the 9Th Maine Regiment
who had that day visited Indian Rest
near Gurnet for the purpose of dedi-
| eating Fort Wagner. the finest sum
mer cottage at Indian Rest. the home
of Gen. John Harper OF Lewiston
where the veterans We're entertained
with bOuntiful and appetizing shore
| dinner by General and Mrs. Harper
| ii was the occasion of the 47th ami
verSary of the capture of Morris Is
| land by Gen. Harper's regiment.
In July 1863 the 9Th Maine on this
| occasion led the van and the attack
! cost the lives of 100 men who fell as
they charged. Upon the 18th of July
1868, General Harper and his regi-
ment We're among the foremost in the
attack upon Fort Wagner where PIT
| men Of the regiment were left dead
upon the battle field. This was the
reason of the reunion of all the vet
Grams in that section of Maine and also
the cause for the naming of Gen
Harpers summer home on the New
Meadows, Fort Wagner.
In the party of old soldiers were
Major Hill, handsomest man of the
regiment, now a resident of Auburn
William Plummer of Lewiston Fer
nando Tarr of Lewiston. Bill" Ham
OF Brunswick. Nj. B; Gillespie of Lew
lston, jeremiah Foley of Lewiston,
John II. Whitman of Portland and S
b. Woodcock of Lewiston. With the
party was professor l.. c.. Bateman,
representing the Lewiston Journal.
who was veteran of the Civil War
put not in that regiment. Prof.
Bateman on this occasion. however.
was elected an honorary member Of