Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-20

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| And friends deny us present.
And that high suffering which we dread
| A higher JOY diSCloseS:
Men saw the thornS on Jesus brow,
| Rut angels saw the roses.
Julia Ward Howe
| The Bath r-nasted schooner
William r. Wilson. Capt Mohr, ar
| rived in Baltimore few days ago
from Tampa, Fla. with cargo of
phosphate rock. According to the re-
port from Baltimore there may be a
fish somewhere out in the broad At
lantic ocean without a tail for that
part of its anatomy was donated
through the persuasive force of suction
to stop a leak in the hull of that yes
sci while on the passage from the
Florida port to Baltimore. 1t was an
act of involuntary self sacrifice"
which Capt. Mohr says he will never
forget.
The sulphur lauen steamer Hon.
duras arrived at Portland Wednesday
| forenoon. after an eventful trip from
Sabine Pass. covered with thick
tbdliHS ol ltt as tfle result Oh en-
countering a stiff northwest gale and
some mighty cold weather on the lat
ter part of the trip. The Honduras
left Sabine Pass Dec. % and was
picked UP off Hatteras. Jan. ,. by the
tug Rescue. The steamer was going
to put into Norfolk for coal but after
leaving Sabine Pass she encountered
severe weather, the coal supply be-
came exhausted and there was a very
small supply of provisions on board
when she was forced TO anchor off
Hatteras. The Honduras discharged
2000 tons of sulphur at Portland.
Fred wilkins of Wilton has an
| nounced that he is candidate for ap
pointment by Governor Plaisted to the
State board of cattle commissioners in
case that commission is not abolished
by the present Legislature.
A blooded Saco dog owned by S. d.
Pitcher is very fussy about what he
eats. The animal, which is an inn
ported hunting dog, Graves the choc-
est cuts of meat and his owner has re-
l ISDhNiS pSNiA u SAiiE7 " iCooeC eit' "a"
pense of keeping his pet by inducing
| him to eat bread and milk but thus far
has not been successful. Since the re-
lcent cold snap he has been feeding
| the dog on gum drops of the DR.. Cook
| brand and the experiment has been
successful, says the Biddeford Record.
A large COW moose from Frye has
been received in Brunswick consigned
| to DR.. Frank n. Whittier of Bowdoin
College, who will examine the moose
in an effort to ascertain what is caus-
| ing the death of so many COW moose in
the woods of Maine. This moose was
recently found dead from no apparent
cause. 1t is feared that tuberculosis
has found its way among these deni-
zens of the woods.
Members of the Hebrew congrega-
ton in Lewiston are formulating plans
for a new house of worship and be-
fore long they intend to hold their
services in new synagogue. A COM
mittee of 10 men has been appointed
to look about the city for suitable
lot of land as a site or for building
that can be bought to advantage and
remodeled.
The Rumford Falls Times quotes
Attorney Nathan G. Foster as author
ity for the following; "A few weeks
ago fellow and girl came here and
asked me to marry them. They did
not know that a license was required
SO | went with them to the clerks Of
flee and they arranged the matter. l
told them to come back at stated
time and I would marry them. The
day designated the fellow came alone
and said that he was ready to be mar
| ried. Where's the young lady?'
asked. Why. replied the fellow,
| has she got to come too?' The fellow
| thought it queer that l couldn't per-
form the ceremony unless the lady
was present. but went out and soon
returned with her
| The Biddeford night officers are put
to good deal of trouble these nights
looking after doors left unlocked by
storekeepers or their clerks. One
place has been found open five times
and the officers will take proper care
to see that this door is nailed up good
and solid with spikes the next time it
is found open. The man who runs
the place has been notified but he
seems wholly unconcerned about the
matter.
Mains & Dolly are transferring their
baseball bat manufacturing business
from Sandy Creek in Bridgton to
iFryeburg in order to be nearer their
lsource of supply of white birch tim
Der. The firm name has also been
Changed to Mains. Dolly & Ward. the
new partner being Augustus Ward of
Fryeburg. The senior partner is
Willard Z. Mains, the well known
baseball player.
One of the stories told of the late
: Benjamin F. Chadbourne is that while
engaged in the survey for a road in
Texas many years ago he gave to the
world an idea which has been APP
preciated by thousands Of men since
that time II was the stick of shaw