Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-16

AS i'm the souls deep joy
OF passing onward free from harm
Through every days employ.
If gems we seek we only tire.
And lift our hopes too high
The constant flowers that lie our way
Alone can satisfy. e,
II has been said that the first baby
buffalo ever born in captivity in this
State was born at the National Sol
diers' Home at Togus. But according
to Hon. A. F. Gerald of Fairfield, this
is not so. Mr.. Gerald says that about
IL years ago, three buffalos were
born to the herd at Merrymeeting
Park, and about six years ago two
were born in Mr.. Geralds herd at
Casco Castle One of these, when II
was six months old. was taken to the
Pet Stock and Poultry Show at Lewis
ton. and placed on exhibition. Every
person that attended the show was
asked to suggest a name for the baby
buffalo with the result that it re-
ceived the name Rose Benheur. as that
name was the choice of the maiority.
The crops of the different Aroostook
farms are looking promising. A large
number of farmers have planted the
usual acreage and are hoping tor
good potato market the coming fall.
The Fort Fairfield Review says that
during the month of May 967. 1855 BUSH
els of potatoes were forwarded over
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
Miss Sarah r. Bartlett. an assistant
in the Bangor Public Library, has
taken position as librarian of the
Harvard Medical School and will
leave within two weeks to assume her
new duties. Miss Bartlett. whose home
is in Concord, y. H., is a graduate of
the Librarian Department of Smith
College and of Simmons College. Bos-
ton.
Under the present regime of open
violation of the prohibitory law in
Portland, women and boys are found
drunk on the streets of the State
metropolis, and occasionally some of
them are taken into custody in order
that they may sober off before they
are turned loose to repeat the offence.
Among a bunch of seven DRINKS ar
rested in the early part of last Mon
day night was woman Is years OF
age. who was found drunk on the
streets, and boy Is years of age who
claims to live in one of the country
towns of oxford county.
Yarmouth is to have a 4th of July
celebration under the management of
the local fire department The cele-
bration will include morning parade
of horribles. series of athletic games.
a trades parade, a motor boat race,
fireworks, and band concert.
All Souls Congregational church is
the name that has been selected for
the new church to be formed by the
union of the First Parish and Central
Congregational churches of Bangor.
This name was the choice of a large
majority of those attending the joint
meetings of the two churches and par
shes a few evenings ago, and later
the choice was ratified by each church
and parish in separate meetings.
The oldest lady in South Portland is
undoubtedly Mrs. j. NJ. Hart. who lives
on Stanford street and has keen
memory despite her 81 years. She
was born on Haskelrs now known as
Bibbers Island, in Casco Bay, June 10,
1920, and was the daughter of Joel and
Hannah Bibber. She distinctly re-
members matters which transpired
when she was only three years of age.
and takes delight in recalling and ex-
planning the incidents of her youth.
She has been for the past 20 years a
member of the Congress street church,
Portland.
Portland boy, who was later as
certained to be Harry Rafter. was ar
rested a few days ago in Saco on
charge of larceny of bicycle. He
offered to several parties, in a garage
and on the street at Saco, bicycle
which was worth at least $25 for SO.
This sort of an offer looked very sus-
picous, and he was taken into GUS
tody by the officers on suspicion. He
gave his name as John Foley when
arrested.
While fishing in the Nezinscot, near
Keen's Mills. one day recently. Ashton
Sampson caught string of ten black
bass. The largest weighed four and
one half pounds and two Others
weighed three and one half pounds
each.
Monday was a busy day in at least