Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-11

Thursday. dune L and ID, in City
Hall. Portland. Among the most
prominent of the speakers will be Syl-
yester j, Beach. Stanley p Warren
Henry w. Miller Carl Herdin, Fred
erick l.. Hills. Herbert L. Thompson,
Edwin b. Cragin, W. c. Peters, Cyrus
W. Davis. oakley G. Curtis, Seth c.
Gordon, George r., Files. r. T. White
house. Raymond Calkins, Addison $.
| Thayer d. NJ. Stewart, Donald era
gin. L. T. Flint, j. b. Macdonald, p,
| W. Davis.
Biddeferd correspondence reports as
doubtful the beginning of work on the
Biddeford postoffiee building for which
the Sundry Civil appropriation bin re-
ported to the House week ago car
ries $4,000. The letter further says:
THE lot at present is covered with old
stables. These buildings Will have to
be worn down or moved before the
Foundation can be laid. Government
| officials have no knowledge of when
actual work will be commenced"
The putting in service of second
gasoline electric car on tie upper di-
visions of the Bangor and Aroostook
| Railroad, taking the place OF short
train it is believed will he followed
| by others. and solve the problem of
more frequent short train service on
| the Eastern Maine railroads. The new
| type of car is operated by an electric
motor, driven by a gasoline engine. has
| a carrying capacity of nearly two or
binary passenger coaches and is
speedy enough for any ordinary sehed-
ule.
| Members of the Republican "enthu-
siasm tour of Cumberland county are
making Walter b. Clark. candidate for
a State senatorial seat. the butt of
much good natured kidding" Mr..
Clarke first directed his ear. IN which
was the Hon. W. T. Haines. into the
wrong road while on the way, Friday,
| from Gray to Windham Center. His
party arrived nearly half an hour late
and Mr.. Clarke Immediately got busy.
| He seized upon an inoffensive by
ISLANDER, worked a clever buttonholing
scheme and succeeded in backing his
victim into a coy corer. Here he
| Launched into a vigorous statement of
| his qualifications and the righteous
ness of his candidacy. The impression
made upon the listener seemed huge
success and Mr. Clarke waxed more
land more eloquent. Finally. however.
one of the occupants of his automobile
recognized the impressed one and
shouted: Go to it. Walt Give i'm a
good talking to; he's been stone deaf
for Is years." The talking to" died a
premature death.
| botanical curiosity may be seen at
the residence of ]. II. Bonney on the
corner of Summer and Bowdoin
streets. On a crab apple tree is a
white rose in full bloom, perfect in
levery part, and about as large as the
common primrose. To-day 1t is at
its best and shows no sign of CURED
petals, and has been untouched by
flies and slugs. 1t would serve for the
Ieognizance of the House of York
ISince the above was written we have
i Learned that it will be Of no use foI
ANYONE to go over to Mr.. Bonney's
place to see the rose, as it was picked
by a man who passed on the street
early this afternoon. 1t seems thai
MIR. Smarty wanted a button hole
bouquet, and so took the trouble tc
help himself. Mrs. PI4nney, who lives
with Mr.. Bonney, learned soon aftel
what had happened and followed the
man to the Winthrop House and fore
led him to return the stolen goods. II
lone sense it was a little thing. and II
Ianother enough to make one maddel
THAN a wet hen.-Winthrop Budget.
| Probably, the oldest woman In Lew
Iiston, and certainly one OF the bright
lest is Mrs. Eunice Ann Stevens wh'
has just passed her 92nd birthday
Mrs Stevens was born in Livermor'
Falls, May 20, 1920. the daughter o
samuel and Julia Dunn, and wa
brought up by her aunt. Mrs. Agrahan
Luce. She first came to Lewiston Q
wears ago aud was employed in IN
old Frye WOODEN MILL
| Mrs. Stevens married the late Hud
son X Stevens of Westbrook at Pc
land, Me, Dec. 25. 1874. After thei
marriage they lived at different time
In Auburn, Poland. East Livermore
and for the last 20 years, since tn
death of Mr.. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens ha
lmade her home with her daughter
mrs Stevens faculties are unimpairee
except for slight deafness and
Trouble with the vision of one eye
She is a great reader and keeps thor
loughly in touch with the dongs OF In
day, having two daily newspapers an
1.-THE best OF the current magazines.
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