Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18


of the law.
Maine Gossip
Fifty years ago this week, do you
remember, the LIST Maine Battery vet
Grams left for Boston, on it's way to
Annapolis to report to Gen. Burnside!
And the 300 men of the Sth Maine who
left to join the Army of the Potomac!
A letter from across the continent,
from Seattle, Wash, tells Mrs n. w.
Shaw of Mars Hill, a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Irvine, of the
death of an uncle, John Irvine, and
a legacy OF $4,000.
A letter received from Mrs. Susie
M. J. Markle of Remus, Mich, r. F.
D. 2, Box 8, asking for copy Of the
Journal says that she wants to again
subscribe. after not having had 1t for
several years. Mrs. Markle says: Il
was born in Maine. Michigan is
good place to live in. l have lived
here rs years. I like it, but i don
forget the place and people where
was born and raised. 1t has been
hard winter here and long and very
cold and stormy spring. but 1T is quite
warm now and the farmers VIII soon
be getting in their spring planting.
Almost all here are farmers
A citizen this noon found In his
ward. when he went home to dinner,
a flock of IL or Is birds, the size OF
robins. Jet black He did not know
what they were. They were probably
blackbirds. In Connecticat and Mass
achusetts they are very common IN
the springtime in the towns. In Maine
they are seldom seen within city lin
its.-Bath Times, April 16.
Demosthenes, who now resides In
waldoboro and corresponds for the
Rockland Opinion. says in this weeks
issue:
The high wind Sunday afternoon
and evening did some remarkable
work. Clinton Mathews new smeit
house. upon which was a very beauti-
full piece of hand painting, was literal
ly obliterated. Nothing but a part OF
one hinge can be found. One OF the
chimneys of Stephen Burrows house
was blown down4 and an empty hay
rack was blown up hill at Dutch Neck.
The full list Of officers elected by
the Great Council of Maine Of the De-
gree of Pocahontas. /. o. r. NJ, Thurs
day at Portland follows: Great Poca-
hontas, Sadie Kierstead; great proph-
etess, Abbie Ramsdell; great Weno-
nah, Lillian Bishop; great Minnehaha.
Cora Abbott; great keeper of records
Ruetta Alexander; great keeper of the
wampum. Hattie E. Minott; trustee
for three years Matte B. Clarke ap-
pointed great chiefs: First great
scout. Lizzie Moore; second great
scout, Mary Knight: great guard OF
the tepee May Barbour; great guard
of the forest, Nancie e. Brown. In
stalling staff: Chief deputy, Eva A
Bowker; chief Mishinewa, Andrew
Hezeltine; deputy great scout, May
McNealus; deputy great guard, car
RE Frank; deputy great keeper OF
wampum, Florence Blanchard; deputy
great keeper of the records, Zetta b.
Hall; deputy great prophecies, Ethel
A. Bailey; deputy great Minnehaha,
Ida G. Elwell: deputy great Wenonah,
Sadie Hartshorn. A handsome jewel
was presented the past grand Poca-
hontas, Mrs. Abbie Ramsdell.
1t is difficult to imagine the reason
given by the inhabitants of an island
in Camden bay who refused shelter
to a shipwrecked man, even though
they offered to take him to another
island, where he had Smile walk
in his wet clothes. Frank Hall of
Camden was crossing the bay in his
sloop on the way to Dark Harbor,
when a squat struck. The engine re-
fused to work, the boat became I'M
MANAGEABLE and Hall was obliged to
go overheard and swim for his life,
landing on the island mentioned. The
boat was lost,
A suggestion which is worthy of
attention is the one Of Pres. Booth
by Of the Maine Society for the Pro-
lection of Animals which is that text
books should be used in the public
schools dealing with the general sub
ject of the proper, humane treatment
Of animals and birds, and this should
be studied along with the other stud
les that occupy the time Of the child
rem. The report of the work Of the
society for the year ending March 81
showed the whole number of cases in
vestigated in the State for the year
numbered 3349.
A well-known Rangeley guide writes
to the Maine Woods that in his opin-
ion the ice will not leave the Range
ley lakes before May is, though he
mentions that a week or 10 days of
real warm weather at this time of
year causes wonderful change in
the ice condition.