Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-04

while in Portland, where Mr.. Goss had
| position in the forts. They moved,
| soon after the great fire of 1866 to
| Stonington, then known as Green S
| Landing.
Street talk at Bath having alleged
! that favorites of Sheriff Oliver were
/ being allowed to sell liquor without
molestation, the sheriff has made an
I offer of $500 cash to any man VINO
will go into any shop in Bath where IL
| is claimed liquor is for sale and pur-
chase a longnecker of whiskey or 9TH
er intoxicating liquor. providing only
that the purchaser be accompanied by
friend of the sheriff.
The Presque Isle High school stu
dents have a happy thought of yearly
producing an opera and so far their
efforts have been crowned with sue
cess. "Pineafore" was given last year
and they propose this year to present
Princess Chrysanthemum," with the
following cast: Princess Chyrsanthe-
mum, Miss Grace Wright; Prince So
Tru, James Carr, Prince Co Sill, Tony
Martin, rival suitors for the princess
Emperor, Harry Pierson; Saucer Eyes
William Ingalls,; Top Not, Percy
Bishop: Tulip, Mildred Bean; Yum
Yum, Mildred Graves; To To, Una
Scott; Du Du, Lois Hoyt; Fairy Moon
beam, Mildred Perry. In addition TO
these characters, there will be fairies
and sprites of the night, and $50 stu
dents in costume will take part.
The Kennebec shad fishermen are
expecting the fish to begin their run
the coming week and are all ready for
them. An expert shad net maker OF
Bath has had many orders for nets and
rigging this spring and figures that he
has SO far made a mile and half of
shad net and used $500 feet of cotton
rope, $4,000 meshes on sewage to pick
up $4,000 ties, 600 leads to fit hangers
around sink rope and 500 eorks on cork
rope.
T. r. Drew of Ash Point. near Rock
land, SO years old, has never had time
to be idle. He was born in Somerset
shire. Eng, and 1T the age of Ii began
to teach himself three languages be-
side his native one. He came to this
country when the granite cutting days
at Dix island were in their prime and
remembers well the good wages and
flush times.
The Bath Times resurrects the fol-
lowing: An old-time Bathite had just
had sent home a barrel of salt pork,
which he had the coachman, Pat, roll
into the cellar. Pat had just killed a
big rat. He soused Mr.. Rat in pail
of water and hurried with it to his
master, exclaiming: Mr.. see
what kind NV a eritter Oh have jest
founded in tibet barrel Nv poork." The
owner gazed a moment and slowly
said: Patrick, YOU may take that
barrel of pork and dump it in the
river Pat scooted from the house,
threw away the rat and harnessed up
a horse and took the barrel of beef to
his own home. pa
We ofttimes hear of long cross
country run by automobile. but very
seldom an extended trip by carriage,
and one like that made by Capt. Peter
Parker Tufts and his friend, Squire
John Morrison, both of Pennington,
away back in 1887, would make us sit
up and take notice. The two men
started on Aug. Ia for Indiana and
reached their destination on Sept. ~.
Capt. Tufts kept a journal on the trip,
which is now the property of niece.
of To linz
ton, who prizes 1t very highly.
Arthur Gray, the boy who walked
from Northwood, n. H., to Kittery jo
join the navy, but failed owing to his
age, has been appointed messenger
in the machinery division at the navy
yard to succeed f. r. Folsom resigned.
The lad is now making his home with
Captain Warren Phinney, yard pilot
and is delighted with his position and
new home. However. he still has the
navy fever and longs for the day when
he reaches the required age, so the
recruiting officer can make him part
of Uncle Sans fighting force on the
sea.
The annual meetings of the Grand
Masonic bodies of Maine will be held
at Portland this week. The 95th
annual communication of the Grand
Lodge will be held on TUESDAY, May
5, at 9 A MI The members of
Maine Lodge who, ex officio, are en-
titled to attend are George A.
Thomas, Henry e. Knapp and E.
Herbert Dingley. The annual con-
clave of the Grand Chapter will be
held on the same day at Z p M. The
members of the local chapter who
mya attend are II. Burton Voter, II.
P: Manley H. Blaisdell, K; Fred E.
Trefethen, Sc: The annual assembly
of the Grand Council takes place on
Wednesday, May s, at P. NJ. the
members of Jephtha Council en-
titled to attend being Jarvis L. Tyler,
Manley H. Blaisdell and Z. Herbert
Dingley. The SD annual conclave
of the Grand Commandery will be
held on Thursday, May Z, at 2 P. M,
the members of Pilgrim Commandery