Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-31

These the chief of maggots are,
Caesar, Kaiser, King and Car.
Ceremonies commemorative of the
Soldiers and Sailors of the American
Revolution will be held at 4.30 P. M.
Monday, Aug. 81, at the old cemetery
at York Village, and later at the new
cemetery. The graves of Col
Esaias Preble and those of Lydia IN
graham and their daughter Hannah
Preble, are being restored grave
stones reest and ether necessary work
done by direction of Henry Preble,
ESQ.,, of New York City and Mrs.
Marian Longfellow of Boston, great
grandchildren of Col. Esaias Preble.
Mrs. Longfellow will have charge of
the ceremonies, and has invited the
odd York Chayter, D. A. r. and the
Paul Jones Society of Portsmouth.
NH. to participate in the eercises.
A Bath citizen speaking of mans
carelessness in carrying around with
him $3.50, especially while he was
drinking with other men referring to
a recent police case in that city, re-
marked that many men carry around
big rolls and ipstanced the case of
stone worker who on one occasion had
ripped out the stitches of a secret
pocket in his shirt and pulled out
roll of $4,000 to produce a 500 bill. Also
mentioned the case of a stranger who
was bound to Boothbay this summer
who pulled out a roll of $1,000 from
his trousers pocket, fastened with
rubber band.
Joseph Hilton is at home for a brief
visit, says the Bath Times. He has
had a busy season cutting hay in
Yarmouth and Freeport. His horse Vic
which is SO years old has done some
remarkable work in double harness.
He has assisted in moking 240 acres of
grass and so acres of oats and is to-
day in fine condition. Vic was raised
in Pownal and has been owned by Mr..
Hilton for Is years. He says it is one
of the best animals a man ever drew a
rein over. Mr.. Hilton has been pass
ing the summer with his son and
daughter in Yarmouth.
E. c. Plummer arrived home at Bath
Saturday afternoon from Washington
where he has been busy the past
week in connection with the interests
of the merchant marine He came on
from New York in his new auto. ac-
comranjed by Ben Roberts OF Bath.
They made quick trip from ProNi-
dence where they We're detained by
the storm. They left early Saturday
morning and at 1890 were in Portland
They arrived home at $50 Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Plummer is booked
until Sept. ID by the Republican State
committee. He opened the campaign in
Brooks Monday night.
II Is suggested to the youth who
makes practice of riding horseback
on the Lincoln street sidewalk that
the State road ought to be good
enough Tor a horse and that only
donkeys use the sidewalks for eoues-
trian exercises gently remarks the
Bath Times
FRANKLIN county friends will be in
terested TO learn that Otis M. Moore.
who was the first editor and publish
er of the Maine Woods. then known
as the Philips Photograph, has re-
Gently purchased the Hoqujam Saw
yer puphshed at Hoquiam, Wash. He
proposes TO change the name of the
paper, which has been established for
ABOUT IL years, and continue II for
the present as weekly. Mr.. Moore
was some years ago engaged in news
paper work in Hoquiam and receives
cordial welcome from former ae-
quaintances there as he resumss the
management Of one of the city's
papers.
Capt. S. A. Nelke Of Livermore
Fails has document of much inter-
est which he prizes very highly. 1t
is writ of attachment issued to the
coroner of Barnstable county, Mass.
IN the year 1863. The writ was is
SUED on the fifth day of August that
year and it is in a remarkably good
state OF preservation, considering the
many years of its existence. In order
10 keep 1t, the paper has been mount
ed upon heavy sheet of more mod
ern manufacture. The printed por-
ton of the writ is in excellent condi-
ton, but the ink with which the writ
ing was done has faded very consid-
erably and is not easily decihpered.
IT sets forth that BENJAMIN Croker
OF Barnstable in the county of Barn
stable is indebted to James &, Joseph
In the amount of three pounds. three
shillings and four pence and the
coroner is instructed to take the body
of said Croker and safely keep him
until the court meets on the third
Tuesday Of the next September. At
tached to the writ is an itemized bill
OF the goods for which Crocker was
in debt to the sueing firm.
The Real Estate Trust Of Massa-
chusetts has closed several real es-
tate transfers the past week. indi-
eating the interest in the predicted
prosperity of Popham Beach as one
of the coming summer resorts on the
coast. Among the recent purchasers
are Judge Hardy of Boston, Capt.