Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-22
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State Detective Will H. Kalloch of
kockland is not challenging the crimi-
nal classes to any foot-races this week.
While chopping wood, the other day,
he cut one foot badly, severing two
large veins. The following day, he
limped into the woods to watch the
chopping by another fellow, who fell
ed tree that struck MIR. kalloch's
good foot and crushed it badly. He was
down town Wednesday but the Opin-
ion said he had quite an impeachment
in his gait and was wearing shoes
that looked like pair of lobster traps.
John Jay, known to the world as
Butch" McDeavitt, millionaire for
day." offers to make Portland The
repository of the statue of himself
which was spurned by the Federal au-
thorities at Washington and mas since
been looking for a final resting place.
Through The Press Butch makes
known to the people of Portland that
he will pay a visit to the city ana
bring his statue with him and II a
suitable place is accorded it, viii leave
it for the admiration of future genera
tions. 1t all rests with the city. The
eminent Pennsylvania is ready 70 do
his part In a foot note to his letter
which he addresses ITO the good peo-
ule of Portland' and which he COM
municates TO them through the me-
dunn of The Press, Mr.. McDeavitt
,i-ne, 8 g., ~
came Fast in search OF I; bride whom
he expected TO find III Boston. Whit
/ he had plenty of oifeis there, lilc
right one was not found so the Port
land girls have a chance. If one
| proposes to him who answers the re-
1uirements he modestly says that he
| will allow Portland the honor.
A man at work on the Hagan
| farm at Bath had occasion to use
| small piece of dynamite and carelessly
tried to cut in two with a knife, hold
ing the stick in his hand. The dyna-
mite exploded, sending the knife to
parts unknown, the man escaping with
serious injuries to one hand. How he
escaped alive is wonder.
old Soldier in a very courteous
letter to the Portland Express calls
the attention of all to the regulations
regarding the use of the American
flag, he having seen a flag left flying
on a schoolbuilding through the night,
He says:
There is a regulation which pro-
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are due the Flag of our country.
among which are that it shall rot fly
before or after sunset, nor touch the
ground when lowered or raised.
hope that this was an oversight on
the part of the pupils and instructors,
who certainly will agree with me that
a patriotic use Of the Flag is as deslr-
able among young Americans as the
knowledge of how to handle = ham
mer saw or plane"
The summer cottage burglary cpl
demic has now broken out at Bay
View, near Saco, six cottages hav-
ing been entered and looted during
last Monday night The amount Of
| the losses cannot be known until the
| owners arrive and inventory their
property.
1t now only remains for someone
| to announce that hen has been found
that lays slab of ham with each egg.
A Bath man asserts that one OF his
hens has laid an egg. small in size to
be sure. but containing a marble,
probably of this years vintage and
made in America. And, strange to say,
he admits that he cannot account for
how the marble got there"
The first schooner to go up the
Kennebec this year was the Ella Cliff
| ton, which was towed to South
Gardiner Friday by the tug Seguin to
| load lumber.
| The people of Calais are taking
| considerable interest in the drilling of
the Canadian volunteers at st.
I Stephen, just across the river Sixty
five volunteers from a radius of 20
miles from st. Stephen, enlisted for
the third Canadian contingent and
the satisfaction Of the officers and
| themselves. Numbers Of the Calais
people daily go over to see them drill.
James Greenleaf Croswell headmas-
ter of the Brearley School in New York
| City Since 1887 and formerly president
of the Schoolmasters Association Of
| New York. who died a few days ago,
| was native Of Brunswick, where he
was born 62 years ago. His parents
were Rev. Andrew Croswell and Caro-
| line Croswell. The son graduated
from Harvard in 1873 and he after
| wards took a postgraduate course at
the University Of Bonn, Germany. Mr.
| Croswell began his career as a teacher
at st. Marks school, Southboro, Mass
| From 1883 to 1887 he was assistant
professor Of Greek and Latin at Har-
ward, going from that position to the
headmastership Of the Brearley School
in New York City, which position he
| held at the time OF his death. He was
! tho author and editor of severaI school