Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-16

The Puppx's Opinion.


She throws her incest bones away.
/ If ahe were really less Obtuse
She'd bury them fer future use.
But that which makes me doubt the mos
Those higher powers that humans boast
IL not so much fault like that
Nor yet her fondness for the cat.
| But on our pleasant country stroils
| Her dull indifference to holes.
| o. if once had time to spend
, To reach a holes EXTREMIST end.
. I'd grab it fast. without a doubt,
( And promptly pull it inside out;
/ Then drag il home with all my power
! To chew on il in leisure hour
OF all the mistresses there are,
! Mine is the loveliest by far
/ Fain would / wag myself apart
If l could thus reveal my neart.
| Mine il the saner attitude.
BURGESS johnson in Harper's Magazine
| Old Sol on Sunday afternoon was
surrounded by great circle ana
those who noticed it said: Storm
coming" The moon between 5 and 8
that evening was surrounded by an
| immense circle and but one lone star
could be seen in the circle. Those
who noticed it said: storm within a
day" We got it. didn't We?
| When a man serves 43 years con-
tinuously in the service of railroad
company without ever having a black
mark scored against his name-why.
that's some record everyone will agree.
Such is the record Of John McSherrE.
baggage master at the Lewiston Grand
Trunk station."-Lewiston Journal.
Very true, says the Livermore Falls
Advertiser. but the Advertiser can go
one better" when it mentions James
Roach, for years tender at the Main
street crossing in Livermore Falls,
who had faithfully served the Main
. Central Railroad Company for
/ period Of over so years. without re-
ceiving a black mark.
! 4 remarka Die record indeed is that
of W. II. Bradford Of Machias. who
was a visitor to Bangor Friday. Mr.
Bradford was lineman with the
Western Union Telegraph Co. in Ma :
chias for As consecutive years until
! his retirement last April. In that A
years he had never had vacation. He
! is now on a pension and is enjoying
life. Great changes have taken place
! in the telegraph business since he be-
gan. When he f1rst took care of the
Geographic connections there was only
one iron. wire between Bangor and
Machias Now there are scores of
wires and fine copper circuit,
! The Alvord house at Bath, just Pur-
chased by Sheriff w c. Oliver. was
built in 1906. BY his purchase, Sheriff
1 Oliver comes into possession Of not
/ only the residence. but all its contents,
even to a large stock Of bed clothing
and the family furniture and pictures,
some of the latter being oil paintings
Among the portraits Hon. Harold NJ
Sewall Thursday found one OF rela
| tive and it was presented him by Mr.
| Oliver. The sheriff once before tried
to purchase this property but failed
! He now has obtained it at a less figure
than he offered on the former occa-
sion.
The Richmond Bee calls the atten-
lioll VI liic SltiLSHS VI oiio
Bowdoinham to the State highway
situation in that section as follows:
1T looks as If Richmond will get
! left when the trunk line which has
been built from Portland to Topsham
is continued up State. Instead OF
going through the heart Of our town
it now looks as if it will pass around
hi oil ifC -dniv, boz, ~,
the same way. There is every good
reason why this trunk line should be
continued up the Kennebec valley
Traders and citizens Of both towns
should get together and demonstrate
against this injustice. Will you do it
before it is too late?"
Haymaking in November may be all
right in some sections but it is some
what unusual in Maine, yet Bath
man is reported on Thursday. Nov. 4
TO have cut, made and hauled into the
barn 21a tons Of splendid hay. Can
ye doubt it, in this year of BILE
| weather?
Boothbay Register-Mr. and Mrs. vii
liam NJ. Smith. two Of our most worth,
people, will have been married a full ane
pleasurable 50 years when Friday, Nov
Is. rolls around. They are to hold an in
formal reception at their home on Oal
street on that day from 8 to 10 O'Clock
P. M. Although the day is the next aftel
the annual Thanksgiving there is every
evidence in their lives with US that this
grand old couple will give thanks witt
special fervor on this anniversary day.
! Pennington Journal Oct. 29-1t is
reported by old river drivers and 9TH
ters who should know the facts in the
case. that the just passed month of
| October has witnessed the first drive
Of logs dated down the Segeunkedunk
stream, from Big or Brewer Pond to
| Sargent's mill. which has gone in that
direction for more than 40 years past.
| The man who rocks the boat" now
appears to be replaced by the man
who is drunk at the Wheel" adding an
other danger to the pleasure Of auto
MODELLING. A weli-known Bangor man
was driving to Hampden few days
ago when he noticed uncertain actions