Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11


For like the Mayflower is she,
Pink and white and dainty
And lovely as lovely can be.
| Receivers certificates to the amount
OF $129,O75 for the payment Of interest
on Eastern Steamship Co. bonds was
| authorised Saturday by Judge Putnam
in the United States district court at
Portland.
| A story has just come out concern
ing an incident that occurred last
| week during the Hisler trial at Wis
casset which is causing considerable
| amusement. It seems that Attorney
General Pattangall was tardy in MAX
ing his appearance one morning anu
the counsel for the defense in the
Hisler case, Andrew c. Halpen of
Cooper's Mills. went to his room to
call him. "Patt" was there, all
right, but no socks could be found
and they were quite necessary part
Of his wardrobe. Close search Of the
room disclosed a hole in the floor,
where a steam pipe had been re.
moved, and protruding was the end OF
a garter, to which was attached what
was left of the attorney generals
socks-the rats had got after them,
dragged them to the hole and des-
troyed them. Counsel for the de.
Tense claimed to have pulled the
States counsel out of the hole" but
| "Patt" refused to admit it, claiming
that no Lincoln county lawyer could
pull him out Of any kind Of hole.
According to data recently pub
! lished relative to the islands In Casco
bay, as recently as SO years ago about
| the only reliable way to reach any Of
| these islands from Portland was to
| row down, although some small steam
| ers were running infrequently, as well
as a few sailing sloops which made
their way through the bay when the
mind permitted. 1t is alleged that Ca
| nadians began to discover the summer
resort resources Of these lovely islands,
| the Canadians beginning to come be-
tween 1850 and 1865, first finding ..sh-
| ing's Island, portions Of Peaks and
SneOedSue LIE uISl VI AHS ioAihu
steamers were used as towboats ex-
cept during the height Of the season.
The first real island steamer, it is said,
was the Express. Then the old Ca
! Zelle was bought and the era OF Sum
day school picnic trips was inaugu-
rated. Since then the growth Of the
island in popularity has become steady.
Fred d. feeling. master craftsman Of
the Bath Times print shop, owns and
conducts a farm in Litchfield. relates
| that journal On his farm last Sat
| urday night. COW weighing 500
| pounds escaped from her tie-up and
stepping on u part of the floor of the
| barn where the flooring is Of one-inch
| stuff, broke through and fell eight feet
| down among the pigs, landing on all
tours and not being injured in the
slightest, so far as appears. When
found in the morning the COW was
standing in the pig-pen. contentedly
chewing her cud as if nothing had
occurred out Of the usual routine of
her placid life on the farm. AS some
| neighbors remarked. such an acct
dent could not happen once in a 1000
times with safety to the cow
Capt. Clarence A. Packard Of the
State launch, Sea Gull. has lately dis
tributed 10000 stripped Holsters be-
tween Kittery Point and Stonington
and has been awaiting favorable
weather to distribute $500 more be-
tween Stonington and Eastport These
Holsters were originally purchased from
! lobster fishermen in order that the
State might have the seeds for the
hatchery The system Of the Fisheries
| Commission requires that Holsters be
| deposited again in the waters where
they we're caught, SO that the fisher
| men get two whacks at them. as well
as the benefits derived from propaga-
| tion.-
Leroy D. Moulton Of the Falmouth
Hotel. Portland, is conducting ala ac-
tive campaign in his own behalf te
secure the presidency Of the Nationa
Greeters' Association at the time OF
the convention next month, which is
to be held at Atlanta. Mr.. Moultor
has already received promise Of sup
port from many Of the principal cite:
in the West and also Of many cities II
the East. The convention promises (
be lively one and much interest Il
being taken in 1t by the members.
Tho people at Popham are having
rather an unfortunate experience with
their school affairs. Last week Mis-.
Edith woodman Of Pine Point CLOSED
the school and returned to her home
after unsuccessfully trying to secure &
boarding place and other minor trou.
bles. Miss Woodman was formerly tn,
teacher Of the State school on Malags
Island and has had considerable teach
ing experience.
Visitors to Portland having ccm.
planned that automobiles are often 81
thick around the Soldiers monument