Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-04

ing been recently destroyed by fire
One fisherman at Cupsuptic lake,
Rangeley region, cannot have caught
any very good trout or salmon this
year, because he is credited with the
remark that "all big fish are caught
when little
! H. n. Porter gives the Oxford Dem
ocrat a dish of apples of the crop of
1914 which have been in his cellar
since they were picked. They are Of
the Northern Spy, Stark and Black
Oxford varieties. While not so crisp
as in the proper season, they are well
preserved and as far as outside ap-
pearance goes, look almost as we'll as
ever.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Durham
and Mr.. and Mrs Frank Durham were
the guests of DR.. and Mrs o. X. Yates
at West Paris on Sunday, July Is, the
occasion being the 63rd anniversary Of
the wedding Of DR.. and Mrs. Yates. 1t
was observed with dinner and music,
and a delightful evening was spent,
their friends wishing them many hap
py returns of the day.-Oxford Demo-
crat.
Joseph Cloutier of Bath, who recent
ly went on an excursion to Canada,
visiting Montreal and Quebec reports
that the Canadian young men are en-
listing for service in the British army
faster than they can be transported
by train and boats. A train number
ing 20 cars. hauled with three loco
motives would pull out from the Mon
treal station, filled with young re-
cruits and as many more would be
left behind.
| City Marshal Buchanan Of Auburn is
very indignant at the report published
in Portland Sunday paper to the
effect that open rum shops may be
found in his city. 1.-THE police Of Au-
burn" said the Portland papers story.
do not hesitate to say that they re-
member nothing like this for OPEN
ness" The marshal insists that the
police OF Auburn do not say anything
Of the sort concerning Auburn, and
further. he adds that, while the story
carried the impression that the Auburn
police have been interviewed. This
he says is not so.
Lisbon Falls last Saturday held one
OF the largest attended townsmeetings
on record and disposed Of the new
schoolhouse question by voting it
down. The matter has been before
several meetings. sums of money being
voted and then the vote rescinded until
people decided that it will perhaps be
better to repair the old building for
4 time. at least.
Deputy United States Marshal Eu-
gene Harmon. representing the Maine
Automobile Association, who was sta
toned last Sunday at Dunstan, giving
Automobilists directions as to the de-
tours made necessary by the work on
the roads, reports stopping 1858 autos.
In spite Of the disagreeable weather.
He thinks that had the weather been
good the 2000-mark would have been
reached.
Look up any encyclopedia and you
will ind that the State of Maine Is
reported barren Of iron ore; yet most
New Englanders recall the Katahdin
Iron Works and know that iron was
for number Of years mined in that
State. There are not 80 many living
who recall that iron was also at one
time found In Nobleboro. on the
Damariscotta river. in Lincoln coun-
ty. That it was found there is re-
called by the following advertise
ment. in the Massachusetts, Mercury.
. Newspaper published in Boston. The
advertisement appeared March %.
1909:
TO BE LET, for 4 term Of years.
A, Fall Of Water on iDamariscotty
Stream. which never fails. with two
acrss OF aLnd. situated in Noblebor-
eugh. IN the County Of Lincoln. The
eubscrihsrs. anticipating the advan-
tt4GeQM which mutually may arise to