Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-30
Maine JOTTINCS

been completely torn down and re-
moved, and the same can soon be said
Of its companion hotel, the formerly
beautiful Tyn-y-M Macs, ON e. which
workmen. under the direction Of John
j. Alexander. are now busy. Most of
the lumber has already been sold for
the construction of several new
houses at Campobello and on Deer
Island. Soon the only building left on
the grounds will be the casino, which
contains the bowling alleys. 1t is
understood that these, too, will short
ly be sold.
The Portland police may soon have
a new jag to contend with. 1t is the
mushroom jag" and to it's first victim
it is the jolliest and wobbliest Of jags
with just a sleepy feeling at the end.
But it's risky business, and when any
one mentions mushrooms" to the
Cape Shore lady who was its first vic
tim, she says Never again." Early
Wednesday morning a friend Of the
aforesaid lady went out and secured
the hills of the Cape for a mess of
mushrooms and knowing her fondness
for the delicacy evenly divided them
with her. Bacchus waved his wand
over the dish and after the lady in
question ate largely and heartily Of
them, things began to happen fast and
furious. 1t was only few minutes
later that she began to feel queer and
pretty soon her friends discovered
that she had a regular jag. Indeed
she had all the effects and acted like
thoroughly intoxicated person. She
felt happy, tremendously so, she reefed
around the room, the floors come up to
meet her, and everybody around had
40 more faces than they should. A
little more time passed and her limbs
utterly refused to support her. She
found couch and lay down for. per-
fectly beautiful siesta. She slept, and
for six hours lay in semi-stupor I'M
til the alarmed friends called doc
tor. On his arrival he administered
first aid and gradually the bewildered
lady came out of it and the cob webs
commenced to clear and at late reports
she seemed all right with only a happy
sleepy feeling for a reminder. That
single toadstool was eaten along
with the mushrooms is the doctors
theory, who thinks it took this erratic
way to work off the poison.
-sergt. Charles E. Washburne of the
9th Co. c. A. c., of Lewiston. was the
hero of the firing for record. Wednes-
day at Fort Williams, Portland Har-
Dor. In spite of bad injury that has
confined him to the hospital Wash
burne took his post at Battery De-
Hart and did excellent work. Ser
geant Washburne sustained a badly
wrenched right leg, Monday and also
the fracture Of small bone in the
leg, when he tripped over tent guy
and fell. He Is the 9th Co.'s only gun
pointer and Wednesday, fearing that
his company would suffer when the
time came for the firing Of the SER
vice charges in the ten-inch guns for
records, he insisted that he be taken
to- the battery Sergt. Washburne
Battery DeHart and hoisted by the
men Of the company to the gunner's
platform. Though the exact result of
the firing will not be determined un-
til Thursday. it was evident that
he had done creditable work. At
the conclusion Of the 9Th Compa-
nys work, Sergt. Washburne was
loudly cheered by the men Of the
company and the spectators.
With the temperature n degrees. today
proved the warmest in the month. The
deficiency in temperature for the month
of July is still 101 degrees, but today is
about normal. Every indication now
points, the local bureau says. to another
downfall of rain in addition to 1910 in
ches already recorded for A years. The
local weather forecaster expects show
ers and cooler weather tonight and
Thursday.
Chaplain and Mrs. Samuel j. Smith Of
Fort Preble will leave about the 18th of
next month for Detroit, Mich..- where
Chaplain Smith who Is National chap
lain of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Association, will preside. The 'conven-
ton will be held from the 18th to the 18th
OF next month. Chaplain and Mrs. Smith
will make the trip by the way Of the st.
Lawrence to the Western city. The vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars include soldiers
who fought in the Philippines. Spanish.
American, Chinese and in the recent
trouble in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Miss Margaret Little who for five
years has been the head Of the CONNER
cial department or the Lewiston High
school. Wednesday rendered her; rssigna-
ton. She has accepted a position at 3
larHe increase In galarv IN the CONNER.