Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-02

Bring each Of US laughter
For thus 1t is ever
And forever will be,
Til we are reunited
Across Gods boundless sea.
With Him in that home
Beyond 1ife's setting sun.
| May we all answer the roll-call
| And hear Gods well done"
Sheriff Oliver was handed Wednesday a
slip Of paper on which was printed a
verse In imitation of "Tipperary." which
the donor had found in the wrappings
| Of bottle Of whiskey purchased in
Lewiston, relates the Bath Times. The
Sheriff passed 1t over to the Scribe as an
example of the merriment the Lewiston
Liquor Sellers are having at the expense
of the good name OF that city and as an
example of the effrontery of Lewiston
whiskey dealers during the present ad-
ministration of the laws Of the State of
| Maine.
| The words on the slip are as under
! It's long way to Prohibition
! It's the wrong way to go.
It's sure way to bring perdition.
To the greatest State l know.
| Let's all stick together,
| Let this be our cry
ITS long. long way to Prohibition
| And we'll not go dry"
Pea vines eight feet high! Impossible!
Oh. no. not at all-there is no limit to
vegetation in Aroostook, you know. says
the Aroostook Pioneer Of Caribou. Geo.
w. Wright. who lives with his son. G. A.
Wright, has been doing little garden
ing this season, and has telephone peas
| the vines Of which when stretched to
their full height measure seven and eight
| feet tall. And the pods contain eight,
| nine and 10 peas. Mr.. Wright had his
photograph taken while standing among
the vines and in several places they
tower above his head.
About 800 people from different parts
of Lubec attended the joint picnic held
at the Life Saving station at South
Lubec. Wednesday. July 3D. in which
the congregations of the several
churches took part and which proved
one Of the largest and most enjoyable
outdoor affairs Of the season. Various
athletic events took place and the din
ner was thoroughly enjoyed by the
large number present. The view from
the station is one of the finest along
the coast.
Howard Cunningham, driver of the
Round Pond mail tells the Damaris-
Gotta Herald man that he met Ma
thaniel jeremiah Hanna recently and
seemed to be to Mr.. Hanna an OBJ
ject of suspicion. He was crowded
into the ditch and MIR. Hanna showed
a disposition to search the car. Mr..
Cunningham, however, drew the line
at submitting a mail carrier to be
searched by lobster warden and Mr..
Hanna prudently gave it up.
Some weeks ago 1t was reported
that Warren Weeks had seen a brown
trout summing himself on the surface
Of Biscay pond, relates the Damaris-
Gotta Herald. Mr.. Weeks hasn't told
US about it and we have an idea
that 1t has gained some since the
event. As told u.s. the fish was four
feet long, had fin sticking above the
water six inches and weighed fifty
pounds at least When it took
! fright, with a fiirt of the tail it nearly
swamped the skin. Some part Of
this story is truth but we wont under
take to separate the truth from the
fiction. But this we can swear to-,
Henry Berry captured landlocked
salmon Weighing two and a half
pounds out there last Saturday. At
least we saw the fish.
II will be some time before the rec
ord Of James Barto, Eugene Kneeland
and Harry Oak as high line fisher
men is beaten. asserts the Star Her
aid, Pressure Isle. Saturday on the
Presque Isle Stream this party caught
Is trout Weighing II lbs. and capped
the climax by hooking and landing
with an ordinary bait tackle a mons
ter square-tail trout, which tipped the
scales At 6h pounds. It was James
Barto's bait which attracted the big
fellow and 1t was Jimmie's GOODNESS,
good management and persistence.
which. after half hours tussle. got
4 him near enough to the canoe and the
surface Of the water to enable Mr..
Kneeland, in the absence Of landing
net to get a strangle hold on the
giant trout's neck and gills and bring
him into the canoe, where his mighty
| fops and somersaults came near cap
Stang the craft. Monday noon the
numerous boarder guests at the Barto
home had the big fellow stuffed and
baked for dinner, along with half a
dozen or so of the lesser lights
weighing from half pound to a
pound.
Rev. W. Henry Mclean, pastor Of
the Congress street Methodist church,
Portland. has compiled a new mar
risse ceremony said to be an i'm
provement on old ones. He has
changed with all my worldly goods
thee endow," to "all have with you
share" The ceremony omits the
word "obey." It IL only seven min
ntes long and bids to be popular.
An Sh-pound salmon, one Of the
largest and handsomest nsh ever
taken from Megunticook Lake. was