Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-08

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An things through thee take noSler forEn-
An hook beyond the earth
The migl-round Of czr fate appears
lie. toe. thy noSaeneas has taught
To master my despair.
l The fountains o. my hidden life
Are through thy Friendship far
Mr.. and Mrs. Bend OF Clark Island
near Rockiand have a hen which laid
IN egg every day for "a days and new
er missed a day. She also took care Of
a lock % chickens Beat that II yo1
Icsn--Courier-G Gazette
| The new State road between Bruins
wick and Portland seems 10 have
iieaped into instant favor. judging by
the reports Of automobiles counted
from day to day A Bath women re-
Gently, on her way By motor from her
home city 10 Portland, counted 2ss
after passing Brunswick, all headed
this way A number passed her going
the same way, but these she did not
count
| October apple blossoms continue 10
come to the Journal Office from all over
the State The latest 10 arrive is q
handsome bouquet sen, by Neal Fowls
Of Weeks Mills. who writes that the
blossoms were picked up on the ground
! in the orchard. where they had BEEN
blown from the tree The petals were
beautifully tinted and fully grown
! The Maine Central has issued its
annual feaflet on Big Game Hunting.
the brim Of information Of value 10 the
hunter in the Maine woods and open
! The dates for the different shootinss
are given, with brief but explicit di-
rections for reaching the various point.
and a few hints about what you may
find. if you attend TO your hunting.
/ Facts about Maine and why you should
pass your vacation here makes it q
very readable affair.
| A general exodus of Greeks from the
manufacturing places OF New England
/ is expected il Greece enters the war
Biddeford and Ssco alone have about
500 Greeks. Of whom at least Is per
cent. will join the army. if called. II
| is expected that about 1900 will te
New Engiand's contribution to the
Greek army.
The agricultural fair season is about
over, The Worlds Fair at Topsham on
Oct IL, - and IA being the last on the
list. The Maine Poultry Show on
Dec. IA to II will wind up the indoor
exhibitions
That Maine farmers are not the only
ones who have suffered from the vaga-
ries Of the weather man this season is
iproyen by an extract from a letter
from Mrs Rose fMarsh) Lee. q former
lLiyermore Falls girl. whose home is
now on a large farm in Newark Dela-
ware. She writes: This has been a
very hard year for farmers: the wheat,
ltomat toes. potatoes and corn have been
a failure. We had Elk acres Of toma :
toes in for the eannery and won't get
enough to pay for the seed. 1t rained
most of the time in the spring and
through harvest and now it is very dry
as we have not had rain for a long
time. The farmers are trying to get
the ground ready for wheat
An unusual degree Of activity has
been noticeable the past few days on
board the steam yacht Barracuda.
belonging to the Holy Ghost and Us
Society. which vessel has for two
years or more been swinging at her
!anchors in this harbor, says the Port
land Argus. Her jibboom has been
taken off. foretopmast seen down. and
Wednesday for the first time in many
months steam was started in her boil
ters. The meaning of this is unknown
to all except those on the inside. par
: ties coming ashore from the yacht
protesting to be entirely ignorant as
to her future movements, although
rumors are current along the water
front that she is being made ready for
IAN extended cruise This seems hard
lly probable in view Of the fact that she
is hardly in a sea going condition. heI
bottom being very foul. and she is oth-
erwise in need Of repairs. although
from the sounds coming from her re-
Gently it IL Judged that work Of some
kind has been going on under deck. the
mechanics employed as usual coming
from the Shiloh headquarters. Nc
supplies Of any consequence have been
put aboard the yacht Of late, and
should an extended cruise be in con-
Temptation she will be obliged to haul
out on some railway for repairs
Iprevious to making start.
THAT reminds me-" said Fred C.
Cox, Of the Hallet pharmacy Thurs.
day to a Bath Times man who paid for
a soda with I'VE pennies and laughing
lly asked Mr.. Cox il he accepted them
II remember a story the late George
H. Clark once told me Of an experience
he had In Richmond. Va. when he was
working there as bookkeeper for Chas
W. Morse. Clark boarded in a private
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