Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-08
Maine Gossip
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NHelen Metzser, in New England Home
Mother is a Suffragist-
She states the fact with pride.
A Motorist is Father.
And he travels far and wide.
Big Sister Julia laughs at care.
An Optonlist IS she;
While Brother Wills a Socialist
Hes for equality.
Wee Sisters a SomnanbuliSt-
She walks round in her sleep:
And Cousin Nell's a Futur!st-
Her pictures make you weep.
Siy Uncle Jiln's a Pessi-nist
Whose croaking never ceases.
And Uncle likes a Specialist
In brain and nerve diseases.
l guess I'm bout the only one
Left out in all the list;
But when I'm grown. I'll write my name
Ted Jones. Farmerist,'
Norway Adver.iser-A few weeks
ago an item appeared in this paper
telling OF u young man who borrowed
a quarter Of Uncle Porter who is past
so years. while at work husking corn
at the Paris plant and that the fell
low promised to pay him the next
day but before that he walked off
without paying his debt. 4 number
CT young men made il so warm for
the borrower insisting that ne pay II
back 10 Uncle Porter by such a time or
that he would be assisted 10 Steep Falls
10 pay the bill with witnesses. The
quarter was paid i'll due time before
assistance was needed.
Rev. William Aryin Kelley. for three
Years pastor OF tie Cniversalist church
at Livermore Falls. is 10 be extended
a call TO the passionate of the First
Jniversalst church. Lewiston, to sac
coed Rev. c H Temple, resigned. SO
it is understood. Official action will be
taken az the meeting Monday evening
Of the official beard Of the church.
Parties from Maryland have been
locking over the situation in Portland
as to a revival Of the trade of oysters
in the shell. which has almost d.Sap-
pearod. 1t is understood that the idea
was favorably received, provided that
the cost is not made prohibitive. the
people having become pretty We'll &C
custumed % the tub oyster.
Two Bradford men were in the Ban
gor municipal court the other day on
complaint of d farmer of that town Of
stealing his caboagos. They seemed to
Think the affair a huge joke and the
complainant a "Cabbagehead," but
when he had finished conducting his
own case and the Judge had sentenced
them to Is days each in Jail. they them
, selves very much resembled the cab
bage article. They were committed.
\ Lewiston bound car of the L., A.
6, W ST. Ry. struck hack belonging
10 c. E. Gordon IN Bath one night last
Week, injuring one OF the horses so
badly that it was necessary to kill the
animal The hack was also badly
/ damaged The accident occurred on
j North street at point where the track
runs along the side of the street. Resi-
dents of that section consider the To-
cation of the tracks dangerous and
petition has been started to have the
tracks moved to the center of the
street. The matter has been called to
the attention Of Mayor Small. who has
appointed a committee of two to wait
upon officials Of the L., A. & w St.
Ry, to see what action they are will
| ing to take.
! The suit for alleged trespass brought
| by Frank W. Wood against Arthur F.
| Sawyer, both of Baldwin, which was
the oldest case pending on the docket
of the Cumberland superior court, was
finally settled Thursday. Plaintiff
Wood claimed that Defendant Sawyer
had encroached on his land and cut
timber therefrom. Judgment had been
/ entered for the defendant by agree
ment. The case then dragged along
| on a matter of costs. until a period
Of several years including As terms of
court, had passed. Costs were finally
determined at sos by the attorneys.
| Hinckley & Hinckley for the plaintiff.
the defendant.
The Wednesday club of Ashville were
recently given a check Of 1892. This
came from the summer guests and
with what the club has earned in the
three years it has been working. makes
it possible for a church to be built
this winter. The cement foundation
for the basement is already put in.
We think ". W. Odlin has about as
good a flock of R l. Red pullets as we
have seen this fall, says the Cambridge
letter in the Pittsfield Advertiser.
They are good size and look to be
about perfect. Some Of them have
been LAYING since the lsf Of Septem-