Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-17


dynamite,
Railway ties were scattered and a hole
bored in the track,
So Uncle sam, you horr:d man, why
don't YOU give him back?
It's a long time you've kept US waiting
And we feel most forlorn.
It's L long time you're hesitating.
Won't you hand us Werner Horn
You can have Won Bernstorn,
Dernburg and the rest,
But we'd like to get our hands on We-
ner,
He's the guy We like best.
Uncle Sam, we want to hear you blow
your Horn again,
Blow him over this way, and we'll put
him in the pen.
Here in Montreal we'd love TO see this
railway star
The only man we ever knew who beat
the c. p. r.
It's long time to keep US waiting.
While were held up to scorn,
It's long time you've been debating, .
While we yearn for Werner Horn.
Good-by. DR.. Friedman. Farewell, Ger
man beer.
But We hate to part with little Werner,
For his place is here.
If "a peck of March dust is worth
its weight in gold" according TO the
old saying, we'll all get rich this year.
F. x. Jack of Bowdoinham, is door
keeper at the State House. \ little
girl OF his town told her aunt that
what Mr.. Jack did in Augusta was to
wash the sweat off their broWs.'
Miss Muriel NJ. Morrow of Sidney,
sends 10 the Journal the FIRST Mayflow-
ers (trailing arbutus) of the year.
This hardy little evergreen smiles as
sweetly in March as in May if old
Boreas forgets his snow flakes.
\. L. Taught of Sidney, has = vel!
preserved specimen OF continental
Currency. which entities the holder
to receive two Spanish inilied dollars.
or the value thereof in gold or silver.
according TO u resolution passed at
Philadelphia, February i. l716.'
The Lizzie Snow, plucky little
steamer. we'll known some years ago
on the upper kennehec, running to
down river points, is still in the game
and was one of the first to venture out
this season. almost before it was safe,
for Sunday while towing 4 scoW
around to Bath from Wiscasset, she
was held up by floating ice in the
Gut" and obliged to tie UP until the
jam cleared.
II is safe to bet that this Bath man
doesn't care to repeat the performance
Of last Sunday morning. He was at
home from the woods and abed. He
began dreaming of the lumber camp
and for some reason jumped from the
bed, in 50 doing sticking one leg
through a window and inflicting a Sc
we're wound. He awoke about that
time and called for help. His mother
responded and staunched the flow of
blood and then went for surgical aid.
The death bed marriage Of the late
Granville Mclaughlin of Industry was
made known after his death, which
took place Friday night The marriage
took place on Wednesday, March IL
and the bride was Mrs. Dora Sawyer
who had been housekeeper in the fam
lily for 20 years. Grenville Mclaughlin
lived on the home place with his twin
brother Granville, they being common
ly known as Dean" and "Dan,'' car
rying on the farm together. Grenville
in early life married Miss Flora Ste
vens of Industry, who died about a
year later. He was prominent in town
affairs, having served as selectman.
and on the Board of Health. He was
for years q member Of the Franklin
County Agricultural Society. Death
was due to consumption The funeral
was held on Sunday. interment being
in the family lot at Weeks Mills.
Chief Kelley of the Bangor Fire de-
partment, in his annual report filed
morning with the city CLERK,
recommends that the Office Of deputy
chief be created in the department.
and that instead of the present sys-
tenn of having chief and three dis
trict chiefs there be a chief. a deputy
chief and two district chiefs. The de-
partment has responded to PSI calls
during the year, Of which 81 were bell
and 165 still calls. OF the
total number of calls 1873 were in
wooden buildings, 40 in brick and ce-
ment buildings. 81 for grass and dump
fires, two for automobiles, three fo-
cars, three for false alarms
and there were two calls out Of town.
The property involved in these fires
had total valuation Of s795.756.35
and insurance of s5S2.S45.01. The total
Ere loss as shown by the report for
the year amounts to s45.535.90.
Deacon Elnathan F. Duren Of Ban
gor, who celebrated his 101st birthday
on January IA, is recovering from
severe attack of grip. His condition
was reported as very much improved
On Monday.
A letter from the Right Rev. Bishop
Walsh was read Sunday in Catholic
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