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


crease or the stock on hand SO poor that
no one can use them. for orders are going
in so fast that the Diamond Match Co.
at Biddeford has been obliged to cancel a
notice OF weeks shut down to grant
the employees a vacation
TIE 18th annual outing Of the Maine
Sportsnen's Fish and Game Association
which closed Saturday at kineo, was one
of the most enjoyable in the history Of
the organization, in spite Of all the I'M
favorable weather setbacks. The award
ing Of the prizes Saturday evening was a
particularly pleasant event, the trophies
being distributed By Pres. r. j. Hodgdon
Of Lewiston, assisted by Sec. r. c.
Wh!tehouse of Auburn. An unusually
large number of women attended, lend
ing added brilliancy to the occasion.
Dancing followed the awarding of prizes.
This little commentary on household
service of today is to be found in the
old cemetery at Wiscasset. On a plain
marble slab is inscribed Erected to
the memory of Hon. Moses Carlton,
died 1851, aged 80 years" And to abb
gail his wife. died 1866 aged SO years."
and beside it on a smaller slab To
the memory of Prudy Gustus. who for
sixty years was the faithful servant Of
Moses and Abigail Carlton
Twenty-one towns bear the name of
Pennington, writes the Wayfarer in the
Franklin Journal, and it is little wonder
that our mail often niscarries. Some of
these are in states that are so near in
their authorizations to Me. that a postal
clerk may we'll be excused for installing
one fer the other unless the name is writ
ten in full. Such are Nd. for Maryland,
MINI. for Minnesota, Mo. for Missouri,
Mich. for Michigan, Mont. for Montana.
Farmngtons are also found in Arkansas,
California, Georgia. Illinois, Iowa, Kan
s2s, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New
Mexico. North Carolina, North Dakota,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Utah, WASHING.
ton and West Virginia. There are g Free
mans and seven that are named Industry
Jay is the name given to towns in
Florida, Indiana. New York, South Caro-
lima and Virginia. kingfeld has no name
sake the country over. Madrid has
seven. New Sharon is the name given to
the towns in Iowa and New Jersey.
New Nienyard stands alone by that
name. louisiana Montana. Nebraska.
Wisconsin and Wyoming have towns by
the name of Phillips. There is a Range
ley without the final in Colorado.
When Gen. Joseph S. Smith Of Bangor
took up his duties as governor of the
National Soldiers Home at Fortress
Monroe. Va, he found something like $50
veterans under sentence and doing time
for various trifing offenses. These con-
sisted mainly in the violation of petty
rules OF the institution, but the old fell
lows were punished by confirming them to
the grounds, and by compelling them to
perform special duties. Gov. Smith could
see no sufficient reason to carry out the
sentences, and issued a general amnesty
proclamation and set the prisoners free.
Gen. Smith is firm believer in the prin-
ciple that old soldiers are entitled to
every consideration and holding that be-
lief, he decided to put the men on their
honor and to establish the honor system.
instead OF the harsher measures used By
his predecessors.
One Of the ST. Croix borders native
sons who has made good in other clines
is Edgar II. Robinson. son of the late
Rev. John B. Robinson, OF ST. Stephen,
and brother Of Mrs. G. W. Ganone.
also Of st. Stephen. Mr.. Robinson is