Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-09

I thought of course he'd whisper soon
What fourfold bliss 'twoud be
To stroll beneath that fourfold moon
On Jupiter with me.
l said I thought it very queer.
And stupid altogether.
For stars to keep so very near,
And yet not come together.
At that he smiled, and turned his head;
thought he'd caught .b the m9 ION
Their safety lay in motion.
n. B. Smith, in Baltimore Sun.
Edwin 0. Hall and Christian B. Bors
Of Bangor have returned from a trip
to Norway. Mr.. Bors brought with
him many pieces Of furniture that have
been in his family for generations and
which will now adorn his Bangor home.
The remains of the old tannery at
Parker's Head, long buried beneath the
accumulated mud Of many decades, were
unearthed Friday while Thomas Traynor
one of Morse Bros teamsters, was dig
ging a trench on the John A. Morse
farm in that town. Traynor had dug
down six feet when he discovered some
servation. They were mortised together
and formed watts. At first Traynor
thought he had unearthed an ancient
burying ground, but when he found hem
lock bark in the watts and horns Of cattle
he decided that it was d tannery that
was coming to light The townspeople
failed to recall any tannery there but
Frank Morse of Bath recalls having
heard his father speak of the old tan
merry at Parker Head. In the old days
they would tan the hides of cattle by
putting the skins into these watts with
hemlock bark. The plank were hewn
timber and the watts were put together
kite shaped. The excavation is near the
hole in the cliff that legend says was
used by the Indians for the purpose of
grinding corn into meal. The hole in the
cliff is II inches across and is about four
feet deep.
Richard Mathews Hallett. the Bath
writer, is at home for brief visit with
his uncle. Charles 7. Jackson, after a
five-months' sojourn in Arizona, where
he has been copper mining. gold pros
pectng and cattle rustlng, in search of
material for his literary work. The Times
says he didn't strike any pay streaks"
but has lots of ammunition for stories
which he will prepare this winter at
Boothbay Harbor.
The Rockland Conference.-The recently
published a communication relating the
story of the death of Rockland man
along about 40, skinned alive by the IN
dams after he had shot Il squaw and
giving his name as George Patten. Cor
rections have so far been received from
only two parties-one saying the man
was a Capt. Bailey of Rockland and the
other naming a man by the name of Ken
ney of South Thomaston. 1t may soon be
settled as the man decided when he first
saw an elephant: There hain't no such
animie''
bad place on Willow street. Rock
land, resulted in a fall and permanent
| injury to Mrs. Henry Moore, who aske
$1,000 from the city. The city fathers
found they could settle for $500 and
promptly voted to pay that sum, thus
disposing of the case without the usual
expensive litigation.
A family gathering of such unusual
character took place during Thanksgiving
week over in East Paris that the mention
in the Rumford Falls Times seems
worthy of reprinting, as follows:
! w. w. Maxim visited his brother
| Webster Maxim, Sunday, November 90
The whole tribe of horses and colts went
| with him. Nelsena the matron, grand
daughter of Nelson, 209: Alice, four years
/ old, granddaughter of Alcyone and great
granddaughter of Nelson; Doris and
| "Bub" three and two years descendants
| of Directum. They stopped to make a
| call at Scott Briggs on the way, all re-
naming loose in the dooryard. At his
brothers they stayed near the house until
| time to go home.
| Military drill has been instituted in the
| Houlton High school and is meeting with
| much favor. Four companies Of cadets
| have been organized.
Dover Democrats find themselves in the
! usual Democratic position--unablc to
make up their minds-as to who shall
have the postmastership and will hold 4
primary from l to p. NJ. Saturday, Dec.
| II, to settle the question.
Milo is ready at any time to uphold the
| active old people resident in that town
and among the latest to be mentioned is
| Mrs. E. n. Snow, 81 years of age very
| hard working woman up to Is years ago
since when she has been crippled by i'll
| ness and lameness. She has now recov.
| cred the use of her hands and the old
| spirit of keeping busy comes back, 50
that since last June she has made a large
| puff, silk slumber robe. six silk sofa
pillows, five velvet sofa pillow covers and
many smaller articles, including knit
| ting a pair of children's mittens and re-
| footing three pairs of stockings Mrs
Snow has for 81 years. since her mar
| riage, lived in the house she now occu.
| pies.
| The Cook family had such a plea ant
time at their reunion a few weeks age
that they at once began to think for an
other on the coming Christmas and plans
are now complete. Those present on the
previous occasion and who expect to at
| tend the coming arc. Cant Samuel Cooly