Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-02

State second handed only, as the fol-
/ lowing from the Calais Advertiser we'll
illustrates: We overheard half
dozen boys the other days discussing
the war. my brother is out there
fighting the Germans" said one little
fellow, with a ring Of pride in his
voice. perhaps he'll get killed. said
another. IN bet he WON'T, said the
little brother, my brother can lick 40
Germans" my grandfather said
another boy, told me this morning
that England could lick the whole
world" We couldn't help admiring
the boys faith in his grandfathers
statement. AS matter Of fact, does
not every Englishman believe the
same thing deep down in his heart?
We remember a school teacher who
taught us the same thing almost. He
said Great Britain's navy could destroy
the navies Of the world. Is it any
wonder that the young Briton today
has perfect faith in the might of the
inexhaustible British empire?
\ A party Of seven ladies and children
with baby in arms were standing on
the porch of the cottage in which the
BENEFITS are passing a vacation stay
! on the south shore, Popham Beach
| Sunday evening when the whole floor
of the porch veranda gave way and
dropped with the seven some eight
feet down into the cellar Of the cot
tage. AS good fortune would have it,
none of the party was injured seri-
ously, but all were Shaken up by the
fall. The party had come out to go
to the Boston boat wharf to see the
boat come in.
The last of the evidence in the
contested mayoralty election case at
Rockland was taken out Tuesday be-
fore Court Stenographer A. II. Whit
man. Charles NJ. Harrington, Repub-
lican candidate, was elected by a few
votes on the face Of the returns and
has held Office for nearly half of the
municipal year. Phillip Howard. Dem
ocratic candidate, claims the official
count would elect him. The written
agreement as to the ballots is now
awaited. when the case will be submit
ted to the supreme court for decision
New Harbor is famed as resort
where the artists may pass their sum-
mer vacations with comfort and the
finest Of scenery to be found on
the Atlantic coast hence the summer
colony at that place is always large
The artists are all in love with their
summer home and in order to bind
tighter the ties there formed they got
together Tuesday at the close of the
Art exhibition and organized the New
Harbor Association of Artists, with the
following officers: Pres. Arthur NJ
Hillery of Hartford, Ct: Sec, Eastman
Smith. Springfield, Mass: Treas,
Parker Carnage New Harbor The
membership is already large.
Camp Benson at Newport has been
the scene Of the actions of a "Peeping
Tom and the quicker the people at
dispose of the rascal's case the better
it will be for the community The
person is said to be known and to be
an elderly man of about so years
The opening of the hunting season
for ducks and such other game birds
as are now at the mercy of the
hunter drew the usual number of gum
nerS to their favOrite resorts No
wonderful bags have vet been report
ed. but birds have been often said to
be very plentiful about Merrymeeting
bay and we should soon hear some
thing from that region
The many friends Of Mrs. Wallace r.
Tarbox of F'ryeburg. past department
president of Maine Ladies' G.. a. r.,
will be pleased to know she has so far
recovered from her severe illness as to
be able to attend the National Con-
vention to be held Sept. - to Oct. >
in Washington, D. c.
The condition of Miss Jane Adams,
who has been spending some little
Harbor. still continues much the same,
although. she is somewhat improved.
Miss Adams planned Originally to
present state Of health she has not de-
leave the 30th for Chicago but in her
cided definitely when she will start
westward and this will be governed en-
tirely by circumstances. Miss Adams
is suffering from bad attack of
bronchitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sanborn of
Turner appeared before Judge Morr
in the Androscosgin probate court at
Auburn Tuesday afternoon to ask that
their daughter Mary. be sent to the
Industrial Home at Hallowell. The girl
told Judge Morrill, that she wished to
go to Hallowell because the children
at the public school plagued her. Her
parents are deaf and dumb