Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-03

When the corn is in the ear.
In the winter cold and drear,
Every season of the year,
Drag the roads.
When you've nothing else to do.
Drag the roads;
II but for an hour or two,
II viii keep them good as new;
With a purpose firm and true,
FAN in line; it's up to you
Drag the roads.
II the prediction Of an old Bath
mariner is fulfilled there is long
spell Of unsettled weather ahead. He
claims that the change to fine weather
will not arrive until the sun crosses
the line next September.
The first week in August there is to
be quaint reunion Of the famous
class Of 81, Bowdoin College, if Mr..
Edward Stanwood is as successful in
ordering things as excellently we'll as
he usually is says the Boothbay Reg
lister. July 80. Mr.. Stanwood's guest
for that week will be his classmate'
former Chief Justice Emery OF the
Maine Supreme Court. Mr.. Stanwood
proposes a banquet to be attended by
as many Of the twelve survivors of his
class as are accessible. Hon. Henry
]. Furber Of Chicago is asked to be
present, as we'll as Judge kennlstor or
Boothbay Harbor and Mr.. +. L. Ding
ley Of Lewiston. 1t is noteworthy that
the fwo oldest editors in continuous
service in the United States are Mr..
Stanwood and Mr.. Dingley. the class
of 81 celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of graduation on Bowdoln
campus In 1911. There were tnen
nearly a score Of survivors. most OF
whom were present. Twelve of the
class vet survive but Mr.. Stanwood
will do his best to get a quarter OF
the venerable gentlemen at the pro-
jected banquet.
A Biddeford man. A. w. Fernans'
has invented a secret pocket which
may be adjusted by man or woman
and which. he claims, cannot be open
ed without giving warning to the
wearer. We can understand why
man might want another pocket, but
a woman-no.
Samuel P. H. White, who died Sat
urday at his home in Biddeford. aged
SO years, II months and days, was
not only one of the city's oldest citi-
zens but the oldest living member OF
Saco Lodge. F. and A. NJ. a charter
member of Laconia Lodge, l. o. .. r,
and a descendant of private secre-
tary of George Washington. He was
for MANY years a machinist in the
Pepperell plant.
The old dory racer, Harris Free of
Saco, aged 81, feels as young as ever
and proved last Saturday that he is
still in the game by defeating Basil
Roberts Of Saco and aged but 10 in
mile dory race. The race was excIt-
ing throughout but the young man
weakened toward the last and the
old timer won as he pleased.
Rumors Of the serious illness of An
drew Carnegie, who is at his summer
residence at Bar Harbor surely ought
to be disposed of by the following item
IN Mondays Bangor News Bar Har-
Dor letter dated Aug. I:
Andrew Carnegie spent the forenoon
yesterday at Eagle lake fishing, in
epite Of drizzling rain, driving
three miles to the lake, and putting
the morning on the water. He was
accompanied by his physician. and
seemed to enjoy the trip thoroughly in
spite OF the weather"
Duke Thompson Of Bryants Pond, who
has started to work his way to the
Panama California Exposition. reached
Montana last week, and said that he had
seen many snow clad peaks among the
glaciers of Montana. ranging from 5000 to
L, 600 feet in height. He says he has not
seen but one warm day since he left
Maine. He found that there are more
COW boys in the state of Montana than
any other state in the Union and while
in Miles City. Montana, saw great
many on their ponies getting into prac-
tice for Fourth of July. He intends to
be gone all summer and see many OF the
wonders of nature as we'll as works Of
art. He Is a student Of Hebron Acad-
envy and has with him recommend
from the faculty there. His love Of sight
seeing and the education he will derive
from such trip has prompted his going.
he knows nothing of fear. and sees only
pleasure and profit in his try. where
many boys would see only loneliness and
despair. He meets strangers the same as
friends and fnds kind people everywhere
His object is to earn his expenses and
has confidence that he can do 1t.
If ever a dog had reason to be
mad" without having been attacked
by the rabies, that dog was the one
owned by Harry Robinson nf Lobster
Cove, reports the Boothboy Register.
Sometime during the night recently
the dog found and attacked i'orcu-
pine or hedgehog, as some prefer to
call Kim. When the dog again showed
up the next morning 1t was hard to
tell whether he had eaten the porcu-
pine or not. Certain it was that the
dogs head and face were indicative
Of such a thing, for there were quilts
protruding from every part of it.. DR..
e. NJ. Bradley. the veterinary, was
called. and he. with assistants had
nearly a half days job relieving the
poor animal Of some of his pain and
many of his feathers" Robbie"
Boyd was chief anaesthetist and put