Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-17

And then-to Mr.. Abbott's profound
establishment, the boy and girl start-
ed off swimming like poodle dogs as
easily and lightly as you pelase. The
f1ve-year- old had two or three diff
ferent strokes, side-arm included ana
as her father leaped in after her. she
swan on alongside over to the next
pier, about $50 feet and back again.
talking all the while. Mr.. Abbott
easily and lightly as you please. The
was "delighted." And when he asked
where and when they learned. he was
told that the maid did it and that
she herself could not swim but that
she had taught them by putting a
strap around the waist and hanging
to them while they padded it out.
There is an old adage that it is a sign
of bad luck to have rabbit cross your
track. A party of Bath people were motor
ing Tuesday evening to Brunswick, when
just this side of Cooks Corner brown
re- bbit, just commencing to turn white,
stopped in the middle of the road. direct
ly in front of the car. in the glare of the
headlights. The car stopped and the lit
tie fellow ran into the bushes. A few
minutes later the gentleman of the party
had blowout to attend to, which was
attributed to bunnys crossing their path.
Stephen Buzzells automobile must have
a great reputation, in the opinion of auto
owners about Old Town since the run 1t
made without the use of an ounce of gas
oline the other evening. Mr.. Buzzell had
just ridden to his home and left the car
standing in the yard. when the ma chine
| took it into it's mechanism to start on a
tour of Old Town all alone. Accordingly
wick street to the fence which lines the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad and
plunged down over the bank into the
railroad right of way. Had it not been
for the steep bank on the farther side.
which even an ambitious auto could not
climb on its reputation alone, it is be-
lieved the car would only have stopped
in the river or at Indian Island. :
| Fort Fairfield reports-and the same
conditions probably exist in other sec
lions of .Aroostook-that the place is
overrun with men who have gone to
that county looking for work during
! the potato digging season. but in such
numbers that all cannot be accom-
modated. hence some Of them have to
put their pride in their pockets and
ask for foods. Others would do that
trick anyway, so Fort Fairfield is just
!
tramps.
The sum of s431s.54 was paid into
the Cumberland county treasury
Wednesday at Portland. from old
| liquor cases. They came from the
lower court on appeal and the parties
counsel were present with the cash
for early settlement.
Bridgton News: A patrolman is to
be put on the new road down through
the village, which has already begun
to show signs of hard usage Acting
on the theory that stitch in time
saves nine. the seleCtmen have engag-
ed the services of a man who will fol-
low along this road and fill up the cup
holes. which are inevitable. and per-
form such other service as shall tend
10 keep this most excellent road in a
state of preservation.
A dispatch from Astoria says
Surprising her owners. the bark Levi
G. Burgess established a new sailing
record from Bristol Bay to the mouth
of the Columbia river of 10 days and
Q hours, the best previous record be-
ing by the c. F. Sargent. 10 days. in
1913. The Burgess arrived almost on
the heels of the steam schooner Aku-
tan. used as a tenter, and outstripped
the Bark Berlin, which left at the
same time August 22nd. The Bur
CESS was built in 1877. She brought a
cargo of canned salmon. Both ships
mentioned above were built in Maine.
the Sargent in Thomaston in 1877 and
the Burgess in 1874 at Yarmouth.
Sangerville hears the good news
that the wooden mills have been leased
for a short term by the Old Town
Wooden Co. and will at once be OPP
encd. The Old Town Co. is behind on
| orders for war goods and the plant
will be run to its capacity. day and
night crews being probable. The
Glencoe Co will at the expiration of
the lease. Jan. /, take possession of
the mills and work will be carried on
without interruption. The demand for
the product of this mill is good and
every sign of prosperity is again with
Sangerville.
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