Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-15

found an old kettle, filled with a miscel-
laneous assortment of books and papers.
In the bottom of the kettle was box.
carefully wrapped in tin foil, and when
opened was found to contain quite a sum
OF money. There were bills of small de-
nominations coined back in Civil war
times. Also some pieces of script money,
which is seldom seen these days. and a
few gold pieces. The dollar bills found
in the box were larger all ways than
those familiar to the present generation.
| There We're some interesting town re-
ports of 40 years ago and compared win
the present book of over 100 pages pre-
sented queer contrast, with only four
pages of reading matter. Although there
was story going the rounds to the eff
! feet that the find was a small fortune.
| this was somewhat erroneous, according
| to Mr.. Young.
| We claim that Camden is the smallest
. town in population in this county that
can boast of a postoffice of the first-class
grade and s75.Cea postoffice building,
probably says the Camden Herald. Oar
population is ABOUT 900 and our
! postoffice does q business OF nearly $4,000
per year.
| a Bangor man who has relatives in
! Wilmersdorf, Germany. has received
letter from them in which they assert
! that the war has not caused as much in
! convenience in the interior of Germany
as might be imagined. Tickets have been
! issued for potatoes, and few other arti-
cles of food bat there is feeling Of con-
| fidence that the supply will be sufficient.
! The presence Of wounded men i'll the
! town is the one big reminder that the
! country is at war. The letter contains
| the statement that the war undoubtedly
| will be prolonged. but expresses perfect
! confidence that Germany will ultimately
BE the victor. or at least will end the war
without relinGuishing the territory
gained at present, in which case Ger
many will be satisfied. II also states
that the Germans are intrenching them
selves very strongly in the positions they
have taken.
The answers to the Ancient Riddle"
published Thursday morning are being
rushed to the journal Office. The first
| to arrive was telephoned by Mrs. Ar
| thur Percival of the Belgrade road.
who said she remembered having when
a small girl read in the Farmers AL
manac the riddle, the answer being
"A Fish, That sounded good until
along came several from Iceboro, Bath,
| Waterville and other places which
agreed on "A Whale" as the answer
and that seems to be the best one yet.
! a local lady suggested the Serpent in
the Garden of Eden. The Iceboro cor
respondent says:
| at ought not to be such a serious
problem to guess the Ancient Riddle
published in Fridays Journal, as the
very first time l read it over l saw
at once that it could be nothing else
than a whale that would answer all
| the requirements. The prominent
merchant of Taunton could not have
been much of an expert on riddles. else
he could have easily guessed it. Give
us something harder"
From Good Will Farm comes the
| following:
March H. 1915.
Editor Kennebec Journal,
| Dear Sir.
My attention has just been called to
the Ancient Riddle published in the
Kennebec Journal from the Kenne-
bunk Star
I'm claiming any and all prizes you
should have offered. It's the whale
that swallowed Jonah.
Respectfully yours.
G. NJ Hinckley.
P. S. 1t pays to advertise in the
Kennebec Journal.