Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-10

Talk about going South for the winter
just read this from the Phippsburg Jet
ter in the Bath Independent of Jan S:
Henry Head has pansies blooming In
MS garden as pretty as any sumner
flowers. prettier. too for looking at their
CHEEKY. thoughtful (you know pansies for
thoughts) faces We realize the struggle
they have had against adverse conditions
10 bring forth blossom from beneath
their blanket Of snow.
4 former Bath operator in ice
says that never again will kennebec
ice be sold in New York in any guam
titles. reports the Times They can
make enough machine ice there 10 last
them nine months year With more
machinery. they can make each year
the total supply. Meanwhile they can
get enough from near at hand to
avoid the cost CT coming 10 the Ken
nebec.
The Bryant farm at East Sumner.
where the funeral Of the late Levi
Bryant took place on Dec. IS. has
been occupied by five generations Of
the Bryant family. The first was Lew
Bryant. who served in the Revolu-
tionary War and the second Levi, Jr--
captain in the War OF 1872. The late
Levi was the third Of that name and
was SIS years of age.
Pennington had an unusually
pleasant event or Thursday. when the
50th anniversary Of the G. H. Bass &
Co. shoe manufacturers. was cele-
brated. The factory was thrown open
TO the inspection Of the public during
the day and at P. NJ. reception was
held at the home of George II. Bass,
which was largely attended.
Sagadahoc county, for what is said 10
be the first time in its history. closed the
business OF the year 1915 with every bill
paid and s315 cash in the treasury. The
county commissioners heard this report
from County Treasurer T. s. Gibbons or
Tuesday at meeting al Bath, held 70.
the purpose Of organization for the year
1916 Mark T Costellow of Richmond
was elected chairman for the year.
Rockland Odd Fellows have their
new hall in shape so il can be occupied
for the regular meetings. though the
dedication exercises will be deferred
for some weeks. The Rockland Naval
Militia are pleased because the com
pany will have the old Odd Fellow hall
on Main street for its new quarters.
The Cumberland county Jail prison
ers. who during the summer were kept
a, work on the county roads, will dur
ing tine cold season be given an OPP
portunity TO show what they can pro-
duce in the line of crushed rock. a
big stone shed has been erected and
a stock of stone secured. which Will De
reduced to the sizes most needed by
the road contractors. II is not eX-
pected to be as popular an occupation
as the out of doors work on the roads
but the men were not Obliged to put
themselves where the choice of an
occupation is taken out of their hands
The sheriff expects TO have a consid =
cradle quantity of first-class material
on hand when the road building and
reDairing season is again with US.
\ It's not quite certain whom this is
t.tc.,. - saws the oxford Democrat in its
South Paris GaIuynn. a well known
citizen of perfectly correct habits
hired a mileage book at a local place
for holiday journey into neighbor-
ing state AS he passed the book out
on the train, a poker chip dropped out
Of it. and the conductor genially in
quire,i, Did you have good time
/ Lighf and Airv