Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-22

Ny, but it's good measure!
Let us see what we can learn
From the birds and flowers;
Watchful eyes will always earn
Many pleasant hours.
Happy summer days will fly,
But we must remember
When they're flying quickly by
School comes in September.
Philadelphia Record
Death Saturday brought to an end
the so years of married life enjoyed
by Horace Barrows, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of South
Portland. Mr.. Barrows was IS years
old and last February he and his wife
Harriet Knight Barrows, celebrated
the 60th anniversary of their marriage.
He leaves a wife and one son, Charles
o. Barrows, Of 40S Cumberland ave-
nue., Portland. He was a descendant
Of William Barrows, founder of He
bron Academy.
Operations in a Rankin street hay
field seemed going slow, so the woman
of the house went out to investigate,
Gays thC 4SoShldIIo SOu1lSI 1dLSllC,
and found her 8-year- son doing the
raking. where's the hired man."
she asked. Il don't know" replied the
boy. "He gave me ten cents to do the
work ana he went off with a man on a
coal cart, who said he had a quart.
guess he gave him a quart Of peanuts"
added the lad innocently.
E. M. Shaw of Rockland thinks he
saw a white crow in the midst Of a
flock Of black ones the other morning
Of the white crow as being a natural
wonder, so l looked hard" said Mr..
Shaw. "The bird was of the same
shape and size as the others. differing
only in color. The flock was on the
ground back of Wesley Posts house.
Did you see that white bird?' I asked
Mrs. Post. DO you mean that white
crow?" she replied. oh. yes. he's
been coming here several days."
DR.. Seth c. Gordon, who spoke at
the union Of the 18th Maine Regi-
mental Association held in Portland,
Tuesday, incidentally remarked that he
should be Sc years Of age on the fol-
lowing day. No man present showed a
more vigorous pose. or seemed to have
a finer physical energy than this most
distinguished Portland physician, who
divides his loyalty to his profession,
which he has followed for 81 years,
with his love for his old comrades.
Waldoboro has started a pretty thing
for the summer-an out-of door
dance with music by the band. A
Thursday evening. August 8. the
Main street of Waldoboro village was
the scene Of very pretty dance with
music by Waldoboro band. All cliques,
clans. etc.. were smashed to aught for
aristocracy and peasantry. rich and
poor, young and old shook a leg" to
good old Boston Fancy and other mu-
sic Of ye olden time. "Old folk and
young together and children mingled
among them" About 100 couples were
dancing at one time and the band
never played better. Another enter
tainment OF this type will be given to-
night and through the autumn months
IL interest continues.
Miss Ida Talbot Of Center street,
Bath. and her three children picked Is
quarts Of blueberries Thursday. They
left Bath on the seven o'clock electric
and returned home on the three o'clock
car. Mrs. Talbot is without dispute the
banner blueberry picker in Bath. This
season she has picked over HOO quarts.
She says that the season, although
rather backward. will not be over for
week or two.
Tho unusual demand for agricultural
potash. owing to the lack Of the usual
supply coming from Germany, may
transform the Island Of Georgetown
into quite an Industrial center. For
years more or less feldspar has been
shipped from tho lower part Of the is
land to Liverpool to be mixed Uith
china clay in the manufacture Of dishes