Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-29

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The wings Of gold.
One heralding the day.
With kindled crest.
One Redeemed with the ray
That fires the west.
Tho bosom-vale between
Alike their own:
To each a heaven unseen,
A world unknown.
John B. Tabb, in the Atlantic
The semi-annual meeting of the
Maine State Board Of Trade will be
held on Wednesday, March Is at Lis
bon Falls.
The crew which came here from
Newport News with the battleship
Pennsylvania is composed almost Who'll
ly Of Southerners. who found our biz
yards and zero weather not quite so
gentle as the Virginian climate, or that
! to which they have always been ac-
customed, says the Rockland Courier
Gazette. They accepted the situation
philosphically. however, and appeared
to be having a great lark as they stroll
ed through Main street, wearing Rock
land, Me-, pennants. singing and jok-
ing. Had it been the summer season
many Of them would have gone to the
nearest woods and uprooted evergreen
saplings for transplanting in Virginia
soil.
Several days ago while going out to
his pig pen to feed his pigs at Westport
Charles F. Whitten's attention was
called by the plaintive cries and pecul-
lar actions Of an eagle which was fly
ing almost directly over his pig house,
when all at once he dropped from his
talons what proved to be black duck.
The eagle Immediately descended, in
tending to take possession OF his lost
prey, but finding an opponent in the
field, withdrew to the pig yard fence.
Mr.. Written, being afraid he would
carry off one of his pigs, finally sue
ceeded in driving him away. In speak
ing of this Mr.. Written referred to an
incident of some years ago when an
eagle was discovered flying over, carry
ing a duck. When directly over his
we'll, the eagle dropped the duck as was
thought into the we'll, but by investi-
CATION no duck could be found. Moth
ing more was thought about it until
the following spring. when going to
the we'll one day and hearing quack.
Mr., Written discovered duck flying
up near the well. His mind naturally
went back to the fall before, and Won
dered if that was the same duck.
A well-known Old Town doctor whose
knowledge of music will not make him a
monomaniac on that subject and who
likes rag time better than the more
classic style OF music said recently, after
listening to somewhat classic program
on the victrola. that he did not like that
kind of music that reminded him of
person coming out of ether.
If you do not believe there is something
doing in the pulpwood business in and
around Orono all you will have to do Is
consult the station agents, says the Old
Town Enterprise. The Orono Pulp &
PAPER Co. are perhaps the largest con-
sumers and at the present time have all
the wards of Basin Mills. Orono and Web
ster contested with cars loaded with
wood. At times there are 100 cars wait
ing to be unloaded. The international
Paper Co. at the foot Of Water st. are
piling up pulp wood mountains high. II
It is increased much more the sunrise for
that locality will be an hour late.
A Young miss of six or seven summers.
who IS evidently "from Missouri" was
sent down to one Of the local dry goods
houses. to exchange an under waist.
which had been purchased there ana
which proved too small, relates the Bridg-
ton News. She was to have her father to
attend to the details but thought she
could do better without the old man. she
went into the store, stated her business
and when the new waist was produced
startled the gentlemanly clerk by an
nouncing that "she was not coming down
there again but was going to know
whether that waist was large enough be-
fore she went home" To the astonish-
ment of the clerk she took off her outer
garments and proceeded to try the waist
on. It was evidently to her liking for
she pronounced it satisfactory. took 1t
off again and ordered it done up.
BOOthbay ReglSteT-Capt ana MIS-.
Eben T. Lewis returned Wednesday
from Washington, D. c., where they
had been for nearly a month. Capt.
Lewis spent much time with fisheries
officials Secretary Redfield and Sena-
tors and Congressman on the proposed
federal legislation for the uniform
lobster law. He represented the State
Of Maine as a member Of the commits
sion for the preservation Of Holsters.
Mrs. Lewis enjoyed Washington in
social way and with visits to many in
teresting points. Capt. Lewis does not
believe there will be any federal legis-
lation Of importance on the lobster in
dustry but has had many conferences
which lead him to believe the fisheries
commissioners and special commits
sions with United States officials will
be able to get together to bring about
a uniform law in regard to the catch
ing and selling Of Holsters. He has
talked with the new Massachusetts
Commissioner and others and plans for
such a conference are now under way.
The Marshall house at York will not
be rebuilt in time for opening during
the season Of 1916. Frank D. Marshall.