Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-01

pun,biy despair at loss of land or gold!
There's never loss but somewhere IS
gain.
Be valiant. Bound, then strive to break
That binds you. Show yourself Of iron
Sit down and weep and you will weep in
Work manfully and fate may be con-
trolled.
Hundreds Of summer visitors are
Fastening home from the Maine re-
sorts earlier than they wished, owing
to the threatened railroad strike.
The fall schedule Of train service
will 60 into effect on Monday. Sept 4
and the winter schedule on Sunday,
Oct. l.
The annual field day Of the Bangor
Historical Society was held Wednes-
day at Fort Point, Stockton, where
about 100 members and guests inspect
ed the site of ancient Fort Pownall,
built at the mouth Of the Penobscot
River in 1859 by Gen. Thomas Pow
nall as defense against the Indians.
Gen. A. B. Farnham of Bangor pre-
sided at exercises. Herbert G. Flan-
ders of East Belfast exhibited draw
ings and maps Of the original fort and
papers were read by Chas A. Flagg,
DR.. VIM. c. Mason and Edward M:
Blanding of Bangor. Mrs. Fannie
Hardy Eckstorm Of Brewer and DR..
G. A. Wheeler of Castine.
The Rockland Courier Gazette con-
tains the following interesting and
amusing article:-
"Rockland has a very resourceful
cop in the person of Charles Stetson.
When he found a sadly intoxicated
man on Tillson avenue at midnight,
with no assistance tn sight, he requis-
itioned Morris Pollock's push wagon
and brought the drunk to the station
in that manner. The plan worked so
well that he has done it several times
since But really that's no excuse Tor
his envious brethren calling him Char
lie Jitney.
Quite the smartest hen in town Is
owned by Mrs. Grace George OF Rock
land. This biddy laid rs eggs in q
days. besides taking care Of brood of
chickens.
Blueberries at Rockport are this year
proving a most valuable crop and it is
estimated that the crop will yield sew
eral thousand dollars. William Far
rington of that town received one year
s70O for his crop. The reports are that
this year blueberries are thicker and
of better quality than before by sew
eral years.
A meeting that lust happened re-
Gently at Phillips, an all-relatives al
fair, developed that the ages of the
people amounted to 5o7 years. The
party included six persons, making
the average age "a 1-2 years.
Augustus E. Small, president of the
Portland Milk Dealers Protective AS
sociation, was Wednesday morning
arraiened before Judge Bates in the
Portland Municipal court on contin-
ned case charging him with selling
milk without a license, violation OF
the recently enacted laws Of the Port
land Board of Health. Through his
attorney Max L. Pinansky, the res
pondent waived hearing and entered
a plea of not guilty. He was fined $oO
and costs and appealed. Bail IN the
sum of 5000 being furnished for his ap-
pearance at the September term OF
the Superior Court. This case has
been brought for the purpose OF test
ing the constitutionality of the milk
law so-called and it is expected tnat
the matter will be taken to the law
court for final decision.
A daring Bath photographer on
Tuesday climbed the IT'S foot tower OF
the Central Maine Power Co. at
chopps Point and took picture OF
Merrymeeting Bay. The top OF the
tower is 205 feet above the river ana
one of the highest elevations on the
river.
The new library at PassadumKeag
was recently dedicated with exercises
as follows: Selection by the Passa-
dumkeag band; address, Looking
Backward and Forward. Mrs. Ellen
Dennis. Of Bucksport: An Outline of
the Life and Success Of Solomon Com
stock, a Former Resident Of This
Place. by Mrs. Annie Lancaster: solo,
Forgotten, Mrs. Mabelle Squires; ad-
dress. DR.. Laura Preble Of West En-
field, a former teacher in the building
now remodelled into the library; ad-
dress, Miss Marion Brainard Of Au-
gusta, Of the Maine State Library
Commission, and several selections by
the band.
The Eastport Citizen remarks: The
Eastport Fish Fair Association, man
to man, seeks but one ob1ect:-The en-