Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-24

1 Awake,
The citizens Of woodland at spec
ial town meeting held April 1s voted
to build a school building within the
town limits at a cost not to exceed
$4,000. The location was LETT TO the
school committee.
| Calais Advertiser-In line with sew
eral Of the Provincial cities there is a
movement among residents or 81
Stephen to turn the hands or the CLOCK
ahead one hour, to secure more day
light working hours. AS st. Stephen
time is now one hour ahead Of Calais
time. and half an hour ahead Of true
time, il this idea finds favor, st.
Stephen time will be an hour and a
half ahead Of true time and two hours
ahead Of Calais time.
The bill before Congress to pay the
Maine Central $500 for an extra train
for the transportation of mail from
the trans Atlantic steamer Kronprin-
zessen Cecilie at Bar Harbor to New
York during the early days of the
European war was passed Thursday
by the Senate.
It will be interesting to Maine club
women to know that the president of
the Maine Federation, Mrs. Grace A.
Wing of Auburn, has written the
music and words for Maine Rally
song and that will be published in
time for distribution to the biennial
meeting in New York. The title is
Maine. Our Mother" and it is dedi-
Gated to the club women Of Maine.
Prof. Ralph w. Redman, assistant
director of agricultural extension
work in Maine, left Tuesday night for
engaged in special work. observing
methods and phases of agricultural
extension work all over the country.
The opportunity for such work thus
offered by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture to Maine man
Is a distinct credit to the methods of
agricultural extension work as car
ried out In Maine under DR.. Leon S.
Merrill, who is director, and Prof
Redman's ability is we'll known He is
on leave Of absence and will return to
Orono, it is expected, July /.
A remarkable instances of friends
meeting after long separation, oc-
Cured recently in Brookline, Mass,
the parties being. from Maine and the
scene Of the happy event being the
home Of a former Maine man, a native
Of Whitneyville.
Mrs. Isabel Dunlap Austin of
Dorchester, Mass, formerly Of Bel
grade, Maine, called recently at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dana V. Bridg-
ham in Brookline, being one of Mrs
Bridgham's many patrons in her ex-
tensive business as a dressmaker Mrs.
Austin met there and was introduced
to Mrs. Nellie (Jones) johnson from
Chester. Pa. While waiting the ladies
became engaged in conversation dur
ing which Mrs. johnson suddenly ex-
canned, can this be Belle Dunlap
OF Belgrade?" Further conversation
brought out the fact that these two
ladies' who had so easily met were
FORMER classmates, at the Maine Wes-
leyan seminary at Kent's Hill. Maine
VINO had not seen each other since the
year 1867, Mrs. johnson formerly he.
Ing Miss Nellie Jones of winthron
Maine. ~
This great world is, indeed small,
when after 40 years these two whose
paths had been so far apart shou1d
meet again and the old friendship he
renewed. NC
An Old Town young man, A NJ
Hunt, believes that he has struck nj,
IN Penobscot county. but does not know
as yet, owing to the lack of funds for
developing his find, how extensive Is
the supply Of kerosene or gasoline To-
Gated under the surface Of the ground
He hopes that 1t will help to lower the
cost Of gasoline if the oil is in sufficient
quantity for successfully working the
find. The oil. he discovered, oozing out