Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-08

The rubber plants a jungle,
BY trif1ing nature fake,
And contains "boa CONSTRUCTOR"
That's a truly garter snake.
The landlord talks eviction,
The maid is raising Ned
The latter found guinea pig
Reposing in her bed.
The house Is a menagerie,
Things hiss and creep and sing
In unexpected places
These are bOyhood signs OF spring.
The Sons Of Veterans last year took
charge of the Memorial day exercises
at Rockland and so appropriate and
pleasing were the observances Of the
day that the Camp has again been in
| vited to take charge. The speaker
will probably be Rev. Roderick J.
Mooney, D. d., who recently went to
Rockland from Attleboro. Mass, to
become pastor of st. Peters church.
A warship will probably be one Of the
attractions.
The awards of the Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission at the spring meet
ing included the following: Silver
medal to mother Of walter ]. Beck,
deceased, for attempting to save Anna
D. Johnson from drowning at Kenne-
bunk Beach on August rs. 1915. The
mother resides at 247 Main street.
Orange, N. j.; and bronze medal to
Duncan Langdon, 1876 West 44th street,
New York City, for saving three wo-
men from drowning at Ogunquit, Me-,
on Sept. 8. 1912. The awards included
10 silver and AZ bronze medals, sew
eral Of them also carrying liberal
money payments.
The planting season opens unusually
early in Aroostook, some farmers al
ready having potatoes in the ground.
The Old North Church at Bath,
| which is being moved from its site in
the sewall ship yard to the New Eng
land yard, where it is to be used as a
storehouse, was built in 1902, Its
original location being the grounds OF
Hon. A. H. Shaw's present residence.
1t was called THE Congregationalist
Calvinist Church Of Christ" Names
first Governor, William King, was
member. A Paul Revere bell was
hung in 1903 and when the church
was moved to the water front the bell
was placed in the Uniyersalist church
belfry, where it has since remained.
| The alewives have begun running
into the lake at Phippsburg.
The Masonic bodies Of Bath are con-
sidering having a building suitable Tor
the needs and accommodations OF each
one A committee mas been appointed
to attend to the matter Of forming
a corporation to take steps toward the
erection or purchase of building.
Speaking Of hens and eggs, Rhode
Island Red owned by Mrs. Dennis
Markee Of Presque Isle has just laid
an egg measuring by inches and
| weighing 9h ounces.
The members Of the Biddeford Bust
| ness Mems Association are formulnt-
ing a plan for erecting a building so
constructed and located that it would
serve the needs Of a gymnasium ana
Of Offices for the association. An er-
fort will be made to finance such
project.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Talbot OF Rock
land have returned home, after an au-
tomobile trip Of 12,05O miles. which
took them straight across the CONT
nent and back by the way OF the
| Southern States and Atlantic sea-
| board. They were twice held up by
floods, but made the long journey with
| little or no tire trouble.
Rev. Thomas r. Martin OF Brooks
will probably accept a call to the
Conversational churches Of searsport
and Park, 70 succeed Rev. c. H. Nc
Elhiney, who last fall went to SHOW
hogan.
Il 10 hard to understand the work.
iugs Of q mind that will lead a person
10 commit such an outrage as was per-