Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-30

red,
And she'll wave for US living, or droop
She's the dag Of our country forever!
She's up there-old Glory-no tyrant-dealt
No blur on her brightness-no stain on
! her stars:
The brave blood Of heroes hath crimsoned
| her bars
She's the nag Of our country forever!
| Frank l.. Stanton.
| Hundreds Of people will with pleas
ure read the following recalling the
old steamer Henry Morrison:
! Bath Times. July %, 1s76-Steamer
Henry Morrison purchased for the run
between Augusta AMI Boothbay made
her first trip yesterday. She is
pretty sidewheeler, but found the tide
in He'll Gate too strong and was
obliged to wait, while the little Sasa-
noa came through it like a race horse.
| One Of the newspaper correspon-
dents in Houlton is becoming about as
funny as funeral and as prolific with
his or her crop of gruesome fakes as
Baron Munchauson with his more or
less harmless lies. The latest was the
discovery of an alleged human foot,
which quickly proceeded to become
the foot Of an innocent bear and
ashamed at that Of being the subject
Of such rot.
A Leeds man who failed to stop his
auto 10 feet to the left and In the rear
of a stopped electric car at Lewiston,
was promptly arrested by the officer
who had ordered him to stop. He
pleaded Ignorance Of the law" and
was fined only the cost OF court. He
then kicked even at that You may
pay, appeal or go to Jail" was all the
consolation he got from the Judge and
he paid.
Four Indians from the Pleasant
Point reservation fought for their lives
for three hours Monday night IN
whirlpool in sight Of the lights of
Pleasant Point and Of Passport and
were about to, sink exhausted when
help arrived. For three hours Thomas
Sebattis astride of an overturned
canoe held above water his wife in one
other while Frank Francis chung to the
bow of the frail craft. All finally were
rescued but the woman died from the
effects of the cold and exposure, not
being in good health.
An echo of the George Herbert
murder at Five Islands, which bids
fair to remain an 6nsolved mystery.
was heard Tuesday at Dover at an ad-
journed term Of probate court before
Judge c. w. Hayes. at which the petit
ton Of Geroge Herbert, Jr., of Waldo.
who alleges himself to be the son of
the murdered man and applies for an
appointment for administrator upon
that ground and that of Hon. Hiram
Gerrish of Brownville. who seeks the
appointment in his capacity as public
administrator on the theory that Her.
bert died without leaving known
heirs were taken up. Several wit
nesses were heard, among them the
claimant Herbert who testified that he
remembered little Of his father who
deserted his wife and children at Bel
fast % years ago when Herbert, the
eldest child, was but eight years of
age but that from various physical
characteristics and from known Incl
dents in tho life Of the murdered man
he feels sure deceased was his father.
George Crosby of Belfast, an. old &C
quaintance Of the Herbert family, also
testified for the claimant who was
represented by Dunton and Morse of
Belfast. Judge Gerrjsh, who con-
Quoted his own case, summoned DR..
Harry A. Snow, Frank Atwood and
George Day Of Milo, to testify to vari-
GUS incident in the life OF the de-
ceased. DR.. Snow also describing GER
tain tattoo marks found upon the
body. At the conclusion OF the evil
dence the matter was further adj
journed until the last Tuesday in July
when further evidence will be heard.
Hiram W. Kicker Of Poland Spring
has been elected to the board Of
trustees of Hebron Academy. Though
this action was taken at the annual
meeting of tie board on June 20, it
could not be made public until Mr.
Ricker's acceptance was received by
the president Of the board, F. o.
Stanley Of Newton, Mass. Much to
the qualification Of the academy Off
Gals. Mr.. Kicker has accepted the
position and is now a member Of the
board.
William N. Rogers, the only grad
uate Of the University Of Maine Col
lege of Law to take the recent New
Hampshire bar examinations, has just
received notice that he passed with ex-
cellent rank. This was rather notable,
as out Of twenty taking the exam. only
ten passed, four Boston University
men being among those failing to pass.
Mr.. Rogers had less than two weeks