Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-16

part was q ships mast. The upper
part is - feet high. 1t was erected in
1861 and the flag was first flown from
the same on April 18th of that year, the
Gay Fort Sumter was fired on.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels has notified the Bath Iron
Works that he has nominated as joint
sponsors for the torpedo boat des-
troyer Allen, Miss Dorothy Dix Allen
of Greenfield, Mass. and Miss Har-
riet Allen Butler of Yonkers, n. Y.
These young ladies are descendants
of Capt. William Henry Allen and
Lieut.. William Howard Allen respec-
lively. in memory of whom the YES
sci is named. The Allen will be ready
| for launching in September.
| The new State road from Caribou to
! Presque Isle is proving as was expected
a great thoroughfare for automobiles,
! says the Aroostook Pioneer. Especially
is this true on Sundays when there is a
steady stream of cars going in either
direction throughout the day. Notwth-
standing the cloudy and threatening
weather Sunday, 45 cars were counted as
| passing a given point in as many min
! utes-one minute.
1 Plenty of Mayf1owers this spring; also
plenty of Mayflower gatherers Caution:
gathering and thus little pink faces will
greet you in the sprngtime year after
year. Save the Mayfower, Names finest
flower.
From Norway comes this appeal which
may well be needed by others.
Several of the traders in Bowdoinham
have recently taken in some treasury
notes of the series of 1869, carrying the
old familiar autograph of c. E. Spinner.
These bank notes were put in circulation
by forehanded farmer, who since the
recent advance in wooden rags pulled to-
gether some old stock, among which was
an old pair of his trousers and found in
| watch pocket over $40 in these bills
which have laid idle there at least 80
years.
but the man was an elderly one and it
was we'll known that any utterance by
him could have no bad intention. 1t
simply brought a smile to the faces of
those who heard it and one man re-
: marked:
THAT reminds me of fine old gentle
man up where l live. He met my wife
the other day and in his gallant way
went on something like this:
why, how do you do-Im so glad to
see you-how are the girls?-they have
gone back to Augusta?-too bad, for I've
been intending to call and pay my re-
spects-but to tell the truth, I've been
very busy-in fact I've been SO d busy
doing nothing that I've not had time
good afternoon
And so fine and kindly and so we'll known
as to his mannerisms and ways is he
that nothing was thought of his some
what unconventional remark"
surprise party was given Miss 70
redo Mayors, Friday evening, May ~,
at Dresden Mills, it being in honor of
I her Saith birthday. About SO of her
friends and neighbors We're present
Miss Mayors is a young old lady. She
lives on the home place and is tender
ly cared for by her nephew and his
t wife. Until her recent illness, the past
winter, Miss Mayors has taken the lead
in the household work also taking all
the care Of the hens. She has only a
few gray hairs and her eyes are as
bright as buttons. She does not wear
glasses only when sewing or reading
She climbed the stairs Friday night
getting chairs, as nimbly as much
younger person. She walks to the
neighbors without any aid and all en-
joy having her. Miss Mayors was pre-
scented with a large birthday cake or
which burned "a colored candles. She
also received several tokens presented
to her by her nephew Ralph Cheney in
a very appropriate manner. Cake and
, coffee was served and at a late houl
, all left for their homes wishing Miss
, Mayors many more birthdays.