Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17


Andrews Hotel in that city. His age was
90 years and FIVE months.
A request made by Alderman Higgins
for a hearing before the municipal oHl-
GERS of South Portland for Policeman
Charles E. Sweeney for attempting to
extort money from the city by presenting
a bill for services, which it was clalmeo
had already been paid for by a pubic
service corporation, resulted Tuesday IN
the arrest of Higgins in suit for hpel
in the sum of $4,000. The writ is return
able at the September term and Higgins
furnished bail.
The Watermans Beach correspondent
of the Rockland Courer-Gazette writes
thusly and we doubt not that his or her
views will have many supporters. espec-
tally among those people who pass their
summers on the coast.
I'VE bartered a mess of beet greens for
a mess of fat herring last week. and to-
day we snapped new beets and green
peas for four good mackerel and six but
ter fish, We like mackerel but they don't
hold a candle to butterfish. We are long
on broilers and short on snapper Holsters.
Could trade with some of the fishermen
that were long on snappers and short on
broilers, but the lobster law made by
those fellows who don't know a piece Of
kelp from sea serpent forbids man
trading the fruit Of his labor for change
Of food. In fact 1t doesn't allow him to
eat the understood Holsters himself If an
officer was dog enough to keep me from
taking home a meal to my hungry chill
dren I think I would be cat enough to
scratch at least one Of his eyes out, if
could get at him. am inclined to think
that the Maine lobster law is one huge
Joke
The indianapolis News recently had an
inquiry for a copy Of an old geography
song used years ago to assist the pupils
in remembering the states and their capt.
tails. and in response to requests for the
same received several suggestions. but no
full copy of the songs Wonder If any
Maine people remember. either, beginning
as follows:
Maine Maine.
Augusta on the Kennebec, Augusta on
New Hampshire, New Hampshire.
Concord on the Merrimac, Concord on
the Merrimac;
Vermont Vermont,
Montpelier on the Onion Montpelier on
and SO on through all the states. The
Onion river is now known as the
- penaral1v known the onion.
Another version, of which NJ. f.. M,
Delphi, kindly furnished an example -
State of Maine, Augusta on the Kennebec
State Of Maine, Augusta on the Kennebec
river;
New Hampshire. Concord on the Merri-
New Hampshire, Concord on the Merri-
Vermont, Montpelier on the Onion river.
Vermont. Montpelier on the Onion rlver;
and so on through all the states.
The Canadian Government has asked
for space at the Eastern Maine State
Fair for an exhibit of the resources OF
the Northwest. A canoe show Will be
a feature. Competition Is increasing
in the canoe business. For some years
the Maine canoe shops have been able
to sell all they could make and more,
but it is now a matter Of going after
trade.
The Bath Board Of Education has de-
cided to postpone the opening Of
schools for the Fall term from Sept. 5
to II. Several changes will take place
in the teaching force. J. Clifford
Walker Of Portland will become assist
ant in the mechanic arts and manual
training courses. Miss Emma F. WAL
ton, for two years in charge Of steno-
graphy and typewriting at the High