Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-03
Maine Gossip
The Damcar.

AS wouid-be autoists always are
Owen as you and -
oh. the dirt he'd taste in his blundering
To start on the drive he'd planned;
And his wife kept telling him what 10
Nor one nor the other knew what to do,
And neither could understand.
A Fool there was and his goods he spent
u. nort s his home, and his good
And it didn't turn out at all as he
For in less than a year he hadn't a
Gwen as you and ~
Oh, the days he lost and the dollars 1t
And the toll. the sweat and the grim ;
And tinkered and fused as all ol Us
Who waste our time on a whim.
The Fool was stripped to his foo'sh
Even as you and y: ~ r,de
For tires blew out and gas TOOK a Iiue;
His clothes were ruined and shattereo
And the car just gasped. as he threw
Gwen as you and ~
But he wasn't to blame. and it was
That hat the blamed thing wouldn't: CO. ,a
For we thought when ne pousht - "N
hooked his bed -, e.o,
That the boob was troubled Win 1901
in the head,
And now we know it's so; ~. ,o,s
g. L. Ketcham, Rutland W.T. 1910
Maine members Of the Uniform
Rank, Knights Of Pythias. regret tn"'
Il has been found necessary to cancer
the national encampment at Nashvilie'
Portland Co. No. has been drlilins
for nearly a year, preparing 1or 'ne
nrize drills held at these encampments'
The reason for the cancellation IS tha'
the Tennessee National Guard is oc-
cupying the camp ground to have oeen
used by the Uniformed Rank, and no
other place could be obtained
Summer visitors at our Maine sea-
shore resorts are introducing the new
heavy veil which completely envelops
the face and prevents recognition
the old harem veil, which has oeen
more or less popular
horse trade extraordinary. grow
ing out of the races at Maplewooo
Park last Saturday afternoon, was re-
ported about Bangor streets on Mon
day. A man who owned young ana
promising animal with a mark in the
eos was approached by Bangor con-
tractor, who owned and has owned
several animals which have been
tracked, with an inquiry as to the price
| of the horse. This was before the
races. The answer was that the amin
al could be purchased for $4,000. After
the race the horse not being a winner
| the conversation was resumed, and the
horse was purchased for $50. the owner
probably feeling Disguised at the time.
| On Monday the first owner attempted
to re-purchase the animal for $40 ad-
vance, saying that his son wanted the
animal back, threatening to enlist In
the army unless he got it. The answer
WAS that the price was 5000 and not a
cent less: that to anyone else 1t Woulo
be $780, The horse has not yet been re-
purchased.
Here's a good fish story, taken from
Fly Rods Note Book in Maine Woods:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Kinds and
son were anchored off Bald Mountain
Camps plug fishing this week, when
the little chap had a strike and his
mother put her rod down in the boat
to help him reel in, when suddenly
| a salmon struck and started off TAX
ing her roo to the bottom of the lake
AS 1t was an expensive rod OF Mr.
| Kinds he made a few remarks and
when the boys fish was landed decided
to 20 home, but when he pulled up the
anchor a salmon was seen jumping
but the nearby fishermen said it was
not theirs, and Mr.. Kinds found a line
wound several times around the rope
and soon had a 3-pound salmon landed
and as he pulled on the line could neal
a reel hum way down at the bottom OF
the lake, and in a short time had his
own rod back again.
And here's another from the Upper
Dam correspondent:
| "Did l ever tell you about catching
II fish at one cast the first week
came?" Now don't you for a moment
think I am going to send anything but
true fish stories to the Maine Woods
None of your fish dreams" I answered,
when his wife smilingly said, why my
husband never tells anything but the
truth and that is a fact" Yes, said
the fisherman, lit is a fact. 1 caught
a GLIB. trout that had just 16 little sal
| mon in his stomach for when my guide