Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-10

With smoke still hanging through my
memory's woodland
Then would I know-I had indeed
Marion Hick Dexter, in the Boston
Transcript.
Daniel Chaplin Camp. Sons Of veter-
ans, Of Bangor. which recently con-
Quoted a campaign which brought 13S
new members, Is about to inaugurate
another with the hope Of making the
number an even 200 before Memorial
day.
The first strawberry blossom Of the
season to report at the Kennebec Jour-
nal Office did so late Monday. May 8,
bringing the compliments Of Mrs. NJ.
E. Libby Of Bowdoin, who picked 1t that
morning in a field at her home. She
says the blossoms are very plenty and
she expects an early and large crop Of
field berries.
The school fire drill pays. An
alarm was given Monday morning FOE
fire in the basement of St Joseph's
Parochial school on Adams street in
Biddeford and the 900 pupils formed
the lines and marched out without the
slightest excitement or disorder, In
spite Of the dense smoke which filled
the corridors. The damage was slight.
The mosquitoes up on Pushaw
stream seem to have size and char
acter Of their own. equal perhaps to
that Of the famed Jersey "skeeter." It
is said that two young Old Town men
went up the stream last Sunday in
canoe and ran into a swarm of mosout.
toes of such size and strength that
they (the boys) were lifted out of their
canoe and unceremoniously dumped into
the stream. Another story says that
mosquito alighted on one Of the fellows
neck and he struck at it with such force
that he upset the craft-but most peo-
pie believe the first story.
That famous old saying about giving
that infamous old chap his due seems
to mt here. A Yarmouth man claimed
to have been robbed Of s55 by two
comeiy women Of a band Of gipsies
which passed through that town last
week and the band was driven out of
town and kept on the "hot foot" for
several days, the story being passed
along by the officers. The Yarmouth
man now reports to the police that he
has found the missing SIS in his boot.
HOW ne must have shaken with fear
when the best looking gypsy girl was
nugg1ng him, as per report!
A sturdy appearing z or s-year-old
lad was enjoying CO a boat
ride Sunday at Cobbosseecontee with
an uncle and cousin. When the boat
rocked the least bit, the boy showed
great fear. while the cousin really
thought 1t fun. The boy when they
landed actually howled with terror
but once on the floating wharf was as
brave as lion and to show his con-
tempt for the water and waves said:
Not 'fraid. I'll wet my feet" and de-
iberately sat down on the edge of the
wharf and dangled his shoe-clad feet
in the water.
Said a bystander: speaking of
something different, that reminds me
If an incident in no ways connected.
was at my sisters home a short time
ago and on retiring one night she re-
marked: A, / used your room TODAY
Is a sewing ROOM Well that was all
right and said so, but she came back
with: oh, but spilled some pins and
needles on the rug by your bed If you
SfiNtS n
will your Now, isn't that just like
People Of all kinds-one of them a
applied for enlistment at
the naval recruiting station in Port
land. says Tuesdays Press, but the
climax was reached yesterday, when a
Westbrook man with a cork leg pre-
sented himself as a candidate. He I'M
derwent the preliminary physical ex-
all right but when told to
strip for further details, he objected
strenuously. After some time, he ac-
that his reason for not
to take off his clothes was
that he had the cork leg. He can get
around on 1t about as we'll as on two
why 1t barred him from the navy. j
Portland Is hoping to see at least |
me square trigger this season. as the
Norwegian ship Sanvigen sailed on
last from Bristol, Eng, for
he Maine port. Three ships were ex-
,ected last year at Portland to load |
grain. but only one Of them came !
lcross the Atlantic and she went to
Halifax.
The oath birthday Of Miss Charlotte
:. Thomas Of Portland, widely known
8 Aunt Charlotte" will be observed
N May 20. She is active mentally,
eads a great deal. is familiar with the
questions Of the day and has not yet
;iven up hope Of casting ballot for
he candidates Of her choice. She was
ne Of the early associates Of Susan B.
and personal friend of most
+ the antislavery leaders.
Portland is pleased at the taking over
+ tho steamship business Of the Ca
adian Northern Railroad by the Cum
I'd Line, because it will mean more
teamers to arrive at Portland and an