Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-08

estimated at 1000 persons and other
places report good turnouts for the
various sports and fireworks displays.
The good people OF Kings Mills over
in Whitefield do not care how long they
have to wait for their Fourth of July
celebration, provided they have an as"
surance Of good weather. so, having
been obliged on account Of the storm on
July 1 Of this year, they have post
poned the celebration for one year.
Colonel Fred E. Boothby, who with
Mrs. Boothby, passed the Fourth with
old friends in Bangor, while reminis-
cencing on railroading recalled that
smoking cars on railroad trains came
into existence with the Civil War, lars
being set apart for the convenience Of
soldiers who used tobacco while on tEe
way to the front. So popular did they
become with all classes who frequented
these cars to fraternize with the sol =.
diers that it was decided to retain them
on all trains and they became a per-
manent fixture.
Charles H. Stevens recently returned
to Bangor with story Of having passed
the past 36 years in Mexico, most OF
that time a captive among the Indians
and during which he had acquired a
great ranch and paying gold mines, all
of which he had lost because of the
Mexican disturbances. He had had no
word from his family during that tirne,
but the report Of his return soon
brought inquiries from a daughter in
California and grandson, also in that
state. Mr.. Stevens plans to pass The
coming winter with them in California
and after settlement Of the Mexican
troubles, to go back and reclaim his
properties.
The steamer Greenport, originally
the Star Of the East and later the
Sagadahoc and for many years hold
ing the record of being the fastest
sidewheel steamer running out Of
Boston is being converted into a coal
barge in New York. The Star of
the East was on the route between
Boston and Gardiner for many years,
and for down casters" was in Fer
early days one Of the palace steam
ers on the New England coast. She
was built in 1866 in Sag Harbor and
was a craft 244.2 feet long, 35.2 feet
breadth and 1913 depth. For a num-
Der Of years she has been plying
on the Hudson River between New
York and Albany. carrying passen-
gers. and did her last service on the
route last season.
We heard In conversation the other
evening Of a mud hole on the road be-
tween Ocean Point and Dresden Mills,
which. after a team or auto had
passed, showed no more trace thaa
would a brook. Here's what Sam" Of
! East New Sharon says in the Farm
ington Chronicle:
Another horse in the mud. Bert
Gordon's horse got into a muck hole;
1t took Mr.. Gordon. Mr.. Greenough.
Mr. Smith. Mr. Watson. Mr.. Rand.
Fred Follett. George Follett, Edgar
Elliott and Mrs. Harry Watson and
two of her girls. The men couldn't
pull the horse out and they called .he
three women folks and among all Of
them they got the horse out of the
mud. Women folks are good on a
pull. Why. the rains we have had
made mud almost on the solid ledge,
but not quite"
The death Of Mrs. Thomas Saba-tis,
member Of the Passamaquoddy
Tribe Of Indians, a few days ago,
caused by wet and cold when ;te
canoe in which she was returning with
her husband, Frank Francis, and Cap:
Francis to her home at Pleasant Point.
overturned throwing its occupants into
the water, recalls tragedy which took
place at the Indian Village over 20
years ago, when Capt. Francis in ct
OF Jealous rage stabbed and instantly
killed Joe Sopiel. a well-known mem
Ter Of the tribe, as he was danciug
with the CAPTAINS wife. Francis made