Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-16

Ernest L. Rounds. the frog merchant,
recently captured three small frogs of
light yellow hue, which he terms
golden frogs" reports the Bridgton
News 1t is said that this kind Of a
frog is extremely rare, and it is re-
ported that 50 was offered for one OF
these by a city guest, and refused. A
two-dollar frog is something OF a curl
osity, and is we'll named golden"
When the 100000 Federal Building
at Bangor was opened there were
plenty of applications for places in the
custodian service, but it appears that
number of those appointed have tired
of the work at the pay, $500 or 66O
year, and resigned. The new building
is Respondent with plate glass, brass
work and an acre or so of lawns, ana
the men are kept busy all the time IN
keeping everything up to Government
requirements. The Civil Service Board
has announced an examination Tor
eligibles.
A number Of children living in the
Montsweag district in Woolwich are
attempting to raise enough money to
erect a steeple to the little church OF
that community. Thus far they have
sold more than $50 worth OF berries to
automobiles and others passing that
district. Nearly $1,000 will be needed
and the children plan to raise the ma
ior portion of this sum.
The Brunswick School Committee
has voted to close four Of the rural
schools-those in the Cooks Corner.
Pennellville, Princes Point and River
road districts-and bring the scholars
to the village schools, where they will
have the advantage Of the courses IN
music, drawing, domestic science and
manual training, which are not taught
in the rural districts. If the plan
proves a success other schools will
probably be closed next year.
The Tooth anniversary Of the incor-
poration of Weld as a township will be
celebrated with elaborate centennial
exercises Aug. rs and "a, and every
former resident of the town within
reach will be invited to come home and
help celebrate the event. There will be
many family reunions, water sports
and variety Of races, baseball game,
band concerts, followed by a ball. the
first day, and the second day by par
ade, followed by addresses by promin-
ent former residents, baseball game,
more races, band concerts, picnic din
ners, and in the evening an elaborate
water carnival on the lake, which will
be widely varied in character and very
beautiful, including the greatest dis
play of fireworks ever seen in that part
of Maine.
The parents Of a 15-year old girl
refused to allow her to marry Thomas
Hone of Westbrook who is Al, SO he
decided on Tuesday that life was not
v orth living. He accordingly took
dose Of rat poison and then shot him.
self with a revolver. His act was
discovered and the police, after
struggle, took charge of him. He will
recover.
The death in a hospital in Belgium
Of Rev. Louis Motion has been re-
ceived in Lewiston, where for many
years he was head of the Dominican
Monastery and curate Of St. Peters
church. Ee completed the original
Catholic church on Bartlett street,
Lewiston, and bulls the Dominican
block on Lincoln street, formerly used
as a parohchial school building. He
was one of the founders Of St. Mary's
Hospital and Orphanage. He was
born in Lyons, France, and went to
Canada in 1873.
Charles ]. Anderson, who died
Monday in Portland, was in the Tooth
year of his age. He was a marine en-
gineer before the Civil War and