Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-01
Labor day next Monday.


Three Maine boys graduated Thursday
from the Military Academy sat West
Point, the class being graduated nine
months ahead of time, on account of the
need of officers for the army, and being
the second graduation in the last five
months. They are: Earle A. Billings, APP
pointed to the academy in 1914 from the
list Congressional District Of Maine, age
%, whose home is in Portland; Harold L.
Milan, aged %, of Bangor. Me-, appointed
from the 4th Congressional District of
the State; Bryant E. Moore. age g. ap-
pointed to the academy by United
States Senator from Maine and whose
home is at Ellsworth.
"A man like you ought to be run to H
out of Bath. said Kenneth l.. Patter-
son. first man selected here to go into the
National Army, to Bath mer-
chant when the merchant told Pat
terson he should have his head ex-
amined by doctor for volunteering to
be the first to go from there. Patterson
quit work at the Texas Co. Wednesday
anu 10 cHJOS ing al lew uhyS SdCdtlOI. TIC
has shipped all his effects home except
one suit, which he will wear to the can
torment and throw away when he gets
his army outfit.
The new Norway postoffice in the Beck
block is nearly completed and will be oc-
cupied within two weeks. Postmaster
Frank E. DeCoster states under the new
: arrangement his force will have 1900 so.
it. In which to work against 1900 at the
present loca ton. There are $50 boxes with
separate windows for stamps, parcel post.
money orders and general delivery With
| in the enclosure every device that can
assist the clerks, city delivery carriers
and r. F. d. men to handle the large
business can be found. I'm other words,
Norway has one Of the hest Offices for its
size in the state, barring none" braggs
the Advertiser.
Reports have been universal throughout
the State that wherever and whenever
any contraband wet goods" could be OBJ
tanned. the price was of the HCL class.
but the expense of just a pint to a Bath
man one day this week would seem to
have lowered his exchequer to an unex-
pected degree, and at that he swore a
! friend in Lewiston gave it to him. He
arrived home in Bath in a sad condition
and at the finish he was facing fines and
cots OF $67.72 or six months in Jail for in
toxication and assault and battery. with
"a hours in which to raise the funds.
! Private Pike Of the Canadian Black
Watch, minus a leg. which he left at
Ypres. is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Robertson of Montreal at the Small Point
club house.
A fock Of geese seems to be wandering
about the State of Maine in an aimless
manner. perhaps in search Of a dry
place in which 70 pass the night, even the
water being wetter than usual this sea-
son in this State. flock was reported
the other day flying in a northerly direc-
ton over the city Of Augusta and on the
same day flock was seen flying south
ward over Pennington Falls. Either
; Sign" in the matter seems to be a pro-
blerh and whatever either may be, 1t
should be offset by the other,
Portland has noted guest in the
presence Of Miss Cornelia Hancock Of
Atlantic City. n. j., who is summer
ing at Deer Isle, and who has been in |
Boston attending the National Grand |
Army Of Nurses Of the Civil War, held !
in conjunction with the National G. |
A. R. encampment. Miss Hancock |
was nurse during the Civil War. and |
one Of the first 70 offer her services |
at that time She was the first wo- |
man who reached and ministered to |
the wounded Of the Second Army |
Corps at Gettysburg. Miss Hancock |
Is a most interesting person to meet |
and possesses a fund OF valuable In |
mementoes presented to her during /
service among the soldiers in graft |
tude for her kindness to them.
That education must wait on blue |
berries this year appears to be one OF /
the principal reasons for deferring the !
opening Of the fall term Of the Wash
'higton State Normal school at Machias
from Sept. to Sept. Is. Many Of the
young men and women who are to
attend are busy picking the blueberry
crop or at work In the factories and
are much needed. as help is scarce to
harvest and pack the big crop.
Farmers in Franklin county are vn- !
able to secure adult help for their bar.