Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-27

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He seemed serenely happy
With his arm around her-um brella.
With his arm around her umbrella,
Upon the beach they sat;
He whispered softly, Della
She was sitting on his handkerchief
She was sitting on his handkerchief
/ This charming little miss;
Her eyes so full of mischief:
And he slyly stole a-sandwich.
Portland Argus.
! One solitary, lone duck flying at ex-
press speed. and flying northward,
over the Kennebec river, passed the
Journal office at 10.55.S7h Friday
morning. The thermometer in the sun
exposure registered SO at that moment,
so perhaps the critter had decided
winter was broken and it was the
Proper time to go to his northern feed
ing grounds. Another reason may have
been that Merrymeeting bay was so
full of gunners that he had to fly
north to escape them. Take your
choice. So far as we know, the duck
| is still north Of us.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Stanley of Dry
den celebrated their golden wedding
Wednesday, Oct. "a. with a reception
a. their home in the evening. A large
number Of relatives and friends at
tended and wished them many years
of prosperity. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
received many remembrances from
friends. The Sunshine Society, of
which Mrs Stanley is a member, at
/ tended in body.
The storm Wednesday night broke down
the trolley wires on Washington street.
Bath, from the Maine Central track
gers had to transfer there for a time
Engineer Saunders of the midnight into
Bath got a slight shock when the engine
ran into the fallen wires. He had his
hand on the throttle when the wires were
/ hit and the currant passed through the
iron OF the engine quickly. The engine
was past the spot in an instant and engi-
neer Saunders recovered quickly so that
no damage was done.
Alnon Mccabe, a gunner's mate In the
navy. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nc
cabe, North Andover, Mass, formerly Of
Bath, had an exciting experience recently
while on duty. He sailed Sept. Is on the
Standard Oil Co.'S steamer Texas for
England. Sept. % the ship was torpedoed
by a German submarine, sinking 50
quickly the crew did not have time to use
the life boats, so had to jump overheard
Mate McCabe and others OF the crew
we're in the water about 10 minutes. -Four
of the gun crew were drowned. An
American destroyer picked them up and
later sunk the submarine, 1t is believed.
Mr. McCabe was born in Bath and is a
grandson Of A. B. Havener, 45s Washing
ton St. whom he visits frequently
Rockland friends are receiving post
cards from France bearing the sigma
lures of Fred s. Packard and Arthur
| II. Cain. who are serving as junior
! officers on one Of the seized German
! steamships. Their initial crossing was
unmarried by accident or attack by the
enemy.
A singular accident and one that
was near to having even more serious
consequences occurred Sunday after
noon at the Achorn cemetery a. Rock
land. Mrs. Luella Snow, accompanied
by two young grandchildren and her
sister, Mrs. Caroline Rove. was pay
ing a visit to the cemetery and the
party had just finished reading the
| Inscription on family stone. AS they
stepped from in front of 1t the stone,
a heavy granite shaft, suddenly fell!
over, narrowly missing the group and
pinning to the ground by one arm Vir-
rtnia, the 7-year- daughter of Rob-
ert A. Snow. Mrs. Snow called to q
girl nearby and the united strength
of the four succeeded in moving one
end of the shaft so that the captured
arm was released. The child was
taken home and a fractured wrist.
which was the extent OF the injury
received surgical treatment
The Machias correspondent OF the
Bangor News says:
Henry r. Taylor. 81 on the 31st Of
last May and probably the oldest per-
son in the State filing the position OF
inspector of weights and measures.
visited Wesley and Northfield one day
last week by auto in his Official capac-
lily, the trip covering distance of