Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-01

Keep hen that minds her business
Laying eggs 10 raise the dough.
Keep a hen.
If one hen is insufficient
You had better keep a flock:
If you'd like to add some music,
Keep a lordly growing cock.
Then rake the shellels freely
And defy the sherid's knock.
Keep flock Of hens.
M. G. KAINS, in Country Gentleman.
The people of the Columbia Street
Baptist church at Bangor were sur
prised Sunday morning by the reading
by the pastor Rev. Benjamin T. Liv-
ingstcn, of his resignation, to take eff
feet on Nov. Is next. He has accepted
a call from the Rhode Island State
Baptist Convention to become its state
superintendent of missions. He has
been pastor of the Bangor church for
the last Ave years, during which time
III additions to the church by baptism
So by letter and { by experience have
beer made.
n. 3. Tracy Of Auburn was called to
South Monmouth Sunday to examine
ledge where the Commonwealth Land &
Lumber Company had put in a blast
few years ago and then did no more. He
found a very rich load of pyritite and
magnetic iron. 1t carries about 10
per cent. of nickel and sulphur with at
least so per cent. of the iron ore. The
mine Is on the old Benson farm, so called,
and Mr.. Tracey says that it would richly
pay il worked. 1t is on the side Of
sharp hill where mill could easily be
built and have a fine place b dump the
Stag. 1t was brought out that the late
Daniel Reade, when running a line on
the place. found that his compass refused
to work This was doubtless due to the
magnetic ore. Quite likely company
will be formed to work the mine.
James Z. Salmon. a travelling man.
! who lives at Sanford, enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first man In
| Maine to join the new gas and lame
| regiment" otherwise known as the
| 30th Engineers Mr.. Salmon was on
| the road in Massac husetts when he
heard about the new company being
organized and hastened back to his
home state so that he could enlist
from Maine. Before becoming a
tive engineer for nine years; he bears
| a big scar on his forehead which he
received in a wreck on the Central
Vermont while firing on that road
Biddeford Journal.
| The first girl in the United States
to act as gate tender at railroad
crossing is Miss Gladys Macdonald of
! Mechanic Falls. A bright and at
tractive brunette only 16 years old,
she offered to take this position so
that her brother, George, IS years old,
| could enlist. He is now q sergeant
| and is with the American troops in
France. Her older brother is lieu
tenant in Alaska and the husband of
her married sister has also enlisted. A
service flag containing three stars is
waving in front Of the Macdonald
home. Miss Gladys Macdonald not
only tends the gates but throws the
mail bags on the trains and goes to the
Maine Central Station where she takes
and makes out the wire reports. In
her spare time Miss Macdonald knits
for the Red Cross and her work she
always has with her. Her trainman's
uniform which consists of khaki
blouse and skirt, high tan boots, long
heavy gloves and spotless sailor cap,
is most picturesque. With agility and
accurateness she performs her duties
which she thoroughly enjoys. She Is
receiving the same pay that her broth
or did and has already had her position
since July 2.
The Rockland Highlands CORE
yar- q a
writes that one Of the amateur farmers
of that section has accomplished a
piece of work which older and more
experienced farmers would do well to
COPY. Early in September he moved
down his abundant crop of weeds and
as soon as sufficiently dry he set fire to
the heap. thus destroying millions Of
seeds and thereby helping to keep next
summers crop of weeds from overrun-
ming the place.
Seiners are making some big hauls
in coves along the Mussel Ridge chan
mel, selling their product principally
to Portland parties. at 81 so a bushel.
They lost about $500 from their
seines during the heavy gale of last
Thursday night, but did not seem to
be especially concerned. There are
four boats in the feet, one of them
carrying four dories.
Miss Opal Myrick of Patten, who is
teaching at kokad-jo. may safely
claim to have charge Of the smallest
school in the State and also probably
the only one in the country in which
the two pupils consist OF twin sisters.
They are the 11-year- daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs Washington Irving Ham
ilton. who keep the hotel and store at
Kokad-io. They sometimes have a
companion. when the weather permits
a little girl who lives away up on the
Grant farm to attend.
We have heard the expression a
I"Scotch Irish Dutchman," but when
Robert l.. Kirnin planted Yankee
beans and raised Scotch thistles that
is too "hot- Scotch" for us, says the
Eastport Citizen. which continues:
Friend Kirnin is o. X. as machinist.
but as a farmer he excels. When it
comes to the patriotic Robert can
hardly come In second best. He is
Eastport's own alchemist-the hoe