Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-14
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A SPELLING Match

A Spelling Match
Ten little children standing in a line,
> Fully, fully" then there were nine.
Nine puzzled faces, fearful of their fate,
Chilly, silly" then there were eight
Eight pairs of blue eyes, bright as stars
of heaven,
"B-u-s-s-y. busy" then there were seven.
Seven - grave heads nOddins' in an awful
'L-a-i-d-y, lady" then there were six.
Six eager darlings, determined each to
strive,
"D-u-t-i-e, duty" then there were five.
Five hearts so anxious. beating more and
more,
"s-c-o-l-l-a-r, scholar" then there were
four.
Four mouths like rosebuds on rose tree
merry, merry" then there were three.
Three pairs of pink ears, listening keen
and true.
"O-n-l-e-y. only" then there were two. /.
One head of yellow hair, bright in the
Hero. hero" and the spelling match
was won.
New Orleans Picayune.
Grand High Priest Frederic Q. Eaton of
Rumford, of the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter of Maine. announces a school OF in
struction to be held at P. NJ, on Tues
day. Nov %. at Auburn, with instruction
by the grand lecturer in the ritual and Sc
cret work of the several degrees.
SC n.
the arrival in the Penobscot river Of
five tugs towing nine barges Of btu
minous and anthracite coal for that
city. The fleet carries about $4,000
tons and is very welcome as the Ban
gor and Brewer stocks were getting
low. no person being sold over two
tcbs. Larger cargoes have arrived in
one day at Bangor, but no cargo was
ever more appreciated.
Capt. Warren Brewer of West South
port saw a large bird on the lodges in
Ebencook Harbor one day last week, SO
he thought he would land and see what
was the main difficulty with it, He
thought it was wounded loon so he took
~ eIlc lISSh anu Threw IL lIlp Ills DOd
but Mr.. Loon woke up and spread his
wings and out he went and down he dove
and when he came up, up he went into
the air, a-quacking. The captain says
never again will he be more surprised
than he was when the loon woke up and
slid for the mighty deep. but the captain
found him mapping, just the same.
+ One Of the smartest women in Knox
county is Mrs. George z. Wilson of South
Thomaston who. at the age of 81, does all
her own housework, and in 1916 made 1907
pounds of butter, says the Courier
Gazette. Her reteRtive memory easily re-
calls incidents of her childhood She is
always glad to entertain callers and with
a smile for everybody is most charming
person to meet
over 1920 was recently raised by the
business men of W:scasset for the pur-
pose Of taking over the option held by
John A. Morse of Bath on the shipbuild-
ing property at Birch Point in that town
and efforts are now being made to secure
- new shipbuilding plant which the Wis
ca sset Business Mems Association hopes
1t may secure and thus revive an industry
that once nourished on the shores OF the
Sheepscot river.
The Woman's Alliance of the Brunswick
First Parish church this week voted to
meet y private houses in order to save
the expense of heating and lighting the
church. Il was voted that no refresh
ments be served. The members will knit
and sew for the Red Cross instead Of do
ing church work.
Bone dry conditions in Rockland find
their reflection in the fact that there
were only three arrests for drunkenness
in the past month. In the 60 years that
Rockland has been city there never
has been record of so few arrests for
intoxication in a single month, and it fur
nished a striking contrast with the city
marshars report Of no longer than two
years ago when there were frequently
from 60 to 70 arrests a month
In some of the earlier days OF the Maine
Music Festival at Bangor there was anx-
iety as to the financial results and often
the margin was so small that ii looked
like a deficit. OF late years the results
have been such as TO allay any anxiety.
This year enough money was taken for
course tickets before the first concert to
pay all the artists. The net proceeds will
be more than enough to paint the great
AuditOriun1, huildings
In the last weeks Aroostook Repubi
can, says that paper Of Nov. 8, we notice
that the towns of Old Town and Caribou
lay claim to the distinction of having the
youngest Liberty Bond" owners in Maine
possibly New England. in the persons
of Percy Capen aged 10, of Old Town and
Philip Soucia, age -. Of Caribou. We
wish to inform the readers of the Repub
lcan that Perham can also boast of some
patriotic youngsters. As on october q,
1917. Smith and Clifford McIntire the
nine year-old twin sons of Frank c. Nc
Intire, purchased a Liberty Bond with
their own earnings in the potato fields of
Aroostook; also on the same date Flora.
their 12-year-old sister, purchased a bond
with her own earnings.
The old life-savng station at Quoddy
Head, the most eastern light in the Unit