Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-12

Be sure to get the genuine Partisan
sage (Giroux's) for this does not stain the
hair and is guaranteed.-Adv.
sept5-7-12
is much less litigation about lumber,
stumpage claims, stealing logs in drive,
cutting over another mans land ana
other like affairs which at one time
gave some of the lawyers their prin-
cipal means Of livelihood, says Sylvester
in the Press. l was interested the other
day in looking over the list of new
cases entered in the Superior court for
trial and it occurred to me that all the
lawyers have to do is to modernize them
selves. drop horses and take UP automo-
biles and electric cars and they will find
fully as much to keep them busy as was
the case in the old days. And if every
time there is bump of autos a law
suit follows I think there will be room.
for some more lawyers, for it seems to
me as if they were humping with ever
increasing frequency.
The cid sentinel pine on Pixies Hill,
Norway. which so long stood above the
lesser trees AMI could be seen from
points miles away in many directions,
is no more. 1t has been twice struck by
lightning, and the stroke in August
completed its destruction. The tree
has since been dead, and was cut
down a few days ago. The rings
show an age of at least ITO years.
A tragedy is chronicled by the Rock
land Courier Gazette as follows:
fishing trip on the sloop Pauline
last Sunday was threatened with dis
aster. or so thought John Shepherd
who nearly bailed the ocean dry before
he had discovered that the supposed
leak was only lobster well.
The utter disregard for the new
headlight law on automobiles, and
also the carrying of lights at night by
wagons. is even more openly violated
tran Names prohibitory law Prob
ably not more than one third Of the
autos have had their lights changed
to comply with the new regulations,
and probably not more than one fifth
Of the wagons carry lights-Aroostook
Republican.
E. V. Pelletier, who is now in the
United States navy and is stationed
at New York city, has been home on
short furlough, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pelletier of Car
ibou, the Republican says Probably
there are no parents in Maine, and
perhaps not in the country. who have
given more sons to the army and
navy, during the present war. than
rave Mr.. ad Mrs. Frank Pelletier of
this town. Besides their eldest son.
Z. v. mentioned above, there are
three others who have offered their
services to their country, namely, Ed
mund Pelletier who is with the 18th
Maine Field artillery, Battery D.:
Frank, who is with the Infantry
Corps, Fort Williams, Me-, George,
Who is with the First Regiment Of Ma
tiona] Guards Of the state of Mass
achusetts.
The famous racing booze car"
that was confiscated by Deputy Sheriff
Davis of Bethel recently with it's load
of liquor en- route from Berlin to
Lewiston. has been sold 1--WE mean the
car, not the liquor) to Deputy Sheriff
Leon M. Small of Ridlonville. The
car will probably still be engaged to
some extent in the liquor business but
in somewhat different capacity as its
racing qualities will now be put to the
task of chasing booze" transports,
and judged by it's general lines 1t will
take nothing short of an ocean grey
hound" to get away from an officer
with the amount of speed that this
car looks to have. It's hood is about
six feet in length and 1t certainly
looks "racy.' Let booze peddlers be-
ware!-Oxford Democrat.
William Allen Dimmock of Lining
ton village has received his appoint
ment as postmaster from Washington,
to fill the vacancy made by the death
of his father, Charles E. Dimmock,
which occurred in April. In June he
took the civil service examination at
Sanford, getting fine rank During
the long time which his father was i'll
and since his death. he gave entire
satisfaction. not only with the au-
thortties in Washington, but in the
locality which he serves. It Is thought
he Is the youngest postmaster in the
State. being only %. His father
served only one term under Grover
Cleveland, and many years ago his
grandfather. William Dimmock served
as postmaster two or three terms.
Among the many incidents Of the
war which come to us, writes the st.
Adams correspondent Of the Norway
Advertiser. there is one told us by
Mrs. Arthur Saunders Of her two
brothers who are among the Canadian
troops in France. just where, no one
can tell. The two brothers, Aleck Nc
kenzie and Malcolm Mckenzie, one
from Ontario and the other from Nova
Scotia. had not seen each other for
Is years but one heard Of the presence
OF the other in the place and went to
him and claimed him as his brother.
I~,,H1t hn nfhnr doubted until