Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-17

SdIEdllOH Army WOTK among inc
American troops
You need not worry much about Sc
curing men to build the thousands of
tons of shipping planned. when men
like the one here mentioned can be
found, and there is no doubt that
many are left:
Sanford Pratt Of Bowdoinham ar
rived in town today with his tool
chest and plans to commence work
in the ship carpenters crew at G. G.
Deering Co. yard, just as soon as he
has secured boarding place. Mr.
Pratt is a carpenter of the old school
and formerly worked in the yards
! in this city years ago. He is a car
penter and has also had extensive
experience as stationary engineer.
| Mr.. Pratt brought along WE'LL
| filled chest Of tools. and although he
is So years of age is confident that
he can swing the broad axe in com
pany with the younger men now en-
gagged in ship yeard work.-Bath
Times.
A novel team is that Of Albion
Blaisdell Of Bath, who has trained
two steers to drive like horses, double
or single. One may often be seen
hauling a moving machine, while the
other is performing the same kindness
for rake or hay rack Rope reins
! are used and they are as easily di-
rected as horses. Mr.. Blaisdell is
much attached to and proud of his
unique pair.
Dexter is bound to keep in line in
the matter Of attractions and has
| certainly added novelty to it's list.
IN the shape of a floating island on
lower Lake Wassoaokeag A section
OF lard became detached from the
shore during the recent severe
storms, probably through the action
Of the wind and high water, and has
| been floating about the lake. 1t car
ries considerable amount Of foliage
and trees and presents a handsome
but strange appearance. adrift on the
lake. 1t has been suggested that the
! island could be made permanent
/ beauty spot if it could be anchored in
the center Of the lake
| How different are the conditions to-
day on the Kennebec with those of 40
years ago, when on Aug IA, 1877 the
following Bath dispatch was pub
lished
Quite an exciting race occurred
yesterday from Richmond to South
Gardiner, between the steamer Henry
Morrison and steam tug Resolute,
, resulting in the complete triumph
OF the Resolute, beating the Morri-
son Sd of a mile, between the above
named places. How about the Nor
rison making the trip from Mouse
Island to Arrowsic bridge in s. min
! utes:"
, 1t is not true that Pennington is plan
ming to become a rival of old Pemaauid,
Just because a section of brick walk was
uncovered the other day by drain
digger at the Scales house. but no
one has yet been found who remem-
bers who laid the walk or when it
was laid 1t runs parallel with Pleas
ant street and is about three feet under
the present surface.
! Mr. and Mrs. Clarendon Pfeiffer of
New York, who have been passing a
month at Rangeley one day recently
with Ed HoaL guide, tried their luck on
the lake. Mrs. Pfeiffer hooked onto a
salmon that weighed five pounds. 1t was
the first fish she ever caught and after
a good battle he was brought to net. La
, ter in the day she caught one of three
pounds. The next day they decided to
go again and have one of the shore din
ners that the guide is famous for. An
other salmon took Mrs. Pfeiffers hook
and jumped directly over the boat and
was landed on the other side, as gamy
a 3a-pound salmon as ever was netted.
They were trolling over the lake and
Mr. Pfeiffer was wondering If he
wondering If he could handle the rod as
skillfully as his wife when suddenly his
reel began to hum and for the next half
hour a 81 pound salmon made fight to
get free. I'VE will troll back again." said
the guide and Mr.. Pfeiffer soon had an
other strike, this was the mate to his
| first fish, 5-pounder.
A Bangor man who was telling of a
recent western trip spoke Of meeting a
man on the train with whom he entered
into conversation regarding crops, etc.
! The stranger who was an ordinary look
ing man, in the course of conversation
stated that he had little place in the
State through which they were passing.
The Bangor man asked how much of a
ranch he had, the westerner replying
! that he had little patch Of some 1000
acres. and nearly all in wheat. The Ban.
| gcr man had a garden patch about Is by
Is feet and he felt small in, comparison
with his unassuming acquaintance.
Four men who LETT the employ Of a
Bangor corporation with which they had
steady employment at good wages and
went to Lowell, Mass. to work in a mu-
nitions factory. returned home recently
much disillusioned and anxious to resume
their former occupation. They discovered
that in the munition factory they must
begin at SIS a week and the next adj
vance. after some time, would be but to
SIS. With the high cost of living in
Lowell and the prospect of long wait
for higher wages than they were receiv-