Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-21

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To help to run the town,
| And a lassie gets the ballot,
Need a laddie frown?
Many a laddie has the ballot
Not so bright as l.
! And many a laddie votes his ballot
| Overcome with rye.
| The people Of New Harbor and
maquid are nice people and fully
regret the disaster which caused the
wreck of the schooner Willis and Guy.
which was driven ashore at Pemaquio
Point in the storm of Aug. 9, but they
cannot find very much sorrow IN the
fact that the waves and undertow has
so broken up the hull that much OF the
PIG tons of coal composing the cargo
is being washed ashore and they are
able to collect 1t from the beach. Any
old receptacle is used as picking
dish and about 100 tons or so have al
ready beer housed by the people.
Those who have enjoyed the lover
like closeness with which the mos
quitoes Of Popham Beach can attach
themselves will be more than interest
ed In the following from the Bath
Times Of recent date and join in pray
ing. in behalf of the soldier boys there
quartered and others who reside
there during the summer that
the hope therein expressed may be re-
allied:
Famous Popham mosquito may be-
come a rare bird in 1918, if the eff
forts Of government officials are sue
cessful The government has
crew working there now hunting up
the breeding places Of the mosquito
and already Pophamites are MOTTO
ing that the campaign is having eff
feet. TIE government official in
charge SAYS that by next summer
n osauitos will be rare at this resort
and of course. if this happens. it
means much to the place, for the
hordes Of mosquitoes which have been
for years will be no more and Popham
will be place worth living in
F. w. Sanborn of the Norway Ad-
Iertiscr writes in his last batch Of
big Barn Door Sketches" which are
compiled at Meredith Center. \. H: 81
live A little better when visiting than
at home and that is why | am away
from Norway 50 much. I do not sup
pose Mrs. VIM c. Leavtt. mother or
the hired girl will see this
The Aroostook Republican Of Carl
bcu in its issue Of Aug. Is. published
the following in relation to the labor
situation, which would seem to relieve
large part of the anxiety about Sc
curing sufficient labor to harvest the
potato crop:
We print on page ten an article rela-
tive to securing help from Canada dur
ing our harvesting season. The idea Is
all right, and we find no fault. but we
have been led to believe all along that
there was no ava liable help to he had
in Canada, since the war. on account
of the heavy draft for the army. But
the hundreds and hundreds of letters
from men in Maine. who are willing
ard anxious to work in ArooStCok this
fall. which have been received by the
Aroostook Chamber of Commerce.
would also seem as if the tenseness of
the help situation would be relieved.
The claim of the Portland man to
have discovered another chaps miss
ing pocketbook, although $S7 was
missing, by his ability Ito read the
cards. reminds us of an incident.
which, while it has little parallel with
the alleged theft, may be OF sufficient
interest to relate.
Ray Thompson. the author and
II wspapnrman and founder of the
Richmond Bee. was seated with
party in which was Il man who
claimed considerable ability through
the medium of FRANCES" to locate
missing articles, identify persons by
means of marks thereon, etc. Ray was
a bit sceptical and limited strongly
that the fellow couldn't tell which Of
RAYS knees bore a scar. The trance
medium bit" and tackled the job.
with all the twisting of face and con-
torton Of body that sef med really nee
essary and finally slapped his hand on
spot near one Of Rays knees, with
the exclamation Right there" and
fell back in his chair in an apparently
cxha listed condition.
"Wonderful, Wouldn't have believed
~" said Row and with one &C hts
ohara cteristic chuckles, orcc heard.
never forgotten, he calmly rolled up
each trousers leg, exposing two knees
each IS smooth and as free from
scars as a haby's. Tell me how you
do il. and I'll give You a writc-up,'
began Pay, hut Mr.. Trance Medium
had disappeared.
Rev Everett L. Farnsworth, pastor
of the Methodist church at Westbrook
has offered his services for Y. NJ. C..
A. work with the soldiers in France
and is understood to have taken the
examinations and been accepted for at
least six months service.
Someone who has watched the grad
ual decline of the Maine State fair had
an inspiration and suggested Bill
Carrigan as president of the associa-
tion and the idea at once became pop
uar, as it was bound to with Bill in
the game. His personality and ability
in handling men, with his business as
tuteness would make him a winner
with the fair and promise a return to
the form when people could attend the
Lewiston show and enjoy themselves.
instead of vowirg and keeping their
vow, never to go there any more