Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-11

mindy
The world will wander in Its own wise
way;
l also will wander mine. mine,
l also will wander mine.
Thomas Carlyle.
Another reminder of the passing OF
the veterans Of the Civil War was had
when but eight members Of the Co. /,
Ist Maine Regiment answered Pres
ent" at the annual reunion last week
at Cape Porpoise. Eighteen members
are living.
With the regular trips of the Boston
boats into the Kennebec ended for the
season and but one tow boat left on
the river, with the Islander almost
ready to close her seasons run to the
Islands and not a craft in. the "har-
Dor" at Augusta larger than steve
dore's skow, it is about time to think
of the Worlds fair at Topsham and
banking the house.
The commandant at the navy yard
at Kittery. Maine, has again been
changed, Capt. VIM. L. Howard, who
for the past 10 months has been in
charge. taking command of the battle
ship PENNSYLVANIA and being succeed
ed by Rear Admiral Clifford ]. Bouch,
retired. The change is said to have
been made on account Of the tremen-
dous demand Of officers for active
service. Rear Admiral Bouch. form
erly comma nded the North Carolina
and was at one time executive officer
of the yard at Kittery, so the duties
and place will not be strange to him.
Misses Priscilla Kimbau, Dorothy
Sewall and Margaret Foote Of Bath
will leave tomorrow "wednesday for
a two weeks trip down the Allegash
This trip is one Of the best known
canoeing trips in the United States
ard is enjoyed by hundreds every
year. They will pass Wednesday night
lat Kineo. and with three guides, three
canoes and baggage. camp equipment
and food, start up the lake in the
steamer for North East Carry. Teams
will take them over to Chesuncook
stream, whence they will start on the
long trip through the lake, streams and
rivers Of Northern Maine. finally max
ing the st. John river and then pad
Cling down river to Fort Kent. where
they will take train for home.
The following item from an ex-
change might be said to be the record
Of an unfortunate. losing contract:
Herbert Silver met with an acci-
dent at the Shook Mill at the Salt
Works last Friday. His right hand
suffered somewhat from momentary
contract with a saw.
Past commanders of Claremont
Commandery. knights Templar. of
Rockland, with a few especial invited
guests, including Grand Master
Franklin r. Redlon Of the Grand Com
mandery, assisted Sir knight Albert
l. Mather Of Rockland to celebrate the
5Oth anniversary of his receiving the
Knight Templar degree. A banquet
and the attending ceremonials was
the order Of exercises.
D. F. W. Merritt Of Jay. lover of
| birds and a close observer Of their
habits Recently saw ck-throated
wren alight on the top rail Of fence.
| with a large grasshopper in his
mouth. says the Pennington Journal.
In a minute the female wren alishted
alongside him and began talking" to
him in the bird language, until he sud
denly gave her the grasshopper and
few away, evidently in search of
another hopper or other food.
Bath boy, Donald Fisher Wishart'
now with a Canadian hospital some
where in France" wrote as follows in
a letter recently received by the home
people:
1T is very wet here today. more OF
a Scotch mist than anything; but It
obscures the sea from view. There is
| a little knoll just near here and go
up there at night and watch the sun
| sinking right down into the sea and
| into the West. / like to watch II be-
cause know It is going straight home
| to Bath"
Speed is always expected from a
Bath built craft. so that no one was