Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-06

QuNQE6u thousand more.
The most perfect of a Siamese Twins
cucumber ever seen by anyone in the
Journal sanctum was brought in We'd
nesday by Miss Wordsworth of Mead
ow Hill, Manchester. 1t weighs /
pound and 9 ounces and is perfectly
formed and balanced, the point of unit
ing being even throughout its length
and each cuke Of almost exactly the
same size. Miss Wordsworth said she
lad watched its growth from a tiny
form and the shape and relative size
had been maintained throughout. Even
the similarity of coloring is carried
out on both the top and under sides,
making it noticeable freak.
The following tribute paid Senator Bert
NJ. Fernald of Maine by President Will
son will be read with pleasure by the SEN
being contained in a special from the
Portland Sunday kilograms Washington
correspondent:
President Wilson paid a high tribute to
Senator Fernald for the intensely pa
triotic speech he made August 18th at the
Empire Grove Camp Grounds.
1t seems that Senator Chamberlain. of
Oregon. Democrat, had seen a copy of
the speech and was so impressed with it's
patriotism and fairness as a non-partisan
war speech that he enclosed a copy OF
the Fernald speech calling it to the per-
sonal attention of the President as an ex-
a Nil ~ what oh y. do 70
press upon the country at his time, the
duty Of all loyal American citizens. The
President at once wrote to Senator Cham
berlain as follows:
The White House,
Washington, @ August, 1917.
My Dear SENATOR
! I feel the force of the suggestion con-
veyed in your letter accompanying the
enclosed which l return, and l hope that
some proper opportunity will open up
for me to say something. In the mean
, time, and better still, it seems to me that
speeches just such as NJ. Fernald made
at Empire Grove are the things that viii
do the most good, and I am praying that
Congress may soon adjourn, not for rea-
sons existing in Washington, but in or
constituents and create just the atmos-
phere which 1t is SO necessary to create by
cooperative effort just now
Sincerely yours
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Whether or not the President will go
before the country is not known but SEN
ators and congressman will take the plat
form after adjournment and explain in
detail the making of the new war meas
ures and urge loyal cooperation from all.
! The arrest Of John D. Moore and
other speakers of the Friends Of Irish
Freedom at an outdoor meeting in
New York last Wednesday night, as
published in an Associated Press dis
patch was of more than ordinary in
terest to Lewiston people, says the
Sun, as Mr. Moore formerly resided
there and married a Lewiston young
| lady. Miss Julia Leader, sister of Dr.
r. T. Leader. He was a master me-
cEanic at the Lewiston Bleachery and
| Dye Works and left to accept an ex-
cellent position in New York. He has
since visited Lewiston several times
| anu iioS d 81 cat IldiIS lIiclluS tllcIt.
! The 10 days camp meeting and con-
vention of Seventh day Adventists,
held on the old Governor Garcelon
farm. Lewiston, closed Monday morning
with a farewell service" in the big
pavilion. The convention has been con-
sidered great success. All the meet
ings have been we'll attended, with rec
ord breaking crowds all day last Sat
urday and Sunday. A number Of con-
versions were made during the camp
meeting and Sunday morning about ESQ
persons left the camp ground for Lake
Sabattus to witness a baptismal scene
Twenty persons were baptised at
this time. The free-will offerings dur
| irg the convention have been most lib
erai Over $4,000 was given for the
work in home and foreign fields. The
sale of literature was phenomenal, ex-
ceeding all past records. Over $1,000
worth Of books, magazines, and tracts
were sold.
| Portland Rotarians have invited
Donald B. Macmillan, the Arctic ex-
plorer just returned from four years
in the north, to be their guest and he
has consented to come at some later
date. The club has voted unanimously
to present to the First Maine Heavy
Artillery (Milliken RegimenD now IN
camp in Westf1eld, Mass, a silk regi-
mental American flag to be the off1c1al
flag Of the regiment.
Bucksport had rather peculiar ca
lamity last week, which gave the dock
facilities Of the old port something OF
a setback. A huge steel barge. loaded
with fertilizer, came to be discharged
at the storehouses there. The barge
grounded at low water and heeled or
slightly, being so heavy that 1t took
the most Of the wharf with 1t, leaving
much Of a wrecked dock. The barge
had to be lowed to Searsport TO dis
charge and Bucksport stevedores lost
a big job.
Why He Didn't Save
DO you save your money
Mister, if saved my money "a