Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-24

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bring an undertaken with them"
Almost the demolition of an old land
mark was the taking down Of the old
chimney in the house Of Carl Schenk on
Fixes Hill. which was done few days
since in making repairs, says the Nor
way correspondent of the Oxford Dem
ocrat. This chimney was noticeable
to all who passed the place, being
one af the largest in the country. 1t
was ten feet square, divided into six
flues with the same number Of fire.
places. and is estimated to have con-
tanned more than $4,000 crudely made
bricks. 1t dated from 1903.
Beech trees are loaded with nuts
and the unusually large crop of rasp-
berries and blue berries make it sure
the bears will stay right around here
this fall which makes good hunting
sure bet, writes the Spring Lake
Camps correspondent of Maine Woods.
One of the maddest men in Bangor
is a clerk at the post Office, who mas
spent all his spare time this year in
nursing along one solitary squash
which was the sole survivor OF the
family of squashes which started az
ter being planted The family was
meditating an onslaught on the vege-
table soon, but this week boy ap-
peared at the house and asked the
J,,'t To h1tN-
a squash. saying he had good one.
She bought it for 10 cents and showed
it to her husband when he came. The
latter knew every line and curve of
his pet squash and he Immediately
recognized it as the one he had sat
ur nights to cherish and encourage.
Squash is a tabooed subject around
the post Office.
Kingfelds oldest resident. Mrs. Martha
Lander. at the advanced age of 81 years.
is much interested in the Red Cross work
and is busily engaged in doing her bit
for the boys at the front. The socks and
wristlets contributed by her will have a
double value for the recipients, for Aunt
Martha" has the highest esteem and af-
lection of both young and old, says the
Pennington Journal
A valuable colt, J. years old, owned
by Charles Conant of Strong, was
found dead in the pasture a few days
ago, having been shot and killed. Some
boys had been firing guns in the pas
ture and it is thought the animal was
killed by them. The colt was hand
some one and great pet with its
owners family, who are justly indig-
nant at the carelessness which result
ed in the animals death.
Sylvester, while notwithstanding in
the Portland Press, writes the follow
ing:
have also in mind the old Cumber-
land and Oxford canal which formerly
brought the commerce of northern
Cumberland and oxford counties to
this city before ra lroad days. 1t eX-
tended from Sebago lake down to the
ocean at a point close to the present
coal pile Of the Portland Gas Light
Company. OF course, the railroad yard
has been built III and over parts of
the old canal, but it is also fact
that parts of it remain just as they
were. SO far as anything in the way of
building or occupation is concerned.
This is specially true Of the sections
on the Stroudwater marsh and on what
i. known as Warren's meadow in
Westbrook which is the fiat piece west
of the car barn at Saccarappa village.
-, Noe ,e.t al
daily by the men who work at Thomp-
sons Point is the old canal heel path.
while the main line of the Mountain
Division was originally built along the
tow path at that point. The old canal
runs directly through the Thompson's
Point works, but ! venture the asser-
ton that very few of the men who
ork there today can even trace it on
the face of the earth. And vet there
are men row living who ran boats on
that old canal
Charles +. Waterman of Mechanic
Falls has given the Maine Historical
St ciety a copy of his compilation of
the annual reports of the proceedings
/ of the Maine Press Association from
( 1908 to 1913. including the constitu-
ton, bylaw and roll of members at
the date, October |, 1915. Portraits
are given Of NJ n. Rich. Peleg o.
Nickery. Henry K. Baker. Theodore
Cary. Lucius H. Murch, Joseph o.
Smith. John NJ $. Hunter. Francis G.
Rich. Charles E. Nash, E,liphalet Row
ell. Charles w. keyes. Frank ]. Smith,
Charles F. Whittier Joseph A. HOman
Samuel w. Lane. Grace L. Burgess.
C 3. Burleigh, George w. Drisko. Grin
s Haskell. James W. Bracket, Sam
uel L. Miller, Charles B. Haskell,
George A. Qumby. Robert NJ. Camp
bell and David H. Knowlton. The
Maine Press Association was organ
! lied August II, 1864, in Portland.