Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-30


100000. This ship, which Is Of Xle4
tons, has hadsa h0table career and u
known as a lucky vessel. She has
been on>the Pact1c coast Tor 3 lGng
time past. trading on sAisff4lfan
trips for the most part. 81
The city Of saco has recently piir-
chased a, volume, in which win be r.
corded the names Of all saoc men WHO
are in service in the gi6Aatic war
now IN progress in Europe. In this
book, in addition to. the nAtnes. vii
be published all data ehtainable In ~
gard to these brave snns who m
enlisted or were drafted Into the
ice Of the United States. This M
will be made by City Clerk. .E4 q,
Mills, who since the begiIning 441
war has realized that some ssuS1 lt "
ord. should be kept and pfAsel
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People living in Phippsbutg cenSs
reportA that there are an rnusuall1
large number OF robins arriving, am
they come in great fiocka Rcsid
this favorite there are alse a III
number of blackbirds and song Spa1
rows. This is taken to indicate th4
we will have long and warm surifF
mer. 4
That settles it. Bangor reports
wild geese flying over that burg--so
spring must really be here, as has
been reported. q. "A
The, nurse employed by the wash
ingtsn County Anti Tuberculosis As
ISOLATION is to have an automobile,
the funds for it being raised by popn-
lar subscription.
The Seniors of the Frankfort
High school have decided that nsia'
Of them will expend over. s4.ss on
their graduation gown.
The hiddies are trylnk sv to pSy for
that ssain they ate thlsash December,
January and February bat downNome.
the prices of eggs, writes the Water
mans Reach correspondent !. Of the
Rockland Courier Gasstte. . The local
dealers are Qepeting - cents per dozen
and you>:ityYokp are D4ying 1--WE CENTS
each for>nesh Ssss. s,'i6dks to. us Is
though there was .sone gamble in the
hen business - 49,.
Mrs Hannah Curtis on March 10 Bes
gan her 18th year as city. missionary
of saco. She was reelected 1t the
City Government meeting Monday.
She has served as city missionary.
she believed. Slonger than any. other
woman in Maine. During the is
years she has rendered assistance 10
thousands Of people. Every Thanks
giving dinner u served the worthy
poor families Of the city. The food is
contributed by the people of Saco AMI
distributed by Mrs. Curtis.
When the call vas sent out for a
Government unit Of telephone oper-
ators to so to France. the first Maine
girl to. respond was Miss Agnes May
Theriadlt. for the past four years
operator in the Pressure Iae ex-
change. and widely known for her
high efficiency as an operator and
perennial SUI my dispositions In addts
ton to aer other qualifications she
speaks >French fiuentlS. Her ex-
change has many French-speaking
subscribers in the border towns.
She passed all the explanations
with flying colors, went to the Camp
DevenA xchange for seme 'prelirh-
mary training, thenceSto New York.
and is now supposed ito be 'Qh the
way overseas. She ID the dAuElateS
Of Mr.. ind Mr9. Chss. Therianat Of
st. Anne, N, B. and wae educated at
st. Basil Convent. - So
Nth her wen Miss s,ie ~
Richards Of N&n Buren,, Sdo a
classed as a blrvasor. thsstwse -
ing the only Maine girls Ia the Unit
T !"
The Oxford Democrat thus slsks
4EAhe situation this spriAk Is hth
aris:
/ 1t is reported khat NE Oxfora Elec-
uric Co. will digs1af the track and
have the -stseetssar cunning by the
MstSof thisweeksor the hrst of next
weeES at thS latest. The car made IFS
Ia At trim aho,it the mn6aieAnf January.
and th4Aeompany has since main
taineds a limited aeehedule by team to
carry the mail and for the benefit of
regular patrons. but transportation
between here and Norway has. been
for the general public an uncertain
matter. !.
. "A sea YaYaRe made over a nIia RI q