Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-02

our nag or freedom. This, beside,
Rings in our hail of "Mother'-''Son."
Fryeburg, Brownfield and Hiram
last week at special townmeetings
voted in favor of the Pequawket
train, making F'ryeburg the terminal
The long and short of Portland's
sleuths is seen in the persons of
Deputy Sheriff Emerson H. Doughty,
more than six feet, and Constable
Frederick H. Mcdonald, less than
five feet tall. Both are very active
in the performance of their duties.
When the immense fields Of ice
have been dissipated, the first launch
ing for 43 years will take place at
Stockton Springs, where the four
masted schooner Helen Swanzy is
about ready to go overheard. The
launching has been set for April 10,
but there seems little prospect of
open water there on that date the
event may be postponed.
The hardy men of the Coast Guard
are always ready to respond to any
and all calls for assistance, either
from land or sea. The Popham
Beach crew was about II A. NJ.
Saturday telephoned that the home of
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Skolfield at
CoX's Head was afire. They rushed
their fire-fighting apparatus into
their motor surf boat and hurried
across the bay. saving the house.
after a short fight, although consid-
cradle damage was done about the
attic and roof. They laid 200 feet of
hose. The soldiers at Fort Baldwin
were called but their services We're
not needed.
Former Gov. William r Cobb was
rendered a complimentary banquet at
Hotel Rockland at Rockland Monday
night by about 80 business men who
have been his contemporaries there
for the past 25 or 80 years. Gov. Cobb
has retired from mercantile business
here, because Of important corpora
ticn interests in other parts of the
State. the presidency of the Bath Iron
Works being one of them. The bus;
ness which he recently sold in Rock
land was established by his father me
late Hon. Francis Cobb. in 1888.
A man who has to eat in restau-
rants recently made change and III
formed the proprietor OF the place he
now eats that he formerly ate in a
restaurant where the men were s"
crowded at noon time that it Was Of
ficult for him to-tell whether the next
man to him was eating from his own
plate or his.-Bath Times.
The maple srup business is being
conducted on larger scale than ever
before in Piscataquis County. Sirup
is retailing for $3.50 gallon. while i'll
past years the average price has been
from $1.25 to $3.50 n gallon. Maple or
chards which have not been tapped
for years are being operated to capa-
city this season and double the usual
output of strip is expected.
Donald McPhee Of Pictou. n. S, a
member of the first Canadian eXped;-
tionary contingent is visiting relatives
in Bangor, having been invaded
home after being terribly burned
about the feet and ankles by the
liquid fire used by the Germans.
In describing this experience. NJ
Phee says: "In the actual combat we
can usually avoid this liquid fire.
which appears to be some kind of n
sticky substance like crude oil, but has
oaustic qualities and will keep hot for
nearly 60 hours. But where it causes
the most trouble is when it is thrown
into trenches.
"It rolls up in globules like quick
silver and gathers coating Of dust 50
that it is almost impossible to see it.
1t rolls into holes in the trenches and
when a soldier steps into it. it burns
like molten metal through leather and
leggings and also sticks like glue.
Plunging the foot into water only
makes the burn a scald. Even a tiny
drop will burn through to the skin
and into the skin.
Like many of the Hun traps we
become wary of them, but not until
after much suffering. We have found
this liquid fire in abandoned trenches
when none was used in the attack
When Orville T. Hodsdon stripped
off his leather blacksmith's apron ut
the Portland Cos. shops at Portland
nearly IS years ago. and took job in
Harrington block. he didn't realize
that he never again would sling the
sledgehammer or that he would live
to be the oldest janitor in point Of
service in Portland. and doubtless in
Maine. But the facts are here, and
tonight when Mr.. Hodsdon hands over
the keys to his successor in Earring
ton block, he will have completed r.
ESQ days work equivalent to "a wears.
six months and IS days. the oldest
ianitor in point of service in the city,
and he's only g. years old at that.
The first Cniversaiist Church IN
City square. Biddeford, will celebrate
its aoth anniversary April Is. Tho
church is without a pastor, Rev. Fred
>. Leining. resigning to ACCEPT a can