Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-18

a meeting VII De Helu HuISuds
evening at Bath of those interested
in forming a fireman's company to
take the old hand tub kennebec Of
that city to the muster at Brockton
fair. The old tub last year won
three prizes and it is hoped this year
to bring back five.
Former Assistant Secretary Of
War William Moulton Ingraham
and Mrs. Ingraham have taken up
their residence at the Columbia
Hotel, Portland. where they Will pass
the remainder OF the summer.
Former Ambassador and Mrs.
Henry Morgcnthau Of New York are
at the Poland Spring House and viii
remain for the month. Mr.. Morgen
thau is an enthusiastic golfer and
enjoys a daily round on the course at
Kicker Hill.
Two Portland girls who will sail n
August for Y. NJ. c. A. canteen serv-
ice overseas are Miss Dorothy
Wright. daughter of Mrs A. r.
Wright. and Miss Lena Redlon,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
r. Redlon. Both girls have been do
! ing much in the way of war work.
Miss Wright being especially inter-
ested in the Junior Woman's War
Work Council of the Y. w. c. A, and
Miss Redlon being interested in that
work and is a member of the Senior
Woman's War Work Council and has
given much time as has also Miss
Wright at the Hostess House, where
their efficiency and understanding Of
the situation have made them Of
much value.
Al Ridley of Bath Saturday night
captured a 125-pound sturgeon that
yielded eight pounds of roe. This
season was SO rainy that the sturgeon
would not remain on the lower riv i
but, like the last schools of shai,
went up river to spawn. Fishermen
say that this is good thing fer, an
other summer there will be more
sturgeon returning to the Kennebe1.
The same is true of the prospect FOR
more shad also next year.
Men in the National Army report
that on account of the army ruling
forbidding the wearing of fraternal
pins on their uniforms. the use CT
seal finger rings with the use of the
fraternai emblem in place Of the seal
is becoming the vogue among the
enlisted men and officers. The bonds
of friendship among men of the same
fraternal order are stronger than
ever in army life and soldiers are
quick to recognize one Of the fellow
fraternity members.
John F. Harmon brought into this
office one ,lay last week the largest
dandelion which We scribe has ever
CHANGED to see, says the Republican.
Caribou. Two leaves of the plant
measured an even so inches or five
feet One Of these whole plants
would make mess of greens" for
a good sized family.
Malcolm Peterson of Jemtland had
a funny experience on the 4th Of
July. On going to the pasture TO
milk the cows he saw a large moose
COW among them. He ran to the
house for mis- camera and succeeded
in getting TWO snapshots. He tried
to get nearer to get third when
Mrs. Moose got angry and gave
: chase and got to within few rect
, of Malcolm when he took off his cap
, and threw 1t a, her and at the same
, time gave a yell which. fortunately
, for him, frightened her so she soon
: disappeared.
A party who made the trip from
: Massa chusetts to Aroostook by auto
last week tells the Star Herald re-
{ porter that the grass outside ARGOS
} took indicates the hghtest nay crop
, for wears In Aroostook the recent
heavy rains &C likely to greatly heip
the hay crop-Star- Herald, Presque
: Isle.
The record long distance furniture
: moving was noted last week when
big van passed through en- route from
. PHILADELPHIA to Northeast Haroor,
with furniture of a summer resident
r,,n Of over 500 miles.
The Passadumkeag. Maine. topo-
ranhic map just issued by the
Sao1oqical Survey. Department Of the
j. 1n+erior. shows that the Penooscot
: p;ver between Old Town and West
: Enfield. Maine is a striking example
- braided stream. The river dur
> 10 that distance has but slight fall
, "a therefore can not carry away all
, ~ sediment that is swept into It ny
, &c numerous tributaries, and this
r,a+erial chokes the stream and
torces it to spread into many shall
, ,sm ard shifting channels, the pat
Nv, formed resembling the strands
of a braid.
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