Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-23

You'll surely think it showing,
The happy violets look up.
AS sweeps the falling rain
Oh. there's nothing else in all the world
Just like the woods o Maine.
The silver jubilee of Rev. Dennis j.
O Brien, pastor of St. Michaels church
of South Berwick, was celebrated
Thursday. when large gathering of
priests and laymen from all over West
ern Maine were present as a tribute to
the occasion. Father O'Brien was for
merry rector of the Cathedral Of the
Immaculate conception in Portland,
Bangor people are beginning to use
and to can vegetable from 100 gar
dens "A an effort to make every acre
count for winning the war.
Interesting facts regarding Ban
gor's water system are given in Il
phamplet just issued by the depart
ment. The system was started 43
years ago, has IS miles of mains and
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water to nearly 1000 patrons.
c. 3. Dunton Of Portland claims to
be the first person to drive to Nor
way in an automobile, having done
it in 1900 in a steam locomobile.
Edwin Swan of Franklin IS the
possessor of a gold headed cane,
given him in honor of his being the
Oldest man in town.
The house boat Cohalot Of Mar
! blehead with a party of II ladies ana
gentlemen has been making a leisure
~ trip along the coast, recently call
ing at Harpswell and Bath. Tn,
, Cohalot is so feet long and 80 feet
wide and has a saloon, dining hall
and several state rooms very Land :
somely furnished and fitted with
everything 10 make the company as
comfortable as in their homes on
land.
News concerning the safety and
. whereabouts of Prof. Harry c. Emery
of Yale, son of ex-Chiet Justice L. A.
Emery of Ellsworth, is conveyed in a
| letter received in Bangor by Stanley
, r. bennett from his brother Carl =.
bennett, now Red Cross representa-
tive in Berne, Switzerland. Mr..
bennett writes that Prof, Emery is
now confined at Tu,hel, IN the
northeastern part Of Germany, be-
tween Danzig on the Baltic sea and
Scheidenuhl. 1t is q PRISON camp in
a sandy country and has separate
barracks for the various prisoners,
there being about 6o,00h in all there,
mostly Russians, the Americans
| numbering 80. Prof. Emery was in
good health at last accounts and is
allowed certain privileges under
German guard. Judge Emery has
been informed of the news by stan
ley T. bennett.
There was considerable excitement
in Stockton Springs Friday when a
certain junk dealer, whom sorne say
is a German Jew, drove int town
using an American fag on his horse
as a blanket The flag was in q
somewhat mutilated condition as the
stars had been cut off and holes
made for the harness. Pieces Of blue,
apparently from the fi"id of the flag
| had been sewed on fol taste nings.
| When it was seen that an American
| flag was being thus used great in
| dignation was aroused and Deputy
Ernest Mclaughlin ind W. +.
! Trundy compelled the Teddler to re-
move the flag from the horse and
also gave him a bit Of salutary ad-
| vice.
The new parcel post route from
! Portland to Amesbury, Mass, IS
proving popular with the patrons,
and each day large amounts of mail
are being carried by the big truck.
| In many instances several hours are
! saved in the dispatch of mails be
| tween towns on the route. as first
! class mails are taken in addition to
| the regular parcel post deliveries.
| Work upon the new housing COM
munity for the employees of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation was
commenced on upper High street,
Gath, last week and by Aug / it is
! expected that fully 1000 men will DE
employed in developing the propo-
| sition. 1t is planned to build six
| dormitores of so room3 each and a
dining hall with seating capacity
! for 500 on the Moses field In addi-
| ton there will be so two family and
| 10 single family houses construct I'd
| on the Hagan field All buildings
will be of brick. a spur track will
he run to the west side Of the Hagan
| field from the Maine Central track
lust east of Oak Grove avenue bridge.
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