Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-03

Ihere s the little red dress twas so
pretty,
You have handled it Ger and Ger
Just now make some poor mother
happy.
Be generous and true to the poor.
Just empty the chest in the attic
And give them away to the poor.
Your heart Will warm up with the CIV
ing,
With a peace you knew not before
In the attic is such an abundance
OF toys, and pictures galore.
You can make the children SO happy
With things they have dreamed Of
before
Our Saviour in Heaven will bless you
And your heart will be happy and
free.
1.-THE poor you always have with you"
Was the message He left unto thee.
George Lampher of North Vassaiboro
holds The record SO far for early gard
ening. Monday he ploughed and har
rowed his garden and planted three
quarts of early peas. the frost being en-
t:rely out of the ground.
At the Bath city hospital it is under
stood there is a little baby weighing but
three and three quarters pounds, which
is seven months old It has not gained
an ounce since its birth. although APP
parently in excellent health. Its par
ents deemed it wise to put it in the care
Of the hospital to see if scientific nurs-
Ing cannot make it gain in weight.
Ice is fast leaving Winnegance creek,
the channel now being clear we'll below
the bridge. The Times says this is al
ways very good sign that the river ice
will not be long in leaving.
The salmon season on the Penobscot
river opens with the ushering in OF
April Fools day and it will be lawful
to take and capture salmon in this
river, under certain laws made and pro-
vided until and including July Is, says
the Bangor News. There may be SAL
mon trisking about in the pool below
the water works dam worth s22J a
catch one, but just at present there's no
chance The ice is gradually working
down from the dam but there's little
open water and from present indica-
tons 1t will be probably a week before
it will be possible to get in boats and
wet line.
Howard A. Dorr of Bucksport. the
veteran stage driver. reports longer
period of sleighing during the past
seasoo m that section of the State
than he has ever before known in his
experience of over 40 years of stage
driving. Mr.. Dorr during the season
just past, has made 100 consecutive
trips on runners. his route being be-
tween Bucksport and Penobscot.
Do YOU realize that it will in No.
vember next be 35 years since the
adoption Of our Standard timeo
Herring skins from newly smoked
herring, which a few years ago were
almost worthless and sold for the low
figure of $3.50 ton are now worth
$35 ton and even scarce at that
high figure, although about 40 tons
reached Eastport a short time ago
from the nearby smoke houses where
homeless herring has been carried on
this winter. From the fish skins a
very valuable oil is extracted 1t
can easily be remembered when
farmers hauled away many loads of
scrap fish to be dumped on their soil
for fertilizer, but today the Oil is
out by powerful presses and
the refuse fish is turned into profit
able pomace.
The Senior class Of the Rockland
High school is planning a Hoover:zed
The girls have unani-
mously voted that their gowns shall
not cost in excess of $40. half of
which shall be allowed for material
and half for the making. There will
be no scarfs, no flowers and no
:olderols of any kind. Some Of the
members are courageous enough to
duITlt lIdl tIcS lLltSH0 " wear GUS
tunes which they already possess
On the other hand the members an
nounce their intention of having a
graduation ball, class banquet and
all the other perquisites which have
been attached to Commandments in
the pre-war days. The expense of
these frivolities will be betrayed from
a treasury which has been well
stocked by suppers and entertain
ments.
Relatives Of Miss Minnie r. Rich
ards Of Van Buren, have received
word Of her safe arrival in Franco
with the first American unit Of tele-
phone operators. Miss Richards and
Miss Agnes H. Theriault OF Pressure
Isle are the only two Maine girls in
tho unit and were picked from a num-
Der Of applicants for enlistment.