Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-10


Mr. Dennison said that he was from
an old family of fighters. his grand
father having fought in the Revolu :,
tionary war, and his father was Capt.
John Dennison of Freeport who served
in the War of 1872. Besides doing his
shares in the Civil war, Mr.. Dennison
said he wanted to get a crack at the
Germans in what he styleAaN 'real
war"
Rev Willis NJ. Davis, who was pastor of
the the jefferson Street Free Baptist
church in Biddeford eight years, and after
ward went to waterville, has accepted q
call to the First Baptist church at Buck
field. He will begin his new duties soon.
He has been living for more than two
years at Ocean Park. -
A novelty Stacker before the legal adj
visory boards at Portland Tuesday was
q man who wanted to claim exemption on
the score of his mothers dependency on
him. but who admitted when pressed on
the point that his mother supported him.
Carl Rudolf Bergelin,. ana unnaturalized
native Of Stockholm voluntarily came on
Tuesday from Intervale, N. HI, for the
purpose of registering at Portland under;
the selective draft, He had been follow
ing the sea until a short time ago, when
he decided to try the life of a woodsnla<h
for one season at least. and. has beer.
employed in a lumber camp at Interyale.s
Last week he learned of the draft aid
that it was required that every oh6 xH-
tween the ages Of q and 81 years req
He was unable to-. get registered asSsh
where IN the vicinity of the lumber cafyH
as none appeared willing take there
sponsibility Of accepting his. registration.
So Tuesday he went TO- Portland and re-
ported to the local agents of the depaxt-
ment of Justice. He was xalloWed ' the,
privilege Of registering before Judge
yDonahue, chairman of Exemption Board
No. /. Bergelin made no claim, of exeHp-
tion, although being an alien, stating. he
was willing to flight If needed"
DR.. H. J.@Hunt, who accompanied the
MacMiifah Arctic expedition, addressed
the Lewiston and Auburn Rotary Club on
Tuesday on his experiences among, the
Esquimaux. George c. Wing Jr. county
chairman for the Thrift Stamp campaign.
explained the purpose and methods of the
plan Dr. Hunt. Admiral Peary
for failure to take with him someone who.
would serve to corroborate the Admirar5
statement authoritat lively. -
People living along the Lower Ken
nebec were greatly pleased last week
to learn that steamboat service bel
tween Bath andsPopham Beach, which
ii was feared would be discontinued
Dec. 81. would be continued. The
steamboat made new mail contract
which is to continue in operation until
the summer Of 1921, and as it is under
stood a much better rate was made
than formerly, it will mean uninter-
rupted service for the next three years.
A temporary embargo is now on, ow-
ing to closing Of the river below Bath
by the ice.
There are ID service flags on Pleasant
street, Saco, according to Postmaster
John p. Coughlin. He is Of the belief
that no other single street in any city
in Maine has as many men in the
United States service. The flag con-
tanning the most stars is at Thornton
Academy. Every day new flags are
displayed in the city.
A Guilford letter TO the Bangor
News says: "A great shortage of
teachers is reported by superintendent
in this section. We are informed that
several of the rural schools in this vi
cinity are closed because of inability to
secure teachers for them This is par
italy due to the fact that many of the
teachers are enlisting in work for the
government, and in Red Cross service,
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