Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-10

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Il nay have changed yoa, and yoa-
a Ii..i. harder wien they look at ne.
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Cccd Housekeeping
Richard Otis, aged : years. q VIE
case. recluse. rag for gears been
with g blank mind. following IN.
death Of his parents neighbor.
yrE Ella Preble, carried food 70 hin
tie other day and was astonished 70
near tie Old gentleman speak "a
tionaily and ask connected and intel
ligent questions. He had fallen from
a chair and HE sharp blow received
On his head had restored his memory.
He was greatly guTp-ised a. local
happenings and especially u the war.
shooting By two hunters OF q 35-pourd
bob cat. the biggest seen II that SEC
ton In Years. We would respectfully
call Lebanon's attention to the. fact
that Walter 5. Capeweli and H T.
Flcwelling of B-idgport. Ct, knew
where to hunt. for they came 70
Maine, visited the Deadwater regions
and carried home q 51-pound bob cat
perched On the hood Of their autorno-
bile. We are also sorry to say that
Maine has more Of the same breed
and size, much 70 the discomfort Of
our wild game.
Lieut.. Herman K Whitmore Of
KaverhiII. Mass. and q native Of
Brunswick. Ne. has been prisoner
in q German prison camp. 4 letter
received from him tells Of the re-
ceip. Of letters and packages Of food
from home and in one Of the latter
a can Of corn canned in his native
town If Brunswick II certainly
locked and tasted good. He had W
10 the receipt Of these packages been
living on food sent To the British
ayiators prisoners In the same camp.
H. VI. McDonough If Ess. Miliinocket
had = narrow escape from drowning re-
Gently while at work at Dolby. lie
was working at the base OF Pile o.
,ogs when the logs began sliding toward
the boom, ore Of them striking ~. NC
Donorgh az re was making d zap 10
safety lie wss rendered UNCONSCIOUS
BY the bio8 ard var caught b.: tne logs
and carried MOTH water. waen he
war in fair way Of being drowned but
for pronp. action on the part OF Fred
Michauf o. East Nilinocket. who
- g.fI iy,i3 rel
mans head above the water untii me
logs which held him rown we're re-
moved BIZ some me1 who happened %
be nearby. Mr.. Michaui is deserving
Of the praise showcred upon him for
his prompt action Mr.. McDoncugf,
WAC taken 20 the home OF his aro,her.
Frank, where he is being cared for b.
mis- wife. after DR. McDcugal Rad
dressed his injuries. IL is still con:ineI
to his bed, but it is hoped that ne VIII
be all right again Eoo7.
Maine will again this year send OUT
rcary hundre; Christmas trees 10 TIE
large cities. Last year the shipments
were the smallest in many acaso3S but
this year the business is taking on
new boom. Already Z number O. cara
loaded with Spruce have gone through
Poriian and many more are TO follow.
The usual inspection Of trees 10 prevent
the TRANSPORTATION pests that are de-
trimentai tn trees AMI to prev ent the
spread such pests n other states ia
being continued.
Announcement has been received By
the officials OF the railroads from the
director general, that none Of the men
in the employ OF the railroads under
supervision will be allowed
to receive Christmas presents from
shippers and supply men. The director
general says that su.h practice Ia OBJ
jectiona BILE and must be discontinued.
A rorninent ~ wdoinham citizen was
invited 10 Richmond for THANKSGIVING
dinner. Not knowing that the u O'Clock
train left little earlier he missed Il by
a few minutes. so hired man 10 take
him up by automobile forgetting that
he owned one himself
Friday being FISH day. Bath family
decided to have chow1er. The accom-
plishe.I chef Of that family made q re-
Inarkably good chowdc- to which ali 81
down and enjoyed OF noon. Soon one
member Of the family discovered that
there was 70 fish IN the chowic~. The
lady investigated and discovered the
fish all cur up but uncooked II z plate
in the kitchen
The four-.pastad rci:oore- Brina p
Pend.eton o! New York, is to be
launched Tuesday forenoon about Ii
from the yard Of pendleton Bros. Inc, I:
a, Bath. This will probably be the last
for the year in the Bath dis
trict No arrangements have been
made for the christening. The craft is
named for Mrs. Fields S. Pendleton OF
Islesboro. mother II Fields G. Pendletoa /,
OF New York.
Wisdom
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