Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-12

And that when my strength fails sure
O. Esrsa and her cares l am free.
Kind friends have been good to ne al
OF my life
Par better than ever can show
But Old Father TINE is calling near
And must be ready to go;
February =. il.
Levi H. May Of Island Falls has
Just settled with the selectmen for
800 for damages for the loss Of 50
turkeys. killed b. foxes. He wanted
$500
The city Of Bangor IS about to be-
gin work On schoolhouge which -
estimated to cost $4,000. Two
years ago j, could have been built
from the same plans for $4,000. This
gives faint .dea at least Of what
il means to be living in billion dol
lar country.
Hon. John Francis Sprague OF Dow
Sst csltoI anu pUc..5HcI oA ON as H| d"
Journal Ut Maine history, has recent
II received gift from Henry 81.
Packard Of Guiltord which he values
highly. The gift is d complete set Of
Biographical sketches Of members II
the Maine legislature from 1879 UP
TO and including 1919. The greater
part Of the sketches were written by
Howard Owen OF Augusta and the co..
lection was begun by the late Hon.
Cyrus A. Packard Of Blanchard and
completed by his son. Henry ".
Packard Of Gui!ford, who, as is stated
above, presented them TO air. Spragu-.
Eden tree. but it always gets a laugh!
just the same. Wednesday morning
Bangor young man stepped into
grocery store on Forest avenue. his
usual hang On his way to work.
He left a bundle containing his over
alls on the counter and friend grocer.
when the visitOr's back was turned.
cut off the tail of a large haddock and
slipped II into the bundle with the end
sticking out 70 that the package had
the appearance of a prize catch at the
salmon pool. Presently the young man
finished his smoke, grabbed the bum
die and came downtown. His friends
got interested at once. How much
does che weigh?' "Whcre'd you swipe
the saimon:" and "Whatll you sell 1t
forT' were q few Of the remarks
hurled at him. Anyway he de-
clared when he told the story. I'm
glad that grocer didn't snip the fish
In my overalls while / had them on.
1t might have bitten me-"
A boulder will be placed upon the
grave Of the late Capt. Nathaniel
Berry. located in the Maple Grove
cemetery. Randolph. this spring.
with bronze tablet bearing the fol-
lowing inscription:
Capt. Nathaniel Berry. Born
Georgetown. Dec. %. 1855. Moved
to Gardiner 1863. Served in the
army Of the Revolution through 1777-
and 8. Honorably discharged 1880.
He died in Pittston. Mainc. Aug. 20.
1850. and was buried with military
honors. He was the last survivor Of,
George Wash!ngton's Life Guards.
Lydia Berry, daughter Of Samuel
Berry. wife Of Capt. Nathaniel
Berry. Born in Gardiner, Me. Aug.
70. 1855. She was the first white
girl born in Gardiner or Pittston."
Scar Bird. the fourth big beam
trawler to be built at the Portland
shipbuilding Company plant at
South Portland for the East Coast
Fisheries Company, will be launched
Saturday forenoon at Q. /. M. Tay-
Tor. president Of the East Coast Fish
cries Company. said today that
the new steamer will probably be
christened by the daughter Of Ed
win r. Sweet. assistant secretary of
the Department Of Commerce. Sec
rotary Sweet has assured Mr.. Taylor
that In Nsi11 r.ne4,a IN pnpf1a0A n,