Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-22

and other gifts were received from
far and near. The following i'm
mediate members of the family were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Smith Of WATERFORD: Mr.. and Mrs.
H. NJ. Mattocks of Troy. n. Y: E. H.
Mattocks of Schenectady. N. Y:
Mrs. William Grant and son James
of Hamilton. Ont; and Miss Marion
Mattocks of West Sullivan.
The Maine Central Railroad has
issued two very fine summer folders,
entitled Lakes and Mountains of
New England" and Along New Eng
land Shores" All the well-known
summer resorts are described and
illustrated, in a manner that will un-
doubtedly cause many who see these
descriptions and pictures. to pack and
start at once. Each folder is ac-
companied by map of New England.
giving all the. camps, gun clubs. golf
courses and resorts hotels and
boarding houses along the coast north
and east Of Boston.
Joseph Gregory of Auburn went fish
ing recently" at Lake Auburn and
was we'll pleased that he did, for in
the morning he landed, after an hour )
fight. brown trout weighing IA pounds
and two ounces. He was using a steel
rod and a smelt for bait. This fish is
very nearly the record for weight for
that lake.
One of the most unusual and interest
ing surgical operations ever performed
at Bath city hospital was done Satur-
day morning by DR.. abbott. bone spec
ialst of Portland. assisted by DR.. C.. A.
Peaslee, says the Times. Two pieces Of
bone were grated into the spine of
Luke Pelkey. whose back was broken
while handling poles in the yard Of the
Bath & Brunswick Light & Power Co q.
about three weeks ago. In some way
the heavy pole slipped striking Pelkey
in the back.
| The pieces Of bone for grating vera
about six inches long and "as large as
little finger" and were taken from
each of Mr.. Pelkey's legs below the
knee. At noon Mr.. Pelkey's condition
was normal and his physicians say his
back should be as strong as before ne
was injured.
Much excitement in North Lubec
occurred Tuesday evening among
the citizens by reason of a report
that some demented person was
travelling about that part of the town
in an absolutely nude state, writes
the Lubec correspondent of the Ban
gor News. AS a matter of fact a
man was sighted by several of the
citizens and gave chase. The
stranger seeing the large number of
people after him ran for the beach
and took possession Of dory on the
beach and headed it for Lubec, a dis
lance of two miles. The citizens Sc
cured a power boat and gave chase
but the man in the dory proved to be
an expert with the oars and made
the Lubec shore ahead of the power
boat and in addition to accomplish
ing that feat he dressed himself
while rowing across the bay. because
the party declared the man to have
been nude when he entered the boat.
and was dressed in blue suit Of
clothes when he arrived on the Lu-
bee shore. The man then led the
party a merry chase across the fields
and finally disappeared in the South
Lubec woods. The searching party
numbered near the close Of the hunt
to near 500 persons and although
they hunted all night nothing fur
Their was seen of the mysterious
man. Whether or not the man was
demented or playing practical joke
seems to be evenly divided between
the members who took part in the
man hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers Of Fort