Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-30
She Says

The Lumber was stuck In the cellar
That was because the boiler was stuck
in the stair way. A new steam heating
pie mt was being installed at certain
lady's home. 1t was noon time. The
boiler was just barely getting down the
cellar stairs. 1t was very close shave
And it was taking along with it the
plsstering of the walls where 1t chafed.
But the good lady o, the house was
more concerned about the plumber hav-
ing to have his meal hour deferred than
she was about the problem of whether
or not the boiler could be installed.
Women are that way. The plumber had
hi. dinner but it was a late one.
bread board. A sight seen in an Angus
Ia shop window. The death-head is
such a plaster of paris affair as might
grace library table or do service as
cigar holder for a fastidious bachelor.
1t squats on the bread board and grins
At the passers-by. The b. b. is daintily
painted around the edges with festoons
of posies. An efficient looking bread
knife shares the space on top the b. b.
with the oh. 1t is grim reminder of
the passing Of the much berAted wa
bread? Or is 1t an anarchistic, futurist,
diabolical, Bakst-like scheme OF adver.
Using on the part of the storekeeper?
A grey tabby cat spoiled the color
scheme in a shop window on Water
street. Augusta. when the Hallowe en-
idea was carried out. She sat, one day
this week and she may still be sitting
for all I know. on bunch Of yellow
crepe paper. Beside her was a wee
pumpkin grinning from a Hallowe' en-
mask. Witches on brooms, black cats
and ghosts all in the decorations were
evident. Now II t. C. had been black
that would have carried out the HAL
lowe'en idea to perfection.
Why Is comma? A sign on a drv
goods counter in a nearby store reads:
SEC. value &c." Perhaps / should saw
why isn't comma2 A bright woman
had the temerity to ask the merchant
what he meant by being SO bold as to
advertise to sell for 80 cents goods val.
ued at 20 cents.
l heard two good stories Of the old.
time wet" days, one Of which NAV
cause greater rush to Merrymestinr
bay than did Captain Kids buried
treasure 20 any place and the othe-
numerous dredging expeditions to Lake
Cobbosseecontee.
Inc hrst was to the effect that wars
ago man buried on the shore Of sandv
island in Merrymeetins bay a tus OF
rum for future use on bird. huntine
trips. He was never able again to 10.
cate the spot and the now priceless
liquor with all it's added age and bou.
auet is presumably still where buried.
The other said that years aso a marty
camp ng on an island in Cobbosseeeon.
Tee ran out Of the liquid refreshmert
supply and one of the party vas sAnt
TO Augusta to replenish the stock. n.
haa 10 make trip Of several miIes nv
ooat. several miles more by team-beinv
iens before the days Of the trolley linz.
ana repeat on the return. But he r..
turned. The suffering friends war.
drawn UP in line on the little besch !.
trent OF the cottage to welcome hin,
WIN open arms land mouths). He was
also Joyous over his suecessful p,is.,r,-
age TO town and to show it. stood ur n
the boat and waved the old srinss ~
That was serving a. cof,missary. AZ,
aias-the pesky handles Of the sripsack