Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-07-07

pOlnO ndQ DSen eXplOOSQ at a priest
house just around the corner and all
the glass in that Vicinity wa
wrecked. A peculiar feature was
that the action of the explosion was
tc draw the glass into the street and
in no instances were the window:
blown id even those directly across
the street from the scene Of the ex.
plosion falling out. Mr.. Matthew
says it is one thing to read about the
explosion in Your morning papers
but something quite different to be
so near that its force is fe,t.
New steel filing cases have been
installed at the Office of Clerk o.
Courts c. F. Sweet at the court house
in Bangor. the business of that i'm
portant office having grown to- such
proportions as to require additional
facilities for handling it. The Office
holds records Of priceless value. dat
ing back to the early portion Of 1s01
and they are carefully preserved.
The records contain many famous
cases which have been on trial in this
county. besides much matter con-
nected with litigation which did
not come to trial by jury.
Iellers In banks have lots Of anus
ing experiences with the fair sex VIII,
appear at their windows, says Stro,
Ter in the Express. William E.
Weber. of the First National. has
told W more than one yarn, as you
may know. Here is his latest: A
woman came into the bank and in 4
polite manner said:
VIII you kindly tell me how much
money my husband has in the bank"
i cannot tell you madam" replied
Mr.. W. in his softest tones.
You can't? Why I though, Won
were the teller"
And Mr.. Weber is still wondsr;,,
whether she really meant it. or wa
trying to josh him.
van Buren plans to meet the nsed
OF more school houses by o,der;,,
them built. A special town neet;nr
recently ordered plans for the Same
A new S-room building will be erect.
cd on the Farrell lot, to be knou,,, .s
the Hill school, for the Primary clos
ana up to Grade VIII. An eight
room building will be built at Allan.
Gale. Four rooms will be added to
the school at Keegan. With one ey.
ceptlon the building will be of br;cr
or concrete and will cost about 500 :
Voo. A new dormitory is also. to he
QUILT at the Convent of the Good
Shepherd. ooo
Lewiston has the first p,bli. .;,,.
'aeion to be established in Andros-
cosgln county. just opened At "a
spruce street. 1t is under the man
aeement OF the Infant Welfare and
Cnlid Hygiene Of Lewiston srd
Auburn and Mrs. Peter O'Rr;en ,.il,
be in charge.
mayor Charles P. Lemaire Of law
lston, acting under instructions ~ +ho
City Fathers Of that munic,ns,,, ,,,v
has extended an invitation to p-esi.
dent Eamon De Valera of the Ir;sb
Republic to visit Lewiston durin- = q
tour of the New England states as
suring him that the people of onr
city are in sympathy with the asn;ro
tions of the people Of Ireland in their
endeavors to secure recognition as o
nation o. free and Independent nso-
pie" pe'
Dollars to doughnuts that after
reading the following parasranb
you'll say: We'll. isn't that lust lilo
a woman!"
She is on Of the young women at
the State House. name. age and oc-
cupation not given. She has a roll
top desk. in which a mouse has been
stopping at least part of the time
much to her annoyance. She Sc.
cured trap, baited it and left 1t over
night In the desk. 1t was "Wednesday
morning that she hailed the SUPER
intendent Of buildings. with: "oh.
say. Mr.. Brown. caught the mouse"
Good for you" was the response.
What did .ou do with it?" "oh. I
let 1t go. just wanted to catch the
little fellow" That's all. Turn bac,<
to the drst paragraph.