Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-23


had to swim. The other girl fell in,
too. She got hold of post. because
she didn't know how to swim. Mother
did not punish me. for she thought I
was too scared. but the other girl
was sent to bed. guess I won't 60
there again alone"
1t is reported that but few people
are seen by those who approach near
enough to the Hill Top at Shiloh. the
home of the erstwhile Sanfords Holy
Ghost and LIS disciples. A man from,
Boston is caretaker and he allows no
one to approach the buildings. He
was asked concerning the rumor that
an offer had been made for the prop
erty by large hotel interests and re-
piled that the property was not in the
market
DIR. Carl r. O'Brien Of SOC State
street. Bangor. on returning home
Tuesday night from a meeting Of the
Open Air School Committee. found the
glass in one of the side windows of
the entry broken and aNrevolver lying
on the floor. A small piece of paper
tucked inside of the trigger bore the
word Finish and a small black band
was tied around the gun ! utt The po-
lice were notified, but not a sign of a
clue was found to the perpetrator of
what may be the work of a practical
joker or some crazy person.
+ Hunters and fishermen in Maine are
predicting a mild winter. says the
Pennington Journal Chronicle. They
assert that certain signs OF Dame Ma.
ture all point that way. We have
heard and read such predictions be-
fore and. generally speaking, We have
got the reverse The fall Of 1885 is
remembered by many in town as very
similar to the present one, but We go,
it in the neck in the way of snow
storms and cold weather all through
the winter.
Spools and spool-bars are some o!
the principal products OF Oxford Coun,
ty. says the Oxford Democrat White
birch trees, from which the bars are
sawed. grow upon every hill in the
county. and spool mill or dowel mil
stands upon the bank Of every con-
siderable stream where II tumbles ov-
Ell rocks in its course, and makes !;
descent on its way to the sea sum
cient to put in a dam; and. indeed
steam has of late years taken the
place of water power. to quite an ex-
wherever the white trees grow. 4
spool is a little thing. but good many
o: them are used in year .Abou,
Su,0e00o0 are annually turned In
Maine and this product is worth about
81, 100000. The bars are from one-halt
OF an inch to two and niue-sixteenths
inches square. and from two to four
feet long. 1t takes about two and one
third cords Of birch to make one
thousand feet of bars, and the spool
mills of Maine turn out about 1000
900 feet of bars during a year. Spec
iaf machinery has been made for
turning out spools, and a spool drops
from one of the lathes every second.
This man evidently did not believe
in coercion. for when his wife told
him that no one should dictate to her
in regard to the candidate for whom
she was going to vote. he replied: II
do not wish to dictate how. you OF
any one else shall vote. but there Ii
one thing certain no woman that
votes the Democratic ticket can live
in my house"
Mrs. George L. Nelson was thrown
from her horse last Wednesday while
riding on Exchange street, Bangor.
the animal slipping. but fortunately
escaped with painful bruises and a
wrenched shoulder. The Bangor News
says:
Since securing her freedom through
pardon extended by the Governor and
Council the baroness has taken every
opportunity to be out of doors and has
resumed her favorite pastime OF years
ago in France and England. that OF
horseback riding. Attired In most be-
coming riding habit she has been z
most admired figure about the city re-
Gently. sitting her horse with perfect
grace and presenting a most attractive
appearance. Since returning from a
visit with Mrs. Arthur L. Thayer In
Augusta, the Baroness has resided NJ