Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-18

Take a good big chunk of thoughtful
ness,
The same amount of care:
And as large a sense of humor
AS the doctor says you dare;
A tiny bit of cussedness,
A good deal more of spice;
And just enough of goodness
So as not to be too nice;
Now mix these all together
For better or for worse:
Take bucketful at bedtime
And you'll be perfect nurse.
-Nels McNaughton.
All tho schools of Sabattus village
were on Wednesday closed by Health
Officer A. f. Wyman, M. D., on ac-
count of three cases-of scarlet fever
in the primary and intermediate
schools.
Justice Edward P. Pierce OF the
Massachusetts supreme court who
was indicted by the Suffolk county
grand jury Tuesday on charges of
conspiracy to deprive certain persons
of property rights in stock and to
! obstruct justice, is a summer resi-
dent of Seguinland near Five Islands.
Justice Pierce purchased the Dun
ham cottage near the Sequinla nd
several years ago and with Mrs
| Pierce. their two daughters and
grandchild, was at their summer
home this year longer than usual, not
returning to Massachusetts until Oc-
( tober. Justice Pierce is spoken of by
/ Five Islands acquaintance as a de-
4 ,e,t,,
sonality and nearly everybody at that
community is glad to count him as
I their friend.
! Asbury F. Haynes, who was sent
by the patriotic organiza tons of Sc
attic, Wash, to represent the city at
the Unknown Soldier ceremonies
| Armistice day at Arlington cemetery,
was born 70 years ago in Passadum-
] keag, Me, and served in Co. H, 18th
/ Maine in the Civil War. He won the
/ Congressional Medal of Honor by
! capturing Confederate battle flag
on April 6, 1865 at the battle of Anne
| liza Springs.
! 1t develops that the 500 reward for
a man who would pass a whole night
| islands in Casco bay, recently told
about by the Express Stroller. was
! four. all living on, the island, and a
private affair The Stroller makes
! this announcement because he has
/ been receiving by mail delugc of Of
fers from men more than willing to
annex-if possible-the hundred.
The Lewiston and Auburn automo-
bile owners are planning to get every
owner into the local association and
wage a campaign of their own for
improving the roads in that section.
"A membership of from $4,000 to 80,
600 is the aim of this organization
said President +. 4. Bickford.
A fine picture of the late Albro F.
Chase of Portland, SD degree Mason
and Portland High principal and
teacher for SO years. has been hung
. III tiV >hpihC iooiiis Wy iiei'' ~ " DO
received Wednesday by Mayor Clarke.
he having made request for it of Mrs.
Chase.
The Portland Board of Health has
decided that the milk regulations
shall be enforced-the first action of
the kind remembered. Three Port
land and one Scarboro men have been
! hauled into court and more are said
to be on the way.
The cut prices war on bread con-
tinues in Bddeford and Saco, the g.
pound double loaf on Wednesday
dropping to is cents, or cents for
II pound loaf, or a cut of nearly
one half from the former 2S cents,
The baking firm making that cut,
being told that they would be forced
out of business, calmly announced
that il necessary they would again
cut the same price. to IL cents, or IA
cents less than the old price. The
consumers are finding no fault with
! this war.
| Four generations were present at a
! dinner Tuesday noon at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pepper, SAL Mid
die streets Bath, which was also the
birthday of two of the number. The
four generations represented were Mr.
Pepper, his daughter. Mrs. William
A. Jack, his grandson, Louis A. Jack.
and great-grandson, William Jack.
Mr.. Pepper was the oldest person
present. reaching his SD birthday on
that day while William Jack was the
Youngest, being Is years old. In ad-
dition to being the birthday of Mr..
Pepper it was also the birthday of
Louis Jack. Those present were,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pepper, Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Jack, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
A. Jack and their SON. William.