Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-25

"a haze on the far horizon,
An infinite tender sky,
The ripe, rich tints Of the cornfields
And the wild geese sailing high;
And all DER upland and lowland J
The charm of the goldenrod;
Some of US call it autumn,
And some of US call it Cod"
Belfast Journal.
Van Buren, is having new city
Jail built in the fire house on Wash
ington street.
Aroostook Pioneer: Hon. A. l..
I.umbert of this town is estimated
TO be the largest individual timber
acres. Some of the larger paper
manufacturers, corporations and es-
tates own more acres but no one man
residing in Maine, 50 it is said, has a
larger acreage than Mr.. Lumbert.
Most of these lands are located in
Aroostook, Penobscot, Piscataquis
and Somerset.
Word comes from Portland that
Judge and Mrs. Clarence Hale with
Mrs. Irving Kimball and Miss Rollins
will sail in February for trip
around the world, going first to
Egypt, then Palestine, Turkey, India,
China, Japan and Korea, returning
via California during the late sum-
mer.
The hunting season like the fishing
season supplies abundant fish stories,
writes the Stockton Springs CORE
spondent of the Bangor News. The
best one so far this sea son has to do
with a prominent resident who shot a
partridge while nearing home after an
afternoons hunt. and shortly after
beard rustic. paused, listened, peered
through the scrub. caught sight of a
''partridge' hopping on a fallen tree
trunk. fired missed, swore, started
along to see where his charge went
and discovered whole flock Of Ply
mouth Rock pullcts which had wan
dcred from nearby barn. A miss is
always as good as mile, but not Oft
en- better than a hit.
A mason drove up with "a lead of
sand in barrels to the home of Abra-
ham Lincoln Hardy Of Merrill Plan
tation. where he was to do a plaster
ing job. The sled stopped about 10
feet from the door. DO you want me
to carry the sand from the sled to the
door," asked Mr. Hardy. IF YOU will
carry one of these barrels Of sand,
which weigh 500 pounds, from the sled
to the door SILL 1 will do your plaster
ing for nothing" said the mason. ITS
a bargain" and Hardy did it so easily
that the mason and neighbors gasped
Hardy is SIS years old, stands feet in
his stockings, weighs 10 and merely
said That wasn't hard job
Three employees in the w. c.
SpauIding hardware store in Caribou
have terms of service in that estab-
lishment that total Ill years, an
average of 81 years each. Henry NJ.
Shaw has been plumber there for As
years. Mitchell Trusty has been
there A years and Joseph Raymond
has 10 to his credit. Mr.. Shaw was
born in Auburn and went to Aroos-
took in 1873. Faithful Mitchell" was
born in Fort Fairfield and went to
Caribou in 1872. "Joe" was born in
Caribou. The business was estab-
lished in 1872 by the late w. c.
Spaulding and has been run since
1915 by his son, Atwood w. Spauld-
ing.
A. L. Blaisdell of Winterport, the
apple king" is said to be somewhat
annoyed because he was credited with
having sent a box of his finest McIn-
tosh Reds to President Harding,
whereas they were sent to EX-Presi-
dent Wilson, who acknowledged the
receipt in a fine letter of apprecia-
ton. Mr.. Blaisdell is an enthusiast
tic Democrat.
Perhaps the oldest horse in Maine is.
owned by F. Seymour Milliken Of this
city, says the Eastport Sentinel. which
passed its S5th birthday last April.
and is still in good enough condition
to pull a light load about town occa.
although it is never called in
to do any very substantial work" 1t
was foaled in the spring Of 1886. the
year of the FIRE that swept much of
this city out of existence ard has
never had any other owner tran Mr.
MiIliken. In fact. 1t is now occupying
The same box stall in which it was