Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-21

SwenSOn, II. The older alumni pres
ent included: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
varney, IL, Windham: DR. and Mrs.
Joseph W. Perkins, rs, Wilton; Mr..
and Mrs. Hind, 'S2, Strong.
The Aroostook Holstein- Frezian
Associations Field day at Houlton
last week had about 200 in attend
ance, including many women. A
demonstration by Mr.. Blackman of
Iowa, in selecting three specimens
from a herd. showing the poorest,
medium and best, was very interest
ing.
A clock has been presented to
Rumford by Waldo PettingiI and it
Is being placed in the tower of the
Municipal building 1t is non-strik-
ing but will be Illuminated at night.
Hundreds of friends and acauain-
tances Of Col Edwin c. Milliken of
Portland, with his youthful face and
snow-white hair, know that he is a
veteran of the Civil War. but MANY do
not realize that he is also a son of a
CIVIL War veteran and that he is prob
ably the youngest living veteran of
that war. He enlisted as a drummer
boy in 1863 in the same regiment in
which his father was a soldier and
served through the remainder Of the
war. He was born Feb. %. 1851. and
mus was but 10 years old when the
Civil War began.
The Maine Historical S,cietv has ra-
ceived as gift from Miss Harriet Fl.
Randall of Portland two of the famous
gold quarter of dollar, coined in the
Californian Cold" days and now rare
preserved as curios. The donors
father, Capt Samuel Randall. sent
them IN 1854 from Sacramento. They
are not quite y of an inch in diane
ter.
me annual convention of the Maine
W. c. T. L. will be held Sept. 21-23 at
Greenville. Congressman Ira G. Her.
sey and Miss Anna Adams Gordon.
president of the National w. c, T r.
are expected among the speakers.
Here's what a fisherman is alleged
to have said to a warden who was
curious regarding something hitched
to the end of linesmade fast to the
formers boat:
oh, that's a bass" But didn't
you know that it's against the law
to take bass from this lake,"
Why. yes, | do" admitted the
fisherman, caught in the act. but
that confounded bass kept stealing
my bait and | had to catch him and
tie MN up in order to catch any fish
that 1 want"
The seals, which years ago were
so numerous on the Maine coast but
which seemed to have left parts of
1t, are returning. An interesting in
cident Herewith is the capture of
two baby seals. weighing about u
pounds each, the other day bv a
f'eaks Island fisherman on the lodges
at Little Chebeague island. Portland
harbor. He took them to Peaks
Island and liberated them in the
water and they We're heard all night
whimpering for their mother. He
plans to return them to their for
mer home and family.
The officers and directors of the
Maine Automobile Association will
hold their mid summer meeting
today at the Poland Spring House.
the guests of Hiram Kicker &, Sons
The report of the special committee
on the question of Constitutions!
amendment to be voted upon next
fall which is to recommend what
position the association will take as
TO supporting or opposing it, will be
considered.
The invitation OF Bangor to hold
the next or 18th annual State en-
campment of the Department of
Maine. G. A. r, in that city has been
accepted.
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