Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-15

asserts that certain sections of the
city were not even visited by the
enume rators, giving New Auburn
and Prospect Hill sections as, exam
pies and alleging that the govern
ment numerators stopped at Fair
view avenue, leaving several square
miles ont of the census returns.
]. H. Sawyer of Mechanic Falls
went to Auburn last Sunday eve
ming TO visit his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. {. NJ. Sawyer. who, he sup
posed, lived on Hampshire street
He found that street all right, but
could find neither home nor parents.
nothing but vacant lot. Investi-
cation proved that the house had
been moved around the corner onto
Spring street, to make room for a
new dwefiing.
Windham notes an interesting
, fact in that the superintendent Of
schools and the members of the
School Board of that town are grad
yates OF three of the State Normal
schools. Superintendent Charles Z.
Varney graduated from Pennington
Normal, Hiram G. Hawkes. from Cor
ham Normal, Thomas Varney from
Pennington Normal and Mrs. Annie
b. Douglas from Castine Normal.
Less than q week to the beginning
of summer, which will arrive at 6.36
P. M. next Tuesday, June Il.
The longest days of the year will
begin next Sunday, when they will
have increased hours and Al min
utes. That day will be 10 hours and
80 minutes long and the following
days will remain the same length
until Saturday, June %. when de-
crease OF one minute will be record
ed but perhaps not noticed.
The latest freak of wireless tele-
graph outfit is reported from Saco.
where a set at the stable at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Elizabeth b. Milli-
ken, 500 Main street. catching the
electricity from a bolt of lightning
and discharging it into the roofs OF
the shed and barn, setting them on
fire and requiring the assistance Of
the Saco tiremen to save tie house.
Loss. about $1,000 with some insur-
ance. About all the metal in the
house was charged. and several fire
men and others received severe
shocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel c. Jones Of
Canton on June 10 celebrated their
golden wedding. their children,
grand children and greatgrandchil-
dren gathering at the old homestead
and making the day very enjoy
able one. with the added pleasure of
it's being a complete surprise to Mr..
Jones
A Journal reader on one Of the r.
F. D. routes out of Gardiner saw an
incident last Friday night that i'm
~ essed him as genuine Goth Cen
fury Idea" Four young men in a
"buDb e. They ran out of gasoline
and were mile from the nearest gas
tank. They didn't look for d pa! >r
jug, not they. They buckled to it
and pushed that bubble" to the gas
tank. a solid mile. Next!
The dates for the annual training of
the Sd Maine Infantry at Camp
Devens Mass are announced as Aug.
- to u next.
DR.. A. f. Stuart of the Portland
quarantine station says that little dan
ger exists of rats from any suspected
infected. area escaping from any yes
sci that may arrive there from such
suspected are: Fumigation. laying
CT from the wharf, inspection and
close watch of gangplanks with
the same hoisted at night. all ropes
rat proofed, as we'll as any other at
tachments leading ashore and other
precautions very effectudlly safe,
guards the port from infection.
The corner stone of the new Masonic
Temple at Washington and Garden
streets, Bath. will be laid next Satur
day afternoon. when the Grand Lodge
of Masons will be here for the cere-
monies. All the Masonic bodies will
meet in their hall at $50, when the
Grand Lodge will be opened. after
which the various bodies will march to
the site of the new temple. The in
troductory address will be by Hon.
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