Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-04

use Of Towards Buttermilk Cream.
To prove this to your complete salts
faction. get small quantity today at
your usual drug or toilet goods counter,
with the understanding that they All
freely return the purchase price should
you be dissatisfied.
H. E. Goodrich. Partridges PharmatE.
Iohn Coughlin. +. c. Fletcher. B. f.
Blther. Gilbert Picard can supply you
Adv.
instruction she attempted the breed
ing of the moths which turn into
butterflies, and after a time found
that she could sell the product OF
this farm. Since then the business
has grown so that she imports hum
dreds Of valuable butterflies from all
parts of the world and breeds them
here. Her customers are nature stu
dents in all parts of the United
States, as we'll as persons engaged
in making fancy chinaware and
PLAQUES. which they decorate with
the butterflies. Besides growing
butterflies. Mrs. DeCoster conducts a
large poultry business, and this year
her incubators have Matched 1000
chickens.
A recent visitor in Belfast in dis
GUESSING the beauty Of the place and
it's historic interests casually men,
toned that he had noticed that the
first volume of Williamson's History
Of Belfast had two mentions of the
historic sundial on the Court House,
but the second volume did not men
ton it in any way. His remarks
have occasioned considerable discus
sion as TO what has become of the
dial and it is hoped that its present
whereabouts may be traced. A Bel
fast man interested in the clty's
history suggests that the old fire
engine on the baseball grounds
should be painted and placed in
storage.
Herscy Retreat, the Universalist
Sunday school summer playground
at Sandy Point, named after its
donor, General Samuel F. Hersey, is
now in full swing. Five different
parties. each staying FIVE days, are
scheduled to visit the retreat. Each
group includes 33 persons, mostly
young people under IS years accom-
panied by their parents. General
Hersey, who died many years ago,
left the retreat property to the I mi
vcrsalist Sunday school. He also
donated sufficient money TO provide
free entertainment for the people at
the retreat, thus giving fine sum
mer vacation trip to the children at
no expense to their parents.
Not often does a community have
the privilege of extending congratu
lations to citizens Of one hundred
years in age. Tuesday the people
Of Wiscasset without distinction of
party or creed Joined in heartfelt
good wishes to Mrs. Knight, who was
born August 1st. 1872. 1t is a cause
Of deep regret that illness prevented
a suitable demonstration. AS it was.
many gifts. flowers and messages
were received.
7 A man Of many trades is Elder
Darius L. Martin. aged IS years, who
has made his home for the past 43
years on the 10 milc-long island of
Deer Island, y. e., in Passamaquoddy
! Bay. several miles from Eastfort.
! He has not only buried $50 of the
islanders, but makes the caskets.
owns and drives the only hcarse,
| owns a cemetery, officiatcs at funer-
/ ais is elder of the Disciples church.
I baptizes, performs weddings, visits
/ the sick. breaches and administers
\ the sacrament and is also a veterin-
airy surgeon and cmbalmcr. He owns
/ and conducts 200 acre farm. and
! last year gathered $50 barrels of ap-
/ pies, each season winning prizes at
| county fairs. Last year lie raised
! 100 boxes of Strawberries during
( the dry season.