Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-15

and of peace.
GEO. L. G. MOORE in Forum.
In Brunswick they lay claims for
the largest family in the Pine Tree
State as Michael J. Racine says he
has a buff Orpington rooster and hen
who have adopted IL Rhode Island red
and white Wyandotte chicks. These
diminutive fowl. weighing a pound
and SIX ounces and ! ounces re-
spectivCly, each night cover the for
eign born chicks as carefully as
though they were their own, the
rooster as we'll as the hen, spreading
his wings over their charges. The
chickens We're raised in u brooder
A young Portland society girl, Miss
Katrina Schuyler, has joined the JEFF
ferson Theatre stock company and
Will lie seen at the autumn season,
Aug. IS. The company has disbanded
for a three weeks vacation, when
many new members will join the
cast. Miss Schuyler will play the
ingcnuc roles. She comes OF Il
talented family, having a sister who
has been on tho stage for five years.
The only justice in the State Of
Maine 10 wear a suit of clothes made
of wool grown on his own flock Of
sheep, is the claim made by Judge
George l.. Emery Of the Biddeford
Police Court. 1t fits well, looks we'll
and the judge is IS proud Of the suit
as boy with his first pair of rubber
boots.
A date to remember of Sept. 4 when
aWaska will be dedicated This
bridge has the distinction of being
located at the most northern point
in the United States cast OF the
Rocky Mountains.
Down Cape Elizabeth way thoy
have solved the problem of getting
their boats out to sea in low tldc.
At low tide there is a stretch of
Leach often 900 yards bare of water.
The fishermen faStCn d small iron
wheel and a pair Of handles to the
stern of the small boats. SO that the
same Immediately become Wheclhar-
rows. This makes the work of get
ting the boats into Tn" hrinN Gccp
and back again. even at low tide,
an easy matter.
The first woman of the state Of
Maine to be elected to the office Of
city historian is Miss Nellie NJ. Smith
of SacO. She has had splendid
preparation for the position. having
Leen assistant librarian in the Dyer
library under the late John Haley,
for a number Of years. At the time
of his death, Mr.. Haley held tho posi-
ton Of city historian.
The humble blucberry is coming
into its own in Washington county.
as it now ranks fourth in the countys
industries. 1t is likely to show
decided increase in importance this
year. 1922, judging from the reports
of the bumper crop. In Washington
county, sardincs, pulpWoOd and pO-
tatocs lead. There are now six nluc-
berry canneries in the county.
Shades of Captain Kidd. Near
South Thomaston they boast that
there are more than n score of points
where Captain Kidd is said to have
buried his treasures. previous to his
disastrous voyage to the Coast of
East Africa. 1t will be recalled that
when he returned from East Africa,
he was hailed before the authorities
in Boston and sent to England
where he was hanged. In Musscl-
ridge Channel. at a point 500 rods
towards the South Thomaston shore
from Twol ush Island and in the
center Of a triangle formed by draw
ing a straight line from Twohush
to Owls Head, and a third back to
the starting point at Whitehead is
claimed to be one of the spots where
the old Captain of the skull and cross
bones buried Doodle.
$3.50, 900 home for fossils will soon
be dedicated at Castine. being the
Wilson Museum. 1t was erected ty
J. Howard Wilson. Phi. D., Of River
side Drive, New York City and Nau-
titus Island. Castine. Mr.. Wilson's
collection of fossils is one of the most
complete in the world and they will
be housed in this splendid new edi-
fee. Mr. Wilson has devoted his life
to archaeology. He is a millionaire
and expense has not been spared in
the building, which has been going
on for more than year.
A happy day for Rev. and Mrs.
Forest f. Frcese of Bar Mills will be
Sept 3. for that will be their golden
wedding day. The pastor. who has
presided over the Baptist church in
that place for eight years, was born
in Lagrange. His wife was Miss
Olive Smart OF MaXficld.
Cutting nine cord pile OF wood Is
one of the jobs which John Foster of
Steep Falls. aged Slsyears OF age, has