Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-02

Wind swept. in SnuShine-I would be
A singing spirit, strong and free,
With Heaven itself in which to roam!
q wonder-would I feel at home?)
A. D. in Life.
During the past week the Paris
Manufacturing Co., of South Paris
has planted $4,000 young pine trees
on it's land near the river known as
the Maybanks where the growth was
cut off some years ago. This makes
10000 pines which the company has
set out there.
Caribou is reported to have only
three Civil War veterans left-D. A.
Snowman. Bailey Mitchell and Noah
Brown. Fort Fairfield still has four
Richard Harmon. John L. Rodgers,
S. Otis Reynolds and Michael Rus
sell. Mr.. Russell lives just across
the line in Four Falls, and Mr.. Rey-
nolds lives in Greenridge, Caribou,
though both are members of kilpat-
rick Post, No. 81. Grand Army of the
Republic, Fort Fairfield.
Plans are all completed for Boys
week in Saco and Biddeford. by the
members of the Biddeford and Saco
Rotary Club who have the annual OBJ
servance in charge. This year the
week is from June 3 to June 9, inclu-
sive, and the program for each day
follows: Sunday, June 3, Boys day at
church; Monday, June 4. Health and
Safety day; Tuesday, June 5. Boys day
in industry; Wednesday, June 6, Boys
day with father; Thursday. June Z,
Boys day at school; Friday, June S,
Thrift and Citizenship day; Saturday.
June 9, Boys parade and athletic meet
at Prospect Park.
Under the Maine statutes the entire
estates flames +. Bracket, who was
found unconscious from illuminating
gas at his home in Bddeford, recently
and who died at the hospital. will go to
an aunt, Mrs. Annie Russell of Bart
lett, N. H. While there are a dozen
cousins in different parts Of the coun-
try, not one cent of the estate, estimat-
err at upward of 100000. will go to
them. according to Biddeford lawyer
who has been engaged by relatives to
look up the Maine law. He found
there is no. will and as neither
the mother, sister nor brother survive,
the entire estate goes to the next of
kin. The next of kin is Mrs. Russell.
Libels against two more Of the
yachts swept down the Union river
from Ellsworth by flood waters on
May have been filed in the Federal
district court. Walter X. Carter and
T. Stanley Smith of Ellsworth. alleged
that they saved from being wrecked
the S0-foot yacht Kalmia owned by
Frederick w. Vanderbilt of New York,
and valued at $4,000. A similar libel
was filed against the 75-foot yacht
Duchess. owned by Warren M. Leeds,
of New York, and valued at $4,000 by
Winfield S. Treworgy of Surry and AL
bert N. Cushman Of Ellsworth. Ser
vice was accepted by local attorney
in behalf Of the owners and bonds were
Wonder If any orchardists in this
section were troubled this last winter
by having partridge eat the buds off
their apple trees. The buds form in
the fall and Wilson c. Conant of Buck
field. one Of the largest orchard own
ers in the State, declares that par
tridges were driven to eating more
UuuS ldSI WlHleF IMAM usual. on account
Of there being so much snow on the
ground. He says that they have dis
covered more nourishment in the buds
Of apple trees than there is in birches
and consequently they ate many of
them last winter and as result, he
says, there will not be as many apples
this year as would have been the case
if they had not been driven to eating
so many buds.-Bath Daily Times.
While on fishing trip to Hastings
Brook last week, Frank Adams and
his party of Houlton had a peculiar
experience. Mr.. Adams nephew, AL
len Savage, II years of age, was fish,
ing from the dam. He broke his
hook and went ashore to adjust an
other. being gone some time his uncle
heard him exclaim, "Oh Uncle see, 1
have found a puppy" Upon investi-
CATION it was found that the young
ster was holding in his arms a cub
bear which he had found playing on
the shore. Suddenly a tearing and
crashing OF bushes was heard and
mother bear appeared in search of
her offspring. Believing that dis
erection the better part Of valor, the |
cub was placed upon the ground and |
Mr.. Adams and Young Savage re-
treated across the brook from which