Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28

ers, and a missionary from Maine,
Rev. Joseph Moulton, formerly of
Mechanic Falls, writes of thrilling
experience that he and Mrs. Moulton
had with a large monkey that was
intent on stealing their baby daugh-
ter. The little<girl was in the baby
carriage on the porch of their
bungalow at Rahuri, India, when the
large monkey drew near the porch
watching the opportunity to snatch
the baby when the coast was clear.
Il never loaded my Winchester quite
so quick before" Rev. Mr.. Moulton
the monkey took after the butler,
thus giving Mr.. Moulton a chance to
guard the baby carriage. The
animal was full of fight and it was
only after considerable of a battle
that the monkey was killed. Rev.
and Mrs. Moulton are both gradu-
ates of Bates College, class of 1915.
Mrs. Moulton was formerly Miss
Florence Hooper of Gorham, Me.
The town of Rangeley is to act
as host to the State of Maine Pub
licity Bureau in a great get-to-
gether and meeting which is to be
mortal day. Invitations will be sent
out to everyone of the 500 sub
scribers to the Bureau asking them
to be present on the occasion as the
guest of the town. The meeting is
held on Memorial Day because it Is
holiday, but out of Difference to
the character of the anniversary
there will be no program of sports
of any character, but will be strictly
a get-together for the purposes Of
becoming acquainted with Rangeley
and its vicinity and what 1t has to
oner the tourist. An elaborate pro-
gram has been prepared, one of the
features of which will be a compli-
mentary salmon dinner to all who
come, given by the town of Range
ley in knights of Pythias hall. The
committee has also arranged for the
fsangeley guides to be present and
to take all those who would like to
fish out on the lake. A boat sail
around Rangeley lake has also been
arranged, stopping at the outlet
where automobiles will meet the
party and take it's members to the
hsh hatchery at Oquossoc, and also
to Haines Landing, so that they
may be shown the beauties OF
Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
Prices of provisions in the good
old days, showing a great contrast
between the cost of living then and
now, are set forth in an interesting
old account book which belonged to
Kew. ID. Chandler and was recently
found in the closet of a house at
Lewiston which was once the home
OF the pastors of the Hammond
Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
Inc date is 1888 and although mice
have defaced some portions of the
oook. many prices are still legible.
In June the price of two boxes of
strawberries ranged from % to 40
cents-and once three boxes were to
be had for 45 cents. Five pounds
OF veal roast cost GO cents, a peck Of
potatoes, rs; two pounds of but
ter, AZ; sugar. was 81 (probably 20
pounds; one dozen eggs, .1S: | box
mustard, %: 1 dog. herring. %. ?
lbs. beefsteak, SO; 1 bunch beets.
10; i pound onions, .05; 1 pkg
csrnstarch. 10: quarter pound cream
tarter, 10; q gallon of oil was .l2
The May bill was $22S2. Accord
ing TO the number of articles a bill
OF 1924 would have been around $50
Eggs in July were still 20 a doz-
en-, and sugar the same price:
Strawberries from % to SO for two
boxes. A box of white pepper cost
.l2, and peck of potatoes IS; n
quarter of a barrel of flour was
$l.32; matches, probably Portland
star, 10; lbs. graham flour. cost
IS; yeast cake .O2; So lbs. corn
ed peef. 20; IL lbs. beef steak, 20;
coffee ranged from 20 to 80 a
pound. Raisins were .12 and IA:
peck Of apples 20: four quarts rock
salt, .O9. Eggs took q rise in Au-
gust to %, which was very high in
deed, and butter advanced to .25 a
pound. In September it went up to
rs. Two pounds of tomatoes cost
.05. and gallon of molasses. so. A
l0-pound pail of lard cost s1.20: 1
ID. cherries. .0S; I peck pears, 40: l
Id. cheese was IA. A turnip cost .04,
and a peck of plums so.