Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-31
whether they shall have daylight time
for that year.-Bath Times.


Important matters, some OF which
will tend toward the enlargement OF
the present organization and improve
the conditions of the bottling industry
in Maine, will be considered at the
convention of the Maine Bottlers'
Association which will be held Fri
day. Jan. Is, at the Falmouth hotel IN
Portland. The coming of Maine and
the meetings to be held for the bene-
| fit of the bottlers in their particular
zone is to be acted upon. A law was
recently enacted in New Hampshire
requiring a fee of $4,000 from Dot
i tiers who ship their. products into SAID
State. Whether the Maine bottiers
will adopt a similar measure is a
question to be discussed and perhaps
acted upon at this convention. The
bottIing industry of the United States
ranks second in size compared with
other industries.
A. NJ. G. Soule, chief of the division
of inspection, State department OF
i agriculture will be the principal
speaker and others who will speak are
officers of the National Association.
| Fred A. Weeks of the Mt. Zircon
Spring Water CO., is president OF the
State Association. S. Settler of Au-
burn is vice president, Tony McAloon
of Bangor secretary and Louis Cohen
of Rumford treasurer.
| Following an all day business SEES.
sion at the Falmouth banquet VIII
be held in the evening which is eA-
pected to be largely attended.
| Years ago, not very far from the
central part of the city of Bath, was
grocery store kept by a then promi-
nent citizen, says the Bath Times. AS
the stores had no set hour for closing
this was a favorite place for some OF
the "old cronies" to congregate to talk
over bits of news and swap yarns.
Among those occupying a seat was a
man of some means but noted for his
frugal habits so much as to have
earned the nickname, Ten Cent
Sam" In those days germs were not
made as much account as at the pres
ent time-and it was a. common sight
to see the apple and cracker barrel
as we'll as the raisin box left uncov-
cred and occasionally one of the num-
Der would help himself to cracker
or a few raisins-but it was noticed
that Sam always managed to get next
to the box of raisins and helped HIM
self so generously that the proprietor
was forced to put a sign on the box
reading Hands Off" Nothing daunt-
ed Sam helped himself when next he
appeared in their midst. So the plac-
ard was made little stronger
Hands Off Sam" Even this did not
do the business so the next card to
appear was Hands Off Sam j.
Turning to the grocer after reading
that sign he said. ''That's too d
personal, George" So after that there
was a vacant chair among the group.
This same old fellow had good or
chard and it being not very far from
a schoolhouse. although surrounded
by high board fence, Sam was al
ways to be seen in 1t at apple time.
before and after school. to guard his
fruit. but as boys are always up to
! tricks they knew a way to get some
of the fruit without asking for It,
They would get some of the smaller
! boys to go to his gate and ask him
for an apple and while the old fell
low was busy picking up few wormy
windfalls, the larger boys scaled the
fence. unseen by him. and filed their
pockets with the best the orchard Of
| fered.