Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-12-22
MAINE GOSSIP.

waterylle Mail: By the courtesy oi
Hon j. II Drummond. the library OF
Colby has for many years received re-
ports Of the various Masonic bodies OF
Maine, and OF the Grand f.o3ge OF Mas
sachusetts. These are arranged with
Prof IIslrs usual accuracy and care and
embrace a full set OF the proceedings OF
the Supreme Council, OF which no Ma
sonic body. or other library in Maine
has u complete set.
The Republican journal enters upon
its Gtth year next month. aud Il to sig
palize that achievement by en- arglng Its
form to an eight page, scven-columu
psper. with new dress of type TO print
It from and new press and folding
machine to do it with. These are some
OF the changes that the publishers an
nounce in the way II Improvement !
though it is hard to sec how the jour
nal can be improved either in liter sry
or mechanical way.
Capt. Law, tho coastwlse missionary
who has done so much good work IN
Maine's lonely scagirt hstnlets having no
religious influences TIL he came, is very
sensible fellow. He deprccates the
schcme OF enthusiast TO buy steamboat
for him, as the expense 81 running 1t
would be too great. and only asks them
TO repair his sailing yacht.
The new library building at Northeast
Harbor has :, mammoth stone fireplace,
desigaed by Mr.. Fred Savage and con
structed by the Graves Brothers.
The young ladies of the Shakespeare
Society In Eocklsnd. are bound to make
a great success of canvas OF the city
for the public library. When 1t comes
ro lending a hand we don't see how 1t
can be any more etfectuaily done than
by thirty.eight young ladie, in corjuuc-
tiou.
Col. Payson Tucker, General Manager
Of the Maine Central railroad is reported
by an interviewer IA having said that
his road Is "a State OF Maine Institution )"
That ia go, Colonel, and 1t Is sure to be
80 Tong as Its management remains in
your hands.
In the summer OF '0l while party
was visiting the Isle of Shoals, one OF
the ladies. becoming tired. sat down to
rest. The others continued their ramb
ling. As she sat there lady, a
stranger, came along and took seat
beside her They entered Ito CONVEX
sation aud grew confidential. Said
one, "My rame was Locke
and married Bishop" Said the other.
"My name also was Locke and married
Pope" They were entire strangers.
one resident OF Massachusetts. the
other of Maine. but the question which
they could humorously discuss, aside
from the coincidence, was, would the
wife Of Bishop or the wife Of Pope
take precedence in our Republic?
The Norway Scientific and Literary
Society is now holding very interesting
meetings.
The Gulf stream isn't so near to Maine
~ 1t WAS few days ago. Many citizens
OF the State had about concluded that it
had worked lis wsv cicsr onto our
coast; that Jack Frost was forever van
eutsiled.. and that An era of tropical lux
uriance WAS fairly in site OF the old Pine
Tree Stale. But now this fond dream
has vanished, and the big ulsters are
buttoncd up more closely. the coal and
wood are piled on with more lavish
hand, the stove drafts are opened and
Maine citizens are fairly settled down
to Withstand the siege Of winter cold.
An Auburn woman has brought suit
against her husband. business man OF
sAc ssnie city. and has attached his
property TO the amount of $4,000. The
writ fs rctarnabic 60 the January term
81 the 3. 4. Court. The records show
the commencement OF q similar suit, be.
tweenthe parties last September. the
writ To this case being returuable to the
same court, and the amount OF the at
tAchment being sl5,00l The recent
attachment was recorded this week.
Rev. DIV. LeI.acheur, Of the Vaughan
Street Church, Portland, has received a
call TO tho Bcrcchal church and nission,
New York and will 20 TO his new iield
t@sriy in January. The Bcrecbal church
aud mission buildings are the finest IN
,.New York With, perhaps, The exception
II the naisstsn just opeasl by Mrs. Van.
dssf'ilt. They arr located on West Thir-
" second strest not far from the North
river.