Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-20
MAINE GOSSIP.


Two oranges, spool OF thread,
Three handkerchief, a box of candy,
Two letters, saved TO be reread,
button hook. TO have II handy;
novel she ought not to see.
Some hooks and eyes, her tiny purse,
Her Caesar. that tomorrow she
With stumbling efforts will rehearse;
Two nickels, giuei by tutti truth;
rosebud, which paper wraps;
A tract to teach her moral duty,
Another which her fortune maps.
With this array. and more beside,
Was her small handbag overiaden,
And still, for more, ana more she sighed,
This blushing. charming high school maiden.
The Centennial celebration Of the found
| Jog of Berwick Academy in South Berwick,
| will be observed on Wednesday, the first of
July. 1t is important that the committee
| Of arrangements should know a. soon as
| possible how many Of the alumni will attend.
| IL any Who are entitled to Invitation have
not yet received il, since in measure the
| list is Incomplete. they will confer favor
| to the committee by sending their name at
| orce to Miss Mary Il. Jewett, South Ber-
wick. Maine. One Thousand and eigh.
hundred invitations have already been
been sent ont, and this event promises to
be the greatest in the history Of this proud
old institution oflesrning Of western Maine
Bath Times: typographical errors are
no rsspscters OF persons. One Of the mos,
unfortunate Of late is the typogrAph ic error
in the Boston Sunday Herald making the
| nsme read Hon. J. z. Boss" of Bangor
The knew what boss" good fellow
| zod boss" state fair manager he is.
Under the lectures and teachings Of
Prof, J. T. Rothrock of the university of
Pennsylvsnis. students 10 less than twelve
hours Of actual work, who had before never
given any thought to the study Of botany
were enabled to successfully analyzs
strange plants and determine their
botanical names by the use Of Gray's
Manual. They need, Of course, q great
deal OF practice before they can be con-
sidered botsnists. but they have learned to
speil cut the names Of flowers. and are
| fitted, therefore. to pursue tbeir studies In.
depenisntly with such aid ~ they can get
from books. Prof. Rothrock brings 9
party Of young students to Boothbay Har.
Dor every summer. where they make col
Letting tours and enj,y themselves for q
period Of Elk or eighs weeks.
The Maine Central has just received
three new engines OF the largest class one
Of which will pull the summer express
| train between Bangor aud Portland.
Island Garden" the Lewiston simmer
resort under the Malice Central bridge 10
being rapidly put in shape for the season.
Thu Andsoscoggin County Teacher. As
ISOLATION meets in thu Congregational
ehu.eh at wss, Auburn. Friday. May 22i.
f<p frrh a. ii
by law to the privilege OF attending without
loss of time er pay and . large delegation
from Auburn and Lew on viii be pr, TT
An unusually interesting programme his
been prepared. Taese will BE- picnic din
ner. II the veA,hsr is not favorable the
session will occur in the hall Of the Oak
street schcolhouse in Lewiston.
On Msrdsy ct the foundry of the Bah
Iron Works t~o heavy pieces Of particular
interest were cast. Ore vas . side girder
of 5000 pounds and the other . hcusiug Of
six tons. Both are for the government
plate rolls which are being built thare for
the Porssueu h navy yaras and both. in
spite Of their sizs. proved TO be perfect
castings. The weight Of these piecss
indicates pretty clearly the massiveness OF
the machine being constructed.
The Alfred wooden mills are running at
their fullest capacity turning cut bed blan-
kets ct the rate Of $50 pounds per day.
The main structure is 4sxs0 feet sad has
i've ioofs. There are tuo s'of-housss,
one Sox70 feet and another 20xlo. twe
stories. The boiler house 10 l6x24 feet.
A S5-hofse power water wheel under III l-2
feet head, supplss tee m tive power
Fifty hAnds are enpoyed. This csmpsoy
pays III employee IS per cent. more p..
dsy than any other mandatory Of the