Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-09-26
MAINE GOSSIP.

Dur East Nassalboro correspondent sends
the JorHsAL full grown pear blossom
picked from pear tree IN the garden of \.
\. Richardson, sept. y.
Prof. Rodney Welcli, who, during his
stay in Augusta Il year ago. was frequent
and always welcome visitor at the editorial
room of the Journal, and has recently
made tour of England and the Continent,
writes letter to the Maine Farmer, in which
he saws. ain all my wanderings | found
no place AZ beautiful as Augusta, and
question if It has its match on the surface
of the globe. If 1t had the climate of Italy,
il would b. the most desirable place to live
in this side of heaven" And so it is with
out the climate of Italy.
A Portland man has little Scotch ter
ricr that has been taught to give three
cheers harks for his masters candidate
for President. and three groans or growls
at the mention OF his opponents name.
Maine Industrial .Ioarnal The annual
meeting of the Maine State Board of Trade
promises to be Il very interesting session.
The Augusta Board of Trade with charae-
tpristic hospitality has arranged very at
trnctive entertainment for the visiting dele
gates The convention will be held in !tu-
gusta's handsome Opera House only just
completed, and the programme of exercises
is full of interest. The festivities will con-
clude with a banquet rendered the delegates
and invited guests at the Augusta House,
Leslie G.. Cornish, ESD, officiating AS toast
master.
She does the homework for her husband
and family and walks two and one-half
miles to the next town and back every day
but Saturday To teach school does the latest
noted smart school-ma aui. There are many
instances of equal anxiety to get education.
hut few Of such zeal tn confer it as this in
Franklin county.
Peuobseot county has it, full share of
Names aged people and with few exeep-
tons. they all are vigorous and good for
many years yet. Mrs. Ruth Dearborn of
Garland. would be a centenarian should she
live until Nov. 18th, of the present year.
Her mind is said 10 he quite clear and
vigorous in the early part of the day, but
grows weaker and confused in the after
noon. Miles Wilson, of Bradford. is 90
years old and has both health and strength
reading without the aid of glasses and be-
of the day.
The methods of numbering have so greatly
changed in Maine in recent years that there
l. scarcely an idle interval now between
the driving time when logs are toated down
to the saw mills. at the end of the season
and the chopping time at the beginning of
the next season. Men now 20 into the woods
in August and this year crews of choppers
had left Bangor for the camps before the
last log drives arrived at Old Town.
Logs can be cut better in autumn than
during the deep SHOWS of winter. and they
are all ready to ward out when shedding
comes thus saving a great expense in the
breaking of roads.
Bv the provisions of Mr. Wh:,tier's will.
the bulk of the poets property is to go TO
Mr. and Mrs. Packard of Portland. Mrs.
rickard was a niece of Mr.. Whittier and
used tn live with him unit, her marriage.
Mr.. Pickari is an old newspaper man. at
present, editor of the Portland Transcript,
but formerly active in the early humorous
journals of Boston. In connection with
O'Reilly and the inimitahe Mrs. Parting
ton he used to give life and sparkle to
The Carpet Bag of fragrant memory to old
Bostonians. According 10 Mr.. Whittiers
will. the amount of his cash, irrespective of /
his real estate. household furnishings, etc. Z
was s49, 200. The homestead was valued
at sl59oe.
A Rockland girl working in dressmaking
rooms, while making a sewing machine hum
along mile minute. in some way got her
finger under the needle. which went entire 4
IL through the finger. bone and ALL Word
was at once sent for doctor, but none be- 3
ing handy. ueighboring jeweier was asked .
to try and get il out. Hastily grabbing
pair of pincers hes ran TO the house where 4
he found the brave laliy pinned as abave
stated. He tried to file the needle of but
found il harder than the file The screw
driver was applied and in about twenty
minutes the lady was released. but the nee +
die was there just the same and required /
the utmost strength of the ieweler with the 4
nippers 10 remove it. All through this try +
ing time the young la.iy had TO bear the in /
tense pain. which she did with fortitu,le and ,
without a faint
New. previously unknown and most an
welcome bugs and insects of many kinIs 4
are making their appearance in this State. I
The Texas horn Nv. and New York chinch
bug are among the latest arrivals. and now
new one is reported Is having been intro
,.ncei in the hides brought 10 cur Maine
tanneries from South Africa. These last
are described AZ the most ugly specimens of 4
insects ever seen in Maine.
Auburn is to have anew shoe factory.
Probably the most aceogino ia'ing raj