Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-21

nesd them thaf year after rear the fruit
growers are making profitable g,ins frsn
ihesr orchards and smail fruits. TIE sur.
rsisins ding to sharp basiness men is that
The fafmes do not more quickly '.cssch ca
TO these facts and devote more time szd ia
felsigsnee to fruit culture. When rIorss.
oranges can be probably grown and recalled
IA towns several hundred miles from Boston
for cent and quarter each there eanbe pc
doubt about the prof. Of growing apples in
this State that siu retail for more money
than these oranges. But there has been =
steady gain from year to year though i
sometimes seems 70 be very slow. So that
there are nov more frui;-beariag trees ia
the State than ever before
FaH reports are giysn Of The public
meetings Of the society, incIuainx the
papers and discussions. Appropriate n,s-
mortal tributes TO Capt. Elijah Lo- and
James Sat'ing are ineiHdea in that part Of
the volame devoted % the Pomols zeal
Society.
| A feature that iesds extraordinary IL
tsrsst znd rslgs to this york 10 the agri-
eaitarai bisliezr.pby of Maine. Thi. !. a
list VI Maine writer's on agriculture with bio
graphical Sketches and . catalogue Of Their
works also an index 70 the volumes On tie
Agriculture u Maine from 1850 10 lssf2
This IL contribution 10 the agricultural
literature section Of the Columbian W ofld
Fair, and va. prepared by Samuel l.. Boar
man under direction Of the Maine board
Of agriculture. B. Walker Meksen. seere-
tary.
Titles Of the works of 60 writer's on |
subjects related to Maine agriculture are |
given and fund of history connected there
1ith which win be found very valuable
Personals.
Stanley Pstten spent Sunday in Augusta
General Conner spen, Sunday in Port |
land
Everett Z, worthins i. at Belfast for
fe~ dsys.
Thomas Lrish. Jr spent sunday =,
Squirrel Island.
Chas. Fletcher spent Sunday with hi.
family 8, Starks.
Rev. d. W. waldron returned to Boston
Saturday morning.
Hon. K. S Partridge Of WHITEHEAD was
in the city Saturday.
Hon Hall c. Burleigh went to Ocean
Point Saturday morning.
Prof A. r. Smiley spent Sunday with
his family At skos hogan.
A S Weston Of ST Jobnsbury, Vermont,
is visiting friends in town.
H. f.. Bowditeh went to Boston SATURDAY
and viii probably return TUESDAY
Miss Bessie Young of Portland is staying
with the rierces at iIammond's grove.
+. II Folsom has returned from, two
weeks vacation which he spsnt out Of
town
j " Har|ov left Saturday morning 10
.p Sunday with his family at ocesn
Point.
Hon. william Atkinson retained 10 Norfh
Arson Saturday after short stay in Ap-
zustA.
Hon II Randall went to Squirrel Islam
SAiarda, morning TO spend fe~ day with
hi. family.
Or John +. Hill vent to Ocean Point
Saturday morning to SPEND SUNDAY with
bis family.
DEPUTY nited Sistes Marshal Burton
Smith is 80 niing = we, Ks vacation nj his
bone a, Togus.
Prof IL C. Jackson, director of the gym
uasium at Phillips Exeter Academy vac il
tho eity Saturday
Cob Asa W wiIdes passed through AT
gusta SATURDAY. on his way TO Bath where
be viii inspect the Bath Street Railroad.
Rev b L. Whitman, president of the
Colby university, Is al the Hotel North.
He preached at the Baptist church, Sunday.
Mr. James Adams of Cambridgeport,
Mass, spent a few hours with friends IN
Augusta on his way To Bnrnham. Saturday.
Mrs D. B Miller who has been yisitirg
her daughter, Mrs. J. Frank Davis, al
Msy's Landing. y. j.. returned home FIJI
DAY night.
II. II. Stiu.on and j. F. Bolweli Of Hal ,
lowell and Hon. q. ID. Baker of Angus
left on the morning express for Small Point
where they iii stay several days. /
Mrs Peter Parker of Washington, d. C, 4
who has been visiting her niece, Miss Helen [
Webster. left on the 1910 train Saturday I
for YORK Beach. i
Mr.. Wilder and her son Parker Wilder, ,
an editor Of the New York Commercial .
Advertiser who has been in town for a few !
DAYS, lef, Saturday morning for Squirrel
Island
Hon. X. F. Chalk inspector of factories,
left saturday for Alton Bay, n II. where /
he will take much needed rest for the
mex. ten DAYS. Mrs. Chalk and children .
have already been there several days.
Frank f. Smith, formerly Of this city. +.
and has wife. who was Miss Annie Hatch,
have been visiting Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs.
2 II. Thatcher, at San Diego. Cal. and
are nov staying with Mr.. Smiths sister
Mrs. Charles II. Gilman, in Minneapolis.
They have been at the Yellowstone PARK
anil will visit Chicago and expect TO come I
to Augusta about the middle of Septemher /
Ia visit Mr.. Smiths father. Mr. Enge e /
Smith. They will probably settle in Boston /
for the winter.
The indications are that there viii be
interscholastic football lesgue this fall and
tina, the contest for the championship will |
be very lively. Cony, Bsng5r and Bruins
wick high schools will all have strong
! teams and each one will make hand nsht
for the psnnsnt There was no champion
! .hip contest last year and so the Cony BOYS
I still consider themselves the champions, as
| they say the Bangor team which defea'ed
them last year was not 8 school team At
snv rate. enc may expect TO see some very
good football this year, as the teams have
already begun to practice and all are r.
ported 10 be unusually strong.
Mr.. Walter c. Packard had the follow
ing in the KESSKRKc Journal Satard
Morning Los, s. % Thursday eve b..