Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-22
MAINE GOSSIP



ot ft,, d,rs gnn, nv oh the days gone Ly'
Ih- apple Ia tnc orchard and the pathway thro'
the rt"
The ohirtup Of the robin mad the whistle Of the
\. hr piped across the meadows >wre' as any
Nightingale.
wh..n IA, loon va. on TIE Clover and the blue
And wv happy heart brimmcd over IN the day.
gone hy-
In ~" dar- eop" by, When my naked fert were
By The heory sueslt- tangles, WHERE flr water
lsi.- ~ ped.
Ard The ripple Of the river Tipped tn moss along
;h. brink
Where the plsc,d eyed and lazy footed cattle came
% tr-nE
And the fitting snlpe stood fearless Of the raants
Aad NE spla.hins Of the swimmer, in the day.
s1ne by
o.. the tay. gone ~ o., she DAYS gone by
rhr music OF the laughing lips. the laster Of the
The Childish faith in fairies. and Ala him. magic
ring,
The simple soul reposing. glad belief in every
thing,
when life wa like story. holding neither sob
Sigh,
10 The olden golden glory II the days gone by.
At one of the largest postotlces in the
State the postma ster says that the women
were the ones TO buy the large postal cards
which Postmaster General BisseD has
abandoned. That's nothing strange. Wo-
man is too thoroughly addicted to the habit
of shopping not to get the most she can for
ner money,
The Lewiston police and the city govern
ment are to put rival base ball teams in the
field When the game occurs the police
will do well not to Sass" the men who have
the municipal destines in their hands.
Bucksport selectmen will not let circus
bring any more elephants into town alleging
A. the re as,n, that one got away there last
year causing lots of trouble and excitement.
Rumor saith the farmers who got much good
pay for the damage that elephant did, are
mad to think the selectmen won't allow any
possibility of its being repeated.
Fish Commissioner Stanley enjoys q good
Joke as well A. any man in Maine. He tells
the following which happened at Rangely
lake hotel with twinkle in his eve AT
the rear and not far from the hotel is frog
pond and the frogs there make = big racket
bv night. Their croaking aroused the cur
iosity of very stylishly dressed and intelli-
passing his first nigh, at the hotel, and Who
was evidently one of the large number OF
people who get it into their heads that Maine
lust swsrms with game. Well the next
morning a. We we're about TO 90 in to break
fast the young man accosted me and after
little conversation he asked if | heard the
noise out hack during the nisht snd re-
piled quickly shat dill and the young man
II. - III
the ,rumpe ting of deer
Fishermen are said to be taking salmon
from lake Sebsso.
Bears are reported ~ being very num-
erous at Square Lake. Aroosteok county
being attracted there by the large number
Of dead Ash to be found on the shores.
A gentleman who recently visited that Sec
ton says he saw four bears together on the
shore having fne time feasting on the
dead fish.
Mr.. David MeDonsh. while on fishing
trip to Cathsnce Lake, come weeks since
captured large mud turtle. weighing some
twenty-five or thirty pounds. which he
| hrough, here and has since kept confined.
Las, wednesday her tuYtleship commence d
making deposit Of eggs. twenty -one being
laid in fev hours. and to date they num-
Der thirty-e ghs. With probability of there
being stiu more added before the interest
ing operation il compisted. The eggs are
~ round - bullets. very uniform 10 size.
which is about half that of billiard ball,
and in color light brown, resembling in
this respect. the product Of . hen Mr.. Me-
nonAh has pat . number Of the eggs in
- -
hatched.