Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-12
Maine Gossip.
CaMins.

Catkins.
The dand'lion blossoms will show us their
The pansies their droll little faces unfold
The bluebirds will come and the robins
For wee willow pussies are climbing the
trees!
| The ants will creep out from their holes
In the ground.
The laundering beetles will come bump
ing round.
For wee willow pussies are climbing the
trees!
| love them! ! love them-those sweet
little cats!
They're not much for frOIics nor catching
But don't the spring goodies come back
| by degrees
When they are seen climbing the old will
low trees?
| Laura Garland Carr in Boston Transcript
| Great weather for the adjournment
germ to multiply in the legislative
body.
The aftermath of municipal politics
row engrosses attention in many
places.
| Those who voted the citizens ticket
in Biddeford assume that the millen-
mum will come this time. Let it come.
| "Waterville. Change cars for Oak
land. South Norridgewock, Mercer. New
Sharon and Pennington Falls via the
new narrow guage to be built within
two years"
What with Republican deputy sher-
ifs and Democratic police, alcohol for
the Saco chatting dishes has to be pro-
cured in Biddeford.
Ordinary sunshine is producing X
ray effects on the ice.
The Portland Prohibition club has
recently been holding meetings for dis
lcGssion of prohibition in the Bible. A
general invitation to attend has been
extended together with the admonition
lt'bring along your Bible"
This is the season when the load from
the country gets stuck on the city-s
streets and marketing" is thereby
discouraged.
1t was very fortunate for a young
man in Machiasport that two women
in his neighborhood We're not attend
ing some woman's club the afternoon
his boat upset in sight of shore and
tevery man was at town meeting. These
two women dragged an old boat 200
feet down the beach, launched it and
rCwed to the rescue just in time to save
the youth.
In the last number of the Good Will
Record, Rev. Mr., Hinckley has this to
say respecting temptation that came
to him: "On the train today had a
Pleasant chat with gentleman inter-
ested in philanthrOpic work. He is not
Il member of the Legislature. but he
thinks l ought to have applied to the
Legislature for aid Others have said
Good Will Farm. His last words as ]
was leaving the train were: I still
think it was mistake not to ask the
Legislature for aid" Others have said
practically the same thing this winter,
and these things have been said each
year that the Legislature has been in
session the work at Good Will farm be-
gan. To be thus advised by wise men,
! at time when the treasury Is empty,
and every department of the work is
in need. is a test of faith, and of the
principle upon which the work rests.
But cannot depart from the principle.
Some large contributions are needed
4, Immediately. but the money will come
without applying to the State"
: Machias Union: President Geo. A.
Curran of Calais. president of the
, Washington County Railroad, who has
been visiting in Augusta, says that he
thinks work will begin on the road the
coming spring. A decision in regard to
2 a question at issue regarding the road
is expected to be handed down from
the law court the middle Of March
The county voted to aid the road by q
{ large majority. Certain well known
! gentlemen at the Calais end now object
: to the location proposed by the pro-
! moters, and demand that the road &c
down the St. Croix river by way OF
= Red Beach. instead Of across the plain
!, Through Midtown and Charlotte. Presi-