Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-12

| We notice 10y the Kennebec Journal
| that the fund called for by Mr.. Garlic
| Lake Cobbosseecontee to prevent any
| fish from escaping from the lake into
| the waters below, is slowly growing.
| We do not know whether any action
| has been taken by Gardiner people,
who are interested in the fishing in our
stream and Pleasant pond. TO oppose
| the plan of putting in the screen, but
there ought to be. We do not imagine
that many fish escape into the stream
from the lake, but If there is any argu-
ment for placing the screen, it is a still
greater one for not placing it. AS the
overflow from the lake is all the stock
ing that Pleasant pond gets, it would
be unjust to deprive us of even that
small supply. The camp owners AMI
others interested ought to form an as
ISOLATION to protect their interests, and
they ought to do 1t before that screen
is put in, too.-Gardiner Reporter-J our
Naive are perhaps not qualified ID
express an opinion respecting the
merits of this question, but we ASSUME
as general proposition that the screen
should be placed to benefit the greatest
number OF people. We think it is a.
fact that most of the Gardiner men
seek their fishing, Notwithstanding
there is no screen at the present time.
in Lake Cobbosseecontee. This seems
to Indicate that many OF the fish that
are supposed to leave the lake because
of no screen to prevent them do no;
IA rry nf I<ant1ahe3. nd thpFG
seems to be no good reason why the
Gardiner people should want the fish 10
pass out into the river. Would IL nos
be better plan to stock Pleasant pond
outright than indirectly through the
lake at the loss Of those fish that
pass out into the kennebec ana are
lost?
Two women running moving ma
chine in the town of Canton the other
day led to the suspicion that they We're
earning a dollar for next winters
church sociable. When they relat.
how they earned il they viii be the
admired OF all who dote on the unique.
Wing and Courier: We are author
ICED TO state that the Associated Press
was imposed upon in the matter sent II
it concerning affairs in this city. The
report in question was received from
what was considered reliable source
and the Associated Press regrets that
the service has been made a vehicle of
attack upon Bangor 1t is safe to say
that no more news" reports of that
character will be distributed To the
papers.
East Machias had its first piano back
in 1912 but you always could trust an
East Macbias born and bred to keep
step to the liveiest kind of music.
1t was drummer. one of the real
cute variety II is said. who stood for
half an hour in front of the johnson
House. Gardiner, waiting for an cleo
trio car to come along. When his at
tention was called to the fact tina,
there was no car track on that stree,
he had to admit that ne had tenn
porarily slipped his trolley
Now the Old Orchard Sea Shell saws
that probably not a quarter of the
amount announced as collected at The
Christian Alliance meeting can be col
lected and adds: Some few of the
pledges made on the cards which were
distributed may be kept but the great
majority amount to nothing" Perhaps
there wasn't SO much harm done after
all.
The only difference between a potato
bug and a garden thief. is that The
former wears stripes, and the latter
ought to be wearing them. This view
of the matter as expressed by the Cam,
Elizabeth Sentinel, will doubtless no
accepted as the correct one by IN"
Pennington people who have lost their
garden truck an account of sneak
thieves.
All the cottages at Small Point are
occupied.