Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-28
his hat was carefully resting on the
ground covered by a newspaper.

ground covered Dy newspaper.
In connection with the annual ap.
pearance Of the Maine Farmers AL
manac, this quotation from the VIM
throp Banner may be of Interest:
| Where two roads intersect in West
Gardiner. standing near an oldtime
stage tavern and overlooking Lake
Cobbosceecontee. Is the old home of
Daniel Robinson, for many years the
astronomer and editor of the Maine
Farmers Almanac. He long since went
| to the home not made with hands. but
| the house where he labored Is we'll pre-
served and beautiful for situation. 1t
is a farm house of one story, painted
white, and no true son or daughter OF
| the Pine Tree State, who recalls the
dear old annual as it hung by it's nail
| at the kitchen fireside, or yielded its
store Of wit and wisdom in the light Of
tallow dip or lamp. can pass the old
Robinson house without emotion.
A notable discovery was made last
week by the crew of men who are at
work for H. Purinton & Co., on the
extension to the HOliingsworth &
Whitney paper mill in Winslow. When
the earth had been removed from the
ledge large 'pothole" was found in
the rock, worn smooth to nearly the
size Of half barrel. showing plainly
that at some period in the worlds his
tory the course Of the river was con-
siderably different from what it now is
The ''pothole" is situated at least 10
rods from the present channel of the
river and taking this fact into account,
together with the one that there were
10 feet of earth over the ledge where
the hole was found makes it difficult to
imagine how many thousands of years
ago it was that the rock began its
work CT wearing that pot hole" into
the ledge.
City traders are longing for a cold
wave to give business the boom thai
always comes when people realize thar
winter is really on the way. 1t is now
such good weather for ploughing and
other fall work that the farmers are
busy at home.
They have good liars over in Bangor
no doubt of that. Here is a yarn told
by one who was base enough to bring
the fair name of Augusta into his tale
Il came near getting a good job the
other day" said a Bangor hotel clerk.
1T was this way: "A messenger came
to the house in hurry to say that a
hotel proprietor in Augusta wanted to
talk with me right away quick about A
job over there for which had once ap-
piled under the impression that it was
good for about $50 month and board
l hustled at once to the central tele-
phone station. and began to converse
with the Augusta man. He seemed t.
be very particular about everything.
Did 1 drink? Had l any objection to
night work? Would l be willing to
tend bar while the regular bar tender
was out? Did use profane language?
Any wife or children? Not over 81
years old? Willing to go to the train
when l had time and drum up trad,
for the house? Could take the head
walters place in a pinch. in case he
got drunk? Willing to room out, or on
the top floor? Well acquainted with
the travelling men? etc. l filled the bill
we'll up to that point. and l guess h.
was going to ask me what church be-
lOnged to when l managed to get in
word myself. l said: How much is
there in this-what is the pay?' Well,
said he, If you come up to my eXpecta-
ton, and business doesn't get any
worse than it is now. l s'pose we can
pay you about SIS MONTH Then !
fell dead and when / recovered / told
him that he was altogether too gener-
ous-that l never could stand such
prosperity, and he'd better get some
good man with more sporting blood
someone who was used to handling i
good deal of money"