Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-23
God for reflection among thoughtful!

| PCOPASs
The Sangerville Herald Is the young
est weekly in Maine. and this is the
greeting given it by the Bucksport
Herald. which has hitherto had the
| distinction that now belongs to the
newcomer: This is cold and weary
world, little brother"
Over and over again the Maine Cen
J trail demonstrates that 1t is with and
for the people of Maine. The newspa-
per press Of the State has given wide
currency to the expression of thanks
from Adjutant General Richards, in
behalf of the people of the State, to
the management of the Maine Central
Railroad for it's kindly Consideration
regarding Maine soldiers. for generous
| ly transporting many a poor fellow to
| his home, who had no money to pay
| his fare, and for other acts of Kindness
| to soldiers and their families. But
| this Is only one of score of instances
that might be named wherein this
great corporation is constantly doing
good service for the people and the
material interests OF our State 1t is
always ready to assist in developing
new business enterprises along it's line,
laying spur tracks and building new
stations to better accommodate it's
patrons, and in many ways showing its
interest in the good of the State Only
recently it has reduced its freight tax
on hay from Maine points to Boston,
by $500 per cara matter of great i'm
portance to farmers now that hay is so
low and Canadian competition is Sc
we're; while it may not be generally
known that the success of our two
great State fairs depends largely on
the liberality of the Maine Central.
The road transports free of freight all
stock and articles for these fairs, with
the exception of trotting horses on
which it charges a small tariff on thu
ground that special privileges are
needed for this kind Of stock in transit,
and because the purses are so liberal
in the classes in which they enter. II
exhibitors were obliged to pay full
freight on what they bring to these
fairs, they would be far smaller and
far less interesting than what they
now are. In other ways the manage
ment of the road is in full accord with
the people of the State in all that goes
to help any industry or to develop and
build up the business Of Maine-even
though in some cases such is done at
loss to the company.
The illustrated American has been
conductinga prize competition of"non-
sense verses One of the conditions
shall relate to some we'll known man.
Among the verses entered in the COM
petition are the following from H. c.
Packard Of Auburn. which appear in
a recent issue of the papers:
said VIM. Mckinley and /,
What's the matter with Senator Frye?
He'll sail the seas over,
Bold Billy the Rover,
Thus will Spain keep the Maine in her
eye
Masonic temples are all the fad with
Maine cities. Augustus handsome
temple has been occupied only year
or two; Gardiner has one in process
of constructions: the Portland Masons
have secured one of the best sites i'll
the city and will build at once: AMI
Bath hopes to have one, another year.
The sudden illumination of Maria
guagus bay, on a recent evening, pro-
duced great CONSERVATION among the
residents along the coast, until the
cause was made known by the arrival
of the steamer Frank Jones, which
has lately been equipped with search
light of 10000 candle power
Two newly married couples in Han
cock county will swear by foot ball all
their lives. They escaped the publicity
that so often mars the honeymoon trip,
by being so fortunate as to get on a
train with a victorious foot ball team.
One of the best educational move
ments of the year was inaugurated at
Wiscasset this month, when a COM
! mittee representing the high schools of
Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset and
| Waldoboro, met and formed an organ
ization, whose object will be the estab
| lishment of oratorical work as recog
| nizedi feature in the high schools of
| Lincoln county. 1t was arranged to
| hold the first oratorical contest 1T
Boothbay Harbor next April, each
school to send two representatives to
compete in the annual contests. The
winner in the contest will receive no
| prizes or reward. but the school he
! represents will be awarded a prize.
| This is but one of many signs of re-
vival OF interest in Oratory and other
| literary pursuits in the schools. Would
that every county might follow the
lead of Lincoln.
| A peculiar incident happened in one
| of the corporation blocks of Lewiston
this week. There was a birth in a
family in the morning, a marriage in
the same family at noon and a death
of one of it's members at night. How
is this, for the drama of life?
The corn packers are having no
trouble in getting all the acreage they
want for next season. This is a result
Of the good crop of sweet corn, this
year, and because in this crop the
farmer sees source of ready money.