Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-17
MalQ0uB GOSSIP,
TIE FIRST FIRE.

The first fire of the season warns my
Like a bright moth that long en-
sheathed has lain.
Shaking its wings Of many an Orient
stain.
1t leaves the prisoning oak logs sturdy
girth.
Fresh with the new old gladness of the
earth.
Renascent, it springs forth: and am
fam
HIaving beheld the summer droop and
WaneD,
To think that here she has her true re-
birth.
Ay-the sweet spirit of the summer
flown.
For. when beside the fire close my
hear so many sounds that 1 have
known
IN s summer shade or under summer
The whirr of insects In the fields new
mown,
The sail If birds and happy leaf-drawn
Edith NJ. Thomas. in Harper's Bazaar
What's this? Street car traffic sus-
pended in New York because of snow.
and mayflowers and violcts still
blooming in Maine.
With Portland on his hands. Sheriff
elect Pearson didn't care TO accept
the presidency of the Maine Prokibi-
ton Alliance.
Castine has it's hooks baited for
shoe factory. 1t is to be hoped the
catch won't leave q bad taste in the
mouth. as has been the experience of
more than one Maine town.
Half dozen or more repertoire
companies are touring the State. and
ali are doing a good business. Isn't
there danger of working the field bit
too much?
That was 4 unique way the Republi-
cans of Milbridge took to celebrate
the recent political victory. They
gave a free concert and ball in the
opera house. and all parties We'd in
making it & success.
The John F. Appleton Post of
| Pennington is doing n commendable
| work. II IS endeavoring to secure the
names of all soldiers buried in Farm
| ington and surrounding towns. over
| whose graves no headStoneS have
been erected. and will endeavor to
| have suitable stones placed upon
them in the near future.
| Yarmouth sets a good example by
establishing a free course of lectures
| for the benefit of it's young men.
| The honor of being AroostOok's ban
ner Republican town still remains
with Blaine. At last weeks election
$50 votes We're thrown for Mckinley
and only four for Bryan.
| Edward Carter of Surry. is exhibit
| ing a potato freak. 1t is 4 potato OF
| this years growth which formed and
grew within an old one until obliged to
burst out through the side of the par
ent bulb. forming n perfect potato yet
remaining partly within the old one.
| The cynic who says n woman never
pays her bets. need not read this item.
A North Haven young lady. who is an
ardent admirer of Bryan. agreed to
dig n peck of clans for Mckinley
man if the Republicans were success
full; the other party TO do the same IL
Mr.. Bryan were elected. After the re-
suit was known, the young lady was
as good as her word. She went to the
| fats and dug the clans. which the
winner, with true gallantry, states
were the best he ever ate.
The Ellsworth American believes
that Hancock Point will not have
monopoly in the raising Of strawber-
ries another season, as several farm
ers i'm other towns in that section are
planning to take up this industry. The
American believes that the impor-
lance of this industry and it's benefit
to the community are generally UNDER
estimated. A conservative estimate OF
the value of Strawberries shipped from
Hancock Point alone in one year
places it close to $1,000. a large part
of this money is paid out for labor,
the strawberry farms furnishing en-
|pioyment TO hundreds of boys and
girls during the vacation season. The