Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-26

later than 10 Z. NJ. 1t Is understood
that this 10 O'Clock rule is suspended
in The ease Of the individual members
when 4 college boy calls.
The Calais election, which comes
along in AnriI ut the tail of the pro-
ccssion, will be of unusual interest
from the fact that the Democrats have
awakened from Il long trance ana
made nominations. The Republicans,
however. arc preparing to prove to the
local Democracy that it was a ms
take TO wake up.
The observation-disclosures of Colby
are not all Of one mind and the sec
end class of ants to appear in the
field have thrown CONSERVATION and
desperation into the ranks of the first
class. 1t proposes. as seen in recent
Communications in the Journal and
other papers. that when coeducation is
given up mt Colby the institution be
made college for women only.
Stories still come to Maine about
the recent sportsmans show in New
York. The latest is that big otter
from Maine escaped one night and
when found after several hours
search ko was in the trout pond where
he had enjoyed as luscious a banquet
of fresh fish as ever fell to an otters
lot.
Bangor News: Residents of Bangor,
Augusta ana other towns ana cities
along the Pcnobscot and I<ennebec
rivers have said that there is some
danger of spring flood this year,
owing To the vast amount of snow in
the woods, the lateness of the season
and the fact that no ice has been cut
to break into the solid bridges of ice
which span the two rivers. The per-
sons who make these assertions are
not alarmStS by any means. For
nearly 50 years big ice fields have been
cut from both rivers. These have
weakened the ice materially This
year the bridges are continuous from
shore to shore. The ice is unusually
thick, too, not so thick. perhaps, as it
has been at some previous time but
thicker than an average. Add to the
above conditions the fact that the sea
son is drawing on and when the snow
melts it will go rapidly. then add the
further fact that there has been much
snowfall the past winter, and we nave
4 condition that is unusual.
The birds of spring reached Biddc-
ford bright and early this year. in
tact some time ahead of anything
that looked like spring itself The fol-
lowing list Of spring birds have been
identified by the scholars Of the sum
NOR street grammar school in that
city: Robin. March 10; Junco and
blackbird, March IL; bluebrd. March
rs. white throated sparrow, March 20.
a. II. Shaw Of Bath and ex- Sheriff
Plummer of Portland. both members
Of the 10Th Legislature. will bagin
work next month on their colony of
houses on High street. Bath opposite
the old Sewall farm. 1t is their inten-
ton now to build co houses at least.
ana iii probability if they find a good
demand for them this number will
reach Is. These houses will be laid out
prettily and uniformly and make lit
tie village by themselves.
Politics were running to such a high
pitch at Auburn's special election
last week. that one gentleman had the
funeral of relative postponed so hat
he could attend the election.
Spp1 king of lffilOoS. a recent pSti-
mate places the number remaining
alive in this country and the world at
1924. This does not include the buffa-
loes of our Maine cities; for mem
bers of the Buffalo herds are very
much in evidence on occasions. The
order was introduced in the State only
a few weeks ago hut has a large and
very enthusiastic membership.
W. W. Clough well-known citizen OF
I-iVcrmore Falls. disappeared from his |
home. last Thursday. ana nothing has |
been heard from him since that time He |
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