Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-24

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AMay MadrigaI.
What shall I send to My Lady Fair
When May Days sun shall arise?
A trinket of gold. or a Floweret sweet
Which would she greater prize?
A trinket of gold is mute and cold
Whatever it, cost or size:
So mtthnks | viii send her violcis blue
Just ''vioets blue as her eyes.
Bessie Collins.
Augusta. Maine.
Wet diamonds for Fast day.
The home manufacture Of maybas-
kets is booming.
There is nothing on small scale
about this second freshet of the sea-
son.
Holman F. Day gives the latest boom
to the Belgian hare business by d.,
claring that even their hops can be
used for beer. Sheriff Pearson will
please take notice.
Bangor, Portland and Lewiston are
each looking for n place for the safe
keeping of the New England pennant
To be won, this season.
IslesborO will be an unusually popu-
lar resort the coming season in view
of the prospect of having ex-President
Cleveland for visitor at the new cot
tage his sister has been building there
for her annual use. Not that the ex-
president is likely to go hobnobbing
around very much but it is something
To have a real live ex-president by
even if he is a trife grumpy and mo-
rose.
From Phillips comes the word that
there will he fishing by the first Of
May and the possibility of rousing
big celebration, July 4.
Portland is to be congratulated that
vision for another increase this year.
in the salaries in the grade teachers
in the schools. In most of the cities
and towns of the State a person
bushes and If possible evades the
question when asked how much the
teachers are paid.
The Colby co-ords are getting back
at the ungallant youths OF the institu-
night recently 80 of them in evening
dress and with chaperones. boarded a
special car and went to Fairfield
where they had dance and other
festivities until a late hour. and not 4
male student was in il.
Eight patriotic young men. eager for
the experiences of army life. have just
enlisted in the regular army from
Rumford Falls.
The first apple blossom of the sea-
son has been exhibited to the Portland
Advertiser. But the editor remarks
that it was a scrawny. ill-timed flow
er that seemed to be ashamed of itself
for appearing in public with raiment
so poor.
There is considerable feeling in
PASSPORT about the action Of the mayor
in stopping the boxing bout which
some 200 people. among them aldermen.
bankers. brokers. merchants and
others, noticeably no toughs or dsor-
Derby people had gathered to witness.
But the high character of the gather
ing does not make n prize fight re
spectacle, and the mayor acted in the
proper manner which requires no lit
tie courage.
Lewiston Journal: Arbor day. they
say. will fall on May 10th this year
This is also the day appointed by
some Maine cities on which dogs that
do not previously receive new lease
of life. will die. That is phosphate
coincidence-dOgs under every tree.
The great danger to the continued
popularity Of Old Orchard as a summer
resort is averted. at least. for the
present. a local paper carefully ex-
plains that the GoOgings Rocks section
of the beach and the quiet retreats of
Fern park are not to be penetrated by
the proposed extension of the electric
light system of the town.
The Portland divorce mill has
paused to oil it's machinery after
grinding a big grist. Twenty seven
divorces were granted. and in 20 of the
cases the wife was the party seeking
release.
Now that the New England league
is to be revived with three Maine
teams on its list it is interesting to
note who the flag winners have been
since the league was first organized in
1885. Fall River leads the list with four
championship right off the nail, Port
land and Lowell are tied with two
each, Lawrence. Worcester. Woonsoc-
ket one each with Brockton and New
port tie in 1897. The record is as fol-
lows: 1885, Lawrence: 1886, Portland: