Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-06
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Old Sol ceems disposed to stay with
us a while this time.
The boys are going back again to
the "or swimmin' iopl.'
| Augusta will give the veterans of the
18th Maine "A hearty welcome this
week.
| The Aroostook farmers complain of
the adulteration of the poisons used
by them for the determination of the
believe that this troublesome bug has
| finally become immune to them.
The fish wardens are looking for
short Holsters.
The oxford County Advertiser tells
| of Il little Norway miss who had been
, t. church only few times and though
she did net undcrsta nd much that was
| said, still it was something new and
she enjoyed Ecing. Vacation time
came. She insisted on going. even
| when she was told that minister had
gone out of town. Il amt going to see
| the minister. I'm going 60 Dod's house
to see Dcd. Put on my new dress
| SCarboro purposes to celebrate the
coming of the new electric road with "A
| celebration of Old Home Week. 1t is
safe to say that a clam-bake will be
! one of the thoroughly enjoyable
| features of that occasion.
FIy-iishing and fiy-killinS are now
| reported to be at their height in the
| Rangcleys.
| a hornets nest under the sidewalk
| in Caribou. which opened its doors just
as a devoted couple were passing, is re-
ported TO be responsible for the spoil
ing of another true love poem.
| Congressman Littletield has complet-
cd the address which he is To deliver be
| fore the National Bar Association at
4
SO type written pages and is an ex-
| haustivc summary of over 10000
words. dealing with the insuiar cases.
Mr.. Littlefeld has devoted the utmost
| care and research in the preparation
| of this address and that il will he a
| feature of the national gathering no
| one doubts.
| The Portland Golf club is out with
| an announcement of great interest tn
al Maine goltiacs. Its second annual
| tournament will be held during the
| third week of the present month.
The open handicap medal play will be
| iron Wednesday. August Il, and the
! Maine amateur championship tourna-
ment the three following days. August
-. % and "A. Geo F. Noyes. secretary.
Will give any information desired.
| No Mans Land is the expressive
title given to a territory on the eastern
| coast purchased by a number of ladies
| for summe: colony.
Hon. Stanley Plummer of Dexter
who has devoted much time for the
past few months in the preparation Of
an historical address for the centen-
NAL. August H. has obtained a large
amount of valuable material for "A his
Tory Of the town. He has been very
| thorough in his work and though it
II i'll be impossible to cover much Of the
towns history in an address except the
most important matters. such as he
| ri, ,,-jn No No Ii,i
character. 1t has been very interest
| ing work to Mr.. Plunmer and it may
be within the realms of probability
| that the outcome may he history of
| tho town. Mr.. Plummer has the ability
| ana would. should he conclude to do
! SO, get up volume of great value and
one that would be as reliable in all its
details as it would be possible for any
one to make it. 1t is to be hoped that
| such will be the outcome and there is
! no doubt but that with such able
| author the work would be in much
demand.
Elisha l.. Totman Of Phippsburg has
TWO ancicnt relics that attract no little
| attention. They are two boards about
II feet long and feet wide. painted
| black which We're used by a man
named Robinson who. during the war
| of 1872. used to hoist them on a pole
erected on Robinson's rock when he
saw an English vessel approaching. as
a signal to the lookout on Munjoy hill
| in Portland.
RGcklard Couricr-GaZette: There's
! certainly hope for womankind in
Maine. The new census shows that
there are approximately 1000 more
males than females. And the Maine
man is a much safer investment than
| come of the unknown quantities from
abroad.
| The I'd regiment is feeling pretty
proud of its marksmen and it has n
right to. Nine Of the IL men selected
for the Sea Girt team and two of the
three substitutes are from the I'd regi-
ment The last time that Maine sent
a team to meet the best marksmen of
the nation at Sea Grit n. j., it did it
self proud. and the 1901 team means