Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-22
.M53JQ0y8 Gossip

|. J@s6IQ1y8 Gossip
Washington.
TO leave Tie world a nam" X EoGpht;
To leave name FOR glorious deeds.
Ana works ~ love.
4 naur ~ N.tkeu lightning thought,
And Gre tnc soul of him who reads
This tell above.
NAPOLEON sinks toda, before
The uu9iiG.d shrine. the single soul
OF Washington.
TRUTHS name alone shall man ADORE
Ions as the wave ~ time shall roll
fIcncr.urwari nui
james Clar.ncr MangaH.
10 the capital city falls the honor %
entertaining the veterans In 1907.
Bowdoins musical organizations ara
delighung Aroost""k audiences this
week.
only 10 articles III Edcns town war
rant. his year.
Auburn loses ana Brunswick gains
a box factory.
Master Lloyd Hanna of Sargentvill".
has seen only four short years. but
they appear to have been more or less
troublous ones for him. H. has had
more than tho usual number of acct
dents that befaIl tn average small
boy. and in three instances the injuries
have been SO severe that h has had 90
BE- ethtrized.
The report now is that a CIPHER was
added to that bequest for library in
Castine. that II was slo,roo instead "
500 900 and Castine must sigh for the
so. 900.
With her board Of trade brought
back to life ana organized for business.
Bath now looks with more confidence
into the future.
PASSPORT thus far has st.ered clear
OF the Belgian hare epidemic. which
has become as prevalent as the grip in
many places. but she possesses a ton
serial Wit who adVertises Belgian
Hair cuts" among the other numerous
fashionable cuts Of the season.
The general wholesale, trade of Maine
is the dullest for years. owing largely
to the snow blockade Of country roads.
Biddeford Journal: The retirement Of
Holman F. Day from the editorial force
Of the Lewiston Journal has called out
many appreciatiye notices from his
brethren in newSpaperdom. He has
been called the james Whitcomb
Riley of Maine" the Frank Stanton
of Maine" the "Rudyard kipling of
Maine" etc, with the idea that this
comparative method is particularly
| complimentary. While Well meant.
however. it does not fiji the bill. To be
tn, Holman r. Day Of Maine is suffi
Cicnt-
During the recent Zeta Psi conven-
ton in Portland gentleman from
Pennsylvania voiced the practically
unanimous sentiment Of the fraternity
when ne said that il was full time that
Maine inaugurate winter sports. There
are abundant facilities for such. and
he said. While many cannot spare the
time in summer To 20 so far north. i'll
the winter they could. and get what
they miss al home-goOd sleighing-
not to mention the diversions which
nave proved such a drawing card al
Montreal and Quebec
The Bar Harbor board Of trade is
now discussing the matter Of good
roads. one of the things suggested by
The committee on roads is that thor
ough study of the towns existing roads
should be made by some well-tra;ned
and competent engineer who shall
| make 4 plan of them and draw up
, report in which shall he outlined
distinct policy for the town to follow in
| its future work. SO that the work of
| successive years may follow out Il
single line of thought. and each year
show definite progress along a we'll
! considered plan.
When Is. II. Cushman of Penobscot.
went to his stable one morning re-
| Gently just before daylight he was
| somewhat surprised to find twenty-five
| dead hens from his blooded stock.
| scattered about the stable floor. Look
| ing about for the cause he saw two
glaring green eyes, and the crouching
! form OF bobcat. Quick as a flash
ne seized three-tined pitchfork, and
plunged 1t at the animal. The middle
| tine passed through the cats foot. and
pinned nm to the floor. Mr.. CuShman
then called his wife, who came to his
assistance. While she held the fork
MI CuShman pounded the animal to
death. The bob-cat had been in the
neighborhood for some time. and had
slaughtered many hens.
Catarrh.