Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-12
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The Deserted School.
There broods "A pathos of a time long pa st
In, every nook and. every grass-grown
way;
The fences lean as tired out at last.
That once pcnt in 50 many lads ut play.
The doors cape. open. but one harks in
vain
For human voices or for, hurrying feet
The rusty wcather-cock creaks out that
rain .-....
Or days uncloudy come, or snow and
Sleet.
The. gables droop. the windows, staring
DO seem to mock one plying the place
\. thousand birds and flowers long have
tried
To put upon the scene a summer face.
But spite of them silence wide aud deep
CIings round the corners. sits on every
stone: .--..--.
II is a spot for lingering and sleep.
For guessing other fortunes than your
own.
| people all the playground up and down
With rushing forms and sound Of
laughter high;
watch the light Of evening like a crown
. Upon the walls, till pales the western
sky.
Richard Burton. in Criterion.
a record breaking list of Kennebec
indictments.
a Socialist spellbinder is persona non
srata in Maine. just at present.
The freshman class at Bates has g.
young men and 81 young ladies. OF
this total. - are from Lewiston and
Auburn.
No more sunrise or sunset gun. And
doesn't Augusta miss it, But wait I'M
I'll the regulars are here.
Lewiston and the whole State may
Well he pleased that State fair week
passed without any robbcries. pocket
picking. buncO working. fights. public
gambling or disturbances Of any kind.
Not single serious police case was re-
POI ted for the week.
There is town division talk in Scar
boro. The Prout's Neck people want
more improvements in their part of the
town.
The William r. Frye will be launch
ed at the Sewall yard. today. Miss
Briggs. the granddaughter Of the SEN
ator. breaking the bottle over the bow.
May the ship prove worthy the name.
Next Saturday afternoon and eve
ming the Democrats of Auburn propose
to hold clam bake on the shores OF
Lake Auburn. They declare they will
have more than 81 present, the NUM-
Der which attended the Merrymceting
conclate.
4 light frost is reported in some SEC
tions. but the sweet corn crop is be-
ycnd reach of damage by 1t. The fac
tories are running nights and Sundays.
"A religious event of unusual interest
will be opened at the state Street
church, Portland, on Saturday. Oct. II.
The Triennial conference Of the Con
gregatiOnal churches will be held in
nent ministers and laymen from all
over the country will be present. and
souvenir program will De prepared
which will be illustrated with histori-
cal objects of local interest.
Sherman's Point. Camden. about 40
acres in extent. has been bought by
Millionaire Wilson Of Philadelphia, for
go 900. 1t is a most desirable bit of
summer resort property and it's I'M
provement will mean much to Cam
den.
1t is claimed that a veteran black
smith Of Machias. has discovered the
lost art of tempering copper. If the
| report is true it not only means the
| fortune of the smith. but a great ser
! vice to mankind. The scientific men
| for generations. have studied the prob
lem which was so simple to the an
GENTS, but all in vain. Here's hoping
| that James Fl. Duffy of MaChias has
won the prize. .4a -
C.. +. Jose. a Portland carpenter. and
his family have spent their vacation in
a unique manner. Last winter Mr.
jesse conceived the idea of building a
2, wagon for the special purpose of TAX
ing his family on a vacation through
the country. He accordingly built a
large barge top to the underworld Of
one of his lumber wagons. the top is
covered with oil cloth and has curtains
of the same material to be let down
when it rains, the open sides are thor
oughly screened and the inside fitted
with folding hunks and all appliances
for keeping house. including a large
Kerosene stove. In this travelling camp
MI. Jose and his family have made a
tour Of the country. driving from Port
land through Gray. and Poland. thence
up the line of the Rumford Falls Rail-
road to Dixfield. thence to Weld pond
IN Franklin county. Returning. they
came to Rumford Falls and crossed 10
hryant's pond. thence to South Paris
ana made their homeward journey Nv