Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-10

Two new rural delivery routes from
Gardiner. Sept l. making five from
| that office.
Lucky the farmer who has a good
| field of early potatoes for the market
EastbrOok people must have been
stuck for a name when they christencd
| Molasses pond.
South WATERFORD reports n dog
poisoner and some other towns are
filled with envy.
DIR. Simpson will take up his big
collection at Old Orchard. tomorrow.
Guess the figures.
West Kennebunk joins Bath. Rum
ford Falls and other places in the COM
plant of the scarcity of rents.
When it comes to the prize for
smart boys. consider the claim OF Ar
- pounds. During the present hay
season. he has moved with a siX-foot
moving machine all the grass growing
on one of the largest farms in town.
and for the past three hay seasons he
has done all the horseraking on this
large farm. which cuts upward of 80
tons of Timothy hay.
Hancock Point is to be favored next
week with the presence of one of the
most unique personages of this gen
famous head Of the Tuskegee nor
! NAL and industrial institute. He is to
speak at the chapel next Thursday eve
ming. 1t is probable that he will be in
PRODUCED by President Hyde Of Bow
doin. whose summer home is at the
Point.
1t is reported that orders will be
soon issued To take up the rails. sleep
ers and fences Of the Wiscasset and
Quebec railroad between Albion and
Burnham. thus seemingly vanishing
all ideas of completing the road to
Burnham. one gentleman states that
if this proves true. the property own
ers. himself included. whose land has
| been damaged by the railroad will
make attachments on the rails and
sleepers as fast as they are removed
by the railroad employees. thus hop
ing to secure their pay in part at
least; for the damage they claim to
| have been done to their property
| Several interested parties. il is re-
ported, have already secured counsel.
To judge from the published list of
| speakers at the meeting Of the Maine
Democratic Club to nc held at Merry
| meeting Park. August -. the wings Of
| the party are beginning to flop togeth-
| CT again.-Portland Advertiser.
Eut what Of the head and tail: The
| wings may beat the air in perfect
| unison. but if the steering apparatus
| Is out Of gear the course of the crit
| ter must needs be erratic-B ddeford
| Journal.
The monstrosity has been headless
| for many years and as for the tail
| well. the tale of the Maine Democracy
has never half been told
Rev. Mr.. Hinkley in the Good viii
| woman. who | had reason to believe
| was above the average in intelligence.
| The subject of our conversation was
| "A boy in whom we were both interested.
| We wanted to decide for what walk In
| life it was best to try to fit him. The
woman said: You wouldn't want him
| to be an old farmer. would YOU"
! think l must have had more patience
| that day than usual. for I gave a gem
| tlemanly reply. ignoring the baseless
| insinuatiOn: and she does not know the
| resentment she stirred within me.
| No: would not want young man to
be an odd farmer" Neither would ]
want him to be an old lawyer. or al,
old minister. or an old clerk. or an old
bookkeeper. or an old anything. But
of no other occupation than that of
| farming would she have spoken as she
| die. using the adjective odd" I sup
| pose it is a term of disrespect. She
has her idea of the tiller of the soil.
and Of the occupation upon which she
and the rest of the world depends for
bread. and meats. and practically every
nourshing article that appears upon
her table. Is not farming noble
occupation: useful occupation: an
honorable occupation? Then why this
epithet cd?
| a great sweet corn crop is promised