Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-20

IT is pretty difficult to find man
who isn't prophecying an August
frost and the hottest September on
record.
The Maine corn canning factories are
not planning on doing much business,
this fall. A large acreage was planted
but the corn is very backward.
The Westbrook paper mill claims to
be the only establishment in the -coun-
try that has a baseball league unde:
it's own roof.
1t is yet some time to Portland's
municipal election, and there is anoth-
err election in the way, but it is pretty
well understood that popular Mayor
Boothby will have another term if he
will accept it.
A Bath lady who wished to catch
the car down town the other morning
came from the house half attired and
requested the conductor to wait until
she got ready. The conductor who
was an obliging young man stopped
the car and waited five minutes for
the lady to arrange herself to go shop
ping. Bath is a very busy city, but its
courtesy is unfailing.
One Bath boy who recently left
home for work in another state has
written Il letter to his sister here every
day for six weeks while she has done
equally we'll by him.-Bath INDIE
pendent.
They are good children and Bath
ought to be proud of them. but the
question naturally arises: if a young
man will write daily to his sister how
often will he write to some other fell
lows sister?
The influence of the wildly en-
thusiastic' Democrat convention at
Alfred did not seem to permeate all
parts of York county. The Biddeford
journal calls attention to the fact that
so little interest has been manifested
for the ticket in some sections, that
over 20 per cent. Of the towns in the
county failed to make any Democratic
nominations for representatives to the
Legislature. Wildly enthusiastic" in
deed.
The Newport Board of Trade is to
issue 5000 copies of an SO-page pamph-
let setting forth the natural beauties
of the town, it's business, history, etc
Portland Press: That new walk
from the street to the door of the State
House is receiving widespread atten-
ton from he State papers. However
smooth it may be made it will still be
the straight and narrow way for aspir-
ing politicians, and few there will be
who will walk therein.
PortlaHd's tax rate, this year. is $50
| on a thousand. This is lower than for
| lower since 1892. Portland's valuation
made a gain, last year, of $1,717,S15
| and this helps a good deal.
Farmers in Aroostook sometimes dc
things on quite a large scale. c. Hay
| ford of Pressure Isle, recently cut and
| housed $50 tons of hay in eight days
| Only one load was damaged. and the
expense for labor in cutting the entire
crop was only $4S.5O, on an average OF
81 cents per ton. This represents 4
snug little income. when we consider
that the crop will sell for at least SIC
per ton.
| A notable visitor to the Longfellow
house in Portland, last week, was Mid
shipman Alexander Scammen Wads-
| worth of the Chesapeake. He is the
| great great grandson of Gen. Pelee
| Wordsworth and his great grandfather
Alexander Scammell Wadsworth, was
| born in this house in 1890 and Went
! from there into the navy as mid
! shipman in 1904 and in 1912 distin-
| guished himself as a lieutenant on th4
old Constitution in her battle with the
| Guerrero and was presented with q
sword by the citizens of Portland for
his gallantry. This was the first visi:
of MidshipmaP Wadsworth to the home
of his distinguished ancestors. He is
| the fourth in succession of the same
name and it goes without saying thai
it was a most enjoyable visit for him
| His home is in North Carolina. This
| same day there was visitor from
Australia and two from Brazil. This
| day before two visitors registered reg
/ istered from Madrid. Spain. As time
| goes on the Wadsworth-Lo ngfellow
house must become Portland's most no.
| table place of interest and known wori6
| wide. Within a few weeks work vii
be begun on the new library building
in the rear. for the Maine Historical
Society and the people will see the
| realization of their hopes.
Portland has two candidates for gov.