Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-06


They are already cutting Christmas
trees down in Woolwich for shipment
to the great cities.
Three weeks to Thanksgiving day
and the turkey is living on the fat of
the land.
The rest of the country seemed to
think that the example set by Maine
in September was good one to follow.
The next great political contest for
the country to focus it's eyes upon is
the Portland mayOralty election.
The Portland police made 209 arrests
in October and Of these 1874 were for
drunkenness. The thirsty still manage
to get the stuff, even in Portland.
Kennebec isn't so far behind as a
game county. In the towns of China,
Winslow and Vassalboro 20 deer were
shot during October.
The new Macarthur library in Bidde-
ford is open Sunday afternoons. and
that is good sensible rule which
workingmen will appreciate.
Not the least among the many bOoms
which prosperous Waterville is enjoy
ing is one in Sunday school interest.
One church there reports a member
ship of over 300 in its Sunday school.
That is a line of work that pays well
| for cultivation.
Here is an Interesting little item
from North Vassalboro correspond
ent: THE young lady who lost the
| two love letters early Saturday morn
ing can thank her stars that they fell
| into an honest mans hands, one who
was in love at one period of his own
| life, but then that's a long time ago."
| Bath Times: The Bath water front
| looks pretty lively in spite of the al
legged dull time in coastwise shipbuild-
ing. Bath feels such dullness last and
| the revival first. AS one sails the
| length of the harbOr there is nothing to
Indicate that shipping is not flOurishing
| and we do not anticipate that there
will be.
Mayor Gould of Rockland doesn't
propose to have prize fights in his city.
| under the name of athletic exhibit
TONS" He was fooled that way once
| but showed that he profited by the ex-
perience by promptly vetoing an order
which came up this week.
Maine had an election, Tuesday,
| after all. though it did not attract
much attention over the country. 1t
was the annual election on Indian
island, Old Town, and that it was an
exciting occasion for the participants
As indicated by the fact that Sebattis
Classian won by only one vote over
Peter Nicola.
Sometimes it pays to go slowly and
sometimes it doesn't. For instance, a
Bath bank has just paid $1,000 more for
a block than it could have had the
property for, few years ago.
Hon. William Rogers of Bath, who
on Saturday launched his Tooth craft,
is in many respects the most wonder
full man i'm his city. At the age of 70
when. had he been an officer Of the
army and navy. he would have been
on the retired list for some seventeen
years as being too old to perform eff
cient service. he is still actively en-
gagged in business, has just launched
what Is conceded to be one of the
best built vessels that ever sailed out
OF the Kennebec river, he having at
tended personally to all the details of
construction. financial as well as
technical. and IS considering putting
down another keel to give his youthful
energies occupation. Few men know
more of the shipbuilding or shipping
business than Mr.. Rogers, are more fa-
:niliar with the history of those in
dustries in America or have given more
thought to their economical and politf-
cal bearings.
For several months 100 men have
been at work about the grounds of the
Samoset. Rockland. and the Rickers
make it plain that they propose to
hake this hotel and surroundings the
best on the whole Atlantic coast. The
hotel itself Is. enlarged, new stables,
carriage house, and bath houses built, /
the extensive oak grove transformed |
into fairyland. massive gates erected, |
new drives laid out. golf links improved /
and the great easterly lawn, stretching
from the hotel to the sea. made level as |
billiard table. The Kicker brothers
do nothing by halves and the Samoset |
Will not be second to Poland Springs as
a great object point for the highest
class of summer travel which comes to
Maine.
Reflections Of Bachelor, I
A woman always speaks Of her nun