Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-31


ton. 1t will be many times bigger
when summer comes again.
Sheriff Dunn has been to New Glou-
cester to see il he could not do some
thing to improve the conditions IN
what is known as the Eighty Rod
Strip" This is part of the town near
the Gray line which was annexed to
New Gloucester. and which is inhab-
tied, for the most part, by a class OF
people who have caused the town Of
ficers a great deal of trouble In the
past. There are few of the strip
pers," as the people who live in this
locality are designated in New Glou-
cester, who are law abiding and well
meaning people. Some of them are
poor but they work hard and do not
break many of the laws of the state.
but there are some others who are
constant source of annoyance and al
ways have been. These people live in
small shanties without chimneys. I'M
painted and not clapboarded or finished
inside. The two rooms i'm the build
ings serve for the entire family and
these families are generally large. The
men work when they feel like it and
depend upon the town to furnish them
with supplies during those times of the
year when it is difficult to secure food
for themselves and families in any
other way. The houses, if they can be
called houses, are furnished with
cook stove. a few boards nailed tOgeth-
err to serve as bed and on these are
thrown a few dirty rags. The sur
roundings are most filthy in many
cases, so the sheriff has said, and the
children are being brought up in some
of these families surrounded by no
comforts and under the worst possible
conditions. 1t was in this section that
the recent shooting affair occurred at
the shanty of Humphrey May.
IN Beginning the first day of the new
5year, a decided innovation will be in
str4duced at the Falmouth hotel in
!R9rtland and it will be bound to cause
bmething of a sensation among hotel
hen all over the country. After long
months of consideration, Mr.. F. H.
Nunns, the enterprising proprietor of
the Falmouth has decided that once
and for all, beginning on the first day
of the year 1903, he will abolish his
public ho1ISn Yer. In place of the
register, ~ ystem will be used.
Mr.. Nuf pent a great deal of
time in con ing this change, which
will be in the nature of revolution
of an important feature of the hotel
Z, hot I,n
advantages of the new plan will be in
Vulnerable. Every hotel i'm this coun-
try has always used registers. having
considered them absolutely indispens-
able in the business. Mr.. Nunns in
now making such radical change
cites the fact that the hotels in Eu-
rope do not have registers. The OBJ
jects of the change are to shield those
guests who do not desire publicity and
to prevent curious persons from ex-
amining the list of guests.
The step-mother has never been
given her just dues In literature. Who
of us cannot number among our ac-
quaintances, some noble woman, who
is giving her time .and strength and
thought, to the care and nurture of
another's children. regarding her re-
lation towards them as sacred trust,
to be faithfully and unselfishly full
filled? Sometimes children are so I'M
grateful that they fail to appreciate
such service; but not always. Say
all the good things you can think Of"
urged Bath business man the other
day, referring to the death of his STEP
mother" and then you will not have
said enough" Such' heartfelt trib-
ute, is a fitting benedictiOn upon the
life of good woman.
little church in township COM
munity of Northern Maine was recent
ly the scene of unique wedding. The
people of the vicinity, most of whom
are Swedes were out in force not
withstanding the fact that the day
was bitter cold. When the lady who
was to play the wedding march arrived
her hands were SO numbed that she
was unable to perform her part. u
this dilemma an Evangelist who Was
present, and who is gifted with a good
voice was pressed into the service. and
sang Onward Christian Soldiers,
Marching as to War while the we'd
ding procession marched slowly and
solemnly up the aisle to the altar The
ceremony was a complete success in
spite of all obstacles, and there is rea-
son to believe that in the war of life,
the young couple will always fight on
the same side.
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