Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-29

DAILY KEN NEBE(5
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The Maple.
/ wisht | was a maple, -......
WIFI muffin tall 10 DO,
Excep' 10 stan ana wave my nan
Up to de sky 50 blue.
An nebbcr have to worry
Bout what | gwneter sup,
But sing a song all winter long
An sleep a standin' up.
An when Dc sun gifts pow full
An makes me long fob shade,
I'd wait fob clothes, until dcy grows,
An wear EN- ready made
-Atlunta Constitution.
There is a welcome prospect that Ar
Dor day will be more generally OBJ
served than usual.
With shad, aleWives and dandeiioh
greens here, and strawberry shortcahe
on the way, why should Maine fret
about the beef trust?
The Thomaston tragedy is a remind
cr that wood alcohol simply does the
job a little quicker, that is all.
The shrievaty contests are helping
to bring summer ahead Of scheduled
time i'll Androscoggin, Cumberland ana
kennebec counties.
Sprague's Mills didn't tar and
feather the obnoxious Shiloh mission
airy, rs Corinth did, but il drove him
| cut of town, last week.
There promises to be III kinds pf
complications over the debated natural
ization of Frank w. IIovey, eX-lrsisia-
| tor, cN-county attorney, eX-triaI jus
| tice eX-city solicitor, etc. By the way,
! he promises to make stiff fight
! against the attempt of the York par 10
disbar hiIs.
Waterville is already making ar
| engagements with the weather man to
have the best weather that can DE-
manufactured for the last week %
June when the colby comm ncrmcut
ana the Watcrvillc centennial are
| scheduled.
New Sharon doesn't send out as
many fish stories as some towns, but
it holds up its end by claiming i hos
that had y pigs at one litter AMI :.
| sheep that gave birth to four lambs
this spring, al alive and frislly. Amy
Way, the town is prolific in live stock
stories hard 70 beat.
Rockland's Eoard Of Trade day run
UP against q spell of April weather and
come out tho collision almost Il total
wreck. But the city will try, try
again. Speaking of Board Of TRADE
events, Gardiner proposes to make its
big fair in May about the greatest oc-
casion Of its kind that Maine ever
| knew.
Editor Womnword of the Biddeford
journal, is getting scared, and says:
Boston must purge itself of thugs ana
footpads or the timid Maine man viii
consider that he takes his life i'll his
hands every time he visits the Hub VI
the Universr A trip to Boston is al
most as dangerous as u pleasure jaunt
in the jurisdiction of the bold, bad
Bulgarian brigands." ,...
Are there any prettier than we?''
| ask the "florodora" maidens. We'll,
really. girls Portland has always
boasted of owning the pretticst
maidens agoing, and of course / have
to boom the home talent. You arc ali
right, though, and must have raised Il
great sensation down in Bangor
| Portland Argus.
Just hold your ear to the ground and
listen to the howl that that last clause
causes over in Bangor. Just as if
pretty maidens were not q common
| sight in Bangor! We predict that the
Bangor editors will have some inter-
esting remarks to make in defense Of
the Queen city girl, and incidentally
about the Portland product.
| Caribou couldn't wait for Arbor day
ana has already set out over 100 trees
ana plans to set out several hundred
more. l|L-
The most unique bridal trip takcn
since Colonial days, at least, was that
just completed by the arrival Of
Lieut.. and Mrs William Veazie Pratt
lin Belfast from Boston last week. They
made the trip on horseback, travelling
200 miles in order to reach the Belfast
! residence of the brides family, where
they will reside foI time. Fresh re-
lays of horses had to be provided along
The route in advances LieutenaHt
Pratt and his bride are both expert
riders, and the journey was ac-
complished without accident or great
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