Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-15

| When the crops laid by
| There,H be songs for every sign, a.,
| An no blessing TO the toller VIII tAc
/ haTvests rich deny;
An the wales will make glad music, While
the happy hills reply
| When the crops laid by,
| When the crops laid by,
That big band of gypsies is not get
| ting q very cordial reception in this
1 part of Maine. Move on is the order
| everywhere They are the toughest
| looking set of foreigners ever seen
about here.
Waterville's baseball enthusiasm was
given quite blow, but it never Jared
it, and the team keeps right on playing
the game.
Usually the regimental reunions,
family reunions and campmeetings
come after haying, but, this year, they
come right in the midst of it. And the
season of fairs is close at hand.
The weather man has done the
square thing for the kids in kharki for
three whole days and everybody hopes
he will keep up the good work, both for
the benefit of the Guard and of the
long suffering general public.
New York Tribune: 1t is reported
that the city of Portland, Me-, is gain
ing rapidly in commerce. 1t may be
h., 20 90 CT
well as for convenience, commodouS-
ness and innumerable other qualities,
the beautiful town that is seated by the
sea amply deserves all that is coming
to it.
This morning we walked UP from
the postof1ice behind stylish girl who
wore a skirt that cleared the street by
at least two inches, but she couldn't re-
sist the habit of lifting her skirt as she
walked along. Possibly it was because
she was wearing low cut shoes and
very stylish lingerie.-Bath Times.
We don't know whether this is Mich
OILS who is a married man and should
be in better business; or Owen, a mod
est and retiring young bachelor who
cannot possibly know anything about
styles in lingerie. Perhaps it is eX
Editor Clarke of the Independent who
is helping out the Times. this summer.
Anyway. they should get together AMI
swear off, for that isn't the way to go
out and gather news, and it isn't
nice to talk about girls, even Bath girls,
behind their back.
Four hearts are now beating happily
as the result of the divorce secured
IIamm, the energetic, versatile and
much advertised New York writer and
globe trotter whose place of nativity is
| Bangor. The day after the CALLING
bonds were severed she married a New
York newspaper man. and her husband
, lost no time in hustling to Maine and
wedding one of Rocklands fairest and
most accomplished daughters. And
now may they all live happy ever after.
A Pennington doctor tells of 4 singu-
lar battle between Il pickerel and a
/ large snake which he Witnessed some
three or more weeks ago, while in the
Dead River region. Herman Harlow.
) TIC Sulic, was Tie uotlOl
down the river in a canoe to Long
Falls bound for trout fishing on Black
brook, when at some distance ahead
there was great commOtion in the wa
! ter, as if a large fish had made "a
| break The doctor quickly got his tack
lie ready for cast and patiently waited
while his guide deity padded silently
! toward the spot Again was seen the
7 H.
| the guide stopped padding saying.
THAT is a snake, Look at him: a big
! pickerel is trying to do him up" And
50 indeed it was; pickerel weighing
about three pounds was after Il snake
nearly three feet in length and trying
, hard to pull it under water. The fish
caught the snake twice and pulled it
! under the water and then would follow
; a great commotion. The guide stop
ped rowing and he and the doctor
watched the fight with interest The
snake proved to be 4 little smarter than
! the pickeSel and got away by swimming
rapidly across the river and disappear
| ing OH the shore.
1t was a decided turn of hard luck
that prevented the Maine team from
| clinching a victory in the New Eng
, land target shooting contest at Au-
! burn. Tuesday. In the three shoots
previously held the team representing
Maine has gained a lead of II targets
over the Massachusetts team, and,
shooting on home grounds. the Maine
marksmen were confidently expected 20
increase this lead. AS matter of fact
it was very neatly wiped out altogether
by the Massachusetts, team, leaving the
score Q tie. 1t is remarkable that two
five-man teams should have each shot
ct 1000 birds in the course of these
shoots, Only to have the contest end in
q tie at last. The thing would seem al
first rbotIpht almost inDossihIe II