Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-27

| -oiHepouy at the Capitol VINO mas
looked up the matter. says that there
are 120 Maine towns free from debt.
That is a very large proportion and
|. the number is growing every year.
| Enere is new moon due on the
scene. tonight but the season of
sleighing parties is pretty well past,
| and the man on watch in it will have
| rather dull tour of duty.
| Speaking of the fear that the timber
supply will become exhausted, Il
| Hampden man recalls that about 35
years ago parties from Bangor pur-
chased the present Manning mill site,
thinking that there might be timber
for 10 years or so. Since then the mill
has been running continually, three
other mills have been built on the
stream. and this winter the business of
all is livelier than ever.
a little joke which President Roose-
welt had on Congressman Alexander OF
New York. a native of Maine, is going
Tic IOullOS. lie OlHGT udy MI.
Alexander took Is Daughters of the
Revolution from Buffalo to call on the
President. The Daughters were all
rugged out in their finest clothes and
made an imposing procession as they
We're ushered into the Presidents
room. The President chuckled when
he saw Mr.. Alexander. He sprang for
ward and said loud enough for every
body to hear: why, my dear Senator
SmOot! How do you do. Present me!'
The Daughters giggled at the joke and
the reporters declare that Mr.. Alexan-
der was so fiustered that he could not
say a word for two minutes. He was
not clear whether the President took
him for the Mormon or not
A somewhat noteworthy gift, much
out of the ordinary line,of public dona-
lions. has been made to the town of
East Machias. over which the citizens
of the town are much elated. 1t is so
common to make gifts of libraries, town
halls. monuments and the like that the
gift of a bridge appears somewhat odd.
Still, this is what the people of East
Machias have just had presented them.
1t is 126 feet long and 2! feet wide, and
is known as memorial bridge, 1t was
the gift of Warren F., John A. and
Mary S. Pooe and cost between $4,000
and $4,000 The town certainly has
the right to be proud of this beautiful
gift. and we note the fact of the same
with great satisfaction 1t may be that
after all our beautiful Maine towns
have public libraries, and town halls,
and soldiers monuments, and drinking
fountains. their wealthy sons may be-
stow uDon them memorial bridges and
build for them long stretch of good
highway. Surely these things are all
coming one of these days.
Major Charles G. Morton. native of
Maine. is mentioned as detail il,
Maine militia service instruction under
the new Federal Law for the reorgani-
cation of the National Guard. Major
Morton is native of Maine and served
as lieutenant colonel of the First Maine
Infantry during the Spanish war.
General Daggett probably will be the
man provided the detail is from the re-
tired list as we understand is the or
der Of the new law. 1t is agreed that
this service who would fill the position
with greater credit than General Dag
Sett.
A Fogg memorial is being compiled |
by Mrs. A. j. Fogg, sol fremont Bldg. |
Boston. Mass, who solicts the as
sistance of every one who can COM |
municate IN item of interesting history |
or give a genealogical account of any |
branch of the family. She hopes that |
those in Maine will help in this i'm |
portant work. In all probability the |
memorial will be in print very soon. |
ard those who have not contributed |
their items of information are earnest |
ly requested to do so ere it is too late. |
Tie Fogg family will hold their second |
reunion on Thursday August Goth, at |
Hampton, n. II.