Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01

The hotel men along the shore re-
port that they are booked to the limit
for the full month.
The war game, Old Home week, the
Bangor fair and the Old Orchard festi-
val are leading events of this month.
In every one of the first seven months
of 1903 there has been a frost reported
in some section of Maine.
How much more appalling would
have been the death list had that Old
Orchard fire been in one of the big no.
tells on the beach instead of small
boarding house at the campground.
Dr. Simpson will be especially grieved
that one man lost roll of bills con-
containing $1,000 in that fire at the Old
Orchard campground.
With Miss Alice Roosevelt on hand,
it has been the great week of the sum-
mer for the fashionable set at York
Harbor.
e. Crockett, the Knox county war
rior, is going to tour the State,
this month, and with resubmission as
great wind storm seem like a gentle
zephyr in comparison.
ch,1c ic having
fine Old Home week celebrations that
it is almost impossible, the Boston
Herald says, for the press and public
to keep track of all the notable events
that are taking place. Massachusetts
is aglow with Old Home sentiment, and
Maine folks will have to bestir them
selves to keep up their end of the New
England celebration.
-Four generations were represented at
a party held at North Deer Isle, July
20. The occasion was the seth birth
day of George c. Hardy, and was cele-
brated at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Mark Whitmore. The children,
grandchildren, and great grand chill
dren present numbered Al. Forty-four
others We're unable to be there. Those
connected by marriage number p,
making a total of liz descendants of
this venerable man.
BelfaSts preparations for Old Home
Week are assuming a practical shape
and from the interest already manifest
ed only unfavorable weather can pre-
vent it's observance, and that of the
city's semi-centennial, from proving a
great success. Let it be said here, for
the benefit of those unacquainted with
the history of Belfast, that it's first set
Element was in 1910, and that this year
1t is simply to commemorate it's first
half century under city charter. The
week will properly open with union
service Sunday evening in the Unfair
ian church. Tuesday evening there
will be literary exercises in the Opera
House. with music by the Belfast Band;
Wednesday evening a reception by the
High School Association in Odd Fell
lows hall; Thursday morning parade;
in the afternoon a yacht race, and in
the evening display of fireworks.
This is a mere outline of the features
which are to characterize the week.
The present summer at POpham is
considered the most quiet for years,
due largely to the fact that the Rock
ledge is closed. The summer residents
there, however, never were more en-
thusiastic over it's many attractions,
The beach never was in better shape,
free from fish and debris of all kinds
Mosquitoes have not been as numer-
Gus this year as in former years. Pop
hamites are delighted with the rumor
that Salter's Island, but one mile dis
tant at the entrance to Sagadahoc Bay,
is likely to become one of the most
fashionable resorts on the Maine coast.
1t is stated that Mr.. Gillette, who owns
the island, is soon to build a castle
there and lay out thousands of dollars
improving the island. Mr.. Gillette
married a Vanderbilt, hence is album
dainty able. Work will probably be
commenced upon it next spring.
The State fair baby show will occur
between 10 A. M. and II NJ, Wednes-
day, Sept 2. The first plan was to
have it in the evening, but this was a
bachelors idea. He didn't know about
babies. A baby that is lump of
sweetern-sugar in the forenoon is sour
milk after 6 P M. A baby that will do
stunts at showing it's teefies' at II A.
NJ, will tie itself into bow-knots and
grow red as raw beef if disturbed in
the evening. 1t was out of the oues-
ton You may change dates of Worlds
Fairs but you may not regulate anew
the way of the infant. So the great
State Fair had to come to time. 1t had
to capitulate and now the hour will he
between bathing time and high noon
when baby is the sweetest and the cut
est. 1t is understood that there is a
strong bid among some of the we'll
known local bachelors for jobs as
judges or bottle-holders. The Lewis |
ton Journal will offer special premi- |
UNI of some sort or other for some
kind of a superlative infant and an
nounces that it will gladly account it.
self and recipient of similar offers from
it's friends and readers. Will some in
terested bachelor friend not contribute
for instance dozen nursing bottles
to the latest child of given age?