Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-24

of a shortage in the BURBERRY crop.
Waterville and Fairfield are bub-
bling over with baseball enthusiasm,
and each has secured 'ready-to-
wear team that promises to be
winner.
A distinguished visitor to Old Or
chard, this week, is Miss Ellen Stone,
the missionary, whose capture by the
hrigands several years ago, aroused
national interest.
abuse of postal privilege. 1t has
been found necessary there, in several
instances, to remove the large boxes
for the deposit of packages, as all
kinds of rubbish were placed in them.
The mail collectors have found sticks,
stones, tin cans, old shoes, and from
one box q live cat was taken.
A Brunswick man displays a curious
growth found by him on a tree in that
town which, thus far, no one has been
able to classify. 1t consists of a hol-
low, egg-shaped piece of wood about
the size of a football and of wood one
fourth of an inch thick. It's formation
on tree in such a peculiar shape is
matter of much comment by all who
have seen it.
One of the most interesting and ex-
acting pieces of work in the building
of the fortresses in Portland harbor, is
the laying of the sixty miles of cables
to connect them.
Sebec, one of Piscataquis county's
live towns, will be 100 years old in Au-
gust. AS yet no definite action has
been taken to observe the event, but it
is believed that Sebec citizens have too
much pride in their town to let this
noteworthy occasion pass wholly I'M
noticed.
Judge and Mrs, Fogg of Bath, have
returned from novel and thoroughly
enjoyable vacation trip. 1t was
tramping tour through the Presidential
range of the White Mountains, and was
filled with experiences decidedly out of
the ordinary. They passed one night
in a club house $500 feet above sea
level One of the interesting sights
was the snow arch which was then at
it's prettiest, the snow being II to Is
feet deep.
Biddeford Journal: We note with
pleasure that Associate Editor John
Clair Minot of the kennebec Journal is
convalescng from bad attack OF
heart disease. The ceremony was per-
formed in Gloucester, Mass, last Mon
day, and Mr.. and Mrs. Minot will be at
home in Augusta after October l.
The Portland Advertiser richly de-
serves all the good things that nave
been said of it, since it's recent increase
in size, following the installation OF
beautiful new Cox duplex perfectlhg
press. The Advertiser is one OF the
Oldest and most influential papers IN
Maine. and under it's present aDle anu
hustlipc management may be depend
ed upon to hold a place in the front
rank of the dailies of our state.
For wears the attention of the public
has been called to the growing scarcity
of the May1iower, owing to ruthless
picking, and now come complaints OF
SIMILAR nature with regard to the pohu
lily. This beautiful flower is said TO pc
very scarce. this year. due to the 1act
that those who gather them to sell pull
them I'D by the roots. Already 100
MANY OF our native flowers have been
entirely exterminated in this manner,
and flower lovers would lose much
were the dainty Mayfower and ira
grant pond lily added to the list.
Because so many of Boston's SUD-
stantial citizens are coming to Maine
TO celebrate Old Home week the Her
aid wants to rechristen it the olh
Away From Home week. i-e.
Ruckfie,d has an infant prodigy IN
the little -year-old daughter OF MT MT
Berry tbs smart little girl is able TO
set a tabla, clear it off, and WASH the
dishes as neatly as one trlpie VI aN
ruple her age, and as if that We're not
enough, s.le can also make ana oake q
pan of b cult that would do creale 70
a housev. fe of many years experience
To Old Orchard sparrows oeiohg the
distinct:c of selecting the most unique
site of n lird's nest heard OF lor soiiie
time. TIE gas plant of the oeasno.e
House at this popular summer resort
has been working very poorly this sum
mer Net once has the now VI SO
been as plentiful as required. and at
times some of the jets would give forth
onIv The slightest flicker. Proprietor
F. g. s.aples, who is something of
m n, h. a>,.ps cot desperate at last, and
taking into the basement with him as
ass;a.an - +Ho of tne hotel employees,