Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-24

WI N III lllc county. Iit "eo JIMMY
in his field and inimitable in his style.
He was never bitter, but his gentle
fun with the week spots in public men
contributed UNNECESSARILY to the
pleasure of the whole country. Few
newspaper workers would be so much
missed as he will be. Mr.. Merrick was
A years of age. a native of Ohio and
haG been with the Post for IA years.
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A Dream of May.
April drifts away,
And soon we'll hear the mockingbirds in
rosy deepS of Mayi
A million flowers will flame;
And Love Will read in violetS his dear,
delicious name.
Farewell o, skies of gray,
While all the world is thrilling to the
kisses OF May .t2-.-,.
Frank L. Stanton.
1t is approaching spring up Moose
head lake way. The stage route across
the lake on the ice has been aban-
doned.
1t is now up to Senator Staples and
Dr. Crockett to add newspaper plants
to their gubernatorial boom outfits.
For the man who tasted and prayed
the day was all right, but the baseball
list and fisherman would have preferred
little milder Fast day.
Those who want to eat Holsters, this
summer-and who doesn't?-will have
to pay good figure, as the wholesalers
are using the new law as an excuse
for pushing up the price.
A dog frothing at the mouth made
excitement in Standish, this week, I'M
til heroic woman, taking a gun loaded
with buckshot put an end to the scare
and likewise to the dog.
The Rockland Courier Gazette loses
no time in contradicting the claim of
the Bath Independent that Bath, ac-
cording to its population, contained
more telephones than any other place
in the country. 1t shows that while
Bath occupies only seven columns in
the New England telephone directory,
Rcckland fills Is, and the list is grow
;,r 70
keep up with it. They are certainly
great takers down in Knox county.
Harvey D. Eaton and his associates
may well rejoice at their victory in re-
organizing the Oakland Electric Com
pany. 1t is announced that they have
| accomplished practically what the
| Legislature refused to do for them,
after notable and particularly bitter
| fight.
| Rockland has gone a full month
without the recording of a single in
tention of marriage. and it is in order
for the local clergymen and editors to
| indulge in few vigorous race
suicide sermons.
| The Maine Sportsmen prints letters
from several men who say they will
not come to Maine to hunt any more
on account of the new license fee. They
will lose more than this State will by
| their absence.
| A correspondent of the Portland
Press Iamenting the misuse of Fast
day. suggests the esta blishment of
April 80 as Spring day. Why not make
it May 1 and call it May day. a holt
day of the old time around which
many associations and traditions
cling?
| A resident of Woodfords owns 10
hens that certainly will rank with the
record breakers in the line of egg lay
ing for the winter months Since the
first day of last November up to the
18th of April the record shows that
these hens have laid 1895 eggs, an
average of 10 day for the little flock.
| Old Town is happy in the assurance
that it's long-for new railroad station
is a sure thing. The building will in
all probability be either stone or brick
and will be used by both the Maine
Central Railroad Co. and the e. & A. 1t
win, however, be the exclusive property
of the former road anG the latter will
pay rental for it's use. The location of
the station has not been definitely de-
termined as yet as the head officials
of the road have different ideas as to
where it should be placed.
| b. There is a tradition that Amos Pat
ten, who climbed Katahdin in 1903, was
the first white man who ever set fot
upon the summit of Names highest
mountain. In his diary of the trip Mr..