Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-16

comes the celebration of a century of
corporate existence.
The Kennebec shad are said not to be
so plenty this season as usual, but Il
shipment of 60 barrels of them was
made from Bath on the Boston boat
the other night.
The big total of SILL 900 is the money
price which Rockland has had to pay
for the past years contagious disease
expenses. 1t is an amount equal to
that usually spent on streets, or for
educational purposes.
The Maine cotton manufacturers, in
general, have big stocks of raw cotton
on hand and the high price of this COM
modify doesn't disturb them a bit.
The cheerful and entertaining takers
on various Maine papers have had
sighting in various places of the bal
loon recently let loose in st. Louis, con-
tanning season ticket TO the big expo
sition.
The Reporter-Journalc complains that
there does not seem to be much mar
rying in Gardiner this spring. Since
the first of January there have been
but ten intentions of marriage on me
city clerks books.
A Southwest Harbor correspondent
proves that the fun of hanging May
baskets has the same charm for the
youth of the present generation as it
held in I'VE olden time" by citing the
case of one tWelvey ear-old boy in
that town who has made and hung so
this month. We wonder if the young
ster was lucky enough to get caught
every time. =,
PASSPORT has not mad a case of
smallpox within its borders for more
| than so years, yet, no less an authority
than the Journal of the American Med
! ical Association published in Chicago,
quoting from alleged reports sent out
| from the office of the encouragement,
marine hospital service, gives 10 cases
month of February last. Such ''infor
| nation as this is worse than useless.
Mrs. Lucinda Cakes of South Bed
| dington, sent a great curiosity to the
Narraguagus Times office this week in
| the form of a four legged chicken. 1t
has four perfectly formed legs, the eX-
| ira pair growing from its back, so, had
! it lived, it would been able to walked
either side up. 1t was probably de-
signed for campaign or baseball
| rooster.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is
the season Of yarns" here is n true
story of pleasing incident that re-
Gently occurred at q meeting of the
Sunday school in one of the WaterVIle
| churches. After the Sunday school
| lesson had been finished, and just be-
| fore the classes We're to be excused, the
superintendent asked if there was any
one present that would like to make
| any remarks or ask any questions. All
| was still for moment and then a little
tot of five years said: I'D like to
speak a piece every we'll, my little
miss, you shall speak a piece" said the
superintendent as he softly asked the
| little one to step out front. The little
| girl walked slowly down the aisle and
| taking q position directly in front of
the altar made neat bow and said:
There was a jolly wobbin, who kept his
head Il bobbin:
| As he gobhled up big fat worm;
| And he said: "Ive eat Il brothers, ana 81
| half dozen others.
| And golly how it ticllles when they
| SQuirm.
The little girl bowed and amid laugh
ter and applause returned to seat
| beside her mother.
Boston Journal: We have noted that
at the recent convention of the Ameri-
can Medical Association in New Or
leans DR.. and Ex-Governor Garcelon of
Maine was present The ex-governor
yet drives about his native city in a
one-horse chaise caring for the sick.
And yet he was obliged to hear essays
at the New Orleans convention which
declare that the annual output of new
physicians in this country is about
twelve thousand-four times more than
are needed-and that the only remedy
is for the old doctors either to get out
of business or die off sooner. lr.
Garcelon, it seems, has no idea of dy-
ing. and the disappearance of his one
horse chaise before his death would be
resented by the entire population of
Maine. Since the old doctors decline to
die. it would seem to be up to fewer
boys to take ito professional physic.
Portland leads the way in effecting
an organization for the celebration
of Old Home Week.-Kennebec Jour
nal.
AS usual And does Augusta pro-
pose to bring up in the rear of the
Old Home Week procession, also as
: usual?-Portland Argus.
With great unwillingness but in the
interests of the truth we are forced to
, admit that it looks that way at the
present time.
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