Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-05

Joe Cone in Judge.
The warm nights that the growing
corn needs are conspicuous by their
absence.
The Capitol force goes to Portland,
today, but the Capitol remains in Au-
gusta.
Waterville and Fairfield are gradual
ly working up to their old time rivalry
in baseball.
At no Maine resort is so much inter-
est taken in the national game as at
Squirrel Island.
The bell of every Catholic church
rang out the joyful tidings Of a new
Pope yesterday morning.
From Madison to New Portland is
another trolley scheme, and it is said
that A. F. Gerald is behind it.
Bangor is to have another summer
park and pleasure ground to be located
upon the shore of Great pond in Brew
| err.
J The Turf, Farm and Home of this
week comes out with suggestion
| that advantage be taken of the new
| trotting park on the Waterville and
Oakland electric railway line to hold
| n fair that shall rank
with those held at Bangor and Lewis
ton.
| During his 20 years pastorate in
Portland, now ended by mis- resignation,
Rev. Henry Blanchard, D. D., has
| officiated at 239 weddings and $50
| funerals.
| Few men have had the pleasure and
privilege of conducting more than one,
possibly two golden weddings, but a
South Windham citizen, still in the
| prime of life, Charles Albert Nichols,
has had the unique honor of being
master of ceremonies, at four; the first
being that of his parents and the others
| being friends and neighbOrS.
The question of changing the course
of the Mousam river at Kennebunk is
one that effects directly or indirectly
everyone who comes to that beautiful
beach. The proposed course has been
most carefully gone over by engineers
who pronounce it perfectly feasible
and the promoters of the scheme have
| hut work will he
we'll under way in August.
1t seems that the Gardiner Board OF
shoe factory with the proceeds of the
recent successful fair as it took then
all for repairs to the factory and out.
standing bills.
A good story is told of a bright BATH
youth. He purchased a ten cent knife
as a present to his father, and upor
giving the knife suggested that a BIZ
of money be given him so that friend
ship would not be cut. His father
asked him how much was needed ant
he promptly said, "a quarter" He go
it.
Visitors to Small Point are shown
the signal which was used by Mr.
Robinson in the war of 1S12-14, now
owned by L. l.. Totman. Robinson
was stationed upon the rock which
, bears his name and when any wal
vessel would appear off the coast this
side of Monhegan Island the sigma
| nO1116 hQ from MI
hill at Portland. The board was
painted black and it's age and associa.
lions makes it a rare souvenir Robin.
: son Rock commands fine view of the
eastern portion of the approaches t.
| the Kennebec and Sheepscot rivers, Mt
Ararat ard other interesting portions
of the sea side, while upon the west
are the White mountains and hundreds
of islands dotting the surface of Cascc
, bay may be seen.
A curious instance is related of the
simultaneous death, sudden and I'M
expected in both instances, of q
brother and sister living several miles
apart. The brother was Adrion
Roberts of Turner, aged 70, and on the
same date that he dropped dead. last
week, his sister Mrs. Marion Knox. of
Auburn, age S.. died in a similar
manner.
The fact that b. NJ. Clough, the new
principal, and Lawrence M. Price, the
submaster of the Rumford Falls high
school, were both prominent in athle.
tics during their courses at Bowdoin
and Tufts respectively, sounds an
encouraging note for those who are
interested IN athletics at the school.
Hitherto the boys in this school have
done little or nothing in athletics.
The long sandy beach at The Pines
on the Biddeford side at the mouth ot
the Saco river was wonderful sight
Sunday. 1t was more marvellous
tspectacle, however, Saturday evening
Late in the afternoon great schools Of
little herring were seen making for the
shoal water near the shore Not lon,
afterwards it was discovered that tbe
ca11Sa of this unusual rush fouyar ri To-. !,