Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01


Our living thanks to thee.
Give us the fitting word to say
Us Us Strength till next Thanksgiving day.
Julia H. May in Lewiston Sun.
December, and now we can speak OF
this winter" and last fall.'
The season of sales and fairs, of
shopping tours and family secrets is
close at hand.
The Thornton Academy and Kenne-
bunk High elevens had to play third
game before either could score.
in the Bath High school refuses to stay
settled for any length of time.
The S. d. Warren company, West
brook, gave it's employees eight tons OF
turkey for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Not nearly SO many poor families in
Lewiston and Auburn, this ThanksgiV-
Ing, as last" said one of the observant.
II ascribe it to enforcement of the
liquor laws. Money that formerly went
to the saloon, goes to groceries and
everybody is happier
a Presque Isle paper thinks that
Aroostook towns, up-to-date in most
respects, are sadly deficient in good
streets. 1t may be some comfort for
the Aroostook people to be reminded
that their communities are not the only
ones in the State with miserable public
ways.
1t is said that many people in the
Penobscot cities are keeping their chill
dren from school, refusing to have
and there are such people, they should
read up on the truancy law and find
that unless the children are receiving
private instruction approved by the
school board that they are subject to a
heavy fine to be recovered upon COM
plant to the municipal court.
During the fall many people make the
| mistake of raking the leaves from their
lawn. Nature has intended that they
shall fall and remain on the ground
through the winter months and by
spring they have become decayed and
furnish one of the best fertilizers for
the grass which it is possible to obtain.
William Mains, the famous baseball
player, was in Portland, last week,
when he CHANGED to meet a number of
old friends who have Interestingly
watched his creditable career on the
diamond from the time when he
appeared in Portland one August after
noon in 1857 and began his professional
life by winning hard fought game
from the Salems by the score of to 8.
That was IL years ago and every sea-
son since then the tall Windham boy
has been pitching ball for a number Of
the crack teams of the country. This
long record of a pitcher being in the
game year after year is one that has
but few equals in the history of base
ball. There have been number of star
players who have been produced in the
Pine Tree state but to Mains must be
awarded the palm for being the best of
'em all. This man, who stands six feet
and two inches in his stockings, has
always had tremendous speed and
this coupled with fine assortment of
curves and a splendid control accounts
for the remarkably long career which
he has enjoyed. But there is also an
other leading characteristic that has
always marked the career of the Wind
ham lad. He has always made it a
point to take the best of care Of him.
self. Drinking, late hours and all other
forms of dissipation, have always been
rigidly Stunned by this great tosser.
He has played all over the country
even as far west as Portland, Oregon.
For the past two seasons he has been
on the Syracuse team and for the five
years preceding was with Rome in the
New York State league.
Bangor News: In spite of sulky
citizens and in spite of false reports
which We're given widest circulation,
Bangor is emerging from the cloud of
meet her duties with courage. Had the
citizens been willing to take the word of
Dr. Woodcock from the start, if their
fears had not ran away with their
courage, nine-tenths of the scare"
might have been averted. Thanks to
the good sense of the general public, the
danger is past and the doctors have
been indicated.
One of the social events of the Port
land winter will be the Charity ball to
be given at the Falmouth, December
80. The board of managers includes
the leading society ladies of the city,
which leaves no doubt of the success
Of the affair. AS no arrangements
nave been made for any assemblies,
this ball will be the dance of the sea-
son and it is probable that large sum
will be netted for one of the worthiest
charities of the State, the Home for
Friendless Boys. AS it is a State in
stitution, it is probable that out of
town guests will attend Half rates
will be arranged on the railroads. The
committee intend making it delight
full occasion in every way. Fine mu-