Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-29

iHoHy, tHey eNiucillly leeiiiS tiidl llle
lovers were not old enough to know
their own minds. The fashion set by
Senator Depew is becoming something
of q fad among his colleagues.
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Along the Way We're Going.
Don't keer how high the possums climb
Or If it's hot. or snowin'.
Wen have d halleluia time
Along the way we're goin!
Times too brief to sit an sigh
When the stormy day is nigh
RainbowS runnin' roun the sky
Along the way were gOin'!
Don't keer how high the summit seems
No star its light bestowin',
Wen dream our halleluia dreams
Along the way were goin!
Soon the strife will all be past:
Sheltered from the stormy blast,
Well reach Home-Sweet Home, at last
Along the way were goin'.
Atlanta Constitution
Aroostook county is enjoying a sleigh
ride.
Bangor seems to be much more
scared than hurt by the smallpox
A Surry man shot an otter this week,
the first seen in that section for many
years.
OF the 1O4 teachers in the Bangor
city schools, 101 were at the convention
in Augusta, last week.
The University of Maine will board a
special train and go bodily to that foot
ball game at Brunswick, Saturday.
The Kingsbury murder is the fifth
which Piscataquis county has had with
in two years.
A Portland prophet PREDICTS 33 snow
this winter. That leaves only
32, but we can hardly expect them all
to be as gentle as the first was
Now western Maine wants big fair
like those at Lewiston and Bangor and
such, as Watervlle proposes to have
The resurrection of Presumpscot park
is suggested for the purpose.
Bath is somewhat worried over the
cases of diphtheria in the
city. 1t is claimed that several parents
have not reported the cases to even
their doctors, although fully aware of
the dangerous disease, hoping in this
way to prevent being quarantined. But
what are the physicians doing?
The question of the best waltzer and
the best pair of them, which has long
vexed the social circles of Eastport, has
at last been settled, and along with the
glory the winners got five dollar gold
pieces. Now that this is over and the
Army wedding has taken
place, what will the city have to enliven
things till spring?
AT the October term of the Supreme
court, for Penobscot county, which
closed last Saturday. John F.. Robinson,
Esq, tried % divorce cases and OBJ
tanned DEGREES in every case. This is a
record breaking number to be tried by
an attorney at one term of court in this
State and is believed to be the largest
ever tried by any law firm in
New England al a single term In some
it is not a record to boast
about. A total of 50 divorces were
granted at the term in question.
John M. Ramsay, Esq. of Blaine, has
married 80 couples, so says the Pressure
Isle Independent, and intimatas that it
is lucky omen to tie the one hum
dreth couple. 1t is now probable that
some couple will break their necks to
get to Squire Ramsay's office to have
him tie the knot.
After many years of waiting Portland
is at last to have a quarantine station
and Saturday the government adj
vertised for proposals to furnish a suit
able site for it's location. In the adver-
tisement it is stated that the depart
ment requires q tract of not less than
five acres on the channel way of vessels
going to Portland and not more than
ten miles from the city. The site must
have a water front of not less than 500
feet with an available depth of water
sufficient for a wharf to accommodate
ocean going vessels.
The pastor and people Of the First
Parish Congregational church at Scar
boro station, formerly known as "Black
Point. are making ready for a very in
teresting celebration, that of the 175th
anniversary of the establishing of the
church there. The present pastor is
Rev. Henry A. Merrill and through his
efforts much has of late been done to
improve the appearance of the interior
Of the church and it is in every respect
pretty and we'll appointed house of
worship. It is located on historic
ground. not inaptly termed THE dark
and bloody ground of Maine" Scar
boro was literally fought over during
the old wars with the French and
Indians and there is good deal of
romance there. Col Richard Hume
well, the famous Indian fighter. lived
there and for years kept up a ceaseless