Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-11

Bath pupils and parents are petition
ing for a return to the one session sys-
TEN.
1t has taken 120 lead pencils to sup
ply the Portland voting booths, this
year, and none were left, Tuesday
night.
One of the few places which got eX-
cited enough over the election to cele-
brate with torchlight parade was
Brunswick.
With IL railroad direct to the sea-
board, AroOStook counts with conf
delce upon Il great growth and de-
velopncnt in the next few years.
brewer people are wondering if Mary
Gertrude Walsh. formerly Of that city,
now IF Grand Junction. Colorado. Was
elected county superintendent Of
schools, Tues day. She was Il candi-
date and a Lively campaign was waged.
Many Maine men who voted for
Fremont in 1876 and who have voted
the Republican ticket ever since. cast
their votes for Roosevelt. Tuesday.
One of them was J. a. Dennison. age
81. VINO was the first man to vote at
Mechanic Falls.
Another Fremont Republican was
Rev. Seth Fl. Ecaie of Camden. age go
who c;,me home from Il visit to Port
land in order to vote. He not only
voted for Fremont in 1856 but he had
the distraction of voting for Lincoln
in "a while in the trenches in front of
Petersburg.
Portland has many sources of true
fame and does not need 10 steal. beg
or borrow anything Of the sort. Hence
the Argus man WAS amused the other
dav to hear Il new distinction forced
upon her. Two travelling men We're
in Spring street car going down
town One said: so this is Portland.
Well pretty city" = Yes" re-
marked the other. you've heard of it.
haven't you? This is where they
make all the Portland cement"
Newell Hodgkns of Lamoine recent
ly killed two foxes at one shot while
cruising the woods in the vicinity of
his hone. Tie two young providers
We're standing erect on their hind legs
i'm a wrestling attitude when discov-
cred and tn. crafty young hunter lost
no time in taking advantage of such
a rare opportunity. David Springer
and Rufus Stratton also secured "a
silver-gray specimen of the fox family
in the same section short time ago
which will bring them a good price.
A pair of birds that are rare in this
part of the country was shot Friday
in Scarboro. by Blanchard Pillsbury,
one of the proprIetors of the we'll
known resort at Pine Point. The
birds are gadwalls. a variety of duck
that is found generally in the Mis-
sisSippi valley and the Western states.
but is seldom seen as far East as
Maine. The specimens shot by Mr..
Pillsbury are rather smaller than the
black duck generally found in this
region, but are handsome birds. of a
brown and gray color. They will be
mounted.
The directors of the Maine state
Sanatorium Association are looking
forward to the opening Of their new
buildings at Hebron about Nov. 20.
Good progress has been made with the
erection of TIE different structures and
at present attention is being given
principally to the furnishings. Among
the articles to be provided. the blan-
kets and fur coats. which form very
important part of the equipment of the
sanatorium. are receiving especial care
but in every respect the details Of the
interior of the buildings will be at
tended to with scrupulouS attention.
No arrangements have yet been def
nit"ly made for the celebration of the
opening day and the exact date has not
Yet been fixed.
The lions Advocate gives some in
teresting statistics regarding the
present condition and work of the
BAPTIST denomina ton in Maine. Ac-
cording to the latest reports there are
~ churches with 2o,1S6 members as
against 246 churches and POOLS men,
bers. a year ago. There were 595
baptiSms during the year. 40 more
than in the year before. The num-
Der OF deaths was 332 The Sunday
school membership is 1856 and there
are 3.iS5 active members and 1407 as
sociat" members III the Y. P. s. e. E.
The Value of the church property
held by the denomination in Maine
is N."-1."oo The amount expended
for church purposes during the year
was Sl3s..3?.so The Sunday-schools
expended S..4l,.a6. and gave for be-
nevoience s., 56S.01. The Young Peo-
pies Society gave for their home ex-
"""ssS Sl.@'S:. and for benevoIence
N,lS'.66 The grand total for ex-