Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-23

C4&yalNly4 Gossip
The Coming Days.
We've all been singn' of the days-the
days that are TO be, . <,
When The ships that sailed away from
US shall all come home from sea-
When the harbor lights shall Sleanl'
And Gods stars above US stream, g..
And We'll pass from stormy oiiio"S u
the music of dream
And the DAYS are not so distant-for their
light is beaming bright WILL,
The deepest seas are known OF "ou-
earth shadows are HIS nSht
And across the stormy foam
The stars will guide forever TO where
the bells ring Home. ~
The frost made a thorough job of it.
Lewiston has the State Board OF
Trade and Bar Harbor the club Wo-
men, these days.
If Gardiner has a firebug it should
lose no more time in rounding him up.
The burning of the Coliseum Will
probably prevent the kennebec valley
from enjoying THE First Crusade
this fall.
Those who claim that the new An
droscoggin county court room will be
the handsomest in Maine have not seen
the kennebec court room.
The returning knights Templar
have great tales to tell of California
hospitality and of the hosts of Maine
people whom they met all along the
route.
H. G.. Nelson of South Caribou, has
n wonderful mouse which has sue
cessfully learned to play a banjo. SO
expert has he become in picking the
strings that the cat has become
charmed, and the cat and the mouse
lie ut ease in their domestic relations.
At least this is the story told by the
Aroostook Republican.
Now that everybody has recovered
a bit from the third Bull Run and is
beginning to sit up and take notice,
there is some interest being taken in
the next important military event,
the State shoot. which is to be held at
Brunswick. Oct. 4. 1t is believed that
each of the twenty-four companies of
both regiments will make entry be-
fore the lists are closed.
Biddeford Journal: Maine is
thoroughly satisfactory" says the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, refer
ring to the September election
returns. 1t is not alone with reference
to It's political compile ion that Maine
is satisfactory; there is no better state
in which to live. whether for pleasure
or business, than Maine. Make the at
tempt to induce any of the men, who
have been preaching the doctrine that
the state is going to the demnition
bowwows. to pack up their household
gods, to shake the Maine dust from
their feet and emigrate to any of the
many utopian lands flowing with milk
and honey. and they will tell you that
they are not "shaking' Maine dust
this year or any other year, and that
they never were stuck on milk and
honey anyway.
Mayor James P. Baxter of Portland.
has announced himself as a candidate
for denomination. When Mr.. Baxter
consented to run for Mayor last
December, he had several pet schemes
which he desired to see brought to n
successful issue. Few of these projects
have materialized but Mayor Baxter
hopes to see them to successful
finish during the next municipal year.
This week he said in answer to an in
quiry by an Express reporter that he
would be a candidate in December
Several prominent Democrats have
said that if Mr. Baxter is a candidate
it will be useless to nominate Demo-
crat for the reason that a Democrat
will stand no show Of election against
| Mr.. Baxter. Many influential Demo-
Gratis in sympathy with the present
| Mayors administration. will vote for
| him and az he has the united Repub-
lican party with him there is not the
slightest doubt Of his reelection if he
| is nominated.
For several weeks there has been in
circulation a report to the effect that
the Holingsworth & Whitney Co, is to
build another dam in the kennebec OPP
posite Watervillr TO Increase the
already fine water power which the
company has. There was foundation
for the rumor. for the company's
representatives looked over the site for
the contemplated new dam. The pro-
posed site was below the railroad
bridge, hut owing to the unfeasibility
of the plan the project has heen
practically given up and there will be
no new dam--at least not for a long
time to come.
Gov. Charles B. Aycock and Judge
Winston. who have been lecturing dur