Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-06

The Norway boys live up to their old
as crack marksmen of the
militia.
The first deer brought into Bangor
was shot by woman, Mrs. {. l..
Jones of that city.
There is great field for the bear
hunter down in Wesley where bruin
has been killing off the sheep in whole
sale fashion.
The kenncbec fair at Readfeld is not
only the oldest of them all but it clings
better tnan most of them to the Origi-
nal idea of an agricultural exhibition
The Portland papers cannot forgive
the Archbishop Of Canterbury for pass
ing through without stopping. and
they particularly depiore his neglect
Of the opportunity 10 eat real Scarboro
CLANS.
If this recount of the senatorial
vote in Knox county pans out as it
PROMISES the Senate will have TO
struggle through the winter without
dtVoting an hour or two daily to a
display of Lindlty Murray Staples
{ loquence.
Capt. a. w. Yates. construction
quarterrnaster Of the regular army at
Portland for the past three years. has
been ordered to Manila. He has seen
active service III the Philippines once
before.
The headline writer of the Bangor
News is one Of the few who are guilty
of dropping into rhyme. This is the
way he headed up an article ANNOUNCE
ing the opening of the big game sea-
son: skip. timid deer. October
here; for you it is no fun: just mind
Your eye. he's after you, the man be-
hind the gun. Yes. now for ten eX-
citing weeks, he'll have you on the
run
Those who wish to adorn their homes
with trees should remember that they
need not wait until Arbor day to carry
out their designs. On the whole. au-
tnnn is the best season for transplant
ing all dcciduouS trees. The frosts of
winter settle the earth about the roots
much better than the gardeners can
do the job 1t is Il wonder that more
of the tree peddlers do not deliver
their goods in the fall
Boston Herald: Bar Harbor has lost
| one OF her greatest benefactors by the
| death of De Grasse Fox. If he was
| not the pioneer Of this fashiona BILE
summer resort. ne certainly did more
| to direct it in the direction Of its pres
ent development than any other single
| individual. He built some of the fin
| est private residences there, as well
| as some Of it's leading hotels AL
though Philadelphia. he was one of
| the first to recognize the wonderful
| natural attractions of that section Of
| the Maine coast. and his foresight has
| been indicated by the easy pre-elni-
hence of what is now by long odds the
most beautiful of all summer resorts on
! our New England shore.
| The east end of Middle street Port
land. presents many strange sights
every day Of the year, and many inter-
esting ones as Well. hut there is none
| that attracts more attention than the
young jew who daily peddles his big
| cart of jew bread. This bread is 4
sight in itself. 1t does not look like the
ordinary staff of life. 1t looks more
J like immense biscuits. for it is mad.
up into round l0avps and baked with
out pans. The young Jew who is evil
IDENTIFY the ma ker of II. loads his food
into big hand cart. standing the
loaves up on end. and then sets of on
his rounds. There is no paper in the
bottom OF the cart. nor is there any
covering over the top Of it, But this
bread is healthy. for who is there whn
looks better than one ui the Jew chill
dren of whom there arr. legion in tn
vicinity of Fore and Middle streets
Surely tn young Jew who sells the
bread is the very rersonihcation 81
health.
In northern New England some in
terest has recently been shown in the
exploration Of quartz Veins coEtainine
precious metals. During the field sea
son of l''% pr. George Otis smith
a Skowhegan boy now a member of tn
|. ;. geological survey. visited twr
lot alties where search for the yellow
metal was being prosecuted. Under
the heading Quartz Veins i'll Maine
ard Vermont. he has recorded the re.
suits ct his reconnaissance observation
in any article in the Surveys recent