Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08


for maly years service yet. although
months.
Mrs. Eta Fl. OsgooI. Portland's well
known newspaper writer and club
woman, is gong to Pli,a leiphia where
she is t. conduct classes in parliament
tary law. Her many Maine friends
wish her all success in her new field.
OF the football games. today. L. of
of NJ: plays Harvard at Cambridge,
Bates playes Exeter at Exeter, and
colby plays n. H. State college at
Waterville. BOwdoin having played
Harvard, Wednesday, has 10 game. to-
day. but plays Amherst, next Wednes-
day.
Word comes from Biddeford Pool
that the white grampus which has been
sporting about off this resort, has been
killed of Richmond Island. The whale
was sighted I short distance to the
-outh of the island a few days ago and
boats We're manned and a hunt for the
big white fellow WIS begun. 1t con-
tinueI fo?' il number of hours and
finally oi.,. of the bouts got NEAR enough
to the gramruS to get an iron in his
body and the killing was quickly ac-
complished. After being tOwed ashore
the grampus was found to measure p
feet in length.
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stamp is soon to De waged in Bidde-
ford ana some of those who are inter
confident that they viii win 4 victory
this time and that before many months
have passed. not only trading stamps.
but al kinds Of premiums and prizes
that are being offered with goods to
catch trade viii be cxterminated so far
as Biddeford is concerned.
Bangor News: The marketmen in
form US that big yellow pumpkins are
very plentiful and cheap this fall.
Now with cheap molasses and ginger
and cheap milk. no one is too poOr to
have plenty of pumpkin pie. And what
OH cal III IL tItlt l!lsll Il b'ttti lliTt.I II
rich. dark pumpkin pie that is thick
and sweet and filling.
MilltOvn'S famous old flag pole.
erected half a century ago and stand
ing l16 feet tall. WAS snapped off by
high wind. the other day. 1t is, siin
that the only fire machine that evel
threw water on the top ball was the
old Torrent. pumped by the abe-bodied
mon of Midtown forty years ago. 1t
was 4 muscular company which coulo
pump three hours at the brakes with
out being relieved.
Although the Biddeford company
was far from the top of the list in the
recent State shoot at Brunswick. the
Old timers there are confident that 4
team could be mad. up out Of the
former crack shots Of the company
which would beat anything in the
State.
Maine has one young man in the
present senior class at West Point in
'Illery w. Niles. He is the son of Mr..
ANA Mrs. J. T. Niles of North Chester
vile and is a former student Of the
| Pennington High school. Though
quit" young when he entered the acan
"my ne has taken an excellent rank
during his course and it is expected he
VIII graduate with credit to himself
ana I" his native county. Franklin has
rad but two other cadets. at West
Point Viz, Gen. j. 4. Smith. formerly
"f New Sharon. and Lieut.. James f
Porter Of Strong who was killed in the
Custer massacre.
The establishment Of public baths in
PORTLAND long since PASSED out of the
experimental stage and has become a
settled policy. At a slight annua! ex-
pensa accommodations are provided
| Tor those who may not find them else
where. ami that they ne appreciated is
seen from the fact that 100 900 persons
nave made use of them in the past
| year. The attaendauc. has steadily
grown from the first and no doubt it
! N"un grow f"st"r If the accommoda-
ions We're more ample Ii was three
years ago. in 1901. When on the rec.
CITY government decided to try the
experiment. An initial appropriation
OF 500" was made, ana the total ex-
pendI'ure for fitting UP the baths was
SZ'9"s' As no better place could
be found. the basement Of the Auditori-
! an was fitted up for tie purpose. ana
ne oatAs were opened October 10. 1901.
- ii's' thty Were rot largely patrons
ized PIT Mayor Boo,hby was able to
report tfe following year an attendance
Of over "o.ooo. We were perhaps vise
IN recognizing tic movement" he had
said IN MS address ir the preyious vaar
IL IS IN incentive 70 cleanliness of
speech i.nf action. which is next to
sodiih@ss, ana tends 70 the uplifting ..
citizenship"