Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-10

American continent. has recently been
purchased as a valuable acquisition to
DE crown Jewels of Germany. The
German prince, while in this country.
saw the gem at Chicago and admired it
so much that the government has been
negotiating for it ever since. and re-
Gently sent man over to this country.
who finally succeeded in closing the
trade. taking the gem back to Germany
with him. At the worlds fair at Chi
cago the gem was valued at 100000. II
weighed 1873 carats. BY the way. one
crystal taken at Paris. Me, this sum-
lntr has been sold for $500.
Although it is but the first of De-
cember plans are being made for next
summers business on the Maine shore,
and the indications. according to the
reports which come from the dif"re'!;
sections, are that the season is to be Il
good one. People who Iun summer no
tells and others who take only a few
boardeis believe that with the presi-
Dental election over and no worlds
fair TO attract. the summer next year
should be one of the best in the history
of Portland and Casco Bay. In antici
patton of a rush many hotels are en-
larsing their accommodations ana
many cottages are being built or are to
be constructed before the arrival OF
spring. The principal construction
work in progress down the bay con.
nected with the summer tourist bust
hess is the erection of the big new hO-
tel on Great Chebeague Island while
several other hotels are being enlarged.
Il am Informed that Mr.. Bouchard.
who lives over on the State road. left
his barn door open Sunday night for
tie hens to go in and forgot to shut it,"
writes that always picturesque Park
hurst correspondent. When he went
out in the morning to feed the stock
he found a big deer in the barn floor
eating out of the Oat box. Instead OF
shutting the door Mr.. BOuchard SAID.
Scar you tam SOn-fer-gun, and be-
gan to beat the deer over the head with
the pitch fork handle. The deer bolted
for the open door and as he went by
Mr.. Bouchard caught him by the horns
and away they went across the field.
The first fence they came to man anu
deer went ten feet into the air. The
horn came off and Mr.. Bouchard was
left behind somewhat bruised and
shaken. He still claims the deer and
all hunters are notified not to modest a
big deer with only one antler, as it is
Mr.. Bouchards property"
There is Il good story told about
Congressman Burleigh in connection
with the water district fight. After
the contest was over and the old
company had been dethroned by an
overwhelming vote, Clarence E. Bur-
leigh expressed the desire to become
one of the trustees of the new dis
trict. His father said to him: My
son. you must not think of becoming
one of the trustees. There'll time
come when the district system will
Tot be as popular as it is today. So
you had better not be mixed up in
t."-Waterville Sentinel.
1t IS really too bad to spoil such
good story" Truth however COM
pels us to say that the editor of the
Journal never entertained, much less
expressed, Il desire to become one of
the trustees of the Augusta Water dis
trict: neither did he ever have any
conversation regarding the matter
with Congressman Burleigh. The
STORY" is certainly rich in the quail
ties Of vivid imagination-but it is
pipe dream. pure and simple.