Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-25

About $1,000 tons of ice harvested on
the Kennebec, this winter.
The National Guard boys are still
left to guess about the coming summer
war game.
1t has been Il hard winter for the
black ducks along the Maine shore.
The wise men are predicting a Dig
freshet and lots of damage when the
great body of snow melts.
The Winthrop Budget says that not
a pair of oxen is now owned in the
whole town of Winthrop.
There are Il lot of Firms in the town
of st. George-20O or more-and some
of them are talking of going to Japan
to help that country fight their enemy,
Russia.
An out of State newspaper claims
to have discovered that in Maine 1t IS
a prize fight when the winner gets more
than fifty per cent. of the purse. When
the purse is evenly divided it may be
either a scrap or a Sparrng exhibition.
The Methodist minister of Long Is
land. Rev. Felix Powell. was an Italian
laborer, 10 years ago, working on the
sewer in Brunswick. He could neither
read nor write his own language or that
of this country. Through the influence
of a Methodist minister who was then
settled in Brunswick. he made an en-
tire change in his life. He is low
graduate from a theological seminary
and doing a good work at Long Island.
The Portland Advertiser optimist
tries to cheer up his readers by re-
marking that in all probability next
July will see the Maine farmers making
hay as usual. The BiddefOrd Journal
man is less confident and declares that
except the fact that Il few of the col
i leges have arranged their baseball
schedules and the announcement that
the ci, Gus is coming to Portland on Me-
mortal Day. there have yet been no in
lications to lead one to believe that
there will ever again be Il heated sea-
son in Maine. Still. on general princi-
pies it is probably better to be an OPP
timist than Il pessimist.
The Milinocket Journal is keeping
up with the growth of the busy COM
munity which it serves. and has just
installed a modern cylinder press.
When it come: to smart old men don't
fail to figure in C. w. Stevens OF Paris.
age s.. This winter he has loaded in
the woods and with horse team has
hauled to his house. some three Quar-
terS of Il mile, 20 cords of wood. has filed
his ice house with 800 cakes of ice. haul
ing the ice one and one-third miles.
besides assisting in milking II cows
and caring for a large stock of cattle
two horses. etc. He is now cutting up
his wood pile for his years wood.
The latest electric road rumor is that
the Portland road is going to abandon
the Old Orchard branch and instead of
running to Old Orchard take up the
track and run it up past Grand Beach
and to Pine Point and then UP the
turnpike to Dustan to connect with tho
main line. Report is that the Old Or
chard belt line is poor speculation.
1t did fair business last summer in
the height of the season but since the
beach season was over it has hardly
been patroniZed.
Away out in India men are now cut
ting, saving. measuring and shipping
teak for the Bath Iron Works to use on
the battleship Georgia 1t costs s24 a
thousand feet and something like $114-
900 will be the total bill. After next
summer it will come along in a steady
stream. one cargo a month. The teak
is used. among other things. for the
backing of the armOr plate. Business
at the works is going along more
smoothly than when they We're under
the old trust. since Judge Putnam put
the plant on what is practically an in
dependent basis. They now pay cash
and get better goods more promptly
Evidence of improvement is shown as
last month. the percentage of increase
| on the Georgia was three per cent. the
Bath Iron Works leading all other yards
of the country where battle ships are
i'm process of construction. The works
cannot. under Judge Putnam's decis-
ion. take big contracts for new work
but may finish present contracts and
also do repair work.
An Auburn man who is greatly in
terested in all things pertaining to the
public schools and who is favorably
impressed With the idea which the stu
dents of the graduating class of Lewis
ton High are advancing in regard to
dropping graduation and taking a trip
to Washington instead. suggests that
1t might be good plan for the Lewis
ton and Auburn classes to go together
| II the party would not be too large. and
| IN that way far better rates could be
secured. Considering some If their
past relations it would be a safe plan
| to put the representatives of the two
| schools under bonds to keep the peace