Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-28
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A Song Of Worry.
What's he use to sit an worry II You
lose. who thought to win?
Kick the worry out the winder-let the
livn' sunshine in!
Time amt Sighin
Worryin' is nalf a sin.
What's the use to work for worry? Amt
tier. any hope in sight?
Kick Di ls H0a an the 9"' night isS "'oe " W
Time don't worry
Too much hurry:
Swifter than an eagles flight.
What's tie use? There amt a reason,
nor the shadder of a rhyme:
When the wurl' rolls on in music. an the
stars are keepin' time:
Time amt cryin-
He's a-ttyin'.
An you're on the wings OF Time.
Atlanta Constitution. Frank l.. STAN
ION.
The calendar collector is on the war
path.
Nothing can look more lonesome
than the discarded Christmas tree.
One muddle follows another in the
Cum oerland court house matter.
II is said that the ice harvest on the
kennebec, this winter. will not be 4
large one.
Are you planning on having every
bill paid at the end of the month so as
to begin 1868 square with the world:
Leap year has not been wholly a
success in Westorook where there have
been % fewer marriages than in 1909.
IL" Bangor "aliti-graft' committee
Processes to be- astounded by the dis
covery that a city official owns the
piano which is rented when the City
hall is leased for concerts, dances, etc.
The broWn-tail moth, comfortably
asleep in winter quarters, has been dis
covered in Eastport in lot of oak
lumber imported from Massachusetts.
Some of the fastdiouS residents of
u
are making objection to the signs
Poor Department" which adorn the
carts which bring them fuel and food.
The past few days have given a proof
of the old auage about the strengthen
ing cold that comes with the length
ening days. Christmas day was both
the coolest of the winter and the day
when the first extra second Of sunlight
was added.
Over in New Hampshire the first
official action OF the authorities to pre-
vent the spread of the brown-tail
moth was that taken at special town
meeting at North Hampton last week,
when it WAS voted to purchase two
dozen 12-foot clippers. to be distributed
among the farmers of the town. To
make this step effective. the se,ectmen
were authorized TO engage some COM
spetent person to make tour of the
town and instruct all property owners
how to detect the gypsy moth and how
to remove their nests with the aid of
a. n11s s,,Alv
them.
A social club has been organized by
the employees of the Washington
county railway. tine object of which is
to bring the men together, for an ex-
change Of views OH the subject of rail-
way work and for social intercourse.
Superintendent Baker has placed at
the disposal of the club one of the
large rooms on the second floor of the
general offices building in Calais, and
has generously added heating and
lighting and the services of a janitor.
The rooms are being fitted up by the
club with furniture for their needs,
and literature of interest to the men
will be found on the tables at all
times. The idea is a good one and
the club should be source of pleasure
and profit to it's members. especially
during the long winter months. The
organization starts in with member
ship of Sc.
The Bangor Commercial publishes a
picture OF the old Agamont house of
Bar Harbor, reproduced from a
deguerreotyre taken over 50 years ago.
At that time the Agamont house was
the only hostelry in the place. II was
ON Main street just at the break fof the
hin that runs down TO the whartes. 1t
was destroyed by fire some 10 Tor L
years ago.
1t was declared at Edinburgh recent
~ that more fishermen were drdwned
from the custom of wearing long boots
thar by all the storms. G
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