Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
John Quill Writes Of Things
at the Hub.
Splendid Fall Weather and
Lots Of Good Plays.
Leaves for New York 10 Visit His Old
Friend Jerome.


weeks to Thanksgiving and Boston is
like i summer day, windows and doors
are open and everything looks as green
as a day in June. Even the Common
and Public Garden are holding their
verdure and color and the oldest i'll
habitants look wise and admit that in
their long tarry on this earth's crust,
they never remember any weather like
this. It's an ideal fall and only shows
what old Prob can do when he gets
down to business. In fact summer is
lingering in the lap of fall almost long
enough to cause Il scandal. The social
lid is hardly lifted in town. for the so
ciety people FOR the most part are still
enjoying life at their summer cottages
up in the Berkshire and Dcerfield Hills
or along the famous North Shore.
Some few who go by the almanac have
put up the shutters at their summer
home and have moved into town
preparatory to the social whirl that is
sure to come. The pessimist who is
always with us declares that this is Il
weather beater. that the beavers have
built their homes higher up. and that
we will have Il winter that will freeze
Il book agents check. But then you
don't want to believe everything yor
hear. or see in print, even if written by
John Quill
But the weather is simply perfect
and makes life worth the living.
The election which has caused the
political pot to boil for some months is
over and the man who got the most
votes will guide the ship of state for the
coming year. What kind of an adj
ministration he will give can be told
better in twelve months.
The people of Boston are doing bust
hess on the crust practically. lEIse
business section is pretty well honey
combed Tunnels and underground pas
sages. you notice along Washington
street particularly. You gaze along
thu street, on what you suppose to be
solid ground when. presto change, lid
pops up ard out comes gentleman
from the bowels of the earth. You
look down the hole before they close
the lid and see a whole army working
like ants on q hill carting the dirt away
ard breaking up.
There are two classes of people here
who have no use for this kind OF
| weather, the clothing and dry goods
men. they don't know what to make q
display Of Straw hats and summer
| busters or winter furS. They look al
the weather and say things that NJ
| paper that had the welfare of theil
| subscribers at heart would think OF
! publishing But the weather like the
| gas meter runs on just the same
! Washington and fremont streets anC
| III fact all through the shopping dis
! triCt, the dealers are showing some
| nifty things in modes and fabrics tina
set the mace for the smart set to fol
| low. Garments are to be worn a littt
longer this tall. The above sentence Il
some may contain hidden meaning
| The reader may construe it to suit III
| pace and poke book.
| Down i'll the market the great nation
al bird is conspicuous by his absence
but the man inside the frock is SUR
that the gobbler will be very much il
evidence by TIE last of next week.
At the theatres some very good at
fractions are offered, the Boston
i Colonial Castel and Globe present ;
change of bill this week. the other
hold over. at the fremont, Englisl
opera is on. very much fear Tn
drum of my musical car was very muci
/ affected some time ago listening t
hear my country call me to office so
| do not appreciate English opera. "A
the Castle. Secret Service" holds tn
bill. Gillettcs old play and is wei
staged and well acted. At the Colonii
q drlmatized version of Hall Game
novel, "Thc Prodigal SON is glVcl
with a good company with good seem
effects although the dramptist does no
follow the book very closely. At tn
Hollis 1.-THE Duchess of DantZic.' J
is needless to comment on this oper
for if it was not good it would not h
at the Hollis. The Majestic present
"AS Ye Sow" by the Rev. John Snyder
If be can preach as well as he ca
write a sweet drama, the standing
room sign ought to be out about hal
the time at his church. George Prim
rose and a host of burnt cork artist
| are at the Boston. The Rays, old tim
mirth provokerS, are at the Globe. TIL
real gem in the dramatic line is at tn
Park by Grace Ellison and Edmun
Breese who present the drama. 9Th
Lion and the Mouse" It's unquestion
ably the brightest thing in Boston an
there arc others.
As the election in Boston and NeN
York is over | leave for New York to
night TO see the Tammany Tiger fe
and hobnob with Jerome for a fe'
days.
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