Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-31
Maine Gossip

When March and April Meet,
I've seen March like this before.
Come a-whispering to the door,
Looking dOcile as a lamb;
But it's all a cunning sham,
For a CLEAN of mischief lies
In these blue. half-Open eyes:
And when she and April meet.
She'll blow April Off her feet
Yes. she'll toss her high and dry:
Chase her half across the sky,
But, with Aprirs burst of tears,
March, the tricksy, disappears.
All, tell you, mischief lies
In these blue half-Open eyes!
Anna J. Granniss.
The jokers and the assessors-whose
visit is no joke-are planning to get
busy tomorrow.
Lewiston has had 100 arrests for
drunkenness since March came in,
breaking all records in that city for a
single month.
Bath and Portland seem to be the
cities where the effects of the Sturgis
law are most directly and noticeably
felt.
The housekeeping microbe is in the
spring air, these mornings, and al
ready some serious cases are reported
Arthur Wentworth of Saco an
hot hn hoc I'm, h,rci
continuously in the city for Sc years,
which he thinks is longer period Of
time than any other business man in
either Biddeford or Saco has been
catering to the public.
Gardiner Reporter-Journal: If the
papers were praised for things they
didn't say that certain ores would not
like. as much as they are blamed
when they do happen to say something
unpleasant, what a happy world this
would be.
According to the annual report of the
Auburn water commissioners, the
gross earnings of the works for the
$3I.513.55; the net income for the year
is sa,9Ol.3S, and the total net income
since the purchase of the plant is $685.
$685.. That is not bad showing for
municipal ownership.
1t is learned that the Maine Sana-
forum for the treatment of consump-
ton at Hebron has just received a
gift of $4,000, the name of the donor
being at present withheld. 1t is also
learned that the same man who has
made this generous donation further
offers to give the institution $4,000
more on condition that another $10.-
900 is raised by the friends of the
institution, and that efforts will be
made to secure that sum.
The Universalist church at Wood
fords has voted to have no more fairs.
suppers or entertainments. While 1t
is good to be able to meet church ex
penses without the aid of these, it is
nevertheless true that they are of
much value as social factors and as a
means of keeping the parish loyal, ac-
tive, harmonious and well acquainted.
Stop-over privileges have been
granted Portland under the most ia
vorable conditions ever allowed any
place. This statement was made pub
lie this week by the Maine Central
Railroad and means great deal to
the city when the summer tourist sea-
son is at it's height. Ten-day stop
overs, both going and returning
through Portland, 20 days in all, have
been allowed, beginning May 1. This
is something that the city has never
had before. stop-overs last year hav-
ing been allowed only on the return
ing passage.
Cincinnati CommercialT b n e:
"The Maine Legislature has passed a
bill prohibiting the expectation of lob
sters from the State between June 1
and October 1. Maine also passed a
law prohibiting the barter and sale OF
liquor within her boundaries. but
none but Maine lobster would have
believed the prohibition effective"
This is the most unkindest cut-cut-
kidar-cut Of all.-POrtland Advertiser.
The most important thing about the
new law prohibiting the expectation of
Holsters is that the Legislature did not
pass any such law. Maine Holsters
may be exported as usual, and lob
sters outside the State are free to
make their customary comments upon
our laws and their enforcement.