Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-25


But winter JOYS are sweet.
Where at fircsides we meet.
And tell the old-time stories. ana the Oh
lOve-SOngS repeat!
So winter come along
No more the lilies thrOnS
But Love can make of winter summer
time of song.
Frank l.. Stanton.
The big fairs are over. but there is
big bunch of smaller ones yet to come.
Bangor mOurns leading citizen,
we'll known throughout the State, in
the death OF Hor. F. r. Nealley.
1t is confidently predicted that the
first *nowstorm viii kill baseball for
the season in Portland and Biddeforf!
Commander Peary has sent back a
large Fsquimaux dog and five puppies
| from the ice-bDund regions OH the
supply steamer as a present to Harps-
| well friends.
Belfast Journal: A New York pa
per announces AZ fatal deaths in
New Orleans. And yet the esteemed
| metropolitan contemporaries contmu :
| to jcer at the country newspaper.
These are great days for walk or
4 ride in the country and those are
fortunate who enjoy such a privilege.
| The forests. however. do not present
the usual brilliant spectacle. this fall,
| as the frost has not painted the leaves.
Says a Whitneyville correspondent:
| 'Thcr" is a water power at Whit
| n"yville. sufficient to run the biggest
| manufacturing plant in the State and
vet it has not been employed in the
last hva years To run machinery which
would require power to turn Il COM
mon grinding stond. a short distance
above CT the same river is another id
water power ample to generate cleo
| triCity which could be easily and
| Chcaply transmitted to more than ire
hle the force at the little town which
| has sctn better days, at one time fur
| nishing the entire business which
| maintained the second railroad builC
in the State. In view of the fact that
a dam is already built which did not
cost less than 10000 where there is
pond room sufficiently spacious to hold
| 5000, 900 feet of logs after being sep
aratcd from the main body already in
| the HOwago. amply large to hol
| 5000. 600 feet additional. it would
seem that the inhabitants should not
be forced 10 seek employment in adj
coming towns to earn their daily
bread"
| The Portland papers say that the
summer business at the hotels still
| continues to be good and is keeping
Up its end at surprising rate and
time. The fine weather that exists 50
| propittously serves TO act as a plea
| SAINT magnet in drawing the visitors to
| the local hotels. There are quite 4
| number of days left in the desirable
| .ot and business will continue to be
rushing. The hotel prcprietors are all
happy.
Bar Harbor has many advantages
| over other resorts and one of its as
SetS-dIu no lilCOlSluerdDle one, is the
possession of an exceptionally public
spirited man-Gnn. Edward Morrell OF
Philadelphia. who has a summer home
there. Gen. Morrall. who has the dis
tinction of representing his congress
ional district in Washington, has led
in many matters that have proved of
inestimabln benefit to Bar Harbor. but
lis latest act. the practical gift of his
splendid private driving park for
term Of years to the fair association, is
the most important contribution to the
fine Maine town that is held in such
high estimate by him. His generoSit:
Will be the means of opening a new
Inc of attractions for Bar Harbor, the
same 10 be arranged under the man
agement of a governing committee
consisting of number of leading citi-
zens. 10th resident ard nonresident.
Already the scallop fishermen fleet is
in evidence at Bar Harbor. and in an
other month there will be over 80 yes
sells engaged in dredging Frenchman's
BAY for the luscious shell fish. several
power boats having been built for the
industry during the summer. II was
nut quite recently that the discovery
| was made that Frenchman's BAY bot