Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-20

Maine Gossip
The Autumn Wind.
Oh, &c wind he came a-sinGin',
Singin' sof' an low,
Singin' bout de sweetness
What de daisies used to gfoWs
Sngin' bout de sunshine,
Singin' bout de rain,
Singin' bout de winter day
Dat gwinter come again.
Singin' bout de roses.
Singin' bout de frost:
Singin' bout de happy home.
An bout de ship OATS lost.
Honey, shet de cabin 40
An res on daddyS knee.
An femme tell yo' what dat wind
Washington Star.
Even lucky WatervilIe had to take
it's dose of bad weather along with the
other Maine fairs.
Westbrooks only hotel, The White
house. has been closed and it is said
it will not open again.
sidewalk on its main street and feels
more like a city than ever.
A building boom has struck South
d., ~ I'D
are in process of erection as well as a
number of model tenaments.
The contract has been awarded fol
the erection OF Madison's new public
library building and work will be be-
gun at once.
There are - residents of the town of
Union that are so years of age and up
wards. Where is there d town OF
twelve hundred inhabitants to present
q better record for longevity?
Preaching on Mars Hill is also effcc-
tive in these modern times. as an evan
gelist bdptised - persons there last
week rs Il result OF his labors, this
summer
The Samoset at Rockland, when
already accommodates $50 guests, is
having an addition built which will
contain 80 rooms and baths. The past
season has been the most successful in
its history.
The B. & A. shipped nearly twice as
many potatoes last month as during the
same month the year before. Here
are the figures: August. 1904. 64,344
bushels; August, 1905, 1925 bushels.
o. F. Tyler of Fort Fairfield, in his
S5th year, carried off % first prizes, 1:
seconds and five thirds from the North
ern Maine fair last week for garden
truck and poultry, all raised and tend
ed by himself personally. Among these
prizes were those for the best general
exhibit both of poultry and vegetables
When Mr.. Tyler is Is or 20 years Older
and has learned more about his bust
ness he can probably do better.
Noel Bear over 104 years old, the
| famous Indian of northern Maine. was
calling on Fort Fairfield friends, last
week. Noel says he still enjoys life
but not 50 we'll as he used to when he
was young and could walk and trot
about hundred miles day. as he
frequently did, and then 'be jus little
tired His son Peter. over so years OF
age, looks older than his father. while
his grandson. Thomas, is getting be-
You'd his palmy fighting days. in which
he used to shine several decades Ago
Noel lives alone most of the time, and
supports himself by making baskets
| and snowshoeS.
An interesting christening ceremony
| will he performed at the Portland
| Unitarian church. Sunday morning up
| on William Ichabod Nichols, Jr., young
son of Rev. William l. Nichols OF
| Brooklyn grandson of DIR. J. T. G
| Nichols and great grandson of DR.
| Ichabod Nichols, who for so years WAS
| minister Of the First Parish of Port.
| land. 1t is specially interesting as il
is the anniversary of the christening OF
the father by his grandfather in the
| same church.
| DR.. William w. Baldwin of Rome
| Italy, one of Americas foremost ply
sicians residing abroad, has beer
| spending a few days in Maine, his frs
visit to Bar HarbOr since he was sum
moned there in the summer of 1885, by
cable from Florence, Italy. to attend
| Hon. James G. Blaine. In the course OF
an interview he says: I met Consu
| James l.. Cunning at Milan recently
| He told me he was from Maine and
| can assure you that Maine will not bt
| ashamed of her consular representative
in Italy, for he is very popular, very
| efficient in his office and much devoted
to art and literature as well. 1t is {
pleasure for one who has been in a for
| eign land half his life time to NEE
such a charming young man as Mr.
Dunning in one of Italys most impor
| tant cities"