Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-04
maine Gossip

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A Change Wanted.
Say, Mistuh Weather Van,
What has | done To YOU?
wish you'd try 10 change yoh plan
An give us Somethin' new.
When one small sunbeam strays about
Chcerin up our hearts.
You hangs dat col wave signal out
An den de blizzard starts.
Look here. Mistuh Weather Man.
Ious actin mighty strange
1Ou instruments is Secon ndnQ
| SpeckS it's time to change.
Dem taxes WASH PAD to freeze
- folks in times of need;
| wants warm weather prophecies.
An wants EN- guaranteed.
Washington Star.
1t is cheerful news that another
stinains cold wave is headed this way.
Bath as We'll as Brunswick is anX-
iousy looking forward To a new hotel.
The people smile down Lubec way
when they read this scheme OF an Eng
fish inventor 10 extract gold from sea-
water.
Lewiston's indoor circus is proving
great success. What will be the next
city to have one,
If Peary's new vessel was completed
if could find congenial employment in
sm;, shing the ice in some of our Maine
harbors.
About 81. 900 tons of coal are now on
the way to Portland in Schouncrs and
barseS. To arrive during the coming
week
a class OF 20 applicants will take the
state bar examinations before The com
miSsioners at Bangor. next Wednesday,.
The Portland youngsters are already
collecting stray boxes and barrels for
use on Tar Bucket night.
The Aroostook Times has changed
bands. s. II. Hanson selling his inter
est to I.lewellyn NJ. Felch and Chas. f..
Dunn both of Houton. M. F'rlch who
will be editor. is 4 teacher III the Rick
Ell Classical Institute ana Mr.. Dunn is
a county commissioner.
Maine CLAIMS are scarce this winter
as the fats are covered with ice 50 that
digging is next to impossible Says
Portland dealer: In this way this Gov
ering Of the clam flats is a good thing.
for it protects the CLAIMS and gives
them time to grow. The fats have been
aug 50 much in recent years. that there
alc not Very many CLAIMS LEFT. About
Ill W. got come from the West. Provi-
ieilCe is sending Il good number. our
own places are not contributing nearly
as mdny as was formerly the case.
Scalboro and Chebcague and Friend
ship are not sending nearly the amount
of CLAIMS they used to. The flats in
these places have been dug 10 such an
extent that there are but few CLANS
left. Maine CLAIMS are protected to Il
certain extent by the law which torbids
thsir being shipped out of the state.
Eut il VIII soon be found. when the
supply grows shorter and shorter. that
that will not be enough. There will. i'll
my mind. have to be a total close time
on the digging of CLAIMS to give them 4
chance to grow. Clam flats have to be
dug and worked over several times be-
fore the CLAIMS found there are good 70"
;tnytEiIg. lnat is the reason we have
iound the Scarburo CLAIMS 50 file and
That is the reason the Providence
CLAIMS ~" turning out 50 we'll. IN our
case there has been a little too much
working over and the most of the
clams have been taken.
Mrs. Celinda Il. Day of Gorham.
lished 4 record in the line OF bed COM
forter manufacture that Younger ma
irons might we'll envy. In the last two
years she has cut. pleced. quilted and
put together II handsome comfOrtel9
Of gay hueS and intricate patterns and
is nOW starting upon the 18th. These
HultS are put together with the utmost
pIiIIStaking and the finest stitching.
Although confined to her chair by rea-
son OF Il fall sustained some Years ago
Mrs. Day is otherwise as active and
energetic as many woman 20 Years
younger. Her eyeSiSht is strong and
keen and her laugh as hearty ana mpr
~ as young girls. Her family hopes
she will continue to enjoy the best Of
health for many year ana live 10 con
II ibule comforterS to the third ana
fourth generations.
Little did Major james W. Buck of
Portland realize when he left his happy
home in the latter part of \ovem
Der and went on visit To the
home Of his son WA!ter Buck in WIGHT