Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-07

SacO mas palu lot INC utStIuttioii VI
over 600 brown-tail moth nests and
breathes more freely.
No matter if many of the nests de-
stroyed are those other species than the
dreaded brown-tails. 1t is good thing
to destroy them all.
The word comes from Jonesboro that
Aunt" Sabrina Hall, who is SO years
OF age, is busily engaged making a era
zy quilt this spring, and that her health
is very good.
The Presque Isle fire was schorcher,
but it will not cause any serius discour-
agement. Aroostook towns do not
know anything about such a thing.
Portsmouth Chronicle.-The fear that
the sea-serpent will not visit Maine this
year is evidently not we'll founded. Sew
eral newspaper men have already an
nounced their intention of summering
at the coast resorts.
William L. Gerrish of SacO, the real
estate agent, has silver dollar of the
vintage of 1899. which he prizes highly.
The coin is in a perfect state of pres
ervation. On the back of the big
round cartwheel is inscribed: Wash
ington infantry: shot target, Oct. IL,
1910. Joshua Hooper,
Woodbury. L. Haskell, engineer on
I<l, hra IF he
Maine Central r. r., holds record for
railroading which will pretty nearly
place him at the top of the list among
the veteran engineers in this country.
For forty-one years he has been on du-
ty on a locomotive and during that
time has never been called into the Of
flee 10 answer any charges, and has
been q witness at only one inquest and
that was a few weeks ago when the
Jury eXoneratcd the road from blame.
The Bath Independent tells of man
who has a hobby which is certainly
novel one, that of collecting magazines
and periodicals and thus far has - to
which he regularly subscribes TO say
nothing of the others which he pur-
cnases from time to time.
Bangor News: The last Legislature of
Maine passed an act to regulate the
conduct of the men who paint adver-
tisements upon lodges and barns and
fences, and who stick up signs by the
highways calling attention to the fact
that certain medicines are sure cures
for certain diseases or that certain
dealers sell goods more cheaply than
anybody else. The specific regulation
consists in imposing a smart fine upon
those who commit such acts without
first having gained the written consent
of those who own the disfigured prop
erty. 1t is not enough to ask permission
and receive the same by word of
mOuth-the consent must be in writ
ing, dated and signed. Nobody cares
to wage war against the billboard null
| sance. 1t is passing from use and will
soon disappear entirely. The way to
| advertise profitabIy is through the
| newspapers and magazines. These
mediums give quickest and surest re-
turns. Painted barns and embellished
rocks are survivals from the days be-
fore printing was invented. If men
care to use such ancient weapons for
| fighting their way in the world the loss
is their own. But certainly the own
| ers of 4 board fence or a wayside barn
should have something to say about
the uses to which their property are
put. If deluded men must advertise in
the antiquated manner of 1000 years
| ago. they should at least gain the con-
sent of those who own the property
| which they propose to disfigure. The
| new law seems to be a step on the road
| toward better things. Now let it be
| enforced
James Hiram Tibbcts, who died in
Brunswick, this week. was probably the
oldest barber in Maine. His age was
50 years, and until within q few weeks
he had worked at his trade for Sc years.
He was born in Bath in 1922, and came
to Brunswick in 1S49, where he learned
the trade of barber which he has since
followed in the old college town.
Since 1854. for full half century, he
has occupied one shop on Maine street
continuously. During his IS years of
barbering in Brunswick, Mr.. Tibbets
had among his customers a great many
young men VINO have since won national
and international fame, and concerning
these celebrities he always had a fund
of good stories to tell.
City Marshal Sylvester of Portland is |
authority for the statement that since
the new enforcement regulations went
into effect in that city. there has been
a noticeable decrease in the amount of |
intoxicatiOn and but very few distur-