Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-17

Won in Bangor because the Republic
cans nominated only young men for
Office.
Both Auburn and RoCkland claim the
polo championship and they are try
ing to settle il BY joint debate.
4 most unusual condition of things is
reported in The graduating class Of tn"
lsocklaud High school where the first
three places i'll scholarship are held by
boys.
Sy irester Robertson. the oldest resi-
dent Of Bethel. VINO died Monday was
the father Of the late Mayor Robertson
of Augusta. He was born in Bethel in
1914 and had always lived there.
At its town meeting Monday. Phipps-
burg appropriated sum of money for
the removal OF stone walls which have
caused so much trouble oiGng the high
ways every winter by causing so many
drifts and it is understood that wire
fences will be erected in their places.
Corn peppers are mighty convenient
household articles said an Old Or
chard man. IN the summer We use
EN- to pop corn in which we sell to the
eXcursionist for five per bag. while in
the winter some of the residents utIli".,
them to sift ashes in. They are great
that Sits his ashes in corn pepper
every morning and nc thinks seriously
of having the idea patented"
William Schwartz, the now famOu,
young Jew cobbler OF Portland has re-
ccived the benefit of free advertising.
is doing n rushing business at his place
ut the West End and is now contem-
plating taking d course Of study at
kents Hill seminary where he will
probably fit for the ministry. Those
who have seen young Schwartz and
talked with him all admit he is a
bright young fellow. and not the least
bit demented Or unsodnd. He still
maintains that the young woman who
so unexpectedly appeared before him
from Russia as his wife, is not entitled
To- such relationship though the court
has decreed that she has. He how
ever. pays his $l5C a week toward her
support.
Isaiah King of Bath is up against
lot of caterpillars which have taken
charge Of his woodshcd. How they
hot, ;.x Lit
is mystery. They We're first noticed
last week. Some Of them We're full
grown and the shed VA, alive with
them. They are nf species unknown
in this vicinity a black tail and head
and brown in TIL. middle. The head is
about the size of 4 bead and black as
q coal with the eyes of bright color. The
only way Mr.. King accounts for them
is. that he brought home a lot of Old
plank from the i<enrebec steamboat
wharf when the wharf was being re-
paired and presumably the eggs were
on the pankS. i! is possible that they
We're brought on the beat from Boston.
There is on exhibition at the Capitol
in Washington. a painting in oil of the
'saS o''iiN, ". IiatilC. WIllCl - IlittIlueu
to replace the crayOn likeness of the
deceased statesman which now hangs
in the Speakers lobby of the House
The painting is by Thorpe. and was
executed on the order of Andrew Car
negie and other admirers of the Maine
statesman. Many years ago when
James A. Garfield was chairman of the
Commute on Appropriations he at
tempted to have Thorpe paint a por-
trait of Mr.. Blaine. but the latter en-
tertained superstition against hav-
ing his portrait painted in oils and We
toed the movement with considerable
vigor. Thorpe had, however made
several sketches and had gathered some
data preparatory to beginning the work.
all OF which he preserved. When Mr..
Carnegie was in Washington last VIM
ter he saw the crayon likeness of Mr..
Blaine among the many gorgeous
paintings of former Speakers Of tho
House and inquired why 1.-The man from
Maine" was not similarly depicted. On
being told the reason. he hunted up the
artist, Thorpe, and gave him an order
for the portrait, which is soon to he
auued 10 the large collection of oil nor
traits already hung in the Speaker.s
lobby
General Passenger Agent Roothhv IF
the Maine Central writes the .Jourr,,
t" say that he is having an upusu,,
number of calls from magazines. news
papers which issue illustrative supp,e.
ments. railroads in other parts Of thu
country. lecturers AMI Others askims