Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-08
Spcaking of the decrease in the .

Speaking of the decrease in the Au-
gusta police force, Portland paper
remarks that the city does not need
many policemen except when the
Legislature is in session, but it fails to
make it quite plain whether it is get
| ting in a dig at Augusta or at the
| legislators.
Chas. X Harris who left the stage
and turned farmer for d while. has
raised 1900 bushels of potatoes on his
Bristol farm this season. This week
| he starts on his dramatic tour, begin
ming in the eastern part of Maine and
travelling through New England.
Something of d real estate boom has
struck the little town of Plymouth, ac-
cording to all reports. Several of the
best farms in the town have recently
changed hands and there is every rea-
son to believe that other transfers will
be made soon. Quite large colony of
AroostOok county people are con-
gregating there and are starting to
raise potatoes on a large scale. Rents
are very scarce in the village and prac-
tically every available house is now
occupied.
The Bangor News states that instead
of tramring for miles among the rust
ling leaves and soaring up their game
while it is beyond gunshot, the deer
hunter of 1905 seats himself on a log
in woods road, and let's the guide
drive the animals around to his perch.
This saves a whole lot of tedious ex-
erciSe, and so long as the deer continue
as plentiful as they are now. no ore
Can fail to get his legal allowance i'm d
short time.
This State is said to be the largest
producer of toys in the country. and Of
late years the larger part of all the
Christmas trees used in New York and
to some degree in Boston but not to SO
great an extent. have been forwarded
from Maine. They are brought here
by the carload, and are sent to New
York by steamer. When a steamer
leaves here before the great festival
loaded with trees of all kinds, it is a
pretty and in some respects unique
sight. 1t is said that the business has
become of great Importance to some
sections of the State and that many
depend upon that for the main part of
their income. Great care is generally
used in cutting over land, and d farmer
said recently that he has as many
small trees now for the market as he
had I-hnt, hn Grct %
send them to New York. The Maine
trees are said to command a better
| price in the New York market than
those from any other locality.
The rain was worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars to Maine in filling
| up the lakes and streams and averting
| the danger of winter drought. A
| correspondent facetiously suggested
the other day the calling i'm of a West
crn rain-maker, but nature is the best
rain maker.
| Bangor is already making plans to
| entertain the Maine State Grange, De-
cember 1922. The city expects that
1000 members of the order will attend
the meeting and is trying to arrange
accommodations for at least 1000 in
private families.
| Rev. Seth Curtis Beach. formerly of
| Bangor. has written a new book en-
titled Daughters of the Puritans,'
which will be published this month by
the American Unitarian Association
| Boston.
Few Maine People. even many resi-
| dents Of Freeport, do not know that the
stately residence on Main street. Free
| ing, Is of greater historic interest than
probably any other house in Maine.
This house has been the scene of many
famous meetings but one in particular
should make it of interest to every resi-
dent of the old Pine Tree State and OF
pride to the town Of Freeport. for in it
, the commissioners met and signed the
final papers which set Maine off from
Massachusetts and made it a state by
itself. Many residents of Freeport dc
not even know that the house used tc
be tavern and Furthermore the best
tavern east Of Boston. It was for
years used as such and while it was a
public house many of the best known
men of the time planned their journeys
SO that night might overtake then
when they arrived in Freeport, as they
wished to spend the night at the ia.
nous Jameson Tavern, noted for its
good beds. it's good cuisine and its ex.
cellent Wines and liquors. for in those
days Maine was not prohibition
State. This house was built about 12(
years ago for DR.. John Hyde, a prac.
Using physician at that time 1t was
afterwards sold and became well known
as the Jameson Tavern. 1t was one
OF the principal stopping places be.
tween Bangor and Boston and under its
hospitable roof hundreds of people
have been sheltered in days gone by
What Is now roomy kitchen was Ar
those days the bar room with card
tables set around to entice customers
The upper floor in the ell was large