Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-05
Maine Gossip

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Midsummer Song.
Dawnings of amber and amethyst ewes;
Soft in the south wind the laughter VI
leaves; - ..o
Breath of the poppy and death of the
Midsummer comes and midsummer goes!
Dapple on cheek of the apple and plum;
Honey bees droning a die-2Way mum.
Swales in a simmer and dales IN a dole-
Midsummer comes and midsummer goes;
Darting of dragon-fy. futter of moth;
Barley in windrow and wheat in the
swath;
Hush song and thrush-song.-the mother.
bird knOws!-
Midsummer comes and midsummer goes:
Moonlight and moonlight all glamour and
Hillside and hillside thrall to the dream
Capture the rapture before the days
Midsummer comes and midsummer goes.
Clinton Scollard in the Cosmopolitan.
The I'd Regiment goes into camp. to-
day.
The campmeeting season is open,
Richmond leading off.
The tide Of summer trave! is close to
the high water mark.
Enough churches will be open. tomor-
row, to accommodate all of the Wor-
shippers.
There are several towns in Maine
which that gang of burglars have not
yet visited.
They have captured a small alligator
in Il pond in the town of BOwdoin-or
perhaps it was a big lizard.
The BiddefOrd Record OevOteS half Il
column to rumor that IL local school
teacher, name not given. may be mar
ried in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Elliott of
PresQue Isle for Il vacation trip are
taking 100 mile carriage drive through
eastern and central Maine.
The system of probation now used in
the Portland municipal court is sue
cess. OF 40 prisoners who have been
given a chance since it went into effect
in April only 10 have made a failure.
The new football guide has some
things badly mixed. 1t gives the name
of next falls Colby captain as Boutwell,
when. as a matter Of fact, there is no
student by that name in the college.
The pOStponements on account of
rain did not hurt the sport at the Cen
trail Maine track and big crowds are
witnessing some splendid racing there,
| this week.
The reappointment Of Hon. L. 4.
| Carleton as chairman of the fish and
game commission was a matter of
| course. He is the one man for the
| place and Maine cannot sEare him as
| long as he is willing 20 ill it.
While everybody regrets the illness of
| Colonel Allen Of ToguS. Maine is very
glad to welcome back General Richards
who comes to take temporary charge OF
| the Home.
The county commissioners have been
| having fine time up in Aroostook. and
| well they might with such royal hos
pitality extended. Such conventions
| are good thing for all concerned, and
| are a direct benefit to The State.
The time Of the academy reunions is
at hand. The alumni OF Wilton will
| meet at the old school, Aug. 9, and
those Of Monmouth, Aug. Is.
The society for the prevention OF
| cruelty to animals has no more active
| or interested agent in Name than Miss
Juliette Nickerson. of Bar Harbor. In
the year ending July Is las: she investi-
gated and acted on 81 cases of animals
not properly cared for. overworked On
| abused. This does not include dogs OF
cats looked after which also have d
| powerful friend in Miss NiCkerson.
Gen. j. L. Chamberlain is again ac-
lively interested in the proposed monu-
:nent to Rev. Elijah Kellogg. He says:
I'VE have money enough, but are di-
vided on one point. Some would like
an elaborate monument and a bust OF
Kellogg. while I still! hold that we
ought to have a big rock mounted, suit
ably inscribed. He said that whenever
ne felt discouraged he went to his lot
and prayed under the big rock. 1 think
the others will come around to my way
OF thinking"
| Peter Harding. the insane man who
caused such a sensation in Poland a
few days ago. was rather hard fell
low to manage while being taken to
the asylum in Augusta. Harding al
one time had quite n reputation in ring
| circles and had been up against somt