Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-26
Maine Gossip

maine Gossip
loafin' in the Blossoms.
Loafin' in the blossoms-the breeze
Aiockin bird a-sinsin' in the old mulberry
tree.
An the branches green above me bowin'
Happy as the breeze that swings the
blossoms
Loafin' in the blossoms where the river
| An. tells S the h"s Water lilies what the flower
gardens say:
DreaTnin' of the June time on violet
Happv as the breeze that swings the
Frank L. Stanton.
The man is fortunate who can take
his garden in over night and Keep II
behind the KITCHEN stove.
1t will be very nice to have May get
along in June and Juyl. but where Will
June and July come in?
Rowdoin and Bates meet at Bruns-
wick today for their second game.
The first game was won by Bowdoin 6
to 3.
How the shore towns down East will
miss the familiar whistle Of the steamer
Frank Jones!
Bath, Biddeford and Bangor seem to
have gone the craziest over the revival
Of roller skating.
1t will be severe blow to North
Wayne if it loses the scythe industry
which has been it's mainsay since 1850.
The Masonic event of the year in
Oakland will be the dedication of
the new hall. Thursday evening. June
Is.
The Bath Elks have bought a house
which they are to remodel for their club
and will have one Of the finest homes
in New England.
Major E. E. Hatch Of the 25th U. s.
infantry. and Mrs. Hatch are visiting
their old home in Liberty after an
absence Of three years. Major and Mrs.
Hatch returned from the Philippine
islands in December last he having
served there two years with the 18th
infantry. the old regiment to which ne
was assigned on graduating at West
Point in 1884 His promotion in October
Of last year from captain to major
brought him home two months ahead OF
his old regiment. ana to new regi-
ment. the 25th infantry, stationed al
Fort Niobrara, Nebraska
A quaint and ancient record Of the
old town Of York tells Of the ship wreck
of slOop one dark right on Stage
Neck. One Of the survivors being ques-
toned said: 1.-THE vessel struck, turned
over on. her side and the skipper and
another barrel Of whisley rolled over
board" The local coroner returned this
verdict on the captains death: 1--WE
find that the deceased fell from the
masthead and was killed: he rolled
overheard and was drowned he fioated
ashore and froZe to death and the rats
ate him up alive"
Waterville Mail: The two hundred
and fifty applications for automobile
licenses that have been received at the
state House Indicate that we are to
have enough Red Devils'' and BLACK
Demons in our mids. to make it in
teresting for pedestrians. cyclists and
teams: also enough nf the "honk" Of
their horns to keep us from getting
somnolcnt luring the summer days.
Thus far. however, it nUst be said for
the motorists of Maine that they have
been commendably obscrvant of the law
and fairly careful AMI corsiderate OF
the rights of others and that as a result
the State has been Gra5ifyingly free
from accidents with the machines.
brunswick people set up vigorous
kick when men engaged in moving a
house started to cut down some of tn.
beautiful shade trees which lined tha
street i'm front of the house and as 4
result the work has stopped and a
piazza and bow window were taken from,
the house So that it could rass between
The trees which was much the wiser
course. a piazza can De built in few
hours but it takes a generation for
shade trees TO attain Beauty and no
doubt some Of those trees were planted
there as far back is the memory Of
some of the oldest citizens can reach.
Save the trees: they are one of the
greatest charms Of our Maine villages
and cities.
The Portland Express POINTS out that
a new and unexpected grief has over
| taken the rumselling fraternity, what
| there is left Of it. in Maine A law was
passed by the last Legislature which
had a most innocent appearance which
did not even attract thu attention of
certain sprigntly gentlemen who were
on the qui vive to protect and labor for