Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-18
Maine Gossip

The Dawn of GentIeness.
When football is at last reformed
BY national decree,
Let us not rest. but still ton on
Toward things that ought , TO DC:
That madly surge and press
And lure the temper feminine
TO anger and distress.
Let's regulate the crowds that climb
On the suburban car
And push their elbows i'll their eyes
And leave full many Il scar
With their umbrellas used for spears
As the redOubt is StOrm5d
There may be hope for I en- these things
- Washington Star.
The merchant VINO advertises now
reaps his harvest.
This is the week of the state Grange
in Bangor. Lewiston is already PLAN
ming ON entertaining the State Grange
in 1906.
Veazic does not get in the papers very
cftcn but last week it won fame as the
coolest place in New England.
Each of the colleges has now selected
its football leader for next fall. Drum
monl at Bowdon, Dewitt at Colby,
shumackcr at Bates and Burlcigh at U.
Of NJ.
Kora Temple now has Il membership
of 1854 SIrincrs and ranks 18th among
the 81 temples in the United States.
Pity the poor clerks in the stores. this
week, ana III doing your shopping don't
make life any harder for them than
necessary.
There is Il great demand for Christ
mas greens-particuarly the long kind
with artistic and expensive cnSraVin2S
upon both sides.
A Rockiaud teacher was hcarin" her
class in history. Sh" asked johnny
what happened on July 1. one hundred
and thirty years ago. Johnnys reply
showed Il pardonabe failure of menu
DRY, for he unhesitatingly answered, Il
dunno, ma am, l amt but ten.
Seven Schooners have been launched
from Bath ship yards thus far this year
and one if not two more will probably
be sent overheard before the year
closes. The total amount of tonnage
Ia, heI this will s.
as much as has oftentimes been
launched i'll Il single quarter in some
years when shipbuiding has been at its
height.
A friend of cats makes this humane
request through the columns of the
Somerset Reporter: II would like to
ask the housewives in behalf of stray
kittes if. before they toss out cans
that have had meat. fish or corn for
contents. they will hammer the edges
Of the cans together. 50 the poor cats
cannot get their heads inside. I have
heard of a number of luckless ones dy-
ing in that way
During the month of November 10000
poundG of rabbits were shipped to Bos-
ron from points on the Washington
County Railroad. AS the average
weight OF rabbit is about six pounds
it can be seen that about 1868 of these
little animals were shipped out of the
county via the railroad alone and it is
reasont BILE to believe that Il great many
we're killed and eaten by the Washing
l.. 4
Others may also have been shipped out
by water but the quantity leaving by
this means was doubtless small. Not
withstanding the great slaughter that
is going on it is said that there is still
plenty Of them left for all who come.
Henry j. Church, for many years
connected with the business depart
laent Of the Portland Argus, has acccp-
ted a position as manager Of the cdi-
t"rial and business departments of the
WcStbrook Chronicle and will assume
ii% duties in a few days. He is an eff
ricnt ruan in a newspaper office and his
long experience in Portland makes him
we'll adapted to his new duties. AS the
legislative representative of the Argus
on several occasions Mr.. Church has
made many friends in Augusta.
PortlandS special election to vote on
the question of the annexation of South
Portland will be held Tuesday. The
question to be voted OH is: "Shall the
act passed by the Legislature i'm the
Year of our Lord. 1903. An Act for the
I ,~cI
land be acceptcd?" South Portland has
already voted to annex and it now re-
mains for Portland TO accept the act or
q jpct if in which pNppt Sputh portland