Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01

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The fading day departs with rapture
The garden is the rainbow splendor
And Rambler Roses hold their sweetest
thrall.
Delightful flowers from out the Orient,
Your evanescent charms our hearts al
lure,
You add fresh stars to Flora's firma-
Would that your reign DER us might long
endure,
Though We have blossoms more magnif-
cent,
You are the roses world in miniature.
Dexter Smith.
August with the flood tide Of sum
mer travel. the campmeetings, the re-
unions and the vacations.
Rockland is looking ahead to the
coming of the squadron which is sched-
uled for August q.
Old Orchard expects that New Jer-
sey sea serpent any day and then as
usual it will visit the Boothbay Har-
Dor resorts.
1t is not only a poor haying season
which is making the farmers blue.
have beaten down the corn and grain
and raised general havoc with the gar
dens.
The Maine grocers are going to or
ganiZe and their convention which will
be held at Old Orchard, August 8. s
and TO- will be largely attended from
all parts of the State.
The lobster fisherman down on the
Hancock shore are having a poor sea-
son. In many places the fishermen
have taken up their gear, and are de-
voting themselves to other business,
while few in proportion to the many
usually engaged in the business are
hoping for better things and watching
the lobster pots. 1t certainly look; as
though the revenue from this industry
would be much decreased.
A drove of cattle being driven to
market is a rare sight indeed for Port
landers of the present day, and the in
tlltill VI titt SOit III TIE CITY last VEIN
calls for notice. The drove was on the
way to Brighton Mass, and it was
composed of oxen picked up among the
farms in the western section Of the
State. There were some so head in the
lot, among them being some handsome
cattle The dTcvcr was Frederick w.
WOrmell of Ocean avenue. who still
does quite an extensive business in the
line which in former years was very
flourishjng in all parts of Maine.
The Glidden tourists and the Bay
State Auto club are to be in Portland
today and they will be given RECEIPT
ton by the Portland automobilsts fol
lowed by a parade. The reception and
run committees will go to Naples and
| there meet the visitors. After dinner
at the Bay of Naples Inn the party
will run to Riverton where it will he
| met by the Maine State Club and form
| in parade. The route of the parade
takes in all the principle streets of the
city. There will be about 100 machines
| in the parade of all makes and sizes
| and such a display of gasolene and
steam splendor as Portland has never
seen before. On Thursday the party
will enjoy sail with clam bake at
| Long Island. The steamer Pilgrim has
been chartered for the occasion.
| The operations Of the lobster hatch
cry in Boothbay Harbor are nearly
completed for this season. The super
intendent says that he has planted
| 27O, 900 900 cod fish along the Maine
coast. The cod fishing operations We're
closed some time ago. There remains
n limited number of Holsters to come
out. He has on exhibition quite a larg
number of samples varying from four
days to 30 days in age-lively little fell
lows spinning around the jars. reveling
+, in the ground clans fed to them. The
superintendent has, in a jar. a blue
lobster. a very lively little fellow
These specimens are extremity rare. on
" about one being found in a season
In another jar he has a lobster some
| three or four years old, with four
claws three on one side and one on
the other. He moves these unnecessary
furnishings about in very lively man
| ner. The superintendent thinks thai
but for the efforts of the fishery lob
sters would soon become extinct Fish
ermen report catching more short lob
sters than usual. which the superin-
| tendant regards as an indication that
the labors of the hatchery are bearing
fruit and he thinks that while the num-
/ bers, may not materially increase. ne
| will be able to keep up, at least, the
present supply.
The Fogg family ass ociation. Of which
there are many members here in Maine
will hold its fifth annual reunion a,
Hampton Beach, n. H., Friday, Aug
81. A good program has been prepared
| and dinner will be served The first OF
the Fogg name in America settled in
Hampton and so it is especially appro-
pirate that the reunion be held there
The president of the association is
Willis Allen Fogg. Maiden. Mass. AMI
the secretary and treasurer is Mrs. 4
j. Fogg, IS Westland avenue, Boston.