Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-05

nevertheless, many thousands of for
mer San Francisco people will never
again make that city their home.
Maine Gossip
June Hopes.
Wed not be asking much of June
The month of brides and roses.
When natures heart is all atune
And she in her best clothes is.
For balmy nights perfumed with flow
erS,
For singing birds along our ways.
And-for good roads-sOme gentle show
Perhaps a hammock in the shade
Throughout the dreamy afternoon,
Some ice cream with pretty maid
With them, of course, would be spoon
We'd not be asking much. ah. no!
The very month itSelfS a boon
That lightens much our load of woe,
We'd merely ask an average June.
Indianapolis News.
The summer time table is in effect.
Don't get left.
A total of 5000 has been raised for
the Reed monument in Portland
The first of the college commence
ments will be that of the University of
Maine next week.
Gardeners team of midget baseball
stars has right to celebrate, over the
record of Is games played and only
four lost.
The next arrival i'm the Maine news
Journal published at Millinocket.
In Is of the 81 days of May more or
less rain fell, and on many of the days
it was considerably more rather than
less.
Pittsfield is one of the few towns
passing through on the train. The
new library, on whose lawn the SOL
diers' monument stands. faces the sta
ton and all the surroundings are neat
and attractive
ST Johns Commandery X. T. of
Bangor is planning on a unique pill
grimage this summer, being nothing
else than Sunday trip to Dover to
attend church. The explanation lies
i'm the fact that many of the members
live in Dover and Foxcroft including a
leading pastor there.
One of the sights greeting the trav-
eler on the Bangor & AroOstoOk is
that of hundreds and hundreds of
cords of bark piled up at Grindstone.
One would hardly believe so much
bark was to be found i'm all the north
ern woods.
On Saturday, June 80. the Maine
Bankers association will hold its an
nual meeting and banquet at Old
Orchard. This association is compos-
ed of the National banks and trust
companies of the State, the savings
banks having an association of their
own. Among the speakers will be
several men prominent in financial
affairs from outside the State.
Congressman Robert Adams of Phil
adelphia, who committed suicide by
shooting. in Washington, Friday. was
well known summer resident of Bar
Harbor. Mr.. Adams had been coming
to this resort for over 90 years and
had been a guest at the Malvern hotel
for many seasons. He entertained
quite extensively here during the sum-
mer and was a favOrite in the most
exclusive circles
Maine now has nine boys at Annap-
oils. 1t is a pleasure to note that one
of them, Edmund r. Norton of Port
land of the third class ranks first in
a class of ESQ. All the others rank
well. The nine are as follows: First
class. Douglas w. Fuller, ROckland.
and Arthur A. Garcelon, Auburn: sec
ond class. Louis j. CULVER, Portland;
Newton L. Nichols, Saco; third class.
Worral r. Carter. Bath: Wilbur J.
Carver SearspOrt; JabeZ S. Lowell
Bangor: Edmund r. Norton. Portland;
fourth class, Mark l.. Hersey, Jr., Cor
NTH.
One of the most interesting feats
performed by summer visitors was
that accomplished last summer by a
young lady who succeeded in SWIM
ming to the Whistling buoy off Monhe-
gan Island. and climbing on top of it.
When she had performed the
very difficult feat her picture
was taken by one of her friends who
had accompanied her in boat The
Maine Central Railroad obtained
copy of the photograph. This year
the young lady will see her picture all
over the country on one of the folders
of the railroad. Some big enlarge
ments have also been made and will
be sent out to be hung in prominent
places. The young lady herself very