Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-24
maine Gossip

maine Gossip III
In July.
No one talkin politics,
No one singin songs,
No one tdlkin' bout the trusts
An all the country's wrongs.
No one maxim speeches
Bout the hated tyrant's rule.
Our onliest ambition
keep
cool!
When July is busy
An the sun is bOun to shine,
An the blossoms once so CHEEKY
Is droopin on the vine,
It's time to seek the shadows
When the willows fringe the pool,
Mans highest occupation
cool!
Washington Star.
Dog days begin tomorrow and then
some sultry. showery weather will be
due for a change.
Is that fashion or a financial note
from the Maine shore which says that
women's bathing suits are higher?
Good morning. Have you been held
up?' This is likely to become the Port
land salutation il things continue.
The hot wave has given the Maine
resorts a great boom for July but they
will be still livelier when August the
great vacation month, is under way.
POpham Is having Seige with the
Independent says that the people spend
| ing their vacations there are having
such goods times that they are willing
| to meet the bills.
Safe blowing has been a pretty safe
business in Maine as a rule. but it's
| long road, etc. One of them has been
| caught almost in the act in the viii
lage of Alma and landed in Jail. 1t is
| a case so notable as to deserve special
mention, as do Messrs. Erskine Hutch
ms and Light, the citizens who chased
and caught the burglar.
There is to be one Old Home week
| celebration after ALL The members of
Boston's st. Croix valley association
| will ride from the Hub to Washington
county by special train Aug. 6. This
| is an annual event and the st. Croix
| valley people in Massachusetts, pro-
pose to make another success of it this
year.
Senator Frye had fine cruise on
the battleship New Jersey as the guest
of his friend, Commodore Kimball. The
ship sailed along the coast and then
out to sea. This was trial trip of the
vessel, which is sister ship of the
Georgia, built at Bath and recently
tried, being shown to be one of the fast
est in the navy. Senator Frye evident
ly enjoyed his trip and for a long while
has not seemed to be in better health
and spirits than now. He will visit
his camp at Rangely and try the fish
ing there, but will probably be at his
home in Lewiston during the major
part of the State campaign.
They had great time at the meet
ing of the Lewiston school board the
other evening when they attempted to
break the deadlock for superintendent
of schools. The six Republican mem-
bers voted soidly for the present super
intendent. Mr. Phillips. against whom
the Democrats are unable to bring 3
l hn oh ortyn
he is a Republican. The six Democrat
/ ic members scattered their vote and fol
liz ballots made a farce Of the meeting
They voted for each other. for member,
of the police force and for local char
: acters. Then generously getting out 81
! the partisan spirit, they voted fol-
President Roosevelt for Senator Frye
for Scion Chase and for congressman
Littlefied. Sometimes the six varies
thsgs by casting seven votes. 1t was
great exhibition of local statesman
ship in the name of education.
Mrs. Peary, the wife of the Attic ex
. plorer, who is spending the summer
with her children at their south Harps
, well cottage was in Portland recent!
and visited Hon. E. c. Reynolds. a lif'
long friend and for many years lega
adviser of Commander Robert E. Pear,
who with Mrs. Peary and many of hi
closest friends do not share the belle
that he is lost in the ice but believ'
that he is safe in the farthest North
Although no word has been received
from the Arctic explorer. Mr. Rey
, nolds believes that if Peary has sue
ceeded in getting as far north AS n
hoped to be by this time the likelihood
of his being seen by any whaling yes
I sells would be very remote. much NOR
so than on his former expeditions. HI
therefore does not think it strange tina
whaling vessels have failed to commun
1 icate. Getting word to the OUTSIDE
, world would be by sending courie
, over the inland ice. 1t is said tina