Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19

Ana impatient "ttItS III w
Of his icy reign relents.
Then she hies her to the garden
ON some w;sm. bright summer day.
And within its mellowed richness
Safely tucks her seeds away.
Hopeful Gladys. Now she's happy,
Thinking Nature'll do the rest
Some weeks hence she may discover
Bargain seeds are not the best
-Somerville Journal.
Here's a welcome for the "City of
Augusta,
The smell of burning brush and
leaves is on the evening air.
Bangor is the oasis in the desert
toward which 500 Shriners are hiking
today.
The windows where fishing tackle
and baseball outfits are displayed are
getting almost as much attention as
those of the millinery stores.
This is big State. The Biddeford
papers say the mud season is over in
York county. but it has not yet begun
up in Aroostook.
The Maine Red Men will meet down
AT Calais on Fast Day but they will
ECt devote the day wholly to fasting.
The Portland papers announce the
engagement of Frank Marcinkenie and
Yuze Pakniansknite, both of that city.
Wouldn't that jar the linotype ma
chine?
Everybody is hoping for the best but
nobody is really willing to bet that the
Cooper trial will not continue into
May.
Ancient Landmark Lodge of Masons
in Portland is preparing to celebrate
it's centennial in June. 1t will be the
18th Masonic lodge in Maine to pass the
century mark.
Poland Spring broke all records on
shiprlent of water last week-sixteen
carloads averaging from 175 to 300
cases to a car. one c:flOdu went
through direct to San Francisco and
others to Chicago. a big business in
Poland water has been growing UP in
Italy. especially in Rome and Florence
and in southern France. along the
Riviera.
II is good to know that the govern
ment is to attempt to stock the An
droscoggin and Kenncbec rivers with
saImon. Years ago these fish used
to be taken in great numbers in
these waters and it is to be hoped
that the effort which is to be made
will he, successful. Think of being
able to once more purchase genuine
Kennebec salmon at anything like a
reasonable price.
Mrs Alice Bragg White of Orland
has been elected superintendent of
schools Of that town. Some days ago
in some town in Massachusetts. the
local paper complimcnted the first wo-
man superintendent of schools for hav-
ing attained Of being the first in The
state to the position. and so young.
Oily u. WIS. NIitt bIdSS w illt' -
not yet 21 Another Maine town.
Orono. also has a young lady AS super
intendent Of schools who is less than
o.
Bath Independent: This is the time
Of year when we all appreciate good
roads, the time when We realize the
difference between a well and poorly
made road more than at any other
time Our Maine towns spend hun
dTcds of dollars annually patching and
repairing their highways when if they
would use more for permanent and less
for temporary repairs there would be
few er poor roads every spring.
Passports big city marshal, ]. l..
Parker, has been reaprointed. He is
known as one Of the largest policemen
in the State, weighing 200 pounds. is
just six feet in height and very power
ful. so has no difficulty in handling all
offenders of the law whenever occa-
sion demands. He was a night officer
two years ago. being appointed city
marshal last year by Mayor Greenlaw,
and it was no surprise to his many
friends when he was reappOinted this
week Last year he was also appoint
ed deputy sheriff and had followed so
close on the heels of former liquor deal
ers in the city that every open bar
room is closed and even the pocket
peddlers are scarce, while very care
full watch is kept for all liquor coming
in by Xes. barrels. trunks. etc, by
train or steamer. and frequent seizures
have been made by Sheriff Parker since
his appointment.
The town of Blaine is fast coming to
the front as one of the leading and
most progressive of the county. The
two villages. Blaine and Mars Hill To-
Gated as they are, share alike in busi-
ness enterprises and in the thrift they
enjcy as a result of being surrounded
by a very large and prosperous farm
irg community. There is large area
of new country to be opened up in that
direction and with it's development and
| the addition of more farms both vii
| lages will grow and be materially bene-
fted. Goth places have an excellent