Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-09
Maine Gossip

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Superfluous.
Sitin' underneath the sky, out In the sum
mer air,
Didn't get q nibble and somehow didn't
care.
Satisfied to get my share of weather
that's 50 fine;
Didn't want to bother to be haulin' up a
line,
Saw the sunbeams playin' on the water
Heard the waves a-splashing with a soft
and lazy note,
Sort o felt contented like I'd had my
every wish,
Cause when Won go a-fishin'-why you
don't need any fish
Dozn' while you're driftin' an dreamin'
Listenin to the calm of the birds so far
away;
Waitin' for the shadows to grow longer
Givin' notice that there isn't time to fish
much more.
Jes' a little hungry-a reminder now an
then
That when the blessings asked you'n be
all ready for Amen
What l bring home won't feed us. But
that amt my favorite dish.
It's great to go a-fiShin'-hut you don't
need any fish.
Washington Star
The ocean is not such big place af-
ter all when two steamers are going in
opposite directions through the fog.
That was unique double wedding at
Bangor this week when a mother and
h. In, n, 4 br;1H
The first of the summer hotels at Old
Orchard has opened and others will
follow in a week or two.
The good old town of North Arson is
evidently in for a boom and it is good
news that its water power is to be de-
vclopcd.
POrtland's appropriations this var
are $50. i84 larger than they We're in 1906
and higher tax rate will be necessary.
The year 1906 will not be a large
apple year ii is said a dry spring being
more favorable for apple growing than
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poet of yielding more than half Il crop
this season.
Charles Hassel, of South Sebec had
quite an experience recently pulling ont
quilts from his oxen in the back pas
ture. where a quill pig had been
molestiEg them in some way.
The Gibsons Of Acre Island, Isleboro,
are to Re in Italy this year ana it is
said that the new Mrs Aston and hus-
band Of England will occupy their
cottage. Mrs. Lanshorne Sha w AstOr
is a sister Of Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son.
Evidences now point to the largest
Labor Day celebration ever held in
Portland The unions of Lewiston
have voted to visit Portland for joint
celebration.
1t seems that Maine has an admiral
of the navy. The oxford Democrat
calls attention to the promotion of
Captain Henry w. Lyon to the rank Of
rear admiral, for which he took the
oath on March 20 at Honolulu. Adj
miral Lyon established his home in the
town of Paris few years ago.
Rev. DIR. T.. 3. Bates Of Boston.
father of Ex-Governor Bates. who has
for many years presided at the SEES
sion of the Christian Workers con-
vention at Old Orchard. will not be
there this year. and the, annual con-
vention will not be one of the sum
mer features at the big auditorium at
the campground. DIR. Bates will be
greatly missed.
Some of the ice dealers of Portland
announce that they will make no
change in the price this summer. They
give as the reason that they We're able
to fill their houses with first class ice
at only very slight increased cost.
The local dealers i'm some of the other
Maine cities who did the same thing
are nevertheless raising the price and
the helpless consumers have to pay.
Has any person noticed the scarcity
of barn-swallows this season? The cold,
damp weather is said to be the cause
of their long delay in coming north, the
swallow being much more delicate than
most of the migrating birds which
visit us annually. Report comes from
neighboring town that a large num-
Der of the species recently became
chilled with the cold rain and unable
to ny. We're gathered up by a kind
hearted resident and kept in n warm |
Kitchen over night. where they speedily |
revived and remained until the follow
ing morning, when they We're given |
their liberty.
David r. Porter the Maine boy who
is Rhodes student at Oxford Univer-
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