Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-26


Outoftheroad.
GiveusaShow.
TwomileSaminute
Geehowwego,
Newark News.
Those Norway marksmen have hit
the bull's-eye again.
Old Orchard can do anything in the
summer except support baseball
team.
1t is rare day when a new baseball
league is not organized down Portland
and Biddeford way.
The old story is being revived regard
ing Sanford's alleged plan to transport
his Shiloh outfit to the Holy Land.
Portland, Lewiston, Augusta. Brewer
and Old Town are Maine cities which
have had to hunt up new high school
principals this summer.
The Maine Democracy is getting
some severe jolts in it's attempt to do
something this year. The latest is the
desertion of Dr. Crockett. who has been
it's chief hustler down in Knox county.
A Portland paper tells its readers
that the Trolley league is under tie
national agreement. What it probably
means is that we are playing the big
league variety Of ball up this way.
Saco is making an effort to have its
houses numbered in preparation for the
the near future.
The Maine farmer is having to take
it this year. 1t was a case of rain all
the spring, while he was trying to do
his planting. and now it is a case of
SO much rain that he is experiencing
much difficulty in getting his hay. IL
seems as il it was about time to call
this rainy season off and give us some
good bracing summer air, warm with
less rainfall and humidity of atmos-
phere.
IT'S said the long talked of electric
railroad from Portland to Sebago lake
and Naples is in fair way of accom-
plishment The plan proposed is to
start at Prides corner in Westbrook.
near Riverton Park. running up
through Highland lake and thence into
Windham and on to Sebago. thence to
Naples, running all the way close to
- l,Iy MI c n
name the road the Portland e Northern
Railroad and make of it an all-the-year
line and to run combination freight
and passenger cars in addition to the
regular passenger cars.
Bath Indepcndent:-Mer
bay property if properly and systemati-
cally doomed ought to make one of the
best summer resort localities in this
part Of the state. Where can one find
a prettier body Of water or one more
convenient to reach than the beautiful
BAY, Just above this city. dotted with
ito many islands? More and more Bath
pcoplc are approaching it each year
and it is the favorite sail of many
launch party these summer evenings.
The land devoted to the blueberry
industry in Maine lies mostly in Wash
ington county, where there are about
150. 900 acres known as the "blueberry
barrens" This land lies chiefly in the
townships Of Cherryfield, Columbia.
Deblois. Beddington, Harrington.
Joncsboro and Nos. IS and 10. Recent
" a canning factory has been estab-
lshed at Vanceboro for utilization OF
the fruit in the northern part OF the
county. Much of this land was burned
over by the Indians before the colonial
period. and since the timber was re-
moved from the remainder, 1t too. has
repeatedly been burned to keep down
| the growth of birches, alders. etc. and
| to facilitate the harvesting of the fruit.
| About 40 900 acres Of the barrens belong
| to William Freeman Of Cherryfield. who
may properly be regarded as the pio-
nenr in the BURBERRY industry Of
America. After long and bitter litiga-
ton he proved beyond question his
| right to charge royalty for all fruit
| gathered on his lands, and established
| a systematic method of treatment
! which is applicable, under most condi-
tons everywhere. The financial impor-
lance of the BURBERRY industry is very
| difficult even to estimate at the pres
ent time. In Maine the canning OF
blueberries is largely in the hands OF
few leading packers. About $4,000
is paid annually to the packers.
| The Salaries Committee Of Stockport