Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-26
GREAT WINTER.
trees IN Leaf, Strawberries Ripe, Hay
and Wheat Doing Well.

Boston Post)
| Speaking of the weather mot neces-
Sarlly TO make conversation, this is
probably the most open winter in the
memory of the Oldest inhabitant OF
| New England Sunday and yesterday
We're summerish in the extreme. De,
statistics We yesterday asked for data
| from several of our "All Sorts cor
| respondents at different points with re-
| markable results. Here are the results.
JULY PIPPINS AT NEW BEDFORD.
New Bedford, Mass. Jan. %. (SpeciaD:
July piprins will be ripe i'll April this
year, thus getting ahead of the June
frost. People are going about in their
shrtsleeves. One man WAS arrested be
cause he wore nothing but pair of shirt
sleeves. The officer VINO made the arrest
claimed that the man was violating the
screen law.
| GLORIOUS AUTUMN IN PROSPECT.
PrOvincetown, Mass, Jan. 90 tSpeciaD.
Ezra podd, a well known farmer living
berries out of his own garden last sun.
day. These are the first strawberries OF
| the season in this locality. The trees
| hereabouts are in full leaf and We Will De
| enjoying the gorgeous hueS of autumHal
| foliage by the latter part of this month or
| the first of March.
HARVEST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Nashua, n. H.. Jan. 90 (SpeciaD.-Thc
ice crop here this winter is q failure but
| the hay and wheat crops are doing well.
Several farmers in our midst cut their hay
| last week, and wheat will be ready To
harvest soon. Corn is coming along fine
and will be ready to cut in April. Many
husking bees are in prospect.
| DOUBLE YOLK VERMONT PEACHES.
Montpelier, VT, Jan. %. (Special.)-
Yesterday was an exceedingly hot day in
| our midst. The thermometer registering
| 10 in the shade. People are wearing
pajamas and operwOrk sprinkling hose
are in evidence. No ice is to be had at
any price. The peach crop is larger than
| it has been in years. Many of the
peaches this year have double yolks in
them.
ALMOST FROST AT BANGOR.
Pangor, jan ID (SpeciaD 1.-The tenn
perature here got lower last evening
about nigh;fall and frost was greatly
feared by those engaged in truck garden
ing. Tomato and cabbage plants were
covered with ulsters to protect them.
| Later. however, the sky clouded over and
all indications of frost disappeared This
morning summer heat prevails. We have
had fine growing wea ther all winter. The
pussy willows, especially are doing eXcep-
iionally we'll Reports from Aroostook
county say that the potato crop there
is almost ready to dig and that IT IS the
biggest in history.
SURF BATHING AT HALIFAX.
Halifax. N. s., Jan. %. (Special)-
Summer visitors have begun to arrive
here. Surf bathing is at its height. The
extreme warm weather.. together W!th
the proximity of the Gulf Stream to this
coast makes the water uncomfortably
warm Bathers remain in only Il few
minutes at a time fer fear of becoming
par-boilcd.
HOT WAVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
Queen Corners. n. B., Jan. %. (SpeciaD
We are in the height of summer
weather here. The thermometer ranges
from To-, to rs in the shade. Sleeping at
night is difficult on account OF the eX-
IRENE heat. Black flies and mosquitoes
the rampant People in this neiShborhood
will rejoice when winter comes We look
for it to set in cold about June or July.
Flowers are in full bloom ard crops are
all growing finely.