Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-22

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newspaper readers to find something
beside politics in the papers.
There is a general call for a good
rain storm. but the Windsor fair people
are convinced that we can struggle
along without it for week longer.
Not the least of the features Of the
Congregational conference at Lewiston
this week has been the grace with
which it has been presided over by that
beloved and courtly scholar. Prof.
Henry l.. Chapman.
Mary S. Smiley Of Faycttc sends the
Journal couple Of sample hydrangca
blossoms from a plant Of which she is
justly proud. The plant. which is -
wears old. stands nine feet tall with a
spread Of II feet. and has 400
blossoms at the present time. present
ing beautiful mass of color. The
blossoms are Of immense size.
1t WAS It remarkable coincidence" Of
the recent election in Brunswick that
The two oldest voters in town, Thomas
Prnn"lI, aged 81, ANA capt. William NJ
Otis, aged o., we're inside the polling
plac" at the SAN time Mr.. P"nn"l vot-
ir- The Republican ana Capt. Otis the
Democratic ticket.
There is now a great call for men t"
90 into Aroosto"k county to help dig
til" c"unty's imm"nS" potato crop. The
Bangor employment agencies ar" be
Si"gcd with orders for mon but the men
are 80 scarce that tho orders can not he
filled The wages being offered are s.
ana S2Ip :, day and board, but even at
those wages an ADEQUATE number "t
men for tn" harvesting of the great
crop IF Names garden county cannot
he obtained.
The laugh seems to be on tn" popular
Brunswick clerk who recently posed for
her picture in front Of the store. When
tn" plate Was developed and the photo
graph printed it was discovered that
the most prominent article in the win
dow in front Of which she was stand
ing WAS q sign which read. "Any arti-
Gle in this window, 10 cents
There are surprising number of
strangers still in the state and they
are coming by every train. There are
lot of late vacation takers and they are
turning their steps in our direction. 1t
* a good thing for Maine that it is So.
7 III. season has already been practically
prolonged two weeks and promises t"
be still longer. Maine was pretty well
advertised during the spring, and still
better and more thoroughly by the
many early tourists. When they went
home they told their friends about
Maine, and even if many resorts arc
closed hundreds are here and are lav-
ing the time Of their lives.
Bangor is to have a new private hos
pital whose head will be Miss Pains,
the superintendent of the Eastern
Maine General hospital in that city. It
will he built on Center street and will
be erected in 1907.
A North Biddcford farmer tells
STORY Oh plCklilS lien eSSS nun an ~
pie tree. The apple tree had been
broken off by a gale about Il feet above
the ground and one of the hens. having
lofty ambitions, as it would seem. found
2 comfort BILE location for her nest
there and it was overlooking with eggs
when found.
One of Names most distinguished
sons. Sumner |. kimball. the head Of
the government life saving service. has
been making a flying trip to his old
home in York county The distinction
# creating a great branch of the gov
eminent service, organizing and d.
rccting it. and remaining at its head
rega rdless of the political complexion
If the administration. is perhaps shared
by Mr.. Kimball. chief Of the life saving
service with no other official. This son
Of Maine is: unique. in that lie has
hrnu"ht pnrfcrtinE gu - chaos fnd
'aS survived all petit. je'l"usics :"