Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-28

Speaking of crimson rambler roses a
Portland paper claims that a bush in
that city has 10000 buds and blossoms
The Squirrel Island corporation has
it's annual meeting today and how they
will miss President Davenport.
Thanks to the generosity of wealthy
summer visitor Windham Hill is to
have modern water system, costing
several thousand dollars.
Here is Cape Elizabeth, another sum-
mer resort that wants to be set off
into separate township. They say
they pay most of the taxes and get
nothing in return.
Up in Flagstaff they will chuckle for
a long time over that little trick Of
changing the arrows placed to mark the
Ioute of the Glidden party so that the
whole procession of automobiles went
through the village contrary to it's in
tention.
A short crop Of blueberries this sum
mer on the famous Brunswick plains
This shortage means a great deal to
certain class of people in Brunswick
Instead of being an income of over
$1,000, the BURBERRY crop this year will
probably net only little over 81 900.
The average crop of berries amounts
to about 900 bushels but this year
probably only between 1900 and 5000
bushels will be picked. Ae one place
on the Brunswick commons, which was
burned over several years ago. the ber-
ries were this year at the stage when
they grow the best. They blossomed
so that the ground was white with the
flowers. but frost killed practically
all.
Fort Fairfield Review: Fort Fair
field on Wednesday saw what passed
for real live scion of nobility. Count
Dubreuil, Paris as he was registered
at the Collins House. He was accom-
panied by gentleman from Boston
and one from Portland. While in Fort
Fairfield he was called upon by the
Prince of Presque Isle. Viscount Me-
duxnekeag. the Earl of Caswell and
the Duke of Wallagrass.
John J. Hamilton the well-known Bos-
ton artist, has been passing two weeks
among the Boothbay Harbor resorts
which he says are among the rrettiest
to be found along the Atlantic coast.
Mr.. Hamilton has made it a practice
fnr Of yicifi
sorts along the Atlantic coast, usually
selecting a different spot each summer
but he was so well pleased with his
trip about Booth bay that he has decid-
ed to repeat it next year and may pos
sibly decide to build at one of the re-
sorts.
A Lewiston pastor who enjoys a good
joke even though he is the victim, Is
telling story to his friends concerning
a recent experience which he had while
taking a long tramp i'm the country.
The day was hot and the minister feel
ing thirsty thought that nothing would
taste rs good as a glass of cool milk
to quench his thirst. Soon a neat farm
house came into view and going up to
the back door he raped and asked the
woman Of the house if he could have
a glass of milk. After he had relished
two glasses he pulled out some change
from his pocket and offered to pay.
"Oh. that's all right" answered the
woman. 1--WE make butter and give the
skim milk to the hogs"
A larger supply of herring than at
any time this season arrived at East
port this week from down the bay and
the sardine canning factory of Lewis ID.
Clark & Sons, known as the largest
and most modern on the coast Of Maine
and Independent of the syndicate. OPEN
ed up for the seasons canning, after
remaining idle since last fall. There
was a big crowd of employees on hand
looking for a chance to get to work
and there was no trouble in filling all
the places about the big sar1ine plant,
which is usually a busy place during
the summer and fall. OF course the
fish supply was limited on the open
ing. but it is now generally expected
that the herring have struck and that
more hossheads will be brought in and
that this will mean in a short time
general opening of the other of the
large canning plants at an early date.
A veteran diver, w. c. Wyler of FL
lott was calling on friends in Bath
this week 1t was his first visit to the
city since he came there Sc years ago
to survey lodges at He'll gate for
the government. He was one of the
first submarine divers to work in this
vicinity, and at that time attracted
lots of attention. He says that the
word was sent out that he was to go
down in He'll Gate and the merchants
chartered a steamer and accompanied
him to witness his dive. He was 4
prominent liver in his day and work
ed for the Government in the survey
of the coast from Gloucester to Bangor
He was then with his father and for SO
DAYS received $40 4 day and expenses
In 1857 he went to Russia with the
Boston Submarine Wrecking Co. and
remained there II months. He says TIE
greatest depth to which he ever de-
scended was IS feet.
The successful excursion of last year
of the st Croix Valley Association