Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-16
Maine Gossip

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He Told You So.
When tickle fortune filings us low
And leaves us badly in the lurch
It's not that ill luck pains us so
That makes us for a bludgeOn search,
But comes some big. rresumptive blow,
And very loudly he asserts
That he had always told us so
And SAYS We got our just deserts.
Elizabeth N. j. Times.
The hunters are "wreauhe1 in smiles"
Some of the hunting stories that are
floating down from the North woods
would do full credit to Baron Mum
chausen, and are making our crack
fishermen green with envy.
The latest boom town in Maine is to
be known as East Millinocket and bids
fair to surpass anything else in Maine
and boasts of the largest paper mill in
the country. Hundreds of men are at
work and what last spring was but a
forest will soon be prosperous manu-
featuring town.
About 200 delegates are attending the
39th annual convention of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions at Portland,
coming from all over the world. They
are all wcll-knOwn workers though
perhaps the best known is Miss Ellen
NJ Stone, who became famous by be-
ing held for ransom by Bulgarian
bandits.
The shipments of big game from the
northern woods through Bangor is be-
tween 600 and 700 deer behind 1905.
Tuesdays shipments were 70 deer and
three moose. So far this year 1868
deer, 1873 moose and Is bear have passed
through that city.
The new turbine steamer Governor
Cobb, Of the Eastern Steamship Line,
Capt. Pike, made record from East
port to Portland Wednesday, when
with a favCring breeze and water COM
parativcly smooth she made the run
in 10 hours and so minutes, an average
Vi OIL MINUS iOI tiit LOU llllCS.
The BowdOin- Maine game Saturday
at Orono will be battle royal and
may decide the championship. As it
now stands Maine and Bates are tie
for first place, each having percent
age Of 900 and BOwdOin and Colby are
also tie. with no games to their credit.
If Maine wins from BOwdOin, Bates
and Maine will still be tie, but, on the
other hand. if BowdOin wins, it will
give Bates the honor. Bowdoin has
no show of winning the championship,
but the result of the game is of great
Importance.
Lieut.. Frank f. Lang of Portland,
formerly Of the First Maine Regiment,
has arrived at the Washington bar
racks from Manila. He came to New
port News via the SueZ Canal and the
journey occupied So days. Lieut.. Lang
is at present a member Of the 9th U.
S. Regt.
Jonn L. Thompson of Faith celebrated
his oath birthday Wednesday. He was
not down street that morning as usual
but Tuesday was down and had his
picture taken at the Higgins Studio
and got his usual shave at Eugley'S.
Mr.. Thompson was born in Denmark in
1872 and has been resident of Bath
over four score years. He followed the
sea until he was 40 years old and af-
forwards worked at sailmaking. He
comes from a family who are long
lived. His father reached the age of
81 and his grandfather was 1O5 when he
died. Mr.. Thompson has five sons
living in Bath, George l.. and Frank
n. of the firm Of Thompson Bros,
Charles, Samuel and Levi T. Mr..
Thompson is a smart old man, brighter
and more able to enjoy life than many
men score of years younger. He
keeps well posted on local affairs.
At the church of the Messiah, in
East Gath street, New York, Sunday,
touching allusion was made to the
serious bodily and mental illness Of the
former pastor, Rev. DR.. Minot ]. Saw
age, a native Of Norridgewock. Me.
The news that DR.. Savage, one of the
most prominent preachers in the United
States. had been taken to a private
sanitarium in New York state, his
nerves being shattered by a long and
strenuous life in the ministry, and his
mind and body racked by many months
of illness, shocked the members of his
old congregation, though many of his
close friends had expected such re-
suit of his breakdown. Whether he
will recover is question that is
worrying not only his family, but also
Fl. II. Rogers of the Standard Oil Com
pany and other members Of the rich
and influential Unitarian church which
DR.. Savage did so much to bring into
prominence in the religious world.
Charles F. Dunlap Of Portland, who
has been so active in his campaign
against Shiloh. is receiving every en-
enlargement from every part of the
State. Out of 80 petitions which he
has sent out. % have already been re-
ceived back with a list of names that
would carry influence anywhere. A
petition received Wednesday was one
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