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


maine Gossip
The Happiest Man.
Fer all de way de wise mems talk
Summertime en- SnOWln,
Night er day,
Along de way
De happies man is hoein'!
Fun break er day
'Twel light go way,
De happies' man is hoein!
Fer all de mountains dat dey climb.
Whar stormy winds is BLOWN.
DE bread dey eat
Amt half SO sweet
Ez his who do de hoein!
Fun break er cay
"Twel light go way.
De happieS' man is hoein!
Atlanta Constitution.
The weatherwise ones predict cold
July.
Fourth of July green peas?
The summer schools are opening,
but as they have no nine they get little
publicity.
1t is Mayor Tanning in Portland this
week, as Mayor Clifford is ON vaca-
ton.
The Trull hospital in Biddeford
which was burned is being rebuilt
larger and better than before.
A new Maine newspaper, the Rum
! ford Citizen, will appear July II. 1t
will be published weekly at Rumford
Falls by E. c. Bowler, and the man.
ager will be George E. Bliss, formerly
of WdldoborO.
| A Brewer woman who has received
| 90 cells through the water tap in the
past two weeks, says there is no need
| of leaving home for fishing trip.
Besides she is wondering what part
the water company's filtering plant
plays in the city's water supply.
| The trustees of the Brunswick and
| Topsham water district have an
nounced that they will be able to pay
the interest on the bonds and all run
ming expenses out of the income of the
| district for the six months. This Is
somewhat of a pleasant surprise as IL
was prophesied that there would be
| large deficit.
| Mrs. Hattie Redman Carter of
Sedgwick village has growing in her
front ward a peony root which deserves
special mention. The plant in ques-
| ton was given to Mrs. Carriers
mother. Mrs Susan Redman. sc years
ago, and has been in the family ever
since. The root from which this one
was taken was brought from England
and owned by lady in CaStine and
was at that time the only one of its
kind in that town. After the peOny in
question came into Mrs. Carriers pos
session she divided the root. putting
| one half on one side of her front yard
walk and the other half on the other.
| After some years there We're forty
blossoms on each plant one year.
Portland Sunday Telegram: A pitt
full sight met just now is the starving
cats and kittens left by residents who
lhave departed to their summer homes.
Skeleton kittens cry at closed doors
and then venture out in the street to
follow passersby until a dog, a small
boy with stone or a heavy dray puts
an end to their misery or leaves them
Injured in the street These abandon
ed animals are source of annoyance
land distress to residents who remain
at home and such cruel conduct can
mot be too severely censured. The
threat of those in authority to publish
a list Of those persons who leave cats
or kittens in the city to starve, if
carried out, might be the means of
bringing the guilty ones to a realiza-
ton of their responsibility in this
matter.
Word has been received that about
so yachts Of the Boston Yacht club
will come to Portland on the annual
cruise the middle of this month.
These yachts will sail from Boston,
Saturday. July IA, from Gloucester,
July Is. from Isles of Shoals, July 16,
from Cape Porpoise. July II. arriving
in Portland on the afternoon of the
18th. This is, of course, providing
weather conditions are favorable.
The yachts will be in Portland in the
IF ha nd oil 40
18th. The big regatta will be held on
the 18th and there will be at least
three classes. There will be two cups
awarded as first and second prizes in
leach class. The measurements and
time allowances of the Boston Yacht
club will be used and all rules govern
ing race regattas that are in vogue at
the Massachusetts club house.