Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-31

Fortunate is the man who has been
putting off his vacation until Sep
ltember.
Most Of the churches reopen tomor-
row. but they get a lot Of campmecting
competition.
| Every fair has it's fat woman of
| course, but Lewiston is to have three
next week, each weighing over 400
pounds.
| 1t is figured that Old Orchards town
debt was increased $4,000 by the big
fire. but it is difficult to see how they
know about that yet.
| Woodland known as the Magic
| Town Of Washington county. now
boasts Il weekly newspaper. 1t is also
going to indulge in a Labor Day ccle-
| bration with a parade, ball games ana
races.
But little has been heard of the
W iSHlilSloll Guilty DiucDtiiS pa NJ 'iiio
season. 1t is under stood that it is fully
up to the average both in size and
quality, AS carly as the first of June
some Of the Gamers were refusing to
accept orders. as they had enough to
require The full capacity of their fac
tories to fill.
The death of Capt. James Parker at
Mansct removes the man who has done
more than any other one man in the
development # the fishing industry of
Hancock county. Capt. Parker came to
Mansct from Gloucester, Mass, % years
ago, and established the business which
has gradually grown to its present pro-
portions as one Of the largest in eastern
Maine.
At no time in the history of Fort
Fairfield have their been SO many
present it is claimed Most of the ten
or twelve dwellings are of the latest
styles of architecture and of subst@n-
tai construction. and are located in the
best residence streets of the village.
The contractors and master builders
are somewhat handicapped by D search
ty of skilled house carpenters, but arc
pushing the work along as fast as
possible. Added to these building OPP
crations. the Improvements on the
streets and eXtention of sidewalks fur
nishes employment to large number
Of men and gives the village busy and
prosperous appearance.
County Commissioner Fred r. Page
of Hancock county, residing on farm
some four miles out of Bucksport, was
surprised to sec a couple of deer jump
into his barnyard the other day. He
had just stabbed his team after hauling
in load of hay, and as he came out
saw Il deer bolt over a hammock Oc-
cupied Ivy his daughter, and continue
ever the fence. coming to a halt only af-
ter entering his barn. Mr.. Page is of
the opinion these deer were in the road,
and were frightened by an automobile
that passed his house soon afterwards.
The discussion of the nine o'clock
bell which has now been carried on in
the columns of the Brunswick Record
for five weeks has thus far proved I'M
profitable of results. The Record there
fore suggests, that if the citizens wish
TO have the ringing of the evening bell
resumed it would be well to take some
direct action, either by making presen-
tation of the subject to the selectmcn,
or by calling town meeting. a petit
ton of ten citizens is sufficient to call
inn <J,,t S.nf. 10
the question.
There is something doing in the Maine
shipyards. Last week the six master
Mert!c 3. Crowley at Rockland and the
barge Cadosa at Bath were launched.
There are now under construction at
Bath three four-masters and barge,
at ROckland a five and a four master.
There are probably other craft on the
stocks besides those mentioned. The
three master Wawenock has just taken
her dip at ROckland, and at Mystic, CT,
the ftv. master E.lvra Ball. in which
Maine parties are interested, was
launched week ago.
The Journal has received from Mrs.
j. l. Bailey of Pomona, Cal, formerly
of Augusta, copy of the Pomona
Daily Review which gives an account
IF the death of Col George F. Robinson
who is spoken of as the most distin-
guishcd citizen of Pomona and vicinity.
Col. Robinson was a native of Maine
and served through the Civil War in
a Maine regiment. The act which made
him n national figure was his heroisr
in saving the life of Secretary Seward
whose assassination was attempted OH
the same night that Lincoln was shot
in Ford's theatre. Mr.. Seward was
sick at the time at his Washington
house and Corporal Robinson was de-
tailed as nurse to attend him. In
defending MI Seward from the would
he assassin who rushed into the house
with knife and revolver drawn, Cor