Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-10


Is better than knocking on morals
And preaching lot of hot air.
\ hope for the glory of heaven
Is better than doubling the pan,
or Knocking the plea of salvation
Established for God-given mani
Baltimore American.
4 days postponement could not hurt
the TopSllam fair.
Lewiston is planning on the
observance of Merchants week for the
week of Nov. 10
Gould academy, Bethel. rejoices in
the promise of a dormitory by Liberty
f. Holden of Cleveland. Ohio.
Most Of the apples in the Main"
orchards We're blown off in the big
storm of Monday night
The complete reports of the great
il was Names worst blow for many
years.
ON account of diphtheria Bridgton
academy has been closed for ID week
There has been one death and several
cases among the pupils
There are SO3o pupils enrolled in the
public schools of Portland This is
los more than in September 1906.
There are 10 young women among
the new students at the University ~
Maine this fall. but as yet there are
not enough of them at the institution
to bring up any serious coeducational
problems.
The increased price Of milk did not
go down in Belfast and the price has
been put back to six cents. But the
Belfast milkmen rather overdid the
thing in jumping t" eight cents instead
of to seven cents as WAS done else
where
TopSham is the last of the big fairs
but sometimes the town fairs furnish
the most fun of all That of Sidney IS
scheduled for Saturday and this
beautiful and prosperous old town
always makes great success Of the
event.
During the month of September
Portland had 73 marriages. 20 births
and 40 deaths as compared with co
marriages. Of births and 81 deaths in
September 1906.
\ ten pound and a half lobster was
brought to Portland Monday and sent
to Boston PARTIES for exhibition
purposes. Robert Alley Of Toncsport
caught the lobster in ten fathoms of
water off Joncsp"rt and it was one of
the largest captured off the Maine
coast in recent years
There * most singular Ono it is
puraD vegetable curiosity to be seen
in the old Dclano woods opposite Del
an" Park in South Portland 1t con
SiStS of double trunk pine tree fully
% feet tall. Both parts are about
equally developed but one stem was
completely severed by fire about five
feet from the ground three wears ago
Tn" severed Tree is suspended by
means of a sort Of SiamrSn liuam"nt
which connects it with the other twin
som" II feet from the ground and
furnishes it with means Of growth and
suSttnanc" The freak must be seen
I" appreciate its striking features.
NJ the State Conference Of Charities
and Corrections to be held at Auburn
October II and - DR.. \. G. Young.
secretary Of the State Eoard of Health.
VIII speak on the Financial Problem
of our Maine Hospitals" This is 60
ing to be a moro and more important
issue ir tn" future III our state as it
mas been III large number Of other
states. DR.. Young'S connection with
tho Hebron sanatorium and his work
with the stat" BOARD Of Health has
given him a familiarity with the hos
pitals of the State which particularly
hts hiT: to deal with this subject.
Those ~nSagcd in philanthropic work
often find people who really need hos.
pltal treatment. perhaps an operation.
going without ii because they feel they
cannot meet the expense involved. and
Yet DO not wish to go to a hospital in
connection with the city home The
directors Of many Of our hospitals feel
that they are limited in the amount Of
| free treatment that they can give be-
| cause Of their lack of funds for main
] tanning their hospital Whether more
| provision for the really deserving and
self-respecting poor people who need
| hospital care can be made by further
| economy within the hospital. or wheth-
| er II is necessary to have more funds
is question that is bound to be dis
cusSed in the future. In a number of
states the problem has been met BY
economy within and also an increa sing
| and more generous support of the nos