Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-15

Maine Gossip /
On the Way.
| They're busting off the book beer sign,
And soon il will appear,
The open waists are how displayed,
FOR spring is drawing Lear
But though the book beer sign you view
| There's danger in the arr.
Oh don't take off. l beg you,
Your heavy underwear
Oh. soon you'll hear the man who sees
The carly robin first:
And soon the soda water founts
VIII start your sweethearts thirst,
And soon the street piano
Will he sounding everywhere;
But don't l beg of you. take off
Detroit Free Press.
Some OF the legislators predict that
the work of the session can be COM
pleted in another week.
The dog-l:lys weathe: Of E'tc mas
eaten away the drifts more than Il ram
storm wodld do, anI without any
danger of a freshet
The first teams to be seen upon
wheels appeared upon the Bi;ldeford
streets Wednesday. showing that the
southwestern corner of the State is
several days behind this section in the
rate at which spring is arriving
There is lots of danger to health in
| the period of slushy walking now ar
irving. While the snow is going OFF
and sidewalk lakes are on every hand
| it bchOOveS us to lie very careful. Iiiany
a fatal cold has come on through
wet feet.
1t is understood that parties are talk
| ing Of erecting some fine buildings i'll
| Corinna IN that portion II the business
section which was destroyed by fire a
flew years ago and has never been re-
built. The parties talking of rebuild
/ ing are prominent business men, and
Wtll-koWn citizens Of Corinnt. win" feel
| that a new block or new blocks should
be built in that town heiorr very long.
here is a spring story sent out by q
| Belgrade correspondent: While the
section foreman at Belgrade was walk
/ Ing over the track. with spike hammer
across his shoulder, early one morning,
he was surprised 70 see chickadce
II h.vo WV
and remain some time. singing its
morning song. Flying away, it soon
returned with several more birds.
which settled on the fOreman'S head
and shoulders. one max .',S free enough
to aliRht on his muStache. He was
| much pleased at tie freedom and fear
lessness Of the little Sonssters, which
after their friendly salute. fastened
laway. disappearing as they entered the
forest.
| Mrs. Lucinda @. Stanley Of Gram
berry Isle, was Recently STARTLED by
her hens making, d loud and peculiar
|roise lron investigation she found
an immense hen hawk hat ono of her
Ihcns and was trying to raise it from
/
being a large one. the hawk could not
raise it easily. Mrs. Stanley called her
son and he shot the hawk which meas
ured &c inches between the tips CT the
| wings and was one Of the prettieSt
colored birds that one could amaginc.
| Game Warden george w. Ross.
ldming the month of December, counted!
600 barrels of dead harcS going TO Bos-
ton and New York ,n'.rkc:s over the
Washington County Railway. Further
more it is estimated by the game war
IGenS that over !,Wf) UU1 hares are ship
Ipcd from TIE State NJ Maine evrly yea:
land as many more uSni as food within
1.-THE State. %otHith&tln,linG mis-. stnt.
1.-THE fact that thousands Of hartS are
!.ievourcd every EAR by beasts ana
birds of prey, this small animal con-
| tinueS to increase.
Calais Times: The announcement
that . big ya-ht club one If the fin
lest" is to De iolr1c It, st. Andrews
this summer is Il further reminder "f
tie progress -. .tnGrew". Etv I:runs-
wick, on the beautiful st. Croix rivr,,
is making i'll its Su,Emc.' resort re1u-
liation. Advert ;i:.S has; done it Ill.
ST. Andrews has been well advertised
by the RAILROADS. aud stca:nt'a. lines
land this publicity backed Ivy the truth
Iof the statements set forth in the s;d-
Ivcrtisements Of til. place. has CAUSED
1.-THE quaint I'D town by thc Sc, =.
ls2riug forward i'll popularity daring
the summer months. From Canada
I3nd the United stat he tourists
leone: and na>;n:; como they ere we'll
ll'Gsed with tho advantages and
beau. of thu ina country an
wide stretches Of 81. trr.: river and
); Andrews Lay waters. Not too
much can t.. S;iil Of tho advantages az
the st. trniN.