Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
Maine Gossip

| Maine Gossip I.
The Voice of Pleasure.
Over the Ellis and far away
There may be valleys green ana WIFE,
And lovers WHO al. :.iad ana gay
May singing, wanoer side by side,
Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills and ia, away
Tie chances That 1 seek may ne
The glory that | lac, today
Mi.n, slIenddly be wpn by me
over the hills and far away.
over the Hills and far auuy
Ambition, Reckoning me-. pleads;
Eut Pleasure whispers softly: stay!
The road is Ions; ana Lard that Leads
Over tie hills and far away!
Chicago Reoorl-lieraid
The month OF roses is some time
past, but the roses in all their glory
and fragrance are just getting along.
Having pretty well recovered from
the Fourth, the small boy finds nom
ing in life 50 absorbing as the atrlva
of the big circus.
1t is only fair to Watcrville's city
marshal to make it plain that he wa:
not wearing his clothes when that thiel
went through his pockets.
A good party of Maine knights Tenn
rlar are attending the great cOnclaV'
at Saratoga this week and severa
thousand others would like to be there
with them.
The prosperous town of Wilton re-
joices in the prospect of bank Whicf
is soon to he established in the vii
lage.
Oxford county has a baseball league
of its own, with Norway. South Paris
Waterford and West Paris teams lin
ing 'cr out for fun and glory.
Five of the 10 men selected for thu
Maine rifle team are from Norway
Somehow they raise marksmen up tina
way. 1t has long been tradition
that the town nobiy lives up to.
Presque Isle speaks up early for it:
1908 Memorial Day orator and get:
sought after speakers in the State
Hon. II. NJ. Heath of Augusta.
There will soon be lighthouse OF
the Cuckolds off Roothbay IIarbo
wht re there has long been fog sigma
station. A government crew is nov
building the house and it will be read!
for operation by fall. The light vii
be white flash.
Charles r. Nutting of Lewiston
is the oldest active engineer in the en-
ploy of the Maine Central Railroad
and is now on duty in the Lewiston
yard on the shifting engine. He start
ed in service Al years ago and has seer
continuous service. The most of hi
time has been on the Bath Lewiston
division. From 1872 to 1881 he wa
engineer on the freight, and from
1881 to 1865, ran the passenger train
Since 1905 he has been in the Lewiston
yard.
The ROckland Courier Gazette say.
it is reported on good authority tina
the McMullins, who have extensive
granite interests at Halls quarry
SOmes' Sound. have leased the Gil
chreSt Shipyard and some adjoinins
property in Rockland, where they viii
establish 4 plant for granite cutting
G. II. Blethen of Rockland is super.
intendent for the concern and viii
have charge of the plant, it is under.
stood. The works will give employ.
mcnt to between 100 and 300 men. at
is earnestly hoped that plans will ma
tcrialiZe, not only because they would
be the means of bringing a new indus
try here. but because they would also
bring hack many cutters whose home
is in this vicinity. but have been com
PEELED to seek employment elsewhere
says the Courier Gazette.
rev days ago man who was on.
gagged in rat-shooting beneath the
bridge between Calais and st. STEPHENS
accidentally discharged his rifle, the
bah passing through the plank an1
through the lobe of the ear of 8
man who was crossing the bridge
The wounded man made a loud out.
cry under the impression that he wa:
worse hurt. After the medical exam
nation hal shown that the wouni
was not serious the account goes or
to say: "Makes wearing earring.
easier. suggested 4 man in the crowd
at which all hands laughed, the victim
went his way, the crowd dispersed
AMI the rat shooter went back to hi.
sport. From this it seems that I'M.
less 4 shooter in that place kills some
body outright there is nothing thought
OF firing bullets about promiscuously.
"A large number of Schooners and
barG"s has been chartered by the
American Ice company to carry ice
from the Kenncbec river houses. The
ice season is ON in full swing and