Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-22
Maine Gossip

J Maine Gossip 4
August.
The high gods took the roses flame Of
fire:
They took the drowsy poppy's breath of
And shaped her woman's soul Of mad
desire,
And lovely languor deep.
They gave her for voice the raptured
lark,
And set it singing in the quiet hush;
They gave the dove to mourn DIT dawn
and dark,
And tender hcrmit-thrush.
Rich Cleopatra of the months! a queen
She rules the world with sun that
southwark swings.
And see. like asp upon her bosom green,
The tigcr-lily clinSs.
Belfast is leading off this week with
the first of the fall fairs.
Who wouldn't like to see that
Calathumpian parade at Houlton?
The campmcctings start this week
at Lakeside, Richmond and East
Livcrmore.
This is the day of the annual launch
parade at Cobbosscecontec and it VIII
be a spectacle worth witnessing.
There have been AZ new physicians
and &c new lawyers admitted to
practice this month and they must all
practice upon somebody.
Seventeen Masonic lodges in Maine
have already passed the century mark
and on Sept. IS, oxford Lodge, No. IS,
Of South Paris will celebrate its
centennial It's first master was
Henry Farwen the first lawyer ad-
mitted to the bar of oxford county.
Many who have been going and
coming through Portlands Union
on the beautiful fountain recently
erected in the square. 1t fills long
felt want and adds greatly to the at
Effectiveness of the square.
The travel to and from Old Orchard
continues to be heavy, though the
travel Immediately after the fire broke
all existing records. The desire to see
the ruins of the big seaside resort is
not confined to nearby sections of the
State either, as many are jOurneying
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we'll as from Massachusetts and New
Hampshire to see the charred remains.
The first of the schools to open is
the Aroostook State Normal school
which entered upon the work or
another year last Tuesday with large
The school has a new
principal, S. L. Mcrriman who gradu- |
atcd from BOwdoin in 1897 and who
has been principal of the Pressure Isle
High school for several years. Dur
ing the summer numerous repairs and
have been made on the
school buildings.
After this when one goes into some
of the fruit and grocery stores of Port |
land to purchase bananas it will not
be correct to say: I'll have dozen
bananas" or two dozen as the case
might be. The correct way OF putting
in the order will be to say: I'll have |
q mound or two" This change in the |
manner of measuring the sale has
ately come in vogue among few of |
Portland's retailers and 1t is said that
it will spread to them all. Within the
last six weeks, many of the wholesale
houses have been selling bananas 70
the retailers by weight and they in
turn are disposing of them to the con-
SumerS in the same manner. On ac-
count of the varied size of the popular |
fruit the dealers say that it a much |
easier way to purchase them and by
this method they are able to a greater
degree of certainty to regulate their
profit.
Another great pocket of rich gems
has been found near Mt. Apatite, In
Auburn The discovery was made on
the farm of Pitt Pulsifer, this being
the second one within two years. It /
will be remembered that Mr. PulSifer
struck Il rich pocket on his place some
two or three years ago and the
tourmaline, beryl and apatite crystals
were sold to Harvard University.
Last Thursday still richer pocket
was broken into and wonderful de-
post of apatite. beryl and aquamarile
gems taken out. This is by far the
finest lot of gems ever taken from one
pocket in that region. Some boys on
the old Stevens and Greenlaw place
also discovered a rich pocket of beryl
and aqua -marine a few days ago. The
beryl was Of the vitreous and queen
variety and very valuable. At the
base of the beryl was found some
splendid herderite specimens. 1t IS
strange that company is not formed
to work Mt. Apatite in Il scientific and
systematic manner. All the finds thus
far have been more by accident than
otherwise. 1t is generally believed
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