Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-12

maine. Gossip
The Artist.
The New Year came and dipped his
In mornings blue and rose.
And painted with a master-hand
The canvas of the SHOWS
Beneath his rapid strokes the pink
OF wild arEutus grew
With gold of dancing daffodils,
And violetS bright with GeW.
But even while | fingered there.
Held breatnless by his art.
And watched beneath his magic touch
The buds and blossoms START
Among the branches overhead
| heard q robin sing,
And saw a rainbow in the sky.
And knew that it was spring.
-Minnl Irving in April Lippincotts.
A week to Names first observance
of Patriots day.
All sections are taking hand in the
broWn-tail moth campaign.
over lNO ltel VI SllON I've ldiiCil III
April and the month is still young.
The new lobster measuring law is
now in effect. but lots of Holsters will
be sized up by the same old standards.
The graduation parts are being as
signed and somehow the girls seem to
get most of the salutatories and vale
dictories as usual.
If anybody in Maine really wants to
observe Fast day they can drop over
the line into New Hampshire, April Is.
Don't forget the birds these days.
They did not plan on this kind Of a
reception in Maine when they left the
sunny South and few crumbs outside
the door will be gratefully received.
There is a new moon due tomorrow
and perhaps it will bring a change in
the weather conditions so that winter
will at last take its departure.
The Portland weather bureau reports
that 10 feet of snow have fallen there
this winter That city also experienced
at least one especially severe frost in
March.
The reports from Bath agree that
Judge Cornish has made good at his
first term of court But of course
Ia IA 10
case.
After Is years as sheriff of Sagada-
hoe. Sheriff Ballou has lost his first
prisoner. 1t was George Schoppe who
was being taken to Auburn Jail to
serve Is months for selling liquor. He
is supposed to have skipped to Canada
and if he stays there nobody in Saga
dahoc county will mourn.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Dental Society will be held in Rock
land July &c, /. and IS. 1t is expected
sion will be present.
John TraynOr of Bath. who once
crossed the Atlantic in the dory. City
Of Bath, started Monday night to 60
to Georgetown in q small boat Get
ting aboard he capsiZcd the craft. He
managed to get aboard again but gave
up the trip as he was Il bit too chilly.
He doesn't seem to want to drown in
the Kennebec after crossing the ocean
in n dory.
RcckIand High school will graduate
80 pupils IN June, the largest class in
its history. The class has Is boys and
- girls.
ElswOrth's Teddy bears are about
the most popular attraction at the
sportsmens show in Boston. The
Boston Journal says: The two little
Teddy bears near the ocelot. porcupine.
foxes and other animals, are a whole
box full of fun. They gambol and play
and tease each other all the time.
Their cage is the magnet for specta-
tors to line up six and seven deep, and
some of those who get front positions
hog it. and stay there for a half hour
or longer
Among the unique teams to be found
in Maine is one which can be seen on
FoxcrOft's streets most any day. 1t is
the big OK owned by Gus Harmon Of
Foxcroft and which is used for driving
purposes being attached to a pUng or
common road wagon. The OK has been
carefully trained and is as steady and
gentle as if he had always been used
without the companionship of mate.
He is a big black and white fellow and
can get over the road at a fast walk.
A common back saddle such as is used
on horses fits on his back and a COM
mon collar and names are used to draw
the load. No bride or reinS are used
but the animal is guided with the
usual OK goad helped on occasionally
with the usual expressions used in
managing oxen. This OK is one of sew
eral used by Mr., Harmon. He makes