Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18
Maine Gossip
October.

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October.
Bluc-skied October, thou art fast steal
ing,
on gorgeous wings, all our flowers
away,
In glowing sunsets Winters reveal
His rrcoming from Northland cold and
gray.
luetZe,
W lille thou, October, allUlinS and
bright.
Art PLAYING heart havoc among the
And tWirlinS their leaves to crimson de-
light;
We have Iathomed thy freaks thou sh,
cOGuettc,
With Natures beauties, as one Ly
The days are more fleet, and when lie
hath set
on purple cloud-pillows, the great round
Then thou, October. must fast HE
Sombre-hued November will take thy
place,
Wailing Ger biers with s';llen FROST
face,
Tossed BY the chill winds in meadows
blown bare
But over the way of the wind-swept
mold.
ComctE The merry month Of the
December hoary with good will and
Augusta Constitution
themselves in making City Treasurer
Townsend Of Augusta the head Of their
order in this state
TIE Biddef"rd papers persist III hear
ing stories Of great building operations
to be carried on at Old Orchard.
The most absent minded Saco man of
iii" Year IS the one who started off on Il
hunting trip this week and was deep
in the woods before he realized that he
had left his gun at home.
ElmWood farm. the famous stock
farm and estate of the late J. S. San
born 1T Danvillc Junction, Auburn.
has bee II SOLD to DR.. L. s. Clifford Of
Boston. The owner has purchased u
choice COWS which Will be the nucleus
of 4 nerd Of 100. 1t is the intention to
add pure bred stock from time to time
'nd gradually establish a herd of
Holsteins, second to none in New
| England. The object VIII be to sell
| the cream ara to utilize the skim milk
| i'll growing at least zoo hogs yearly.
| 1t is believed that the harkentine
| Kingdom. Of the Holy Ghost and u
| Society, is to make another trip to
| Palestine Immediately. The vessel is
at South Freeport where she is being
fitted out for a long cruise. and the tug
Zen Hur Of Portland, received can to
go down and fill up the vessels water
| tanks. 1t is reported that the head
quarters of the Holy Ghost and Us So
ciety are to be established in the Holy
Land ard that Rev. Frank W. San
ford is to remain there permanently.
in that event prophet Holland" who
is Sandford's right hand man. is to re
| main iii charge of the colony here.
The Daughters Of the American Hcyo-
| luton Of Maine offer a first prize Of
SO in gold for the best essay founded
on any incident of the American Revo-
1
| ana s. in gold for the second best es-
say. The contest will be governed by
| the following rules: Articles should be
| written on ono side of paper only
| typewriter. if possible; its length will
| be limited to 1,500 words; in Judging
articles. special attention will be paiu
to spelling. punctuation, paragraph
ing and originality of style: all articles
| must be in the hands Of the committee
not later than Feb. :, 1865: the contest
is open to all pupils of all grammar
schools in the State Of Maine.
There is good prospect that Bar
Harbor'S new High school building will
be completed by tho time specified in
til" contract, Sept L. 1908. After con-
siderable discussion and a special town
meeting, called for the purpose Of re-
considering the matter. it was dec ided
to build it on the lot offered by Mrs
Gertrude $. Rice on Cottage street
This has a frontage Of 200 feet on the
street and depth of 40 feet 1t con-
| tainS $4,000 square feet approximately
The building VIII be severely plain in
architecture. but striking. neverthe
less. 1t will be of two stories and will
approximate in size S2x120 feet. fac
ing the south. The new building will
do away entirely with the present
cramped conditions and will afford a
| building Of which the town may we'll
| be proud.
Bnwdoin Orient: Rarely has sum-
mAr passed in which Bowdoir has been
called to mourn larger number Of its
graduates. The death by drowning Of
a beloved members Of tho class of 1905
Fhilin X Greene. preceded only few
days tho SD accidents that took away
three o; our undergraduates. The