Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-24

rel island diamond settles the anna
teur" championship of the Maine coast
resorts.
This IL the day of the Odd Fellows
field day at Lake Maranacook and
there will not be an odd fellow in the
whole crowd.
The Aroostook Times did fine JOB
with it's special issue in honor OF the
Houlton centennial, and the town may
we'll be proud of such an enterprising
newspaper.
This is the inscription on the tablet
of the huge bowlIer in jefferson which
20 yoke of oxen hauled in place before
the centennial celebration: dedicated
TO the First Settlers of jefferson, Me-,
Jonathan Eamcs Joshua Linscott,
John Weeks, Samuel Jackson, Thomas
Kennedy, John Boynton, Robert Clary.
Moses Moves, Thomas Trask, John
Murphy, John Johnson
Walter Perkins, the actor. has been
spending a few days at his home in
Biddefcrd He will open for the fall
at Montreal next Monday in THE Man
from MaryS.' William Gillette is
writing Il sketch for Mr.. Perkins which
he will put on the stage later in the
season.
The Portland board of registration
has completed its revision of the vot-
ing lists from the returns made by the
city assessors and finds that there are
now in the city 1874 registered voters.
Ward seven has the most voters, 1,Sof,
and Ward four the fewest. 1,13D.
"rThcOretically dog days ended last
Sunday" remarks the Boston Globe.
We do not know by what theory the
Globe man reaches that conclusion.
Down here in Maine we have sworn
by the Farmers almanac for 50 years
ana according to that excellent author
ity dog days are still with us until
Sent 5.-Kcnnebec Journal.
The Globe would not think for a
moment of questioning the Gictum OF
n Maine editor who has been old
enough to swear for SO years, eSpe-
cialIy in a Sirius matter. 1t woulh
merely say that as the conjunction OF
il. rising of the dog star with the r!S-
ing of the SIN varies in different latl-
tuGcs and is not constant in the same
region for a long period there has been
much variatio in calendars regarding
the limits of the dog days. Some cal
cnGars make dog days begin July 3
and end Aug. II. Others make the
canicular days begin July Is and end
Sept. Boston Globe.
This explains how the Globe man
happened to get twisted and 50 he is
forgiven this time. If he will use the
right almanac he will avoid the en-
barraSSmcnt of~future errors of this
nature.
1t was all mistake about the Waldo
county fair being held this week NJ
Belfast and being the first of the fall
fairs. 1t is not due to he held untll d
month later. September 24-26. III
mistake arose from the date pc''S
wrong when the list of 1917 lars wa
prepared at the office of Commissioner
Gilman. The first OF the lalrS y ~
big Eastern Maine State far at BAN
gOr naEt week.
.o.i1.rt of Southport declares that
one of the best propositions III me
c.a.a for . summer hotel is in that
.ovn If is estimated that there are
> 600 summer people on the lsla'd at
tn, nresent time and they are scarcely
abl, to obtain board and lodging. Some
of them are taking their meals IN one
place and have Il room mile away
There are several boarding houses
which are turning people away.
A well-known Bath mechanic had
an amusing experience the first of the
week with a picnic party. He was re-
turning from a cottage on the New
Meadows where he did some work
and was waiting for an electric to-
return home He happened to be
waiting near where a family party
WIS enjoying q picnic dinner. As he
was in his working clothes. he was
evidently taken for tired tramp
for one of the children in the party
came over To him with large piece
Of pie. Tho offering was accepted with
thanks and the picniellerS no doubt
felt happy in the thought that they
had relieved the hunger of a homeless
vagrant
Aroostook potato producers are be-
ginning to turn their attention to the
freight problem, which, like a busaboo
appears every fall to harass and dis
tress the men with potatoes on hand
and q ruhIic demand with no means
of reaching market. Last fall it was
impossible 10 ship all the potatoes
grown and called for but this year it
is expected that conditions will ne
,ouch imnr0vAd. The establishments Of
the Bangor & Aroostook railroad ter