Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-16

Maine Gossip
Why April Wceps.
Bunhling Ger with lifting laughter.
Butterflies a-fluitcring after,
April dances in;
Shades her eyes witt rosy fingers.
Looks coward May, laughs low, and I'M
Then her tears begin.
For, agrnwing swtctCr. older.
gaily DER nCr shoulder
Down the backward track
Using all his arts to please l.rI.
There stands March. and, just 70 teas"
calls her btck.
April Lippinc its.
1t j. good news that Calvc Will be the
star Of tie 1907 Maine Festival.
The ice never made less trouble in
going out than it las made this spring.
If there is no blizzard before Friday
some Of the diamonds will be fit to play
on.
Bath is getting right down to bust
ness With plans for that shipping ter
centennial
RUmors Of Il railroad over the 20
miles Of country between HouIton and
Princeton are again heard over east.
Bangor High school is another with a
mountaineering graduating class this
spring. The class of 'O1 has 81 mem
btrs of whom over two-thirdS are girls
The slrline packing season down III
v ashinSton county opened yesterday
but the supply of fish will not warrant
much business at present
Skowhegan is glad to see the end OF
that worst"d mill strike. 1t has con
tinued three months ana the effect has
been Very marked on business.
Col. L. Z. Boothby of Portland still
a theory but as an institution. He il
strongly Of the opinion that Portland
ought 70 again welcome all visitors to
Maine that week. and it is possible
that something of the kind may be at
tempted although there is no certainty
that such viii be the case.
The carriers of the Portland post
Office ale to have as guests on Patri-
OTIS day, April 10. the letter carriers
of the other free delivery offices of
Maine with their postmasters, and as
sistants. The annual convention of
the Maine State Letter Carriers AS
sociation which includes in its member
ship nearly every letter carrier Of the
state, will be held at harrington block.
1879 Congress street, on that day. This
association has branches in the follow
ing cities of the State: Augusta Au-
burn, Bangor Bath. Bddeford, Bruns-
wick, Camden, Gardiner Houlton,
Lewiston, Portland, Rockland. Rum
fora Falls, SlloWhegan. Watcrvillc,
Wcstbrook. Portland branch. 800. h"s
at present 40 members and is i'll Il very
hoWishing condition.
The Bangor school teachers, below
the High school grades, have asked
for more pay, ION account Of the in
creased cost Of living" The petition
to the city council presented by 20
teachers asks for an increase of s. a
week for those who have taught for
10 years or more. 81 a week increase for
those who nave taught for more than
five years and less than 10. and those
who have taught less than five years to
receive so the first year and an in
crease Of 80 cents a week for each year
M to the fifth. The proposed new
scale would make the nay Of the teach
crs who have been 10 years or more III
the service 1886 for the ninth grade
and Sl8 in the other grades. with SIG
for directors Of kindergartens and ST.
for assistants. This would increase
the annual appropriation $5,74l. The
matter is in the hands Of the school
committee and the indications are Of
4 favorable report
'rhe most interesting personality con-
nccteG with the Italian murder case
last week in the Knox county court
Was Liberatc Paladino Of Rockland.
the court interpreter. An attempt was
made by Attorney Frank NJ. Iottolli
of Boston, counsel for DemeniCo Tcti.
the man charged with murder. to have
another interpreter in the place Of
Paladino. but Chief Justice Emery
learning from many sources the fair
ness and ability with which the young
Italian has acted as interpreter. decid-
ed to retain Paladino. Paladino
speaks English with fluenCy and is
able to render picturesquely and
eranhically the dialect of the rough
mountainous who figure in this case
and turn it into correct and idiomatic
English Paladino was born in Mes
sina. Sicily, and has been for 10 years
q resident of Rockland He began work
as a barber with his brother, Joseph
Paladino. who was at one time State
of Maine Interpreter for the Italians.
Although still a young man. he owns