Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-23

cent. greater than last year.
The Maine women who are gradu-
atcs of Mt. Holyokc will hold their an
nual meeting at the Pcnobscot Ex-
change, Bangor, Dec. %.
The Hock of Wintcrport cattle which
have become wild and have been pur-
sued for sometime, are still at large,
that they will be unable to capture
them by ordinary means.
1T is said that the death of George
A. Thomas Of Portland at the age of
50. leaves Ex-Governor Frederick lsobir
the only survivor Of the sc members Of
the class of Eowdoin, II. Governor
Rapie at the age of ST is actively en-
gagged in business.
Every part of the old wooden dry
dock, formerly located at Kittery navy
yard has been cleared from tn" burn
cd ruins at Point Of Pines and now
the famous old Saratoga which has
many times repaired i'll the old dock,
will be burned on the same spot. 1t
is understood that the firm who
bought the dock at the price Of 500
600 lost nearly $4,000 on the deal,
owing To the drop in the price ~
copper Just at the time the dock was
burned.
1,,,,f JSnr,,, .,iI lI,Oln. well
come announcement that the State
hist"l ian. Rev. DR.. Henry Swcctsir
Burrage of Togus. is writing a new
sciloc! history of Maine DR.. Sur
rage has reen engaged in collecting
material for tbs history ever since
he came home from the army. and
has been 10 original documents for the
greater part If his data. He has
been chaplain Of the National Sol
diers' Home of Togus the last year
and a half and was elected by Coz.
Cobb to ill the new office of state
historian which was created by the
recent legislature. No man i'll Maine
is better fitted for the task and we
shall all look with not a little in
tcrest fer the appearance of this
much needed work. Strange as it
may seem Maine has never had q
COMPREHENSIVE" history written suitable
for school use-and by school use we
mean 4 history that most any of US
can sit down and not only enjoy but
understand. We recall that the lat"
Hobart W. Richardson had such q
work in mind when he was ovortaken
BY his last illness. Surely we shall
all welcome DR.. Burra ge's book
When a IMAM makes uD his mir to
have an aching tooth extracted. it is 4
little hard after going to the next town
for q tooth puller to find. after the job
is done. that the dentist has pulled tho
WronS tooth. That is what happened
to Il BoWdoinham man one day this
week. who by mistake. parted with a
sound tooth. and still retains his ach-
ing molar.
All Portland mourns the death Of
George \. Thomas. who died Friday at
tie historic Thomas mansion which
for so many years has been noted for
its gracious and generous hospitality.
ana in all Portland there is probably
10 one who has been better known or
who has done more to assist his fellow
man. than he whose life came to
peaceful close. and who died surround
ed by all that love and tenderness and
sympathy could do to make the tired
body more comfortable. Tired in
body. perhaps. but not in spirit. for
Ny. Thomas never spoke OF himself
as - many years old, but 50 many
N"ars young. There are many people
who seem to devote themselves to the
work of making the world better. be-
cause Of their presence, and who do
succeed in making a great many others
happy. For many years the doors of
the historic Thomas mansion have lit
Cr,lly been wide open to all Mr..
Thomas whose age was 50 had never
married. anu he and his sister "Auut
Charlotte Thomas Il remarka BE wo-
man. maintained home at social
corner which was known throughout
the world. Mr.. George A. Thomas.
despite the fact that he never held a
public office in his life. might once
have been addressed as Conductor
Thomas. That is he had great deal
I" d. with the famous underground
railroad. He did more, for il there
was ever 2 man of peace. it was he.
ana Yet h" stood shoulder to Shout
dor with the anti-Slavery apostles. ana
on one occasion risked his lite To save
some Of their speakers from the mob.
All the anti-SlaNcry leaders came here:
Frederick Douglas was made welcome
When he was poor and unknown. and
like other leaders was entertained at
the hnsritahle Thomas mansion-Gar-
rlS1n. Phillips. Whittier. Foster AVID
tIiisbury also shared the hospitality Of
the Thomas family. Mr.. Thomas was
Il man Of wealth and was widely
known for his phlanthropic work. Af-
ter graduating from Bowdoin in 1871
he studied law but never practiced his
profession. All his life. except half 4
dozen years in California in the sos
vas passed in Portland. He was es
pecially active in musical circles. nos
SrSSIhg magnificent voice which
made him known as a singer until late
in life. For the past few years he had
been totally blind.
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