Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-08

''World's like the folks that ali In 1t
Sometimes il amt SOin right.
The sky wears froWn.
An the darkness comes down,
But-icst wait IL Willie fer the light!
AN even whcn the old earth is fadin-
ladn' away from yer sight.
An the shadows come on.
In a dream q the dawn
Drift away To the light-tO the light"
Atlanta Constitution.
The music of the Topsham Midway
will not be as classical as that of the
Festival at Portland, but it will draw
a larger crowd.
The 18th year proved to be the most
unlucky of all for the Rockland Star
and it has finally given up the ghost.
According to Saco man there was
a IAN Of snow oct. G. 1867, 40 years ago.
which allowed them to haul logs on
slctis.
A Portland fish dealer received q
FREE K lobster last week. Its body is
bright yellow and the outside of its
claws are Il 1ark brown. while the I'M
dor SIDES are 4 bright red. The lob
ster weighs three pounds.
The 12-day campaign waSed by the
Rockpcrt y. NJ. G. A. with 4 view t"
raising $4,000 for the purchase of
Rockport opera house and fitting 1t up
as an Association building. closed last
amt tsl.S
succeed in raising the desired amount,
but ovtr-reached it by nearly half a
thousand dollars more, the exact total
being $l0.551.3J.
One Of the most valuable articles IN
the collection of Mrs Wesley Williams
of Bowdoinham. is the distaff that has
been in her family for many vars.
This is of ivory. beautifully carved and
is over $50 years old. Ii WAS used
for spinning flax and linen and is
three fourthS of Il yard long. 1t is q
long straight stick and is used to hold
the bunch of flax or wool in spinning
by hand.
Reports do not indicate that the
deer are yet falling in large numbers
before the army of Sportsmen in
Maine Conditions are not yet just
right for good sport. The dense foil
age is at prcSeH6 IN obstruction and
the season will not be well under
way until along toward the last of
the month.
The Aroostook Pioneer say that the
farmers are taking 4 chance on stor-
ing the potatoes they are digging |
now. 1t is a great question as to
whether or not this stored stock VIII |
keep III good condition. However. |
with the expectancy of high prices |
little later the farmers are taking q |
chance and hope to pull out ahead of
the game. More starch potatoes are |
being brought into the factories than
was ever known before.
Tho reports regarding Names APP |
pie crop vary widely. Some say the
crop VIII he up To the average or |
above. while others say il is 50 poor |
ana nleaSly that three or more worms |
have t. crowd into one apple. 1t de- |
ponds much upon whether the, che who |
makes the talk is trying to buy or sell |
the aprles. There is no doubt. how |
ever that in some sections ~ the |
state this crop is Very good while in |
others il is much below the average.
\ porcupine is reported to he Ter
rorzii.g the household pets in the town |
If R"wdoin. a dog belonging 10 Frank |
- Wi,
the other day and when he came hcme |
he wa completely pcppered with |
quilts. There We're % removed from |
hi- head, jaws and neck. 1t is feared !
tho "uuill BAH" as porcupineS ara
known. will get after the poultry and !
live stock. and a hunting band has been |
raised and will GO out to shoot the ami |
nal if he can be found.
On the Williams farm on the shores
many nf the ,imbcrs used in the house
We're taken originally from III" old |
block house down by the chops. The? |
were first used by Mrs. Williams faith |
or in building his house. and when that |
was torn down. years aft,rWard. the !
thinkers We're used hv Mr.. Wesley Will |
Hams in the house he built At that |
time. The boards are much herter
than one can set nowadays and are |
nearly a yard wide They must have
been taken from immense trees and are !
still as good as when they We're used !
years ago in the old block house. Mr.. !
Williams used them in the finish Of his .
new house. they We're 50 much better |
than anything Re could get in modern |
timber.