Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
maine Gossip

J, md1ne GOSSIP
The Grippe.
An ache in the back and a pain in the
That's the grippe.
A choke in the throat, and a yearnine
for bed
That's the grippe!
A river Of heat, then Shiver Of cold,
\ feeling Of being three hundred years
A willingness even to do as you're told
That's the grippe.
An arrow of pain, now in this place, now
! That's the grippe.
4 feeling of doubt as TO where you arc
That's the grippe! r
A stupid sensation-of course. wholly
new , -,
a foolish derression-why should 20"
feel blue?- a,
That's the grippe.
That's the grippe,
A taste in your mouth and weight on
That's the grippe.
a tired sensation that runs through 9oui
veins
A queer combination of aches and OF
yarid admission Of absence of brains
That's the grippe!
-Somerville Journal.
This is the 9Sth anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Gov. Cobb is the host at the state
House this afternoon and the city OF
August;, The hostess at City hall this
evening.
Picked out your valentines YET IL
the supply of comic ones runs short
there are plenty of postcards that Will
| fill the bill.
Here's success TO Waterford in its
attempt to raise $1,000 for the erection
of an Artcmus Ward Memorial hall to
be used as q public library.
| The orators at this evening banquet
of the Lincoln club in Portland will b"
| Congressman Allen, Congressman Cole
| of Ohio, speaker Cole of the MasSachu-
sets House of Representatives ard
Hon j. o. bradbury Of Saco.
! There is always something doing in
the St. Croix Paper Co.'S mill at Wood
land. The employees there aim ever
higher and higher. Two weeks ago
one OF the big machines broke all rec
OrdS for paper mills by running off 3o3
feet Of paper in 4 minute. Not salts
| fled with this thA crews OF b"th ma
| chimes put their heads together and as
Il result Il more important worlds rec
| ord in the paper making line has gone
| to the bow vows. This look place be
tween s q. IN. Saturday morning and
S a. m. Sunday morning in which time
the two machines ripped off 1Ol tons
of paper. Some time ago the COM
pany's general manager. l. n. HOsford,
of New York. made an offer to the pa
per makers 1t was that when 100 tons
or more were turned out III "a hours he
would give a grand ball. a free blow
for the employees. The men at Wood
land nave done their part well. Mr..
Hosford stands ready to do his. Soon
after the Lenten season is over the big
AFFAIR Will take place Ill 81 SIolN Opera
house, Calais. Either Chambers or
chestra of Portland or Pullen's of Ban
gor will furnish music and the quality
of other phases of the occasion will
be proportionate. The cost will be
about $500. The big paper plant at
Woodland is to be enlarged at once.
Plans have been made for two of the
huge machines and the work of install
ling bpr11 will hapi,7 in CT soon tho
frost leaves the ground This increase
ncccSsitateS change in power plans
and 4 large electric power plant is to
be built at Grand Falls. five miles
above Woodland. from which all the
electric power used by the mill will be
brought down by wire. 1t is expected
that the four machines will produce
nearly, if not quite, 200 tons a day
+. s. Small of Sunset sent to the fac
tory at Ninalhaven during the month
Of January 40 dozen horse nets to be
finished and shipped to various parties.
This work makes employment for over
400 men, women and children during
| the winter months.
The other day as Geo. f. Crooker
was rabbit hunting with his dog in
North Bath woods and was about to
shoot a rabbit that his dog waa chas-
ing. big hawk. which had been soar
ing overhead in search of dinner.
sw0oped down and struck it's talons
into the hare ana was flying off with
it, when Croker fired at the hawk
bringing down both rabbit and bird.
The hawk was a goShawk, a rare bird
in these parts and was presented by
Mr.. Croker to f.. w. Hyde for whom
il is being mounted.
When Commander Peary was in Au-
guSta last week he told a friend that
he is very busy row preparing for pub
LEGATION The complete story of his great
Arctic expedition which made a new
worlds record and planted the stars
and stripes "farthest NORTH which
will be published in book form by
| Doubleday. Page & Company. New