Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-13
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip II
Weather Poetry.
Sing 4 little song Of spring
Sing IL soft and low
Weather shifts at once, to bring
Half Il foot of snow.
Sing about Til. mantle white
And the sleigh-bells' Chime,
Climatic changes over night
And it's summer time.
Weather prophets luck is hard
Often meets reverse
But, alack' The weather bard
Gets ii even worse.
washington Star
The Pcnobscot is clear of ice ahead
Vi the kcnncbcc.
This is Biddeford's day to be back
in the State League again
Only two prisoners at the present
time in the Piscataquis jail
Wilton decides 1870 to IL that it does
not want to own its water supply
system.
They promise that work will begin
tween Lewiston and Augusta.
Anyway, the late spring makes con-
ditions unfavorablc for the Matching
out of broWn-tail moths.
There is a prisoner i'll Auburn Jail
upon whom "A different languages have
been tried in vain. 1t seems TO be Il
case for Vulapuk or Esperanto.
The Etna Shooting club while prac-
ticinS had the good fortune to secure
a large goose from a flock OF wild
geese that were flying over 1t made
a good dinner for the club.
AT Nanceboro Stillman Armstrong is
soon to commence building over his
tannery He will build it about three
times as large as it is now and put in
several watts. This is necessary on ac-
count Of the increasing demand for his
famous make of moccasins, for which
he has orders for $4,000 pairs to be
filled between now and the first of
December.
William Knox, proprietor OF Brooks
Vile wooden mills, after a suspension
Of business on account Of the extreme
cold weather of the past winter, now
has the mill in full operation, and
predicts very busy season. Old
wool now Is very scarce but prices re-
main about the same as last fall. SOC.
per pound, which price will probably
be the ruling one on this years clip.
The Brunswick Board of Trade is
making some effort toward securing
the home for feeble minded which the
recent Legislature voted to establish.
1t is believed that a suitabl site can
be obtained outside Of the village. and
that Brunswick's railroad facilities
would be a great advantage to such
an institution. a large tract OF land
would be necessary and it would need
to DC somewhat isolated from the
town yet convenient to transportation.
A leading feature Of the Pine Tree
Magazine for April is an able discus
sion of the initiative and referendum
by Rev. II. T.. Dunnack OF Augusta.
During the past few years Mr.. Dun
mack has won wide recognition as one
Of the best informed and most aggres
Sive advocates Of this measure here in
Maine. and he is to be given a big
share of the credit for the victory that
has finally been won. The article is
of much interest at this time and is
one of the best things i'll the magazine.
1t is good to hear from old friends.
This week the following letter came to
our Office from NJ. &. Spratt Of -Alpena.
Michigan:
IL would like very much to see Il cur
reEt number OF the cid old Eennebec
Journal. It has been over fort years
since l have mad the pleasure OF looking
at it dear old familiar face and form.
II you will look back on your subscrp
ton list fifty t. segenty,tive years yo'i
father, Nathaniel Spratt. wish you
could soc tas | do the eager pleasure
with which its weekly visits was hailed
by all the fanliy-flve boys and two girls
only two of us left nowHliving on an is
solate1 farm in PcnObscot County. 7
wish you could seas Go-thc dear old
father in the lorg winter evenings before
the large open IRE. tined back in his
easy, ''tallow dip" in one hand. the
Journal III the other carefully scanning
every word. The above thoughts and
MANY others have been STIRRED within
ne hv rea1ing in the Michigan Christian
Hecald. OF Apli s. notice of Raymond
RcnSnn at I>rampton' written w She
present editor Of the Journal"
Within the past % years there have
been several late springs. with snow