Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

lSUt IO!SOt us customary lHllu H'dH-
ners and put up considerable degree
OF bluff and bluster.
That scratch, scratch. scratching
sound which You hear is caused by
the pens Of the bookkeepers making
out the bills.
J Maine Gossip I
The Turn Of the Year.
The pines shak- ard the winds wake.
And the dark waves crowd the sky-lIe.
The birds ny out on troubled SKY
The widening road lies white and long
Ard the page is turned.
AID the world is tired.
So l want 10 more of twilight slotl.
And want no more OF resting,
And of all the earth I ask no more
Than the green teas the great sea.
The long read the white road.
And a change Of life t5daF.
Everybody's Magazine.
a Happy New Year.
Don't forget to pay those bills today.
If you do write it wrong, it is easy
to change - to an 49,"
With 1905 the Kennebec Journal
enters upon its SD year of life.
and pupils-except those who have the
grip.
The space writer's should make a
resolution not to nominate men for
Governor without their consent.
The basketball schedules somehow
fail to arouse any such interest as is
inspired by football and baseball
The merchants are not the only ones
who should take an account of stock
at the opening of new year.
Portland is wondering what is the
matter with it's liquor agency. 1t is
doing business of $1,000 month and
yet fails to show a profit.
They estimate the Maine crop of
salable apples for 1907 at round
million barrels as compared with
100000 in 1906.
Members of the Megantic Club of
Boston are building a log camp on the
land of Mrs. Anna Bell of Hollis on an
elevation near Beaver brook The
purpose in building this camp is to
promote and improve fishing in this
section and it is the intention of tine
members IT, stock Beaver brook with
trout and other game fish.
The Portland Water District techni-
cally takes over the plants of the
Portland Water Company and the
Standish Water and Construction
Company on January /. but the actual
possession will not he had until after
an ADVERTISEMENT of the property.
Beginning the first of the year the
poAlo VI ttit pittllt W III 80 " TIC water
district and the latter will become in
debted to the water companies for
interest on the award when it is made.
The companies will remain in control
of the properties and will operate
them. The hearing to determine the
amount to be paid for the property
will be held in March. The trustees Of
the water district have two experts
examining the property. They are
John r. Freeman of Providence and
Allen Hazen Of New York.
Rockland Opinion: We doubt if il
is generally known that Thomaston
was prominently mentioned as place
for the location of the seat of govern
mcnt of Maine in the early days Of the
state. The record of the debates in
legislature show that considerable
sentiment in favor of this town as
state capital prevailed. and the people
Of the town made an earnest cf-
fort to have the location fixed here.
Following tn" example of the people Of
Augusta, they offered the state the
deed Of site--wc have not been able
~ AS"Ah "hdt pIoItIlS NdS SeIcClcu
for that purpose. and perhaps some of
our readers can give us the informa-
tion-and many strong arguments
We're adduccd in favor of its accept
ance. In debate in the House of
Representatives.. February ., 1925,
when the report Of committee was
i'll favor Of accepting the Augusta
offer. and Il motion made to postpone
to a future legislature.
the motion was supported by at least
two conference.-the. Holt. of Norway, |
and Mr.. Shaw. Of Northport,-- on the
ground that TEomaston offered better
facilities for state capital than either
Augusta or Portland. The motion to
postpone was carried. 10 to 64. and it
was not till some years later that
Augusta Won the prize. 1t might be
to speculate as to what
ThOmaston would have been today had
t been made the capital
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