Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-12

From ms, or pent with lock and key.
But in the goodness of His heart
They are al made for YOU ana me.
If always seems God loves the best
Things he makes the ccnmonest
Exchange.
They made short work OF that
murder trial down in Washington
county.
From lower Sagadahoc and Lincoln
to upper oxford and Franklin they are
all at Lewiston today.
After two weeks without single
bite the Bangor salmon fishermen are
having good luck again.
The chief event of the week in Maine
college athletic circles will be the l4th
annual field day of the four colleges
which will be held on Whittier field
Brunswick next Saturday.
A high honor was given Maine
physician last week when DR.. Gerrish
of Portland was elected president OF
lile IAlleIlC PSUe'N
its annual meeting at Philadelphia.
The Bridgton News publishes cut
of the Gambler building in Atlanta
Georgia, designed and built by George
f. Murphy, son of Bridgton. II is an
imposing structure, with its head
among the clouds at the height OF II
stories.
Two Maine girls won glory at the
field day sports of the Vasser students
last Saturday Doris P. Lane. of West
brook, Me-, 1911, was third in the 70
yard dash, which was won by Amelia
II. Ware. Topeka kas., in 40
seconds Mary Fowler, of Exeter. Me-,
1910, tied with Helen ID. White,
Germantown, Pa, 1910. in the fence
vault at 4 feet 65s inches.
1t is said that an Auburn farmer
hauled 100 barrels of apples from his
cellar and dumped them in a deep
ravine one day this week. 1t is too
bad if true. On the whole it is better
to sell fruit in the fall when this can
be done These same apples las
November would readily have COM
manded three dollars per barrel. BY
holding them for bigger price they
have all been lost.
Some Watervile boys have been
arrested and fined for hectoring
Greeks employed in the Lockwood
mills by throwing mud and stones at
them. Hector" comes from the name
of the old Trojan hero who used to
taunt the well-greaved Greeks be-
sieging his city. At any rate the
Troians in this case bear such Gallo
names as Gagnon and LIE chance, while
the complainant has the Homeric
cognomen of Athanasiou, and it APP
pears to be Il case of Greek meeting
Gaul. Racial feeling is involved, as wei!
as rivalry over getting work in the
mills, but it would seem as if in
collegiate town there should be more
respect for the descendants Of the
Hellenes.
The trustees of the Maine State Fair
have announced the following list of
prizes for the baby show, which will be
a feature of the annual fair in Lewis
ton, in September: SO for the best de-
veloped child in form and features
under two and one-half years; IS for
the second best developed child in form
and features under two and one-half
years; $40 for the largest and best de-
veloped family. including mother and
four or more children children must
be ten years or younger): 50 for
second largest and best developed
family. including mother and four or
more children; IS for largest child one
year old or under; $3.50 for second
largest child one year or under; IS for
latest child two years and a half or
under; $3.50 for second latest child
two and one half years or younger; 80
for best pair of twins two years and a
half or under: $3.50 for second best
pair of twins two years and half or
under: $3.50 for second latest child
hair. two and half years or younger;
81 80 for child two years and a half or
under with most beautiful eyes. AL
ready a large number of applications
to the contest have been received by
Miss Ada NJ. Holding of Shawmut
street, Lewiston, who is superintendent
of the department 1t is urged that
applications be made as early as posi-
BILE to prevent confusion at the time of
the show.
Two Westbrook people were driving
along the Portland road. the other
evening. when a man rushed out of the
nearby lumber lot. waving his arms
wildly. Thinking he was one of the
insane inmates of the poor farm, near
by the driver did not stop his horse.
Almost Immediately there was a
deafening explosion and huge stump
was blown cross the street, but few
inches over the heads of the occupants
of the carriage.
This story really happened. A ne
gress in a New York court was ac-