Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-19
Maine Gossip

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All in Name.
Miss Marcela had cat.
The eat she had a Teller,
Their backward concerts so annoyed
Ma made Marcella sell her.
Miss Lena weighed an awful lot
Pudsv! YOU should have seen hef-
But her new gown, striped up ana uo"h'
Seemed to make Lena leaneI.
Louise a pair of bottles bought
Though they were number threes,
They pinched, and so she chanseo ''e"'
A pair that gave Loo ease.
Miss Roxana wed a man
Whose cognomen was Hanna,
Their babe was named for grandma, SO
Roxana now rocks Anna.
Hepzibah is a mannish glri'
Kitty's more like her ma,
With honny Kate I'm deep IN love-
nut do IVA Boston Transcript.
Rather a September week for the
sportsmen at Kineo.
The Bowdoin neurology list shows
that Il graduates have died during the
past year.
The York county Democrats who
have always met at Alfred will hold
this years convention at Saco.
Former State Superintendent W. w.
Stetson received the honorary degree
of LII. D. from Monmouth Colleges
Illinois, last week.
Hon. Edmund E. Truesdale of Sun
cook. n. H, who is being doomed as
the next governor of New Hampshire
is summer resident of York.
The luckiest fisherman of the season
in Hancock county is probably Cole
man Robbins of Atlantic. who during
the week ending June 4, took 1000
bushels of herring in his Weir, which
at 80 cents a bushel netted him $1,000
for his weeks work.
"Never cry for split milk, but be-
ware of the COW that kicked over
the pail The application is so
broad and general that every man
must realize it's force. 1t fits into
daily experience in business, politics,
religion and social life.
Mrs L. T. Morris of Brooksville has
lilac tree nearly twenty-four feet
high. It has several large branches
all having large clusters of blossoms
now in full bloom. She would like to
know if there is a bigger lilac tree in
Hancock county.
If there comes a dull day or an
hours time look over the haying
tools and so be ready for haying
when the hour comes. More and
more are we learning that it is better
to be a little ahead in cutting grass
rather than a little behind. Instead
of waiting until the time hOnored
period, strike when the grass is ap-
preaching close to it's best condition
which was voted down at a special
town meeting at Bar Harbor a few
weeks ago, has again bobbed up.
Owners of property on the island have
secured 81 signatures to a petition for
a special town meeting to consider a
proposition made by them to meet all
the expense of the construction of the
which the town is asked to appro-
pirate.
The Danish pepole of Portland and
vicinity to the number of over 500 had
their annual picnic at Sebago lake
Tuesday First they had long parade
which was headed by four Danish
speaking members of the Portland
police force. There are at the present
time in Portland and it's vicinity over
300 ADULT Danes, they are steady and
industrious and are a welcome addi-
ton to the population of any neigh
b0rh BOD. The earliest date of the
first Danish resident that can be found
is in 1855. At that time there were a
few Danes settled here, who by their
habits and industriousness Won the
respect of the people. The leading
personalities taking part in the first
social movements of the Danes here,
were, Christian Christensen, foreman
at the wharf of the English steamers,
a man of strength and determination;
John Low, the father of Frank M.
Low, the well known clothier and
haherdasher who was one of the most
successful merchants of the race and
one of the leading merchants of his
days; Peter Williams, Waterman;
Captain William Thomson and Martin
c. Mortensen We're the other members
of the first colony. Mr. Mortensen is
this only member who is living and is
today in his 72d year, full of
strength and vigor and attending to
his daily work He is the owner Of
fish-curirg factory and is the oldest
fish-curer in the United States The
Oldest Danish society in Portland is
the Danish Society Enighed" which |
has on its rolls 1853 members The sec