Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-15
Maine Gossip
Prenonitions.

And the robin is clearing his throat!
The caves are a-drip, and the SOD grows
And the trees arc beginning to sigh:
The spirit of blooms in the wake OF
And there's infinite sweet in the sky:
Tomorrow. perhaps, when I wake shall
A catkin in velvet and brown, -
A-stroll through the heart OF the
Oh, whisper it, wind, to my heart once
There are snowdrops open, yeu say I
And the streams are cleaning up house
with a roar,
Each moment expecting Miss May:
I know it, I know it. Sir Tanager cries,
And the meadows are waiting for me,
And the earth is in infinite love with the
skies
And the skies are IN love with the seat!
Baltimore News.
The Maine baseball season makes
struggle to open today.
Hope springs eternal in the hearts Of
those holding -Schumann-Heink tick
cts.
Not satisfied with the town meet
ing" they are talking up a general
referendum on the matter of the Port
land City hall site.
Hundreds of former Maine people
live in Chelsea, Mass, and many were
among the sufferers from the great
fire.
No fewer than $50 Albanians now
working in the Biddeford mills met
Sunday to organize church Of their
own in that city.
The first steamer of the season is
due to come tomorrow to the head Of
navigation on the Kenncbec, and this
may be regarded as the official opening
of spring.
When Saco gets it's free delivery sys-
tenn i'll June there will be four carriers,
and there were 43 applicants who took
the examinations for the positions last
Saturday. ->'..--
Edward Little High school of Auburn
is one of the very few schools in Maine
where young man stands at the
head of the graduating class. In this
case the young man, Mellen Fl. Pin
gree, is not only star scholar, but he
is also captain of the track team.
State Master Stetson of the State
Grange is quoted as ruling that there
must be no more dancing in the Grange
halls of Maine. 1t hardly seems likely
however, that this is just what is
meant. Dancing in connection with
Grange meetings is one thing, and the
officers of the State Grange have for
some time taken a definite and decided
stand against this. But the use of
Grange halls for dances on other
nights than meeting nights is quite an
other thing.
There are eight families by the name
of Smith in the membership Of the
Main street Baptist church of Saco
and this evening they are to join forces
and give an entertainment for the
benefit of the rest of the parish. 1t will
be Smith program from first to last,
and their friends are sure il will be
one OF the events of the season.
Here is a wild goose story from q
South Harpswell correspondent: "F'ri-
day afternoon as Edward H. Moody
was working at Barnes Island Cove
he saw large wild goose setting in
the edge of the water The wind was
blowing O. good breeze at the time
and tho goose had evidently got init
lea ana was taking his afternoon nap.
Mr.. Moody crept up, seized him by the
neck and got one of the worst beat
ings Of his life from the wings Of the
bird, but he held fast and took his
prize home and has him still alive, and
will keep him to show to his friends
as proof of the wonderful feat he
accomplished
at pays to advertise" said James
H. Robbins to a Biddeford Journal re-
porter, Monday afternoon. at the same
time producing two letters. ''These
came from ladies in Bath and South
Gardiner and they want me to CORE
spond with a view to matrimOny. !
have already answered one and will
answer the second one tonight Mr..
Mr. Robbins was given write-ups in
the Sunday papers, and among other
things he is reported to have said that
if he could not succeed in getting
named as police commissioner OH the
Democratic nomination for sheriff, he
thought he would be successful in Sc
curing a wife. These two letters came
on the Monday morning mail and no
doubt others will follow.
The May number of Cartoons State,
of Maine Sportsman's Journal will be
the largest edition yet issued and