Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-29

'.I'li bear the sorrow that Games tomor-
row.
But I'll borrow none today
Anna Rurnham Bryant.
The Bangor building operations for
1908 have amounted to $75O,0OO and the
outlook is bright for the coming year.
Portland is disturbed by the report
that the oaks in Deerng park are dy-
ing. These oaks are famed in song
and story and every effort will be
made to check their decay.
The December number of the Indus
trial Journal has an extended write up
of Fort Kent. illustrated by many eX-
ceiicnt halftones.
Mainn's baby board of trade is To-
Gated at Fryeburg. 1t was organized
only a few weeks ago. but is getting
down to practical business in behalf of
this fine OLD town.
A feature of Christmas at Bath was
the bountful chicken dinner with all
the 1ixings sent to over 60 poor families
in the city by the local lodge of Elks.
Underwood park, Portland, has again
changed hands and it's new purchaser
is George T. Edwards, the Exchange
street real estate dealer. The prop
erty includes "a acres Of land lying on
both sides of the country road, the
Underwood spring and the Underwood
beach. Mr.. Edwards will materially
change the plans projected by Mr..
Brown. In his development there will
be 30 hotel and the land will be divid-
&, into half-acre lots with the idea OF
making Underwood an all-the- year
round residential section.
Mrs. Margaret Miller Of Gushing has
Just celebrated her SSth birthday. In
the morning She had her washing all
ready to go out doors before daylight.
During the day she did her household
work Mrs Miller retains all her facul-
ties to a remarkable degree and after
stating the above it is needless to say
she is sm1rt lady. Stickney's Corner
also has smart old lady, Mrs. Edward
Jones. who is SO years old, celebrated
her birthday by making four pics,
bread, and dressed churnng of but
ter besides doing her usual houseWork.
As Mrs Jones has been in poor health
for the past few years this is consid-
cred quite a days work.
Writes Il Calais correspondent: y
peculiar sight the last two weeks has
been the bringing of pulp from Ger
many to the great paper mill at Wood
land Owing to the dry season of 1908
the big Maine mill could not secure
enough raw material in the adjoining
territory, hence the importation noted.
1t seemed almost as odd a sight as it
would to see q cargo of manufactured
lumber arrive at the port of Calais,
which for years prior to fifteen years
ago, was the second city in America in
amount of lumber manufactured.
In the death of William Fl. Anderson
of Portland the state loses one of its
| most distinguished war veterans and a
| leading citizen: He was a former col
| lcctor of the port of Portland and for
| five years, 1902 to 1907, he was quarter
master at ToguS. He was born in Bel
| fast in 1886, the son oi Hugh j. Ander-
| son who was Governor Of Maine in 1874
| After graduating from Bowdoin in
! 1857 he studied law and was practicing
| in Portland when the war broke out.
| He served in the navy four years and
| had Il brilliant record.
This year brings the centennial of the
| oldest Of the present BowuOin College
dormitoreS Maine hall was com
+ Tpletei in 1908 at a time ghcn the only
| buildings on the camprs We're MaSsa-
lt huSerts han. Il wooden chapel and the
| presidents house, the ,wc latter long
| since having disappeared. Maine hall
| has been called the most strenuous of
| BoWdoin's buildings. 1t has on three
| occasions suffered from fire. March 4.
| 1882, it was badly burned, the walls
| barely standing the test. February