Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-02

Love is here, ana Sweetest HLS'
All the harsh earth -tliscords cease:
In the solitude is Peace:
And the sky above me seems
Fragrant with a thousand dreams!
Fairest forms and scenes see
And the worlds heart beats for m@.
Atlanta Constitution
There is loud and general call for
a week or two Of sunshine.
The oath annual convention Of the
Woman's Relief Corps, department OF
Maine will be held in Lewiston June
10 and II.
William Grant has been in trade III
Randolph continuously since lS4'.
period of 6l years. Is there a Maine
merchant who can beat this remark
able record?
on the first Memorial day there
were not more than 14O soldiers
graves to be decorated in Portland.
| Now thcre arc more than 14OO. They
| have increased tenfold in 4O years, ana
| this is no doubt true Of the other
| cities and towns Of the State
| The Burlock brothers, who recently
| came from Aroostook and bought
| farm at East Newport, have planted
| so acres of potatoes this spring. Their
barn. whose length is 204 feet, is said
to be the longest in Maine.
| Nix-n1 iS.
cornet band Of 20 pieces which ap-
peared in uniform for the first time
on Memorial day. The leader is J. p.
Harris, the nephew and namesake OF
the brave soldier for whom the q. a.
r. post of that town is named.
| Bath Independent: There are some
who nredict that Maine will do a light
summer resort business this year be-
cause the people have not the money
| to spend on their vacations. We have
heard this cry before, but wait until
| fall and see ii you will not then admit
that Maine has had very prosperous
summer after all.
| Two Augusta clergymen, Rev. G. G.
Mosher and Rev. H. +. Dunnack, hold
unique records among Memorial day
speakers. Mr.. Mosher spoke this year
| for the ninth time in the town of Ded-
| nam, and Mr.. Dunnack has spoken on
| seven Memorial days at DiXmOnt.
Such records speak volumes for the
| versatility and resourcefulnesS of these
speakers, and also for their personal
qualities which have 50 endeared them
to the veterans Of the two towns. The
veterans at Dixmont say they are go
ing to make MIR. Dunnack an honorary
member of their post, and those Of
| Dedham should not do less for Mr..
| Moshcr.
Rev. F. w. O'Bren of Bath has re-
ccivcd Il communication from Percy
A. brigham, general commander of
tho New England United Boys Bri-
| gadc. The boys are anxious to come
| to Maine for Il camping out vacation
| 1t will lie remembered that they We're
in Eath during the Ter-Centennial
celebration and made many friends
1t is probable that arrangements will
be made to pitch their tents on Long
| Island on New Meadows. There will
be SO in the party 1t is said that In
| making their choice of q place to go
the boys We're unanimous in selecting
Bath.
Russell W. Eaton, agent Of the
Cabot mill, announced last week that
the west section of the mill would bc
rebuilt this season This section will
he 100 feet long by 40 wide and five
| stories high When completed, the
main mill will be 800 feet long. The
section of the mill which will be re-
| built is part of the old stone mill. built
| il 1874 by the Brunswick Company.
| They built n mill on the site of the
Maine Cotton and Wooden Factory
Company'S mills which were burned in
| 1873. This company was succeeded by
| the Worumbo in 1Sf7 and that in turn
| by the cabot Company and by the
| Cabot Manufacturing Company in
renovated and enlarged ana in 1891 the
present building was erected. That is
| the part Of the mill seen from the
| street today. In the rear near the
| river, is the old section which will be
| replaced by q modern mill structure.
| IT IS not the company's present intcn-
| tion TO enlarge its machinery equip
m"nt but the new mill will give much
| needed floor room and later will permit
OIL the installation of more machinery
and the increase Of the mills output.