Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-21

/ wonder WHY II should be so.
1t amt the world of long ago!
Ar tie strange faces that see
An the strange stories told;
The Hinter-freS don't sing to me
AS in the time of old.
Bur the dreams come, an then know
Tie dear. sweet WORLD OF long ago!
Frank l.. Stanton.
Cheer up. Spring will make its Of
tc:al advent two months from today.
There ought to be something doing
in Skowhegan where there is a leap
year mark down in marriage licenses
to 80 cents.
Since the Maine Legislature as
sembcd a year ago there have been
| four deaths in its membership.
Rockland is hoping now for soldiers
monument which ought to have been
! erected long ago. The G. A. r has a
| fund Of $500 for this purpose and the
s. of V. camp is trying to raise tho
! balance of the $4,000 desired
! The boom town of Woodland on the
ST. CroiX rcjoices in d new $4,000 opera
house which has just been dedicated.
The town expended $4,000 on sewers in
| 1870. and now hopes for electric road
| connection with Calais. Over 1900 peo-
| pie are living where there was an alb
solute wilderness two years ago.
Ever since 1889. a period of s. years,
two members of the LittIefield family.
father and son, have in turn been
| cashier of the Ocean National bank OF
kennebunk. Col. Charles r. I.ittlefield.
| who resigned last week after 20 years
| service. is now succeeded by Norris r.
Eyeleth of Portland
Where was the birthplace of Morris
Mcdonald. the new vice president and
| general manager of the Maine Central?
Tho papers have all had little sketches
of his career and the date of his BIRTH,
1865 is agreed upon, but in none Of
them is his birthplace mentioned. He
began his railroad work in Kentucky.
Up in Lincoln there is excitement
over the suspension of nine young lady
students Of Mattanawcook academy for
violation of the rule against dancing
But what happened TO the young men
| in the case? 1t seems hardly possible
that the girls would be punished for
dancing with each other.
Directly after the opening of the
second semester in February, Pro-
fessor Henry Johnson Of Bowdoin,
curator Of the Walker Art building,
Will give series Of talks on the
collections in the art building. These
informal gatherings offer Il splended
opportunity for the students and
others Interested to learn something
about BoWdoins priceless and exte1-
sive art collection and will without
doubt be attended by large numbers.
These talks are not only q source of
pleasure, but are of no small value as
4 part of Il college mans education.
RehearSa!S are in progress at Rum
ford Falls for the production of the
| comic opera, capt. Bing," written by
Messrs. Walter Rolfe and William J.
Mcfarlane, Jr., of Rumford Falls, which
VIII be given on the last OF February.
for the benefit of the RumfOrd Falls
Public library. The book and lyrics are
the work OF Mr.. Mcfarlane. while in
the music of the catchy songs one can
see, or hear. may be more appropriate
| the 'earlnarkS" of Mr. Rolfe, the young
composer of that place who is very
. known in, n -
England. Both Mr. McFarlane ard MI.
Rolfe are young business men of the
town, and though both are we'll under
30 it is stated that they have been
working upon Capt. Bing'' for 10 years
After having been separated for so
years, their friendship having begun
while schoolgirls, in Athens, Maine
Mrs. Sarah Jane Dorothy OF LINN,
Mass, met and entertained Mrs. Sarah
Ann Benjamin. Belmont, Mass, in her
home, last week and they had n whole
lot to say to each other, after having
lived apart that length of time.
In its last weeks issue the Maine
Farmer says: 'The banner yield or
potatoes the last season was raised by
V. T. DeCOster. Buckfeld. From
forty-eieht square rods of land. he rails
ed 134 bushels Of potatoes. This is at
the rate of AS bushels to the acre. The
variety was Maggie Murphy" That is
doing pretty well, but it is beaten much
nearer home. Down in Richmond the
Johnson Seed Potato company raised
last fall 524 bushels Of their new seed
ling "faultless" from one acre of
ground.
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Benedict Arnold.