Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-30
Maine Gossip

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Early Recollection.
Tousle- haired. freckle-faced. ordinary boy.
Went to school with him. you know;
twas MS greatest joy
To be lodging lessons-very much like all
the rest,
Fished and went in swimming. and was
very simply dressed.
Everybody knows him now. Wears
beaver hat,
Makes profound addresses now and then
on this and that:
Has a manner most sedate and is, to tell
the truth. -
The pride Ut the cOmmunity-a model FOR
our youth.
But as 7 look upon his face with we'll re-
memhering eyes,
| still discern a likeness which the years
cannot disguise;
And still he seems. howeer his time he
chooses to employ, ~
That tousle- headed, freckie-f faced. Ordl-
Washington Star
This is the last day OF the oyster
months.
The seed catalogues are getting a
lot OF attention.
The Queen of the May is due down
the pike tomorrow, wearing d Merry
Widow" hat.
Old Orchard is rising from its ruins,
but not the old Old Orchard.
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days State convention at Portland
than in that to be held at Bangor in
June.
The splendid gathering at Waterville
yesterday shows that the Third Dis
trict Republicans are united and ready,
for business in this campaign.
The 50 places which are disappointed
in the matter should extend prompt
congratulations to West Pownal which
gets the Feeble Minded plum.
Already plans are being made for
baby show in connection with the
Maine State Fair in September This
will take place in Lewiston city hail.
September seventh at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. The department is in
charge of Miss Ada NJ Holding 81
Shawlnut street, Lewiston.
The Biddeford Methodists, according
to the local papers, are in a state of
Instruction over the wholly unexpect-
ed and undesired change made in their
minister by the Maine conference
The Biddeford Journal man sagely
remarks that the Maine girl who goes
ent languages may, not be such
fearsOme creature as one who can
handle one language fluently without
the necessity Of trance accessories.
Under the cob work in the back yard
of a Eath junk dealer was recently
discovered a happy family consisting
of black alligator. and four black
snakes, one a pretty stable serpent
The reptiles are alive, and are supposed
TO have escaped from a show that held
~ VI IA lhS iiCl5ilbOlIiOOu Vi lIlS Hest
during centennial week last Aug
ust and have wintered in their present
quarters, living on the wharf rats
which are numerous there, the locality
being in close vicinity to the docks Of
the river front
Although it is nearly 10 years since
the steamer Portland with all on board
went down and the location of the
wreck has never been positively
marked. relics of the ship have from
time to time been brought in by YES
seis. Sunday a remarkable find was
brought to Boston by the fishing
schooner Teresa and Alice. 1t consists
of 50 feet of copper wire with the lit
sulation worn off by years of contact
with the salt water and scores CT por-
celain and copper attachments con-
nected with the vessels electric bat
teries. They We're caught in the travis
of the schooner about II miles off
Highland light, which is about where
the Portland is thought to lie. The
objects lay on the schooner's deck
house and were observed and handled
by hundreds of curious people during
the day.
The program for the dedication IF
the Maine monument at Salisbury, N.
c.. on May 8, has just been completed
by Col. Thomas G. Libby of Vinalha-
ven, chairman of the committee. The
Maine party leaves Portland May s,
and does not return to that city until
the 18th. meantime x-icifino irtop
washington and Gettysburg Gov
Cobb will be unable to attend, but will
be represented by Col. Augustus s.
Farnham, adjutant general, and the
following members of the governor
council: Leroy F. Pike, Cornish;
Thurston S. Burns. Westbrook; w.
Scott Libby, Lewiston; Charles D.
Newell, Richmond; Thomas G. Libby,