Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-23
Maine Gossip
Maybe.


dead wrong
Ard skies must a dismal gray be,
When we dent know how we would get
If it wasn't for good old Maybe
Why. maybe there won't be cloud to-
morrow,
Maybe there won't be sign of sorrow.
Good fortune may wait just past our
Maybe tomorrow
Twill all come right
Maybe your treasured secret dream
Will cease to be just vision,
Maybe the longed for light will CLEAN
Through the night Of your ndecision,
Maybe the worst is for the best.
Maybe your near the unseen crest.
| May be it's hidden by just tonight
| Mavbe tomorrow
| Twill all come right.
Kansas City Times.
No more drouth complaints for the
| present.
| The Glidden people say they were
nowhere given more cordial welcome
| than in Maine.
| The Sagadahoc Democrats could
| find nobody to accept the empty honor
of their nomination for county attor-
ncy.
| The berry crop may be light this
year but think how the BURBERRY
bushes will spring up in the burnt
| over pastures another year.
| John Kendrick Bangs, the famous
author whose summer home is at
| Ogunquit, will be one Of the speakers
at the York county Republican con-
vention next week.
Two prominent Maine newspaper
men have been nominated for the next
Legislature by the Republicans, Chess
| ter w. Robbins of Old Town and Harry
M. BigeloW of Portland
| The new revenue cutter AndrOscog-
gin which replaces the old Woodbury.
is On her maiden trip along the Maine
coast The Androscoggin is a large
and finely built vessel, designed es-
pecially Tor destroying derelicts and
| breaking ice.
The Portland Board of Trade has
received about 5000 letters of in
qury as a result of it's advertising
the charms of that city as a summer
resort. There's no doubt but what
advertising pays.
Two South Portland policemen en-
gagged in fistic bout on the street
the other evening and the city govern
ment is going to air the trouble.
Maine motor boat owners will be
| considerably stirred at the direction
OF the department of Commerce and
Labor that they must all carry lights,
whistles and bells. SO far the small
craft have paid little or no attention
to the rules but from now out they
will be obliged to or get into serious
| trouble.
The tug Lottie and May has finished
collecting salmon for the hatchery at
East Orland for this season.. It has
been d poor year. The weirs that
last year caught the most this year
| have furnished very few. The total
delivered this season is $50. Last
year the number delivered in a few
days less than this was 7S4. The fish
are all doing well in spite of the hot
| weather
| The Somerset timber-land owners
have issued the following notices on
account Of the recent fire: "Many
thousands of dollars damage has al
| ready been done in this state this year
| by forest fires. We fear much more
will be done. 1t is, therefore, of the
utmost Importance that the greatest
precautions possible be taken. The
risk is too great to permit any tres
passing or going upon the BURBERRY
grounds this year. We don't like to
| stop you, but the danger is SO great
we feel we must Therefore, please
take notice. that all BURBERRY gather
| ers, or other persons, are hereby for
hidden from going upon these lands,
camping or picking berries thereon.
| II this notice is disregarded, much as
| we dislike to, we shall be compelled to
| enforce the law to protect our prop
erty by prosecuting all those who do
| nOtv regard this warning"
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