Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23

big batch of criminal business for
the Kennebec Superior court.
Bar Harbor also hears the good
word that work on it's federal building
will begin in the spring.
Up to Jan. !. Cumberland county
had paid out $36O,30S on its new court
house, with completion far in the
future.
1t will upset all traditions if there
is not a severe storm at the time Of
the annual meeting of the Maine Press
Association this week.
Grange fairs are not uncommon, but
few Oranges have a fair which fills
three days and nights as Merrymeet-
ing Grange does down at Bowdoinhan.
Early in April Il fine new revenue
cutter to be called the Androscoggin
will arrive on the Maine coast to take
the place of the old cutter Woodbury.
which has 50 long been in service
here. The Woodbury. has been on
duty so many years that she will be
greatly missed but the new boat will
be big Improvement over the old
one.
Portland Advertiser: 1t seems like
carrying Goals to Newcastle to bring
California apples to Maine yet they
are for sale in Portland markets and
presumably there IS demand for
them. Here is suggestion for a
topic of discussion at the conference
Of the Maine apple growers which has
just been called by the secretary Of
agriculture. Maine apples have long
been famous but it now appears that
the Orchardists of the state may have
to look to their laurels, or their apple
blossoms.
Andrew l.. Powers age % walked to
Bath Wednesday from Phippsburg,
took dinner, bought big wheel
barrow and wheeled it home. He SAID
Powers apparently did not mind the
mp louttJ any tIiuII al YOUNG
man Of 20. He is q carpenter by trade
and has worked of late on many
houses in the vicinity. He was born
in Georgetown in 1915.
Considerable having been said in tha
papers of late about the old people of
different towns, the ST. Adams cor
of the Bangor Commercial
writes that the oldest in that town is
Hiram Halves, who was 80 years OF
age last May and is still very smart.
He walks to the village most every
day, a distance of one and one-half
miles. Isaac Osborn was IS last
October; he is smart for his age.
Darius Emery is 81 years old. j. f.
Hilton is 80 years old and has 4 large
stock of cattle and two or three horses
and does all his work including the
care of his stock.
On the subject of concerted action
by the states in an effort to reserve
the upper attitudes of the whole APP
palachian range, which includes the
White Mountains, Governor COBB |
writes to the Century Magazine as
follows: Il believe that no state IN
the Union is more interested than
Maine in the question of forest con-
and l should consider it my
duty while holding this office to
undertake to cooperate with the presi-
dent of the United States and with the
governors of the other states in ad-
any movement calculated to
reasonably and equitably safeguard
this natural resource"
Harold Chase and Dick Power, the
two Portland mixers who have already
made a reputation for themselves as
long distance walkers of no small
caiibre, are planning to make trip to
Chicago this coming summer They
plan to leave Portland about the first
Of August and will travel practically
the same course as that taken by
Edward Payson Weston in his recent
walk to Chicago. They believe that
they can make the trip for about $50
and will deposit that amount in the
bank before they leave. They do not
intend to have a press agent or
manager. as it would be too expensive.
but will do that work themselves.
Last summer the two boys walked to
Bangor and back in record breaking
time. and also made a trip over the
range in New Hampshire
'They will not try to break Westor's
time but are taking the trip for the
novelty Of it. On their last trip they
stayed in barns nights, but on this
trip will go as professional pedestrians
and not as "hOboes."