Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-25
Maine Gossip

J Maine Gossip \
This Side Of Jordan.
On the other side O Jordan may be
hIigh; as bright can be, II
But this side O. Jordan's satisfactory
to me,
| The dreamy hills an valleys, the streams
Oh. this side q Jordan's satisfactory to
me,
| Old friends who love me-frieads I'm
loyin' well:
Old dreams that haunt me-jest too
sweet to tell.
| SprinStilnc an summei-WlEter nreSldeS
Sun that makes the mornin'-stars that
bless the night!
On the other side a. Jordan,-we must
go the Jordan way;
But here's the hearty winter. an mere
the sweetheart May:
An whilst my soul is sinSlh OF Il DllSht-
CT day to be.
| This sid. O. Jordans satisfactory to me-
Atlanta Constitution.
Regular trolley service at last be-
| tween Augusta and Waterville.
Today brings a general anu genuine
| Old Home movement.
A little soft for Thanksgiving skat-
ing but there is lot of winter COM
ing.
Mayor Leighton of Portland has kept
his promises and deserves another
| term in office.
| Labor Commissioner Lyons says
that the Rumford strikes are directly
due t. fight fer supremacy between
two labor organizations.
! The farmers and the manufacturers
arc hoping their hardest for long,
steady downpour of rain before the
ground closes up.
The last of the cottages at Squirrel
Island was closed last week, and now
| the native squirrels will have the is
| land to themselves for few months.
| There have been no developments of
late in the strange disappearance of
| Charles s. Parker of Greene who was
last seen oct. a in Lewiston. While
| much alarmed, his friends believe he is
| still alive.
South Paris had a special town meet
ing last week at which just II of the
1900 voters in the town were present.
] In cd l1,f i1rn nd Cr00
voted for highway purposes.
Miss Mlude Latham of Pennington,
age 8, who shot a deer in the Dead
River region the other day, is probably
the youngest young lady hunter to
perform that feat this fall
Saco is feeling very cheerful over the
prospect that the York Manufacture
ing Company will add new weaving
mill to its big plant on Factory island.
The recent death of Capt. Il. F. Rol-
Inns Of Plymouth takes away another
of the veterans of the Civil War and
also one OF the oldest and best known
| travelling salesman in Maine. The de
ceased was horn in Dixmont about 81
| years ago. Early in tie war of the
rebellion he cnliytCd in the First Maine
Heavy artillery as sergeant in Co. f..
He was afterWard promoted to second
lieutenant and then to first lieutenant
and lastly t" captain of the company.
| He trrk an active part in several en-
g1gencntG III the war ard had bril-
liant war record. Tor 50 years or more
Cars. Rollins had been travelling in
Maine for {. Port land firm. Several
years ago he retired from the road and
his position was taken by his son, F.
II. Rollins, who is still filling his
fathers place. The death of Capt.
Rollins will be deeply regretted
wherever he was known.
The corner stone of the old Portland
City hall was uncovered Saturday
morning. and in the presence OF Mayor
| Leighton, several members of the city
council, Ex-Governor Cleaves. ex-Mayor
Chas. +. Iibbey and large number of
Icltizens, was taken up. The stone, a
square piece of granite, which was laid
July 4, 1873, was on the northeast cor
ner Of the building. None of those
vino saw it unearthed We're present
when it was laid, so years ago. The
stone contained a large copper box. In
the copper box were newspapers Of
that date and various documents and
books, also coins and such articles
usually placed in corner stones. The
contents of the lead box, somewhat
furnished and yellow from age. We're
found in fair condition, but those in
the copper box to which water had ac-
cess were moldy and in a bad state of
preservation. The box was taken to
the mayors Office where it's contents
will be on exhibition and when the cor
ner stone of the new City hall is laid it
will probably be placed in a better box
to be put in the new corner stone
Charles \. Underwood of Saco who
was stricken with blindness a few
years ago. surprised his neighbors by