Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-03
Maine Gossip
The Song of the Motorist,


And | sail the bounding pike
give my high geared wheels a twist
And go wherever | like.
| bound along o'cr the country roads,
Past fresh green fields and farms
And with what joy my heart explodes
A. breast the thank-you-marms,
/ strew the ways with butter and eggs
When | hit a grocer's cant,
Ard once in while the grocer's legs
And the grocer come apart.
t. smash bang into Il load OF hay,
And scatter it left and right
With a Yeavt-nO-ho, and Tara-0i-ay
Is source of sheer delight.
No cares have | Of the sort that chiils
The man who is soon to bust"
Whenever ! note my unpaid bills
| 20 out and raise the dust
! raise it here and l raise it there
Til IL reaches the spreading skies,
And find enough and plenty to spare.
10 throw in my creditors eyes
SO it's Ho for my trusty Automobile,
Ard Hi for the bounding pike!
Let others rave over the horse and
wheel
The tame and the arduous bike.
Let others rave over the brigantine
That Iloushs through the realm of the
tOnch,
| It's for the car of gasoline
With its glorious Honk-honk-h onk!
--JChn kendrick Bangs
That Deer Isle tragedy-seven
drowned out of sailing party of 10
Is the worst tragedy of the Maine
summer season.
The figures Of that overwhelming
Republican victory in Vermont sends
gloom into every Democratic breast
from kitt@ry to Fort Kent and Lubec.
The management of the big fair at
Lewiston hopes that the weather bu-
Feau VIII deal as kindly with it as il
has with the fairs at Bangor and
Watervile
Labor day, next Monday, will mark
the close Of the baseball season and
WI be followed by a grand exodus of
simlntT visitors from Maine A num-
Der of big celebrations are planned for
mat day IN Maine cities. but none in
this SECTION.
| j, T. Willett of South Portland is
le owner of the best and smallest
Dug entered 1T the dog show in Ban
g1t last week. This little bunch of
dogile@h and hair is a Yorkshire ter
rer aged years and weighing ~
pclnds. Little Tiny the two adjec-
yves are Necessary to give the proper
ldea OF size) was imported from Eng
@hd about a year ago and has be-
come a great family pet She is
about the size of a half grown kit
Ten Little Tiny was the smallest dog
ever Seen at the dog show and be-
sizes ID special ribbon as the smallest
aos she won the first prize. blue rib
oon' for the best dog. She also won
another special and reserve win
ners rosette.
AT meeting held at Portland last
week i was decided to carry out a
pan flrst suggested by Thomas H.
scatter Of Lewiston. a we'll known
"otchman and business man. and to
ofganiSa Immediately State society
I u De composed of Scotchmen and of
Wer descendants to the third genera
u'l The plan was suggested by Mr.
''I''er some time ago and he carefully
worked out the details The first
neeuhg Will be held at the Elm house
" auburn, Sept. &c. and the following
se"''emen will act as a committee of
1'iahsements: Thomas II. Sclater of
lewiston and William Gilmolr and
pvhald J. Macdonald of Portland, 1T
WI De called the Maine State Scottish
'utittN. and Snlo will Iaf-
WY outlining the plan and asking for
me" cooperation to leading Scotch
men all over Maine.
"a'er day at Wyonegonic camp. on
"oose pond. Bridgton, was observed
"e other day. both the upper and
aver camps taking part There were
young women, clad in camp cos
ta"e' and they made n pretty picture
,", oheir canoes. with Pleasant noun
80" Tor a background. Different
vents We're held, the grouping of all
we ooats and canoes in the form of
aud the singing of camp songs,
ing particularly pleasing. Twelve
iear-od Ruth Grant was the favorite
< 'he diving and swimming contests.
'lahner of walking off the diving
hnu IN free and easy manner
m"slhg shouts of laughter from the
o"d gathered in front of the wig
Fa" a large number came to wit
a'ss the sports.
when one speaks Of the largest
e'S"se In the United states. reference
either Wolcott of New York. or
houlton Of Maine The latest fig
W., give Houlton 951 members and