Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-10

. city, thus you hide
The pity in every heart.
Those who are at Ollr side
You Sunder a world apart.
A little barrier built of stone,
And my ncighbor Srieves-alone, alone.
Smart Set
The Old Home week plans now burst
into blossom.
'Tha dates of the annual campmeet-
ing ut Lakeside are Aug. 20-3l.
The haSeballiStS hope for more ia
vorable consideration this week from
the weather bureau.
News from Franklin county is to the
effect that the Republicans are pre-
pairing to increase their plurality of
two years ago.
In neat booklet form the proceedings
OF the first Maine state Conference of
Charities and Corrections. held in
Auburn Oct. 21-22. 1907, are being cir
culated through the state. Arrange
ord annual conference, which will be
held in Waterville, Oct. 1928.
This week is going to be Old Home
week at Limerick and it is going to
be made one of the great weeks in the
history of the town. The observance
of the centennial Of Limerick academy
Will also be noted. The trustees and
alumni have arranged fine program
which is to be carried out on the 18th,
18th and 18th.
An effort is being made to raise two
thousand dollars for the purpose of re-
pairing the old Gorham Academy and
restore it completely to its former APP
EcArance-to be used for purposes
needed in the Normal school. On"
thousand dollars already has been do
mated by a person residing in the vii
lage, providing the necessary balance
is raised.
PASSPORT is to have another sardine
canning plant, the can making plant
owned by the Grady estate having
been secured by company to be
known as the Eastern Sardine Co. of
which Frank Mcdonald of Portland
is to be the superintendent. The fac
tory is being fitted up as rapidly as
POSSIBLE with up-to-datc machinery
and will be in operation during the
present season it is said.
Says a West Harpswell cOrrespon-
dent: "a great desire is felt by the
people in this vicinity for Il hotel, as
many guests that come here cannot
set accommodated at our boarding
houses and have to go away. No moro
beautiful place can be found and 1t
is hoped that some one may become
interested 50 that next season the
tourists can remain with us and ENJOY
the beautiful scenery"
Prof. William II. Foster Of the Pow
coin college faculty announced last
week that JOG students have thus far
been fully admitted to the class Of 1872
1o4 as regular ana two special stu
dents. The students are divided by
sets II, New York 3. New Hampshire
|. Washington l, Michigan !, Dlstrlct
of Columbia L. In addition To these
log there are q more who will be ad-
mitted upon presenting one subject IN
September. OF these Is are from
Maine. seven from Massachusetts, two
from New Hampshire and one each
from Colorado. Nebraska and Mime
sofa. Others who have not yet taken
the examinations or presented thelr
certificates are known to be coming IN
September, so it is assumed that from
125 to $50 young men will enter bow
dom this fall. for the largest entering
class in the history of the college. The
Howdoin College faculty have an
| nounced new course in Latin open to
all students who have passed Elemen-
| tarv Latin or otherwise satisfied the
| department of their fitness to take the
| course 1t will be accepted as the
| equivalent of the entrance requirement
| in Advanced Latin.