Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-05
Maine Gossip
How's Business?


Business is poor" said the besgarr:.
Said the undertaken. It's dead!'
.'Falling off, said the riding school
teacher.
The druggist, "Oh. VIAL" he said.
IT'S all write with me-" said the author.
Clicking up'' said the man on the
dump.
my business is sound" quoth the bands
Said the athlete. I'm kept on the
jump"
The bother declared it WAS "corkng"
The paIson, Its good" answered he.
Il make both ends meat said the BUTCH
The tailor replied 1T suits me-
illustrated Bits.
The circus grounds and Camp Cobb
divide honcrs at Augusta today.
The Fourth District Republicans will
hold their convention tomorrow.
The gathering of the Franklin county
Democrats yesterday was the last of
the county conventions.
The DR.. Simpson meetings are in pro-
gress at Old Orchard and the big col
lection is scheduled for Aug. 16.
Old Orchard had a fire scare this
week, but happily it proved to be
nothing more than scare.
There are about $50 on this weeks
Old Home excursion from Boston to
the ST. Croix valley.
An Aroostook editor has just bought
an automobile, but he made his money
in the hardware business.
Last Saturday 10 passenger cars
We're handled at the Portland Union
station. The rush continued all day
and at no time was there any sign Of
abatement. Travel Sunday was also
heavy as there were d large number of
excursions running.
In the lane of the SturgiS place in
Cherryfield, occupied by Jacob Bailey,
is seen IL novel sight, cluster of ripe
raspberries growing from an elm tree
twelve feet from the ground. The bush
bearing the berries which took root In
a prong of the tree has become a thrift
ty graft. and is believed to have its
origin from berries carried there by the
birds to feed their young in nesting
time.
Chief Justice Fuller was in Bangor
Monday to attend the funeral of his
college classmate and lifelong friend,
John L. Crosby They were chums
together at BOwdoin in the class Of
1855 and the intimacy begun there has
never since been broken, OF the 26
members Of the class of SO only two or
three now survive. Mr.. Crosby was
the class secretary, and up to his death,
over So years after graduation, he kept
up the Closest relations with the COL
lege and the keeneSt interest in its af-
fairs. For many years he has been on
it's board of Overscers. Through all his
long and busy life Mr.. Crosby kept the
spirit of youth in his heart, and when
he was back at college he was as one
of the undergraduates. Only last fall
he attended the initiation exercises of
and pinned upon the breast of his
grandson the same pin that had been
given him at his initiation, almost so
years earlier, and which he had sacred
ly treasured ever since. In early life
Mr.. Crosby was a merchant and for 20
years he was city treasurer of Bangor
Since 1898 he has been treasurer of the
Bangor Savings bank. He was prom
lnent in Bangor religious and charita-
BILE organizations, beloved and respect
ed by all, and will be greatly missed.
Mrs. F. Luis Mora of Portland, owns
d Washington relic which, so far as is
known, is the only one of it's kind in ex-
istence. 1t is one of six medallions
which We're made to order for Gen.
Lafayette. Before Lafayette took leave
of the officers of his staff he had these
made in Paris and presented
them to the six officers Immediately
under him. The five others have dis
appeared and may have been destroyed.
made OF cut glass bound by heavy rim
of solid gold. to which is attached gold
ring by which it may be suspended.
Between the two layers of glass is a
beautifully modelled head of Washing
ton in plaster, silvered. On the reverse
is the inscription ''Desprez. Rue des
Recolets No. 2, Paris Washington ="
Note the omission of the letter "h" in
Washington. The medallion came into
NT,.S orb