Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-02

The real exodus OF the Vacationists
from Maine will not, come until after
Labor day: -, -
Augusta and Bangor now get
together to fight for first and final
honors in the Maine State League.
1t seems a pity to have Merrymeet-
ing park closed permanently to the
public, but it has never paid as an
amusement enterprise
The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey is doing active work
in the vicinity of Mt: Desert this sum-
mer and careful !.::,explorations and
mapping of the coast and .harbors Of
this vicinity are being made. Three
big launches are in use by the con. =
mission. As the season renders these
northern waters uncomfortable for
the work, the fleet will work along
the coast southwark. and the latter
part of October will find them at Key
West, where they will make arrange
meHts for the winter, returning
North in the spring.
North Norway tells this bear story:
from the village berrying near Oscar
Cox's. All went we'll till "a bear" APP
peared on the scene. Then they Were
badly excited and ran to and fro and
some Of the women it is said climbed
trees. The man got help from the
neighbors and after much advice. such
as to be careful ana fire into the right
tree and not hit the women, Oliver
Merrill aimed into the tree where the
bear Vas supposed to be. fired and out
fen an immense hedgehog.
The Bath Times tells this: Capt. j.
NJ Harrington Of Oakwood Farm
house was on his way TO Parker Head
With eleven of his summer guests on
board his motor boat, lakewood, when
without warning. Il big sturgeon
jumped out of the water and into the
boat. Mr. Harrington was knocked
down as was also Miss Kitty Sullivan
of S"nth Boston. Mr.. Harrington. was
stunned for a moment while Miss
Sullivan tainted away and it was
several minutes before the party re-
covered its equilibrium. The I'M
welcomed guest by strenuous efforts
was put overheard. Mr.. Harrington
says that in all the years he has
travelled the seas he never knew of
one like it,
The Eastport correspondent of the
Bangor Commercial says: THE Holy
Ghost ship Kingdom is still in the
harhor and during her stay the dis
ciplea comprising her party are maxi
Ing an earnest effort to win converts
to the cause of Sandfordism- PASSPORT
has not. been invaded as yet, the dis
clples pre!erring the opportunities
afforded for doing good at the less
pQpuou3 town OF North Lubec. where
meetings are, being held nightly and
sundays, The success of the exhort-
ers' efforts up to. this time has not
been marked. The Kingdom has
ceased to become a curiosity, owing TO
the length of her stay in port and at
tracts. little notice, except on the
part Of steamboat masters who find
her right in the way of making good
landings at the Eastern Steamship
pier"
The garden plot movement i'm Saco.
inansurat"d by members of the
Educational and Industrial Union,
under the supervision of Mrs. LYDIA
+ Rice and Miss Martha Fairfield.
was successful beyond expectations.
he members of the union early last
spring advertised for land to cultivate.
Wealthy citizens who had plots avail
abie for such Il purpose donated the
use of the land and the mill workers
and others living in tenement houses
WI" had no garden spots could raise
'helr own vegetables The dry season
was not favorable to 4 large harvest.
but it is believed that n number of
those who planted plots under the su-
Pervisi"n of the union. will get enough
vegetables to last them a part of the
winter. Many of the families have
mad garden truck all summer. Next
year the plan will be continued and 1t
Is believed many more mill people will
cultivate plots.
Maine granite is we'll represented in
ING list of building material con-
adered by the building committee of
NE central public library to be
erected at st. Louis The Globe
democrat of that city gives a list IT
- bids for the building ranging from
SsIl'2.ooo to $1,631.7O in which are
included Maine granite. Mount Waldo
granite and Hallowell granite-the
pius being put in by John Pierce &,
20. OF New York and James Stewart
x 90. of St Louis. One bid is of
limestone. four of marble and seven of
granite. The question with the COM
mittee is: Shall the building be of
marble or granite? If of the latter
.he sums of the bids put in indicate
mat it will be of Hallowell or Mount
waldo granite. Thus Maine granite
Aeeps in good step in the great pro-