Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-21

10 KNOW II uOuDltl NAY llIiu 1ti'i'
Through some pure heaven Of eyes
again.
IT'S good to live, II but to bear
4 tuneful voice. homesick for heaven
Or read il glowing prophecy
The poet to the world has given.
If hut to see amid the crowd
Two comrades meet and greeting give
A face the lovc-light gloritieS;
A laughing child-'tis good to live!
The Consregatlonahst
The state convention Of the Ancient
Order of Hbernians will be held at
Calais Sept. IL.
Among the distinguished summer
visitors at I.ittlejohn's island is
Baroness A. NJ Blonberg. who is the
guest of Mrs. w. H. Prescott.
Six trains recently passed through
Onawa loaded with harvesters bound
for the West. One train which
stopped there for orders contained 700
| people from Prince Edwards Island.
| Wednesday was a gala day at Ken
| nabunkport Fully 500 canoes We're
massed along the river, besides many
other boats of all description.
Arrangements have been made
whereby Rev. DR. Smith Baker,
| Names eminent divine, will occupy
| The pulpit of the WOodford's COngre-
| gational church until January l. he
| will begin his duties September II.
| A North Sedgwick woman has an
apple tree in her orchard which has
ripe apples on it and also a bunch Of
| pink and white blossoms.
Mrs +. L. Roberts, Of Broolsville,
has q cotton plant which recently bios
somed The bolls of cotton are now
forming The seed was sent her from
Atlanta, Ga, by her sister. She plant
ed one, and row has a fine plant.
| The summer visitors and residents
of Great Chebeague island are accus-
toned to end their season of gayety
with two days carnival under the
auspices of the Chebeague Day. This
year the carnival will be held August
"a and %.
| Frank NJ. Lancaster, who has been
| doing grocery business in Belfast
for over 50 years, has decided to close
out MS stock and retire Mr.. Ian
caster is 81 years old and still actively
engaged in the business. but his fam
lily has prevailed upon him to give up
! his business before winter.
A Lewiston man has raised q musk
melon in his garden this year which
weighs five and a quarter pounds
! His bed of melons has been especially
thrifty this season.
While working on the latest annex to
the Riverside cemetery in Springvale
Jethro Z. Bodwell found meteor that
had fallen there and buried itself in
about two feet of earth. 1t weighed
45h pounds.
Capt. Timothy Swan Of Oshkosh
Wis. is visiting in North Arson
where he was born. This is Captain
Swans first visit to his birthplace
since 1861 He was captain II
the Civil War and with a fellow com
rade organized the first Company
that went out of Aroostook county
Co A, Of the 18th Maine Regiment
He served in the war three years ant
seven months and was in thirty bat
ties and in Libby and Salisbury prisons
for a time.
A unique speed test is planned fol
the Bath built scout cruiser Chester
acknowledged the fastest cruiser i!
the United States Navy The plan:
include Il cruise at top speed from
Portsmouth. n. H., where the veSSe
is now in dry dock to the Azores will
Ponta del Cada on the Island of Sa!
Miguel as the objective point. Thi!
will make a trip of fully 1000 mile!
during which the Chester will be 'lriv
; en- at top speed and is expected t
make a new worlds record.
One Of tho most unique yachts tina
has been seen in Portland harbor i
the three mastcd Nanessa. now lyinl
at anchor just inside Of the Break
water Light. The strange lookin:
!, craft is called a "POle" schooner ant
has three short masts located quit
close together. She is l20 feet long AM
maEnificenuy fitted up and Furnished
with very large quarters. She has
$50 horse power standard gasoline en-
CINE for auxiliary power and is Yer.
seaworthy craft and can also max
, good speed when she wishes to aban
, don sail power. The yacht is oWne'
by DIR. NJ. r. Peck of New York, VIII
is aboard with his wife and family
They are cruising along the Main
, coast taking their time and are enjoy
, ing the trip immensely.
Some little CONSERVATION was snrea
among the guests of the Mt Kline
house few days ago when the repor
came that one Of the young India
guides from kineo. Sam Perley. wa
y lost in the woods in the vicinity of IT.
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