Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-29


Where still some captured pi lnceSS Sleeps
Aud dreams come always true
Then CLEAN by CLEAN the light GOES out,
Then darkencd. eIie; by grief.
II signs into our Sea Of DOUBT
Ai.d Manhood'S nbellei.
Arthur StrinGer.
t4alIowc'en plans are smmering in
promising fashion.
A small apple crop. but there seems
to be d fair amount for the cidiu mills.
There cannot fail to be good results
from such gatherings as that Confer
cnce of Charities and Corrections at
Watervillc this week.
II is reported that black granite
quarry has been discovered in Alex
audcr, in Washington county, which
bears a near resemblance to the re-
nowncd Quincy granite.
Walter Clayton ii Lincoln is monAt-
ing a fine bucks head that Is r"r@'lAf
m the fact that besides Il fine set ii
a1tlerS lie has in addition Sm2ll norm
growing under the right eye. IN" norm
Under The eye still has the velvet intact
and there is considerable speculation
among visitors if the buck would nave
shed this horn when it comes cola
weather or when he did his antirl*.
Those Interested i'll the Main" stat"
Poultry Association are enthusiastic
over the coming exhibition which is to
BE-, held in Portland Dec. 20, 80 and 81,
'0S, and Jan. |, 1909. Already all Of the
large exhibition coops have been spnk-
Ell for so that it will become necessary
for Mr.. Bartlett. who is not only TN"
president of the society but also the
superintendent of the show. To hulld
more coGpS and also make arrange
nients for the reSettlng "l the snow
CifIerent from what it has been in the
past two years.
When Muif, the handsome coon cat
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Libby OF
South Gardiner, disappeared the other
morning. leaving eight kittens behlnd
her, there was general lamentatlon, q:
it was feared She had been rum over by
the train Mr.. and Mrs. Libby, who
lave just moved from their farm slH
miles from the village, We're positive
that something had happened 70 their
pet Thursday, when they drove mp to
the FARM, there was Muft waiting To
welcome them. The cat had walked
the sin miles back to her Old home,
even deserving her kittens in her home
sick longing to see the farm.
A party Of young ladies from Ninal
haven had a strenuous time OF it the
other night while camping in a log cab
IN Il Round pond, scorning the pro-
lection of mere men. An attempt to
start Il fire in the fire place was some
thing of failure until they helped
matters along With kerosene. There
was a tremendous explosion, nearly
Wrecking the place and setting fire to
the decorations. The girls. however,
didn't faint from fright, but fought the
flames With various liquid supplies
such as bnttermilk. ginger ale and Ice
| cream and Subdued the flames, after a
| desperate struggle 1T was then decid-
| ed to take q tiaShlight photograph of
| the wrecked interior as souvenir of
| the disaster. An overdose iiashlight
powder singed the raven locks of the
! operator and started another bonfire.
| bat the girls We're again equal to an
other emergency and squelchcd the i'm
| pending ContagratiOn. Several other
but minor accidents happened. but
9th, rWisc the party passed an entirely
| Wi tli tllitt and IltnOet her hl
outing.
| Mr.. J II. I.ittlcheld, formerly of Au-
burn and now of Philadelphia. is col
| laborating with Mrs. Littlefield in writ
| ing an opera. which will be given in
| Philadelphia early in Decembe" iii aid
| Of Philadelphia hospitals. Mrs Little
| field has written the music of the
| opera, destined for production with $50
| children in the cast. Mr.. Littleteld Is
| the author of the libretto for the opera,
| The opera is entitled "Charlty. and
| has To do with the wanderngS Of a
| fairy princess, who dressed as beg
| gar NanaerS from one country to an
other. seeking aims. her purpose being
| to ascertain which country is most
chartably inclined, Pretty ballets and
| ctfeCtiN" scenic effects have been ar
ranged for the production of the opera.
| Mr.. I.ittlcfield is Il brother Of Mrs. Min
ME J.. Cove formerly of Auburn, and
was for some time stationed ut Fort
| Washakie Wy. in the First L. 5. Cav
| airy. Mr. Littlctield is the son Of Mr.,
! J. T.. Littlofield of Auburn, and IS now
| manager nf the Philadelphia School OF
Juvenile opera, where Mrs. Littl"field Is
musical director
| For several years past tn" third
| Tuesday of October marks the open
Ing of tn real fall and winter apple
eating season. This year the Mi~sis-
sippi Valley Apple Growers association
made great preparations for observing
the day. oct. ~. all over the great
west and if the day was as beautifu
there as 1t was here. it must have
proved successful. A western IouTIla
in speaking of the day and its objects
says: TUESDAY will be the day NEer
all good friends of the apple will he OK
rccted to think about, talk about, oct
and urge others to eat apples on that