Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-10
Many KFNNEREC JOURNAL. TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 1909

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The Maiden's seashore Prayer.
What are you thinking of" said he,
"Why do you deeply sigh?
Maybe your thoughts are bent on me?"
(She winked the other eyeDe'
You're building castles in the air,
And hope you may beguile
A lover who's millionaireF
(She answered with SMILEY
"Ah! do not let me ask In vain.
But tell me what you dream!
What is it that you would attain!
New York Sun.
The York beach hotels are reported
to be"filled to the limit" and as usual
everyone is having a good time.
For the third successive year the
ships of the Naval Academy practice
squadron will pay Bath a visit the
present month.
The annual fete week exercises will
be held at Boothbay Harbor this year
August 24-s1.
Old Orchard will, it is said, soon have
a novelty in the shape of IAN appendi-
citis club"
The First Maine heavy artillery will
hold it's reunion at Carmel on August
is.
The First Regiment. N. G. S. M, is
winning golden opinions by the sue
cessful manner in which it is playing
the war game in Portland harbor.
Boothbay harbor reports greater
number of summer visitors than ever
before in it's history, which is saying
good. deal.
Saturday and Sundays hot weather
brought a host of people to the Maine
summer resorts. where the season is
now at it's height.
The new stretch of State road which
has Just been completed at Old Orchard
beach is much appreciated by automo-
bilsts.
Some of the amateur baseball teams
at the Maine summer resorts are
showing their ability to give classy
exhibitions of the great national game.
The great water carnival. under the
auspices of the Moosehead Lake Yacht
Club has again registered q success at
once gratifying and creditable to all
connected with it.
If present plans are carried out the
new government battleship, South
Carolina. will be given her official trial
test off Rockland, Maine, on August
Path.
DR.. A. r. Simpson still appears to
have all his old time power to empty
the contents of his hearers pockets
into the hat at the big Missionary
collection.
Mrs Clara Emma GetcheIl formerly
of Sidney, who was convicted of pois-
oning her husband and sentenced to
the State prison for life in 1894. will
again apply to the Governor and Coun-
Gil for a pardon.
1t is evident that the way of the
pocket peddler will not be a rosy one
Judge Maher. The highest welfare of
the community will be materially
served by putting such fellows out of
business.
There has unquestionably been very
general revival of interest in trotting
events in this State during the past
year or two, and the races at the vari-
Gus fairs in Maine the coming autumn
bid fair to be of exceptional merit and
interest.
Henry Clay Barnabee, who appears
to possess the secret of perpetual
youth, and who has host of warm
friends and admirers among the peo-
Pile of Maine. was recently given re-
ception by the popular singer Miss Lii
liam CARL Smith at her beautiful home
on the Old Orchard sea front.
Holman F. Day, the noted Maine
poet and author. has been a recent
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Presbrey
of New York at their cottage at Ocean
Point Mr.. Presbrey has recently
dramatized one of Mr.. Days novels
under the caption 1.-THE Circus Man.
which will have it's initial performance
at Chicago.
The Monmouth Academy reunion
will occur Wednesday of this week.
Charles L. Andrews, Esq, of Augusta
is President of the Alumni Association,
and John e. Brainard of Winthrop.
still vigorous and active at the age