Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05
Maine Gossip
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The Romance Of q Calculating Man.
There was 2 little bachelor who lived all
And all the bread and cheese he got he
put upon shelf,
Yet he couldn't keep valet, nor laun-
dress, nor cook.
SO he sighed. For something very cheap
in servants ! must look!
In glancing round, he found wiie anu
| married her, my son, az
And now he's got valet, cook ana laun-
| dress all in one.
St Louis Post dispatch.
Mayor Leighton of Portland will be
sustained by public sentiment in his
refusal to permit the city to pay for
liquors consumed at last seasons
picnic of the city government.
There is strong feeling that the
resurvey of Names water powers
will show resources in this direction
little dreamed of by our citiZens-re-
sources that are destined to play an
important part in the future growth
and prosperity of our State.
The new bridge across the Kennebec
at Pishons Ferry will be a great con-
venience to the travelling public, and
will fill long felt need.
The coming summer resort business
in Maine bids fair to be record
breaker if Old Sol gets in his work as
he is expected to do.
The members of the Boston Mer-
chants Association appear to be hav-
| ing a royal good time on their tour of
Maine.
| Frederick Grin Bartlett, whose book,
1.-The Web of the Golden Spider" is at
present one of 1.-The five best sellers"
has in recent years spent many sue
cessive summers in Bridgton. He is
lexpected there again this season.
The annual meeting of the Josselyn
Botanical society of Maine will be held
at the Peaks Island house, Portland
harbor, June 81 to rs.
| Now and then a Maine man can be
found who still owns an orange grove
in Florida. Hudson D. Ames of Rock
land has one at Emporia, Fla. The
grove consists of 151s acres which in
! cludes 1000 orange trees in healthy
state of cultivation. The crop was a
very satisfactory one the past season.
Old Town has a new and unique in
dustry in the shape of manufacturing
carbon paper. The paper is made in
all colors and weights, and is used
largely for typewriters, mulitgraphs
and adding machines. The business is
conducted in the name of the How
Company, George H. Richardson is
president. P. G. Cunningham, treasur-
err, and Fred B. How, superintendent.
Supt. How came to Old Town from
Winthrop, Mass, and is intimately ia
miiar with the business. The ma
chimes used in the manufacture of car
bon paper We're generally made in Old
Town by the T. NJ. Chapman's Sons
Company from designs by Supt. How.
| A twenty-eight foot gasolene launch
has been purchased by the government
for the hatchery at Green Lake, and is
expected to be delivered about the mid
die OF next month. The steamer Sena-
tor, which has been in service at the
Green Lake station many years, will
probably be condemned. She has been
a useful and serviceable boat. No one
will miss her more than Cant Frank
lin and his faithful first pilot, Mrs.
| Franklin.
With all due respect for the various
enthusiasts who are rolling different
fads down the pike, we must express
the solemn opinion that the schools of
Maine are already burdened with about
as many anniversary observances as
they can properly stand. The pupils of
our State need a few days for
good old-fashioned study, although it
is becoming more and more difficult to
find them.
F. A. Stanley of Rockland has the
contract for building the new Odd Eel
LEWIS hall at Swans Island The struct-
ure is to be 40xS5 feet in size, three sto-
ries high and will have a piazza 10x25
feet on the front On the first floor
there will be the dining hall, dressing
rooms. club room and kitchen; on the
second floor a dance hall and stage and
on the third floor the lodge and prop
erty rooms. The contract calls for
two large steel ceilings. The building