Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04

Sometimes rolls away from rest;
Yet with friends to love us.
wouldn't swap it for the best
World that shines above us.
Atlanta Constitution.
This week brings the Maine law
makers together for organization.
Roothbay and 3oothbay Harbor pro-
dependence island in Linekin bay.
The State of Maine began 1909 with
the very comfortable balance of $685.
.3i in the treasury
The Maine marksmen covered them
selves with glory and medals at the
One of York county's leading men.
e. G.. Jordan of Alfred, says few
things in print about the proposition
to change the county seat to Saco
Among them he declares that the re-
noVal of the county seat to Saco
would add from $300,0 600 to 100000 to
the county debt and that nobody out
side Saco. Biddeford, Old orchard anG
Dayton wants the county seat re-
moved; that Saco is deader even than
Alfred. that il is not so convenient Of
access, that it has transportation facil-
tiles only in one direction and that 1t
has stood still as regards population
since 1865.
Miss Kate Kurdish, who has for
years ranked with the expert botanfsts
of New England. has recently given
her entire collection of painted bot
arical specimens to BowdnIn. There
are IA large volumes devoted entirely
to the wild flowers of Maine. and two
more to mushrooms. Every plant and
flower was gathered by Miss Kurdish
herself and then copied with greatest
care both for beauty and use In anal
ysis The volumes nave case by
themselves and are on exhibition IN
Hubbard Hall as one of the most val
liable accesSionS to the college.
Entcrprising Comma has re-OrSani-
are as follows: President, Fl. W
Knowles; vco-president, O. l.. Spra-
que; secretary. h. A. Smith; treasurer,
T.. l.. Redmond; Directors. II. f.. Bur
rll. c. r. Moses, F. 5. Macomber. +.
T. Ireland, w. \. Smith. Writes Sec
rotary Smith to tho journal: "There
seems to be more or less in the near
future that viii be of considerable in
tercSt to this section of the country.
We are already in touch with several
industries that may locate here and
are also DESTROYS of getting others"
Mrs. f. NJ. Caldwell of Sherman
Mills is the proud recipient of n per
sonal letter and photograph from Pres.
Roosevelt which came to her in the
following manner. Some time ago the
President wrote to his friend William
Scwall of Island Falls asking him to
find some good Aroostook housewife to
knit him several pairs of domestic hose
and Mr. Sewall engaged Mrs. Caldwell
for the task. and in addition to those
ordered. Mrs. Caldwell. assisted by
Miss SOPHIE Townsend. a blind girl.
knit ana sent an extra fine pair as q
present. and in due time Mrs. Caldwell
received this letter. with photo en-
closed, acknowledging the receipt of
the hose and expressing thanks for
the present.
There is an instance in Bath where
TWO men IF the same name live Oh the
same short street and the compiica-
tons arising from the fact are nurer
Gus y local 'Switch'' maker recently
telephoned to the wrong husband
about his wifo'S hair. Mail is mixed
frequently. Groceries ordered by one
are delivered to the other as both
trade at the same store. One day re
Gently a load Of coal and a load of
wood We're Grlven into the yard of the
wrong man. Fish has been delivered
to the wrong house and so goes the
game. The man who has lived on the
street the longer gets most of the
things and is kept busy all the time
Strengthening matters.
In connection with the recent fire in
Wilton there was an instance of
heroic rescue which was not spoken of
in the newspaper accounts at the time.
The Pennington Chronicle tells US the
story. 1t says: Mrs. Amos Hall,
clerk in the toy department. and three
small children We're on the second
floor when the fire broke out The room
was instantly filled with smoke 50
that nothing could be seen. Mrs Hall
with much difficulty succeeded in get
ting down the stairs With the two
Trefethen children, who when sthey
sot to the first floor said that f. c.
Pumps little boy was still on the sec
end floor. Linwood Clarke a Bowdoin
student at home for the Holidays,
rushed up the stairs, but was driven
back by the dense smoke. He then tied
wet towel about his mouth and nose
and again rushed up the stairs. He
crawled upon the floor between two
counters and came upon the boy lying