Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14

a song
Here's song to the sunshine, my dearie!
song to the sunshine!. The hill and the
Smile sweet where the green turf is rim
med of the rain:
A song to the Sunshine!-The lights out
again!
song to the sunshine. my dearie!
Atlanta Constitution.
The word flashes far and wide that
the Ice is leaving the Rangleys.
Harrison feels quite pleased that the
mayor of Boston has selected it as a
health resort.
Many salmon have been taken at
Green lake during the past week. but
most of them are small, averaging
around two pounds.
Marine Gattato, the Stonington Ital-
ian who was shot by Gionesti Dante
recently, and whose recovery was not
expected, is still living at the hospital
in Rockland, and apparently recover
ing. IA
A fremont chicken was Matched last
week with four legs. After striving
vainly to manipulate all four legs, it
died Of grief.
Hotels may burn and the big pier
be wrecked, but the Old Orchard camp
ground remains and the season there
will open July to continue to Sept.
5.
Will the Mt. Desert automobile ex-
clusion act. which provided for a To-
cal referendum, also come up against
the general referendum law? There
are Indications that automobile owners
throughout the State may demand it.
They argue that they have paid State
license to operate their automobiles.
and should not be shut out from any
part of the State which they desire to
enter.
Rev. James H. Ecob. d. d., of New
York, is to spend next Sunday in Bath.
preaching in the morning at the Win
ter Street church, and addressing
union mass meeting at the Central
church in the evening. DR.. Ecob is
lecturer for the American Institute of
Social Service of which Josiah Strong
is president and which Richard Wat
son Glider styled. "A clearing house
for human betterment" DR.. Ecob
was formerly pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in Augusta, and was es-
tcemed one of the ablest ministers in
the State. Later he served prominent
churches in Albany and Cincinnati.
A North Penobscot correspondent
writes: George |. Soper has recent
ly constructed d split-log drag which
he has been using with apparently eX-
cent results. We believe this simple
and cheap device is destined. to large
extent, to displace the road machine
and save thousands of dollars to the
towns in the State on our dirt roads.
We urge upon the road commissioners
Of every town to give it fair and
| faithful and persistent trial. and to
| test fully it's merits. 1t requires a lit
| tie skill and experience and good judg-
| ment to operate it most effectively"
Lincoln Chronicle: The following
| story comes from Mattaceunls lake and
| the truth of j: is vouchc,l for by Wal
| ter Robinson and this fact is the only
| reason why we use it. John Smith Of
| Mattawamkeag went fishing on the
| above named lake one cold day in the
| middle of last winter and was fOrtG-
| nate in securing a large pickareI.
When he opened the fish's mouth to
| extract the hoo k frog full-grOwn
| leaped from the pickereTs mouth to
| the ice and started to hop oft but was
soon caught by Smith who knew it
was necessary to have the goods in
order for anyone to believe his story.
He brought the fish and the frog to the
village and displayed them to his
| friends as he told this thrilling yarn.
Where the frog came from in the dead
of winter will always remain a matter
fer speculation.