Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-08
Maine Gossip
Wilted.


Little drops of water,
Little dripS OF wet,
Spoil the stiffest collar
Mighty quick, you bet!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bath celebrated the Fifth with Ave
alarms of fire one of which called the
department to extinglish small con-
hagration in which &c houses were on
| fire at one time.
Mere Point never knew the season to
open as early as this year Although
the season rarely is really open before
| the first IF July, more than half of the
cottages are already open, and others
are being opened almost daily.
The torpedo boat destroyer Flusser
will be launched from the Bath Iron
Works, Tuesday, July 20, and the event
will be an important ere in the history
of the Shipping City. The Reid, a
sister ship, will go overheard about the
middle of August. Bath warships are
| to be on the Rockland course for trial
later in the year.
Dr.. Alvin H. Stanhope of Dover
thinks he has the banner tree as re-
CARDS growth in this section of the
State 1t is a smoke tree and about
three weeks ago the highest branches
of the tree failed to reach the doctors
chin. On Tuesday, however, the tree
was several feet higher than his head.
These trees die down each fall and
upon clearing away the dead branches
in the spring they again spring into
life.
Irving L. Rich, son of Herbert w.
Rich has associated himself with S. S.
Rich & Son, the Portland undertakers,
Mr. Rich's connection with the firm
brings it through four generations OF
the family as follows: S. S. Rich. A. j..
Rich, II. w Rich, I. l.. Rich The busl-
ness was established about Is years ago
and WHILE of course, the building has
been enlarged and reconstructed to bet
ter suit modern methods the location
on Exchange street is the original one.
The funeral of the late Ludwig Helm
son of Portland took place from the
lawn adjoining his late residence. This
somewhat unusual ceremony was
largely attended and under the high
vaulted arch of heaven the last rites
were performed over the body o. man
who loved the blue sky and the green
grass and the flowers ard fruit trees
among which he had lahored all his use
full life 1t was fitting close to life
srent in the open air working with God
for the Identifying of the face of the
beautiful. world.
Quite ar important land dea: was con-
su.nmated ty N. Goodkowsfy recently
by which w r. Etherington of New
York city becomes the owner of sever
al acres of land at Fortunes Rocks near
Biddeford This land lies on the shore
of the Peter pond, and is directly OPP
posite the James Garland property. 1t
is said that the new owner plans to i'm
prove this section and eventually lay it
out in attractive shape Mr.. EtherinG-
ton is the son-in-law of the late James
G.. Garland and has spent portion of
his summers at this resort FOR several
years.
Hon. Geo. M. Hanson of Calais, and
Cyrus Stackpole of Bangor, have Sc
cured from John Morrison of Prescott
an option on the mineral rights in the
latter's property of 100 acres in that
town. Bordering on the shore the prop
erty contains two large bodies of black
slate which if examinations and assay
prove satisfactory, will mean valua-
BILE proposition for the gentlemen
named, as the demand for slate of this
kind is steady and strong. Large
amounts of money will be required to
Investigate as to quality and quantity
and force of ten or Is men will be put
to work to determine the true value of
the deposits and from $4,000 to $1,000
viii be expended in this work.
Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Goodwin
who have been married 81 years
celebrated the event with a reunion
at their home overlooking Purga
tory pond in Litchfield Monday
While Mr.. Goodwin is aged 95
and his wife 81 they are both active for
their years They live in the house
built by ancestors N3 years ago. Mr.
Goodwin worked at brickmaking and in
the quarries when a young man but
most of mis- life has been spent in farm
ing. He was road commissioner for a
time in the town. He was unable to
enlist in the Civil war on account of his
age but his father fought in the war of
1912 and helped to drive the British
from the Kennchec river. Mr. and Mrs
Goodwin have five sons and two daugh-
ters living nine grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren Mr.. GoodWin's
brother James H. Goodwin Of West
Gardiner. is n years old, and he has a
sister, Mrs. Cyrus Howard His father
reached the age of 81 and his grand
father 96.
Portland Argus.-Can a calf swim?
Ask Capt Morrill, of the Aucocisco and
the people who came to the city with
him OH the early morning trip
up yesterday. The steamer mad
amongst its freight when leav-
ing Chebeasue Island a small and