Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17

In one so strong, and whence it came,
And thus he answered me:
God lives, God reigns, God loves the
world
This much at least I know
With all my heart and soul, because
Because | need Him sou
Saturday Evening Post
The freshet proved Il very mild
affair in comparison with those of the
old times.
Another warm rain like that and
the lakes would be free of ice and
open for fishing a few weeks earlier
than has been predicted.
The diamonds will be a little soft
in spots, but today and Monday will
see the Maine baseball teams make
their real start on the spring
schedules.
Milo will have a special town meet
ing on Saturday afternoon to consider
the question of abating the town tax
on the houses erected at Milo Junction
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the employees in it's repair shops there.
A hearing will be held in Bowdoin
ham next Tuesday before State Com
missioner of Agriculture Gilman in
regard to granting the usual State
stipend to TopSham fair. AS a result
of criticism of last years fair the
stipend has thus far been withheld.
Indications for record breaking
summer business are observed in the
passenger department of the M. G. r.
r. and extensive preparations for
handling large crowds are being
made. Maine summer resorts are An
unfailing attraction.
Calais is rapidly becoming a cosmo-
politan city. This fact is brought
home to Calais people by observing
one Of the principal business blocks
in the city. OF the four large stores
in this block. one is conducted by Il
Swede, the next by an Irishman, next
in order Polish Jew, and the fourth
by an italian. These men are not
small dealers but are business men
of extensive acquaintance and a
prosperous traffic is carried on Twer-
ty years ago a similar condition was
unknown in Calais.
Col. W. f. Hurlburt has returned
to Portland from Sebago lake with
beautiful pound salmon which
GpRnrQ6 q To
was using phantom bait and after it
had been cast but short time he
felt a tug at the line which led him
to believe that he was in for the catch
of the year. The fish struggled for
some time and Mr.. Hurlburt was
forced to take the boat far away
from the ice surrounding it. After he
had reached clear water he pulled the
line in and found the six FOUNDER
hooked in the side.
AT least one Maine town will have
appropriate exercises on Patriots day.
In Brunswick there will be public
meeting in the evening at the Con-
gregational church and General
Joshua l.. Chamberlain will deliver
Lincoln" prepared for the centenary
of that great president. This lecture
was given before the Loyal Legion at
Philadelphia on Lincoln's birthday
and is repeated by request
1t is of historical interest to know
that the present attempt to divide tho
old historic town of York is not the
first by any means. In 1S45 the upper
section Of the town made an attempt
at division from the lower section.
The bone of contention at that time
was the building of a poor farm in
the lower section of the town. The
upper section objected to this project
at that time because they did not see
why they should be taxed for the
support of paupers who came entirely
from what is now the seashore section
of the town. This fight did not get as
far as the Legislature. In 1885 another
falling out occurred over the con-
struction of a road from Long Bea n
to the Harbor. There was consider
able talk of division then; but all
differences were finally fixed up be-
fore the Legislature convened. In
1897 the people at YORK HarbOr, be-
coming incensed at having the
present street railway put through
the streets, made a third attempt at
division. This last and final attempt
has been in the minds of it's projectors
for number of years. It originated
in the minds of several property
owners at York Beach and the kick
this time comes from the back part
of the town which is set off and in
corporated as Gorges.