Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-09

has been elected president of the new
Hill line from the Columbia, through
Central Oregon 10 San Francisco.
Among the u. S. consular changes
just announced at Washington is the
following: Jay White from Bogota to
Santos Brazil Mr.. White is now a,
Squirrel Island where his marriage to
Miss Gale will take place Tuesday
Geo. William Kicker, a well known
Saco character, now 70 years Old,
badly crippled and nearly blind, LETT
recently OH a trip that will take him
across the continent to Seattle, down
20 Los Angeles, across to FLORIDA, and
then to Cuba, if he is able to carry
out his program.
L. r. Boothby of South Livermore,
who was shingling his barn the other
day was surprised to hear child say,
Here l is. papa" On looking around
he found that his three year OLD
daughter had climbed a 25 foot ladder
and crawled through the top rungs to
the stage.
Sanford wants a park. The plan is
to secure tract of land about midway
between the two villages having a
piece at least 1000 feet long and 500
feet wide on each side of Main street.
The land necessary is now available
at very reasonable figure and the To-
cation is one that could not be bet
tered.
Charles 4. Bennett of Brewer has a
small daughter who was saved from
death only through the quick work of
a tlagman in charge of a crossing near
Benefits home. The child wandered
out to the tracks and was struck by
an express train. The flagman, hOw>
ever, warned the engineer, who put
down breaks So that the child was only
slightly scratched.
The town of Eden is the only town
on record which postponed its agricul-
turai Iar three weeks because of the
rush of summer business. The fair
summer business was so great that the
busy farmers, who have been working
night and day supplying the cottage
trade at Rar Harbor, had no time. II
was felt that it would be a general adj
vantage to put it off till later when
everybody had more time, and a more
successful attraction could be given.
Popham is to have free library
building. A site has been presented by
Hon. A. H. Shaw and w. r. Donnell
Immediately. The officers of the asso-
citation who will have charge of the
building are: President, Hon. j. II.
Hardy of Arlington; Mass: vice-presi-
dent, John II. Stacey of Popham; sec
rotary, Hiram T. Stevens. Bath; treas
urer E. S. Mari of Popham; trustees,
]. H. Stacey, Chas. Hyde of Maiden,
]. H. Hardy of Arlington, DR.. D. T.
Percy of Arlington and Nathaniel Peg
kins of POpham.
Edwin CHM of The CHM Publishing
Co, Boston, is planning to build a
large cottage at Grindstone Neck, Bar
Harbor, where he has spent several
summers with his family. Work will
commence this fall. -
John +. Crowley of Bangor has been
appointed master of the fourth degree
for the district of Maine the first In
Maine to receive the honor.
Rockland Courier GaZette.-Citizens
faith, have united in rendering Presi-
dent Taft a lot suitable for the build
ing of a bungalow. They do this with
two ideas in view, one being that the
scenery SurpasSes that of the NASSAU
chusettS coast and because it will be
far from the perpleXing buzz of poll
ticians seeking fat Offices" The donors
are correct about the scenery, for any
portion of the Maine coast is unsur-
passed, but it is not within the range
of human possibility to select a spot
so remote that the busy politician will
not seek it-not even the newly dis
covered North pole, perhaps.
The fortieth anniversary of the ded-
icatior of the Cathedral Of the Imma-
culate Conception, Portland, which
took place under the reign of Bishop
Bacon on Sept. 8, 1869, will be duly
commemorated on next Sunday, Sept.
r. solemn pontifical mass will be
celebrated by the Ri Rev. Louis S.
Walsh, d. ID. The sermon will be de-
livered by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor M.
c. McDonOugh of Lewiston, who is an
exceptionally eloquent and impressive
speaker and thoroughly familiar with
the history of the cathedral since its
inception.
For real "teaming" go see the driv-
ers work on the Maine fair circuit
Rev. II. N. Pringle rather upset the
situation at Portland.
F. A. Leavitt of Portland is lying
flag in homer of Pearys success, which
was made in 1860 and helped to cele-
brate the election of Abraham Lincoln.
1t is a beautiful Union Jack of 1860,