Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-13
Maine Gossip

near Windham Center is a wonderful
lily pond which was planted some 20
years ago by the late Hacker Hall. 1t
lies in a natural basin formed by the
declivity on every side. The water COW
ers one-eighth of an acre or more and
the lily leaves and blossoms nearly COW
er the water. Beautiful pink lilies more
deeply shaded than any pink rose, pink
tinted lilies and clear white ones vie
with one another for admiration.
1t is reported on good authority that
there will be but very small crop of
blueberries this year upon the Bruins
wick plains. The heavy forest fires
last summer completely destroyed a
large number of the plants and upon
the burned areas there will be practi-
cally no berries. In places where the
fires merely skimmd over the top of
the ground there will be berries. In
low places the frosts killed many. AS
the Brunswick BURBERRY crop is worth
about $4,000 when it is heavy, the loss
is greatly felt, especially by the poor
people who earn good sums of money
picking the berries.
Tige, the comedian, who is the dog in
the Buster Brown Company, now play
ing Maine parks, growled in such a
realistic manner at Bangor that a real
Boston terrier went after him with a
yelp and if dressing room doors hadn't
been interposed hastily and successful
ly, Tige would have been quickly dis
mantled.
Bowdoinham is the fifth town incor-
pOrated after Maine was made State.
The town was Incorporated in 1875 and
for many years was one of the chief
business centers of the new State. This
was when shipbuilding was in it's prime
and many of the captains of those big
square rugged ships that sailed to the
Indies made Bowdoinham their home
port.
A BoWdOinham woman has never al
lowed her children, all of them boys, to
crack whip. When young girl, this
woman lived a long time in the South
and declares that the sound is always
associated in her mind with the swing
of the whip in the hands of the planta-
ton overseers when furnishing the
slaves.
The mernbers CT tho old choir Of the
Congregational church, Monmouth who
sang together uninterruptedly for near
ly % years. disbanding ten years ago,
will reunite next Sunday and again
choir consists of Mrs Henry Gilman.
soprano; Mrs. Abbie Clifford Gilman of
Berwick, contralto; Llewellyn Stafford,
tenor: Albert Smith, bass.
1t is said that six well known masters
of vessels owned in Calais, who are
residents of the st. Stephen side of the
border. have received orders to take up
their residence on this side of the Dor
der or resign. The men affected by the
order are Capt. William Robinson of.
the Native American, Capt James
Hatton of the Nellie Eaton, Capt. John
Martin of the Seth W. Smith, Capt.
Charles Martin of the Julia & Martha,
Copt. AIuIcW MdTtiH VI LIE moonlight
and Capt. James Clark of the William
Thomas. IAll of these mariners are ma
turaliZed citizens of the United States,
but continued to reside over there
where they owned property, and the or
der compelling them to take up their
residence here will doubtless prove en-
barrassing. Calais will extend a cor
dial welcome to the doughty mariners,
who will make valuable citizens of
this thriving community.
The Goth anniversary of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Dodge of
Waterville, was quietly observed at
their home Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dodge were married in Poland, July 8,
1S49, by Rev. r. H. Ford of the Meth
Odist church. Mrs. Dodge was born in
Poland, April 20. 1881, and her maiden
name was Martha Freeman Davis Mr.
Dodge was born in Fayette. Jun 80,
1925. They have one son, William F.
in the employ of the Maine Central and
its predecessors SO years. retiring from
active service in 1898.
The 175th anniversary of the First
church will be held in
the old North church, Meeting House
HILL South Portland, on Saturday, Sun
day and Monday, August 14-16 and the
members of the church and parish are
busy with the plans of the celebration.
Mrs. Mary c. Batchelder, who has
been confined to her home by illness,
since last September. has during that
time set and just completed a patch
work quilt containing $500 separate
pieces. Mrs. Batchelder is Is years of
age.
Mrs. Susan Jewett is the oldest per-
son in Westport, having passed her 92d
mile stone, May g. She was born in
Southport. May 8. 1917, daughter of
Capt. George and Marie Pierce. At the
age of q she married Capt. Moses Jew
EFT of Westport. where they lived I'M
til 1847. moving to Southport and re-
naming there until 1864, then returning
to Westport again where her husband
died Oct. %, 1901 at the age of SO. She