Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-04

Dance an hour. then cease to be.
All the world may have tomorrow
But to-day's for you and me-
Other gardens will be planted
Fair as this which we call ours.
Other blooms will put to shaming
These benign. old-fashioned flowers:
All the glories of the sunset
In the sunrise one may see
That which Others call the dawning
Is the night for you and me.
Edith Miniter in Success Magazine"
This week automobiles have had to
be spry to dodge the showers.
The Aroostook potato crop this year is
figured by a prophet to basket out H.
900, 900 bushels.
Among new additions to the relics at
the Jail at York is a tape needle. used
by Mary Warren, who came to this
country in the historic Mayfower and
given to the society by Mrs. Newton
Perkins A pair of goggles and case.
given by Mr.. Higgins of Exeter, and
portraits of kings. given by Humphrey
Nichols, are others
The Changers of Addison are engaged
in the undertaking of erecting hall,
which. according to estimate, when
completed figures in cost in close
range to $4,000. The building. two stor-
les IN height, has a ground surface of
50 by 4O feet. The bottom floor is to
be finished into banquet room and
kitchen, and the upper story is to
serve as meeting room. the floor of
which is laid in hard wood. The order
has $50 members.
Abner Dunton of Hope is 1913 years
Old this week. He daily walks to the
post-office and is interested just now
| in reading the hundreds of post cards
he is receiving as the oldest man in
| the State. He doesn't look to be over
| 50.
Lewiston to be in the dark o'nights
and right in the middle of the silly sea-
son? Why didn't the Spindle City in
stall it's larger pulley and shaft at the
| lighting plant during the long days of
June?
The report is that the project agitat-
ed some years ago to utilize the vast
| barren lands between Narraguagus
and Pleasant rivers in Cherryfield as
grazing grounds for cattle. abandoned
at the time, is now under considera-
ton. The report is based on the fact
| that in the past week Cherryfield has
been visited by parties who have looked
n md
| ion favorable to the scheme. Monday
a party passed the day at Deblois.
making canoe trip down the river re-
turning with Photographic views of the
meadows and intervales which abound
in wild grass suitable for cattle for
| winter fodder A part of the scheme is
to provide sheds for the cattle and fod-
Ger from these lands when browsing is
made difficult by deep SHOWS. The
area which is available for this pur-
pose embraces 10000 acres
Lubec didicates it's new band stand
this evening with PASSPORT musicians
aiding the Lubec band.
Five hundred Bangor kids led by
Mrs. Jennie johnson had a grand pic
mic financed by Bangor Elks Monday
| afternoon. There was not an accident
and the children had beautiful
time!
The Bath team this summer up to
Wednesday won II out of II games
| played. 1t was we'll pleased with it's
| Ic-tn
| Lewiston boys to s.
The shipment from Fort Knox last
week included 5000 shells of which $50
| will be ilnloaded at Fort Williams.
portland. and the balance at Water
Town arsenal. Among the old junk was
StoVe and ladle which was made at
Watervliet arsenal. New York in 1885
All of the old iron was cleared out of
the fort except the big guns. The big
Rodman guns remain mostly in the
outside batteries. The small howitzers
and several 10-inch guns have been
shipped for decorative purposes at va
rious points.
Inc stagnation in the lobster trade
along the Maine coast is explained by
N. }. Hanna of Bristol State fish
warden. who says the crustaceans are
now among the rocks to shed their
smells. This usually lasts from three
10 TOUR weeks and it will proba bly, be
from the Sth to the 18th of August be-
fore the Holsters will again become
numerous 1t is almost impossible to
purchase them from Lincoln county
fishermen now for less than 80 cents
each. fresh from the water.
Wilder F. Reed of Boothbay Harbor
is superintendent of the Santa Clara
Division of the United Fruit Co. at
IimOn. Costa Rica IIa uac tLaro