Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-19
Maine Gossip
Breezes.

Like unto the quick impressions that the
babies. by their stepping
So unsteadily with dainty feet, on hearts
of parents make.
Have you ever felt the touches of the
breezes on your forhead?
They are like the soft caresSeS OF
baby's dimpled hand,
That can smooth away our wrinkles and
can soothe us in our worries
BY magic in its sentleness we do not
understand.
In your meetings with the breeZes, dld
there come to YOU the knowledge
They are like tiny toddlers and are chill
dren of the air?
They are like our happy, careless, play
full, fond and cherished babies,
BY their mystery and subtle charm they
make the earth more fair?
George owen Koch in the New York
Press
e j. Parnlenter, one of the most
prosperous farmers of Palermo. has
certainly set a record for the farmers
Of Maine which will be very hard to
beat. He has raised on 266 square
rods of land SIS bushels of merchant
able potatoes.
1t is probable that by the opening
of the summer season of 1911 Portland
will have a handsome new steamship
terminal 1t has been minated re
Gently by John f. Liscomb the Port
land agent Of the line, that work VIII
commence within d short time upon
The proposed terminal of the Eastern
Steamship Co. at Franklin wharf.
az I n,l
iston, who drove FL Gallo in the free
for-all on the closing day of Tops
ham Fair, still protests against the
action of the fair officials in calling
Off the race at sunset on me
closing day of the fair. when four
heats had been trotted with BroWnettt
and FL Gallo, both in Hayden's string
winning one each and Queen lheZ
two, and dividing the purse according
to the summary. The controversy
hinges upon the Interpretation OF the
following clause in Rule Is of the Ma
tional Trotting Association: Any
purse race or inStallment plan purse
for a class event that has been started
and remains unfinished on the last day
OF the week to which the member mas
limited its meetings shall be de
c!ared ended and the money divided
according to the summary. Driver
Hayden, contending that the last
day of the week meant Saturday,
on Friday morning had the two
horses of his string, Brownette and
Eel Gallo on the track with set OF
improvised officials and FL Gallo took
the two heats trotted under those cir
cumGtances, giving to him the race,
as HAYDEN claims. The fair officials
do not recognize the race of Friday
morning and Hayden declares he will
take the case before the National
Board The outcome will be awaited
by horsemen with great deal Of in
terest
Artists and lovers Of art who have
kept in touch with the art exhibit
tons at Poland Spring from year to
year will recall the pictures of H II.
Gallison and will be grieved to learn
of Mr. Collisions death after long
period of illness covering two years.
Mr. Gallison painted we'll and in
dustriously for over 40 years. His
paintings. Floating Mists From the
Sea. The Golden Haze and The Old
Sand Dune are we'll known.
o. T. Frishee Bates '83. vice presi-
dent of the Atlantic Deeper Water
leading champions Of an inland va
terway from Boston to Maine through
New Hampshire. suggests making
Rockland the northern terminal of
the proposed canal. thus giving an
inland waterway to Eastern Maine as
we'll as Western Maine. Mr. Frisbee
desires to address the Rockland
board OF trade upon the subject.
Arrangements are about completed
for commencing work in Westbrook
and South Portland. looking to sup
plying gas to those communities 1t
is understood that companies char |
tered for the purpose are about to or
ganize and that pipe has been or
dered for the WeStbrook proposition |
1t is further understood that these
companies are negotiating to obtain |
their supply of gas from the Portland |
Gas Light Co.
A Bath milkman surprised his Gus |
toners a few days ago by an OK
hibition of hashfulness. which he had |
never previously shown. Instead Of |
making his usual CHEEKY entrance to |
the rear door he used the knOckcr and |
patiently awaited Il response from
within. His explanation was brief. |
but quite to the point: II met a |
skunk on my way home last night"
WeSthrook has new industry.
The small but enterprising concern,
which has heretofore been known as |
the Gorham Rug Co. has transferred |
its plant from Gorham to the Pa
PR City and has located itself in the |
second story of the building occupied |
by the machine shop of the preSump-
scot Electric Go. in the rear of tina |
companyS offices on Main street at
the West End. The new concern is
owned and operated by Harry WaSs
of North Gorham and its business is
to manufacture rugs by new process |
from Old carpets. The plant is young
Yet but has been doing a thriving
business in Gorham.