Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-28
Maine Gossip
A Mountain ViuiI.

A Mountain Vigil.
The birds are hushed in the tree-topS.
The freight falls to gray,
And the tents CLEAN white in the pale
AS i wait for thee and the day.
Thou wilt come with the flush Of the
The woods shall stir and wake.
And the day star rise TO greet thine eyes.
And the thrush her silence break.
O, dark are the hills. nv sweetheart.
They are dreaming of dawn and tnee;
And the tall pines sleep Ill the stliihcSS
deep,
Homer Z. Woodbridge. in McClures.
Pressure Isle reports that the potato
situation remains about the same, but
it looks as il the farmers would begin
to haul in more with the beginning OF
the New Year. as many Of them are
already beginning to fear that unless
they leave the country faster than
they have for the past few weeks. 1t
may be impossible to market the en-
tire chop. The consensus Of opinion
is tina the amount still in the hands OF
the farmers and buyers is very large
and that they should be moving mar
ketward steadily and as fast as POSI-
bic without crowding the market.
One of the chief topics OF discussion
at PASSPORT is the attitude of some
sections of the State in vigorously
agitating an anti scining law to be
brought before the coming session OF
the Legislature to restrict the methods
OF taking sardine herring to weirs and
traps as the only legal method. This
is considered by many as decided
step backward, as these weir priVl-
leges are to 4 certain extent quasi
public, vet under private ownership
as to price and disposition Of their
catch. Those opposed TO n restrictive
law are OF the opinion that any law
restricting the taking o. herring to
these weir privileges amounts to the
weirmen's and weir owners monopoly
of the entire field OF raw material upon
which the sardinc industry is de-
pendent.
The city Of Portland will have IN ag-
aggressive lobby at the state House
ing the coming session of the Legisla-
ture. The city council at q recent
session appointed as a legislative conn
mittee Aldermen Cunningham and
Hay and Councilman BARLEY {.
Flaherty, Frank J. Mitchell and A. L.
Anderson as a Legislative committee.
These gentlemen will represent the city
of Portland at the Legislature with
reference TO measures that may come
up pertaining to the welfare of the
city and will also attend committee
hearings at which matters are taken
up in which the city OF Portland is in
Ross Upton, son Of DIN Upton Of
Norway was injured in peculiar man.
Nor few days ago. Mr. UPTON. who
is % years of age, was ut work at
Greenwood for the Paris Manufacture
ing Co. He was shoveling sawdust
when some of the material looscncd
and slid upon him, badly crushing the
right leg. He was taken immediately
to his home in Norway where it was
discovered that while the injury was
serious one it would not be necessary
to amputatc the leg.
The new bell for the Methodist
church of Mars Hill and Blaine was
hung Dec. 81 This bell is 4. gift TO
the church and community by James
Fl. Gilman of Mars Hill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilman moved to Mars Hill May
Is. 1860. into Il log house on the same
spot where Mr.. Gilman now lives. At
that time but one other family was
living within the limits of what is now
Mars Hill village. They lived in Mars
Hill II years before they could sec the
light in another house. The Mctho-
dists formed q church in Mans Hill
about IL years ago and Mrs. Gilman
became a member. Mrs. Gilman died
five years ago and it was in her honor
that Mr.. Gilman presented the bell. 1t
weighs 1900 pounds and cost when
placed in the church tower ready to be
rung 1896.
Tho Maine Central Railroad Co. has
issued orders for the arrest of every
person who evades fare and tho many
tramps. who have heretofore beat their
way either on freight or passenger
trains will in the future take then
chances. Not n day passes, the rail-
road officials say but the trains, cs-
pecially the freights, contains several
Of these wanderers.
The splendid grounds OF Hon. Har-
old VI. Sewall in Bath have been trans
formed into a beautiful winter scene
by the handicraft of John +. Gary of
Bath. The arrangement Of many
spruce, fir and Oregon pine trees is one
of great beauty and a source OF great
enjoyment to Mr.. Sewall and his
ncighbors.
Clifford Poole. a we'll known Sanford
young man. had six distinct charges
preferred against him Monday in the
municipal court OF that town. The
charges We're: Being drunk and disor-
derby: assault upon his wife: assault
upon his daughter: resisting an of
ficer: illegal possession and common
nuisance. The charges all grew ont