Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-10
Maine Gossip
Contentment.

Whene'er I'm sad. why then I'm glad
[ TO think that I'm no saddel,
And when I'm glad I'm happy lad,
] 10 think no one could be gladder
| Detroit Free Press.
| A. F.. Chandler OF Sabattus says
| that his cherry and plum trees have
| been attacked by a new pest: 1t is a
| small bug that gets on the under side
| of the leaves and rolls them up into d
ball. The common sparrow seems to
| be their natural enemy and thus far
are doing good work in discriminating
| them.
| A telegram received by Mayor Wood
| man Of Bangor, from Senator Hale
| announced that Bangor on the Fourth
| of July viii again entertain detach-
| ment OF Uncle Sans navy. Senator
| Hale sending word that the navy de-
| partment will send a cruiser ana d
torpedo boat destroyer I" Bangor TO
| participate in the celebration.
| The first and only church bell in
| Brewer has just been received by st.
| Teresas Catholic parish of South
| Brewer. 1t is 200 pound Beneely
bell, one of the best made. The cere-
mony ot blessing the bell will take
| place in the church next Sunday. The
bell will then be mounted in the tower
| and be rung for the first time. early
| next week.
| The Bangor Chamber of Commerce
has appropriated $50 TO be given to the
| farmer of Penobscot county who makes
| the best potato exhibit when the farm
| products exhibit is held at the
| University OF Maine this fan. No
| specifications as to what the exhibit
will consist Of have yet been an
| nounced but the size Of the pre- MUM
| win doubtless attract the interest Of
| many potato growers.
st. John. y. r., led all Canadian
| ports in the increase in exports during
| The last fiscal year. While Montreal
showed a gain Of S3o SOC; Quebec $9l2, :
| 10; and Halifax $l,5S0,@46: the gam
| for st. John was no less than $4,000
This, it must be noted relates only to
| exports originating in Canada. Large
quantities of United States prOduc"
are also exported through st. John in
| the winter season. In 1899 the value
of Canadian exports through st. John
| was $6.565, S3G. Last year it Was $24,
9SS, 80
II. A. Wentworth Of Bangor has a
| curiosity in the shape Of an English
| 81 Oh; ~
| dated 1904. The coin Is in excellent
condition and the queer fact about il
is that it was taken Tuesday, at the
| ticket office. in the railroad station for
z silver dollar, being presented in pay
| ment for tickets. Mr.. Wentworth was
the first to notice it and Immediately
| took it out of circulation. The coin
| bears the head of George III and the
date of 1904, on the diverse and has,
Bank of England. five shilling. COL
| lar. on the reverse.
| Providence Journal: Mrs. Cordclia
Townsend who yesterday celebrated
her seth birthday at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Carrie T. Pearson of
| l24 Hanover street, has the unique dis
tinctiOn of having seen Halley'S comet
on two distinct visits. She remembers
| seeing the comet at the age of II years,
| while she was living at Belmont Me.
| and saw the celestial rover again a
| fortnight ago, when Sc years old. from
| her daughters home. An interesting
| feature of the celebration was the reci-
| tation of a poem by an old friend. Mrs
| Belle Cunningham of Belmont, Me.
| The South RObinStOn CORRESPONDENT
of the PASSPORT Sentinel tells the fol
| lowing highly interesting bear story
| AS MI. T. G. Wilson, now of this town.
| and a friend We're following Il fCotpath
| through a piece of burnt land that
was used by the people of that neigh
| borhCod as q short cut to another ham
let in Kent County. New Brunswick,
| they came to a log fence. Mr.. Wilson
| being in the lead. climbed up on the
| fence, stepped out upon a large pro-
iectng limb and jumped: as he did
| so something darted out from under
the limb and instead of lighting on the
| ground he landed on its back. Heaven :
" Day, there was something doing
the moment he landed; the creature
shrieked with fright, as like a streak
it 'wGOfed" it for the woods with Mr..
| Wilson on its back Finally Mr.. Will
son lost his balance and fell off, pale
as a ghost and with his eyes bulginS
from their sockets 50 far that one
could have taken six half-hitcheS on
each one Of them with bunk chain.
His friend in his excitement had fallen
off the fence where he had climbed
for safety. The wild thing had disap-
reared and a moment before where
| there had been something doing now
not a sound was to be heard. Mr..
| Wilson passed along this path a num-
Der of times after this exciting Incl
dent had taken place but before cross
ing this fence he always took a peek
around the end Of the log to see if the
creature was there. but the bear never
| came back
Salmon re more plentiful at Orland
at the present time than for many
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