Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Maine Gossip

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Of all the birds on bush OF tree.
Commend me to the owl.
Since he may best enSample be
To those the cup that troWl
For when the sun hath left the west.
He chooses the tree that he loves the
best,
And he whoops ont his song. and he
laughs at his jest;
Then though the hours be late, anu
weather be foul.
Wen drink to the health of the bohnE'
bonny owl
The lark is but II bumpkin fowl
He sleeps in his nest till morn;
But my blessing upon the jolly owl,
That all night blows his horn.
Then up with your cup till you stagGcr
in speech.
And match me this catch though You
swagger and screech,
And drink till you wink. my merry men
For though hours be late, ana weather
be foul,
Wen drink to the health Of the bohnE'
bonny Owl.
Sir Walter Scott.
Tho gain to the city OF Portland by
the adjustment of the fees of tn" city
clerk s office amounts in thrc" years TO
more than $1,000, says the Express Ad-
yertiscr When City Clerk Cum
mungs was elected ne entered into n
voluntary agreement as did also me
city treasurer. to accept a salary anu
surrender the fees. That plan IS now
d matter OF law, the last session OF the
Legislature having passed q special
act whereby the city o1 Iortlanu
should have the benefit of fees COL
fccted in the offices of treasurer and
clerk.
Charles and Wilbur Morse Of
Friendship have bought the T. 5.
Singer lumber yard in Thomaston and
moved their boat building business
there. The lumber yard was ADAM
doncd some II years ago and the TACT
that it is to be transformed into the
scene Of an active industry is very
IleaSing to residcntSso Of Thom2S'0n.
The new car demurrage rules went
! into effect last Thursday on the Maine
| central, SolHcI5cl ana NdoHiie'eoii
county railroads. Seventy two hours
| free time are allowed in the case Of
grain and grain products. coal ana
| lumber and forest products. On all
other commodities AZ hours only are
| allowed as free time for loading and
| unloading. 4 charge of 81 per car
per day or fraction Of day Will be
made after the expiration of the free
time until the car is released
| 4 hearing relating to 4 century old
boundary contest between the towns
of Hiram and Denmark was held last
| Wednesday before three commission
ers selected at the October term of the
supreme court in oxford county on
petition of the town of Hiram to have
the line established. The commits
sioners are Ralph r. Parker of Rum
| ford Falls, Henry Nelson Of Rumford
and Clark Varney Of Parsonsfield.
James S. Wright is counsel for the
town of Denmark The dispute in
wolves Il stretch of three and one half
miles from the Saco river to the Sc
bago line and 700. acres of valuable
| timber land are in the controversy.
| That portion Of the ST. John river
extension of the Bangor & Aroostook
system, which was opened last week.
| is IS miles in length and extends from
| Grand Isle to Fort Kent. There are
three open stations and one flag sta
ton The line parallels the St John
| river for its entire length and opens "a
rich farming country to further de-
vtlopment One passenger train will
be run each way every day except
| Sunday for the present. The road
was started in the early part of last
Summer.
| Rev. Addison B. Lorimcr, pastor OF
| the Columbia Street Baptist church OF
Bangor in a recent sermon gave as his
| opinion that the greatest struggle for
| the cause of temperance which Maine
has witnessed for more than half a
| century would be fought out within
| the next L. months. He declared that
it was high time that the churches of
| Maine should prepare for the attack
| and that tn" forces of repeal We're al
! ready establishing themselves in the
| state. He gave as an added reason
| for preparing for D great contest the
| influx into Maine Of Il great summer
colony, many Of whom are out Of sym
pathy with The institutions of the
| State. DR.. Lorunrr is one Of the most
prominent Baptist clcrGymcn of the
| State.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T.. oldham Of Hart
| ford Sunday passed the G0th milestone
Of their wedding journey. They We're
married Dec. 4, 1850, by Rev. Mr.. An
| drcws, Baptist minister located in
Buckiield. But one of the people
present at the wedding is now alive,
| Hiram Oldham of Peru. Both OF the
bridal pair of 60 years ago are IN eX-
ccllent health. Mr.. Oldham helps in
the farm work and Mrs. oldham does
her own housewor1 They wccomed a
number of callers on their anniversary
day.