Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-02

anu Sidl tVIipt tile SEA
The trail is narrow, the wood is DIM
The panther clings to the archng limb
And the lions whelps are abroad at
And / shah not Join in the chase today.
But the ship sailed safely over the sea
And the hunters came from the chase in
glee,
And the town that was builded upon a
Was swallowed up in the earthquake
shock
Bret Harte
Vacation ends
The hunting season begins.
Superintendent Stanley of the Lake
Auburn fish hatchery states that
about 100000 fish will be liberated in
the lake this fall
The Maine Central Railroad is pre-
pairing to build a new railroad station
and freight house in Wilton The new
passenger station will be 4S feet long
and "a feet wide and of modern con-
struction in every way. The old
freight house will be removed and the
present passenger station will be re
modelled for an express office and bag
gage room.
j. NJ. Blanchard. who played foot
ball at Bowdoin College, is to coach
the William and Mary college team in
Virginia this year
The wreck of the Kingdom reminds
the Portland Press of the Three Wise
Men of Gotham who went to sea in
bowl.
A light is to be placed at the north
erly end of House island. This will be
post light known as the five days
lens type. This means that the light
will be placed on a dolphin or piling
in the water and when lighted will
burn for five days without re-lighting.
BY the adoption of this type of lantern.
it will be unnecessary to have any con-
nection with House island.
After Labor Day most of the Maine
seaside resorts will close
NdutoI DOdStS VI tHTee me SoCicty
halls at the present time. The Odd
Fellows Hall has been thoroughly rem
ovated and fine velvet carpet has
been purchased by Ponemah Rebekah
Lodge. The new Masonic Hall con-
tains fine new piano. carpet and fur
nishings. the piano being purchased
by Evergreen Chapter. o. F.. S. The
(yrar hol -, ,lT MI -
been neatly kept Canton Grange
also has a piano which was bought
short time ago. and has a good Ii
brary.
At the Progressive Portland Theatre
there will be an upright electric sign
% feet high and from four to nine feet
wide The theatre is also to have
noiseless cork carpet.
Rev. J. H Cox, proprietor of Oak
ledge on the New Meadows, says this
has been the most prosperous season
in the history of the resort This
year he built a new casino containing
large dining-room, and now finds
that larger store and more sleeping
accommodations must be provided
before next season. He expects to-
build the store and at least one more
cottage in the spring. His season
closes with Labor Day, but Mr.. Cox
and his wife will rest at Oakledge
for time before returning to their
home in Massachusetts,.
Football now figures in the news.
The Rockland papers state that the
Coast of Maine Land Co. has bonded
the Cam property at Ash Point. and
will build casino. Another interest
ing rumor is to the effect that the
present track from the Ash Point sta
ton to Crescent Beach will be taken
up and relaid to the proposed resort.
Such a proposition will probably meet
with great deal of opposition. The
Cam property comprises 80 acres on
the water front
Il is feared that the body of John E.
Peterson of Portland. drowned from al
motor boat off Peaks Island, has been