Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-20
Maine Gossip
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A Truthful Bard.
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-Pittsburg Post.
Bar Harbor leads off in the move
ment for "saner Fourth of July in
Maine by prohibiting the sale of all
works in that town
Rockland Opinion: A man IN wal
doboro recently sold a COW for 1856: an
other man came along and offered
him s3S, and he sold it to him. But
before he took the COW, The third man
came and offered him $40. and drove
the COW home. 1t seems delays are
dangerous in COW trade.
eggs at 10 and ~ cents dozen and
was glad to get that price for them,
sa. a Lewiston dealer. Now we
think they are down low when they are
selling for % or 2S cents. They were
% few days ago and are now up to
20 Iic IdlIIlcIS TcllitIipNi N'AS''"
same days. They were the days when
farms We're abandoned
The demand for offices on Main
street, Rockland will be supplied in
part when the Masonic Temple is COM
pleted and when w. j. CoaKley has
made contemplated changes in the Dig
block at the corner OF Main ana
Spring streets. In the Temple there
will be quarters for six offices and In
the second story of the Coaklcy Block
two Offices
Among the score Of Cherryfield
young men who have gone to try their
luck in the West and the Pacific states
and are making a success of the VEN
ture, is Frank Sproul now of Aramas,
Cal. In former times he was a tele-
phone lineman, and later an cmploye
of the Hall Signal company in New
York state. He is now successful
fruit grower.
The Gorham High school has been
placed on the list Of approved schools
by the New England entrance certlh-
cate board which held its annual
meeting in Providence, Friday, May IL.
Principal Charles f. Shaw has just
received his notification and is being
congratulated upon all sides Tor this
is high honor for him and one he
richly deserves so conscientious has
been his efforts to raise the standard
of the school and 50 inspiring has been
his leadership to make this gratifying
result possible.
The Putnam house at York, itself
over 100 years old. contains many in
cript, and probably the most interest
ing is d whistling tankard, which de-
rives it's name from the fact that the
tankard. turned upside down, shows
whistle, on which the owners used
to summon the servant. The tankard
will hold about a quart and half of
LIQUID. 1t is in excellent shape. be-
| ing smooth and bright. On the front
is engraved the coat of arms of the
MOulton family.
Mrs. Newton Earle of Mechanic
Falls landed 14-pOund salmon at
Sebago Lake a few days ago. She
has the distinction OF being high line
this season among the feminine an
glers and few men have landed fish of
any such size. She caught a seven
pound fish recently and also a trout
of three and a half pounds. The par
ty was at Richville 10 days and in
cluded Mrs. Earle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
/. Moore of this city and daughter.
Ilene, and Edward Harris of Mechan-
ic Falls.
Roscoe A. Eddy, well known in Au-
gusta as the legislative agent of the
Maine state Branch of the American
Federation of Labor, has been APP
pointed superintendent of construction
of the new Jesup Memorial library
IN Bar Harbor, the work on which will
begin at once. Mr.. Eddy has been to
New York where he had an extended
conference with Delano & Aldrich. the
architects. Mr.. Eddy, who has been
building inspector for the past two
years, is eminently fitted for the work
of constructing the new building.
The Maine Central Railroad has is
sued orders which will put a stop to
a dangerous practice at Brunswick
and the railroad company is deter
mined to enforce the new orders. Pas
sengers on the trains from Lewiston
to Brunswick, who wish to catch the
Portland trolleys. frequently jump off.
just as the trains make the no moth
ing" or few seconds pause before en-
lering the Brunswick yard. While
this saves time it is risky and the
company does not intend to take any
chance of injury to passengers on this
account.
On Stover's Point, South HarpsWell,
east of the Old Fort homestead many
Indian relics have been found. Last
week as James Howard of Brunswick
was at work for Chas. I. Slower. plow-
ing on the point. he was surprised 10
find several hand forged iron mans,
human bones. tomahawks, part OF
or Of fnl ,y, a