Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-24

y Maine Ge::;;g (
The Rivals.
The poor Siciliap's heart with sladness
False hope! The noise which had stilled
Etna's roar
Was merely Tartarin sailing up the
shore.
Maine will see President Taft in Au-
gust for the first time since he became
chief executive. He is coming to
Portland to help dedicate the Reed
monument.
| Miss Ellen l. Andrews, Kennebunk
aged IA, has been given chauiteurs
license. Probably she is the youngest
feminine car driver in the Safe She
is the daughter of P. l. Andrews.
In removing a dahlia plant from the
cellar where it had remained during
the winter. Miss Susan Foster of
Brunswick, found that the plant had
developed large purple blossom OF
unusual size and beauty.
| "Corney," the four years Scotch
collie owned by C. B. Hamilton of
Norway prefers riding in an autoino-
bile to all other forms of pleasure.
His masters business is such that he
travels great deal, yet the dog never
tires of occupying his share OF the
seat.
! The Journal recently printed a dis
patch from Tiffin, O., in which it was
stated that man "a years of age re-
cited Paul Revere's Ride which he
had committed to memory 16 years
ago. Hon. H. X. Morell of Gardiner
suggests that possibly the gentleman
learned the poem some years before 1t
was written. No doubt OF it. il he
| learned it 76 years ago as Longfellow's
| first book of poems was published in
1889.
| Biddeford Journal: An employee of
the Boston 4 Maine railroad, walking
through the station in Saco this morn
ing saw blue smoke coming up between
the ties of the bridge over Gooch
street. He thought the bridge was
on fire and Selling bucket of water
| ran to the spot and dashed the con-
| tents at the smoke, partially filling the
smoke stack of the city's road roller
which was working on the street under
| the bridge. The employees name
| could not be learned.
Rockland Opinion, ThomastOn Cor
respondent: The whistle on the brick
yard plant sounded strenuously. Mon
day night, causing no little speculation
among the tOwnsfolks as to what it
meant. Some thought it was the
prison whistle, and that possibly an
other Francis episode was scheduled
| to take place: others that the brick
yard was on Internationally the CEN
| trail telephone office was kept busy
| for some time answering questions.
| (After narrowing us up to this posi-
| ton, our correspondent neglects to in
| form us what the trouble really was.
| Possibly the brick-yard had laid a
| brick and was merely cackling about
it.-Ed)
Nine old-time copper measures and
two pairs of steelyards were lately
found in an old chest at Gorham re-
Gently and taken to the Baxter Mu-
| scum, where they will be placed upon
| exhibition. Evidently they were used
years ago by the town Sealer of
weights and measures. An effort is
being made to locate the first pewter
| communion set which was used in the
First Parish church of Gorham. 1t is
| known that not many years ago it was
still here in Gorham, and any infor-
| nation regarding the same will be APP
preciated.
Mr.. Miller OF Barring. Me. states that
potato raising in that section has got
| to be and has been for some time d
very Important industry. In this in
dustry not only the farmer, but deal
ers and others interested have adj
vanced steady in operations and pros
| perity. The shipment of potatoes from
Washington county, at present. is ten
times greater than it was five or six
years ago. Success in potato raising
| means continual round of hard work
| through out the year. The farmers
| work and responsibility begins in the
! fall, for then it is that he chooses for
his potatoes Il piece of ground. usually
| land that has already yielded at least
three crops. probably one of grain and
| two OF hay. His work also ends in the
fall. when the digging process, which
is the most difficult part, is completed.
| and his potatoes are carefully housed.
The farmers Of Washington county do
not become easily discouraged. If the
crop happens to be failure one year.
| they do not discontinue planting the
| next season. but in many cases plant
even more than the preceding year.
| and their labors are usually rewarded
by prosperity. The farmers of Wash
ington county are reported to have
planted as much an possibly a greater
| amount of land in potatoes this year
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