Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-01
Maine Gossip

y Maine Gossip s
Pity the Blind.
| PITY the blind.' Yes pity those
| Whom the day and the night ncloSe
! In equal dark; to whom the sun $ keeh
! flame
| And ptchy nighttime are the same.
But pity most the blind
| Who can not see
That to be kind
Is lfe's felicity.
| Richard Watson Glider.
| An interesting Portland family is
that of pasquale Di Risi, better
known to his American associates as
Peter Ross. He came to this country
with his wife in 1906. His wife died
a year ago last September. leaving
| him when 4 baby girl came into the
| world. He has now seven girls liv-
| ing, the oldest being 10 years old and
the youngest q little over year. He
has also four boys living and six chill
drer had been born to them not now
living. The Di Risi family is certain
ly one that would make F.N-President
Roosevelt "delighted."
Hon. Elias H. Burkett of Union Is
one of the lawmakers, who will 'come
back" this winter, but he doessnot re-
peat from the previous session. He
| was in the Legislature in 1905 and
comes back to help make the laws In
1911. The only other member of the
1905 house that comes back tor the
next sitting is Frank a. MOrey of Lew
iston, but Senators-elect Millikcn. lrv-
ing, Foss. Mullen. Pendleton and AL
len were in the 1905 House. Mr.. Bur-
kett is a good citizen of Union and is
one OF the six Democrats of the seven
members of the Knox county dclega-
ton.
County Treasurer Murphy of Knox
county reports unpaid county taxes
to the amount of s11 1896. The delin-
quent towns and the amounts due from
them are as follows: Appleton. $3.50;
Hurricane Isle, SS5; Rockland, $s452;
Thomaston. $1T22: Union, s.55: Wash
lIngton $685..
| Two noted automobilists. DR.. Charles
iG. Pcrcival and Montague Roberts Of
New York have been touring Maine re-
Gently and they say that the roads in
this state are very good. having re-
markably improved and that they
shall take home with them a good
word for the roads of Maine, which will
likely aid in bringing added summer
visitors to the State.
| The last of next month the tug Pc
iepscot of the Sagadahoc Towing Co.,
which has been rebuilt at. Portland,
will be completed. and Capt. SWEET.
her Old commander. will take COM
mand. The tug has been newly topped
throughout and her woodwork is of tho
best material. The machinery has
| been overhauled and two new pumps
and :; stack have been installed. !.
Many new fittings have been used to
replace those which had been dam
ged. owing 70 the boat so long under
; water. The PejepscOt, it will be re-
called. was wrecked early last spring
off Cape Spencer in the Bay of Fundy
and in July was towcd to Portland for
lrcpairs.
II. \. Wiyham, one Of Baths best
known pig stickers,' has been busy
this fall and reports that pigs are
running small this year as compared
| with those Of past seasons. One pair
killed last week weighed only 6S"
pounds and the largest killed thus far
this season weighed but 3'5. He mas
others to kill, however. which will tip
the scales around the 500 mark.
The BidcfOIn Journal says that the
wild Dull of the York's purchase has
been captured and Richard A. Libby,
son of the owner, is the hero OF the
hour having captured the animal in
true Buffalo Bill style. This lays an
other ghost of this mysterious region
1t really was not much Of mystery
except in other parts OF the city.
wh"re the story had been more or less
magniGed. The bull called wild was
one of number of head of young
stock that mad been out to pasture
all summer and refused to be corraled
this fall A party of men a few days
ago equipped themselves as cowboys
with lassoes, hobbies. etc, and sailed
| 40 Things VI lIlt 'uI
they failed 70 achieve any reputation
for Richard fell upon the bulls neck
as soon as ilc got within reach of the
brute and the jig was up.
There will be a crusade in spruce
gum digging in the Maine woods this
| winter. About 20 men will leave
Skowhegan within a short time to be-
gin gum digging operations near jack
| man. Gum has grown scarce in the
last few years and the demand is so
| great that it has become a business
to many Maine men. Last year James
Carey, Frank Cronin and Joe Cass dug
1900 pounds and sold it all i'll Name
1t is estimated that from 10000 to 1o'.-
900 pounds will he dug tins season. '
Wednesday was the last day of the
open season on moose. The Bangor
News says that the total kill to Tues
day night was "a and with what will
| come down for the next few days the
| final total should be about 110. n