Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-25
Letter Box.
Indian Summer.

Indian Summer.
The sun hurls splendor DER the sky;
The heav'ns still flame ana purh.
And tattling rlls and singing streams
Run warm beneath the ardent beams
Whose glances they return.
'Tis but a respite Autumn gives
Beyond, white glaciers creep
Leaves Ianguish to a fine decay
The dying notes of summers lay
Lull on to rest and steep.
Arthur Powell in Alnslees.
Fred d. Hill of the Bath National
Bank has been chosen president OF
the Bath Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. The Bath Independent says
that the selection is considered very
wise one. for Mr.. Hill is well known
as an active and progressive young
man and it is generally believed that
the association will flourish under ms
management. Already number OF
the Young business men OF tne city
are talking Of joining the association
ard helping Mr.. Hill to make this
wear of progress with the association,
which has some of the fine st quarters
Of any association in this part of New
England.
Capt. Charles l.. Donovan OF Jones'
port contends that tine herring VIII
soon be extinct if the illegal slaugh-
ter. which is now going on is allowed
to continue. and as the cod will not
go where there are no herring he be-
lieves that the extinction OF the small
er fish would mean great f1nahcidi
loss to the inhabitants of the coast
towns of Maine and fish famine Tor
the people inland. The Bangor News
quotes Capt. Donovan as saying
There are now Seines enough en-
ployed in the taking Of herring on
this coast and the coast OF New
Brunswick to reach from Cape Ann
to Ouoddy Head Fish are taken with
these seines in such vast quantities
that they cannot be handled and are
left 10 rot and polIute our waters,
meaning not only the loss OF the ilsn
but the destruction OF the spawn de-
posted by them, a loss irreparable TO
the state" Mayor Edgar F. Hanson
and A. S. Dodge of Belfast. while III
Bangor few days ago made similar
statements in regard to the fishing in
Penobscot bay.
Dredging is to be done at Pepperell
cove, kittery. for the purpose cf pro-
vidng an anchorage basin. The area
is estimated to be about 20 acres. 1t
VIII extend long the line of the Pts
Cataqua river about 100 feet ana
nortneasterly into Pepperell cove about
100 feet Work will begin April l.
Norway people will be interested TO
learn that Frank w. Lowering of West
Medford, Mass, the son OF Former
Mayor Lewis Fl. Lowering of Medford,
Norway boy, has been appointed
assistant managing editor of the Bos-
ton Journal of which he has been
night editor for some years.
Ansel Bradstreet of Freedom be-
lieves that he is the champion for this
year on potato raising. The Lewiston
journal is authority for the statement
that on Oct. u his wife cooked for
dinner two potatoes dug from the helo
seven men. two women and four chill
dren cared for and there was enough
left for small hash for supper.
Frank Penney of the same town raised
from "a pumpkin seed planted June
%. 1910. pumpkin that weighed ISL.
pounds.
Congressman Francis Burton Harri-
son has brought suit against the trans
portation companies for the loss of a
trunk Of Mrs Harrisons valued at
$4,000. which was shipped last spring
from Washington to their Bar Harbor
home and which has not as vet turned
up. The trunk contained three i'm
ported Partisan hats. valued at $50
each. three gold buckles valued at $95,
three pearl and gold mounted hair
comhS worth $500 an $500 set of solid
silverwarc and belt buckle. valued
at $50, besides q number of other ar
ticles Mr.. Harrison is of the opinion
that the baggage car was robbed
either in the station or en- route. and
as he has made number Of demands
without getting satisfaction he thinks
that he should be reimbursed for his
trouble and for his wite's missing
property.
The fish dealers of Hancock county
have commenced shipping cured fish.
chiefly to Gloucester and Ninalhaven.
B. II Mayo of Manset last week sent
out an immense cargo valued at $4oo0.
while John L. Stanley < Sons and
Emery l.. Parker. both of ManSet. will
also be heavy shippers.
The summer resorts near Ellsworth
are looking prosperous for the year of
1911, says the Ellsworth Enterprise.
Calls are being made for cottages for
rent and there will De more or less
building. A real estate man, VINO han
dies SeaShore property largely, pre-
diets an unusually good season with
several sales Of land. one involving
the transfer of large island upon
which a cottage will be erected.