Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-19

Too full of worldly plans and gains to be
aware
Of all the joy I might have gained.
and SuccOr given.
But now, cOntrite l turn with fearful
eyes to heaven:
Dear Lord. since now they've passed be-
yond my reach,
Send help to them by other hands,
and give me, | beseech,
The seeing eye, the listening ear, all love
the heart may hold,
Lest In thy name / fail to give the cup
of water cold
Emma Lamb Barnes.
The annual Princeton fair, which is
to be held Sept. 20, p and % will have
as special featured attraction MEM
ibers of the Passamaquoddy tribe of
Indians from Pleasant Point village.
The Indians will give war dances, ex-
hibitions of basket making, musical
acts and several novelties that will be
amuSing>to the white visitors.
The Boston steam yacht Geisha is at
Belfast where she is being transformed
from a pleasure craft to a fishing boat.
This yacht has somewhat interesting
history even if she is little craft. The
yacht was originally named Raynham
and later Rose, is 80 tons net, 74.9 feet
long and was built at New York in 1897
and her original hailing port was Al
bany, n. Y. Her new owners are Bos-
ton parties engaged in the fishing
business, hence the change.
Northeast Harbor has a new fire en-
eine and the owners of the wooden
buildings, which face Maine street now
feel much easier. The town has had
several bad fires during the summer.
The Gaynor fire, which was the worst,
threatened the entire business section
and only after a hard struggle was it
saved.
Wealthy New Workers are planning
big summer hotel for Phippsburg.
The report is that Freeman Fl. Merritt,
who has bought much fine shore prop
erty in that town will be prominent
figure in the syndicate. which will
erect the structure. The site selected
is to be the high hill, Mt. Merritt,
which is said to be the highest point
of IL nd on the coast from New York tc
Bar Harbor.
Fairfield is again talking up board
of trade. The Fairfield Journal hearth
ly favors the project, remarking that
towns within a few hours ride, whose
population does not equal Fairfield $
have a board of trade and are proud of
it.
The Mount Waldo Granite Works at
Frankfort has a busy season ahead
and the stone cutters in that section
are much pleased with the outlook for
abundance of work during the fall and
winter The company now has large
crew of men at work on the $25oO. 50o
contract for New York City'S great
municipal building. The company has
recently installed 5O-ton derrick for
handling the stone.
Work is soon to pegin upon the addi-
ton and changes to the Bath Custom
House, Collector e. S. Crosby having
received word from Congressman John
p. Swasey that the working plans are
in such shape that the work can be
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the contractors.
The new full vestibule passenger cars
of the Bangor & Aroostook are now in
service. These cars are heavier than
the ordinary coach and the seats are
more comfortable while the upholster-
ing is in dark green. All the main line
passenger trains will have these
coaches.
Ex-Mayor Samuel L. Lord of Saco
was deprived of his vote Monday
through the thoughtlessness of those
who placed the Ward 6 polling place in
that city upstairs in Hamilton nall in
stead of on the ground floor Mr.. Lord
had voted for Al years in that ward.
never missing an election. but this year
he was physically unable TO climb the
stairs and so did not go to the polls.
]. H. Barnes of Wheelers Bay is
proud of his record in raising improved
yellow eyes on his little farm in that
village of the town of st. George. The
beans were pulled in Just 1o2 days from
pldntlflS anu were III tN'Vi'Sii' '''''''
ton.
Miss Edith Bicknell of Rockland was
one of the great throng of Americans,
who attended the Passion Play at
Obcramergau. She arrived in Rock
land few days ago after an extended
trin of travel through switzerland and
&c rmany and a considerable stay in
Paris.
Damariscotta is now talking or u
tide plant It is claimed that with its
aid manufacturing plant could be
run. which would largely increase the
population of that beautiful residential
town.
The Rural New Yorker says that OF
all the Eastern states Maine is the
most thoroughly agricultural Farm
ing has always been the chief business
of the State and will continue to be-
declares an editorial writer in that pa
per.
The Southworth building in Port
land now nraotically COMPLETED is the