Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
Maine Gossip
Contentment.

And many tin,oa we fail
In our attempt to sprinkle salt
| Upon his nervous tail.
We reach our hand to capture it.
| But 10, it isn't there,
In place of bringing down the prize
| We get the bird of care.
Some tell us if we eat or drink
| The proper kind of food
That we can lay our hands upon
| A member of the brood
Some say it is a mental trick
| And we can SO engage
Our minds that we may view it there
| Before us in cage.
At any rate, we find it is
| A most elusive bird
That will not come for smiles or frown,
| Or for coaXinS word
We cannot hope to own the blrd
| In full and simple fee;
| About the best that we can dc
| Is view 1t up tree.
| Answers.
Portland is to have a great day on
| Oct. when it entertains the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Co of Boston.
| The board of trade and the city gov
| eminent of that city will give recep-
ton to the famous military organlZa-
ton from the Hub and the visitors wilt
be met at the train by the local Ma
tional Guard companies, who Will act
| as an escort for the Ancient and Hon
| ora bes in a big parade.
The executive committee % tine
State Grange is planning new lea
ture for it's annual meeting. which IS
to be held in Augusta. This is a
| State exhibit to include fruits, grains
| otoh
and jellies. State Master G.. s. Stet-
son is sending out letters to subordln-
ate and Pomona Oranges urging them
| to make this exhibit a great success.
| SacO is soon to have a new indus
| try. the manufacture of art furniture
| Everett M. Waterhouse of New York,
formerly of Saco, is at the head Of the
| enterprise and the product OF the lac
| tory will at first consist of mahogany
| chairs in reproduction of quaint ana
| rare colonial models. Operations are
| expected to commence at an early date.
| Construction of a repair shop for the
| Eastman Heater Car Co. has COM
menced at Hermon. The repair shop
is located near the Maine Central
tracks and about a mile west of North
| ern Maine Junction. The repair sfoP
| will be great convenience FOR the
concern as it operates over 600 heater
| cars in this section of the country LOT
| the transportation of potatoes ana
other perishable goods.
| One of the most unique fairs IN
Maine is the annual town fair at Cen
ter Sidney, which this year occurs on
Saturday, Sept "a. This fair is held
at the Grange hall and in and about
| the highway, the roadway itself being
| roped off for the pulling matches.
| This fair has been held for the past
90 wears and it's success is to be at
| tributad to the interest which the peo~
| ,,le of Sidney and the surrounding
| country take in the exhibition. Il is
a SPLENDID example of the success
| which may be attained by purely
agricultural fair.
Capt. Frederick W. Amsbury, who
| died recently in Vancouver, r. G.. was
a native of Rockport. Me-. and had
many relatives in this state. he
| passed his early life in that town ana
| in his young manhood sailed in YES
| sells from that port. His wife was a
| former ROckport woman, Miss Kate
| 'rhorndike daughter of Capt. and MRS.
| William Fl. Thorndike.
| Rare presence of mind was shown a
few nights ago by Mrs. Cynthia WY
man of South VIM, - years OF age
who lost her way while out black
Deriving and was obliged to pass the
| night in the woods. She found as COM
| Portable a resting place as she could
| when darkness overlook her and she
| was certain that she could not Tnd
| her way out of the woods for the night
| and although it rained hard Tor TWO
| hours during the night she kept her
| head and shoulders dry by throwing
| q cane over her head. When the
searching party came upon her the
| next morning she seemed the most I'M
concerned of anybody and simply re-
marked: Il seem to be creating lots
OF excitement"
Some much needed improvements
have been made upon the grounds OF
| the olQ BdIfl Nigh Stiiooi '"ii''''o'
The removal of the old fence ana
| stone work in front of the building
| and the construction of handsome
lawn make the grounds much more
attractive on the reopening of school.
| Portlands new city hall is coming
| on at last even if it's progress has been
SLOW Workmen are now placing the
roof Orders in position on the front
| of the structure and have begun laying
| the granite for the ornamental balus-
| trade, which will surmount the facade
| Those who contend that there mas
been but little improvement in labor
conditions in this State would do We'll
| to remember that 80 years ago mill
| operatives in Augusta and Lewiston
| and in fact all over the State worked
| 72 hours n week Now they are en-
plOyed but So hours.
| Ellsworth Young of Norway is the