Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
Maine Gossip

I Maine Gossip !
A Tip.
Another dog with rabies
Amt that too bad.
Folks ought to get more babies
They don't go mad.
Everett Gross of Stonington recently
| usual animal. 1t was of the common
variety, often seen in the woodlots,
but every hair was black.
Biddeford may be obliged to estab
lish n separate night school for the
Greeks. They do not attend the mu-
nicipal night school and do attend
private institution which they support
!! themselves. They now ask that mu-
nicipal aid be given the project. This
may eventually lead to two institu-
tons.
A party of Lewiston auto enthusl-
asts recently made a trip from Lewis
ton to Bath and return and found the
snow covered roads in excellent con-
dition. The snow had sifted into the
ruts and presented q surface almost
as smooth as macadam. The air was
bit frosty, but as the party was
properly dressed, the members sut-
! fered no Inconvenience from that
cause.
| The Allan liner Hibernian, which is
due at Portland mas 100000 cubic feet
of space in her hold which will be
filled with miscellaneous merchandise.
Six train loads have arrived and are
now in the big Grand Trunk sheds
awaiting the coming Of the vessel 1t
is such business as that which brings
prosncrity to Maine. Instead OF two
or three such lines, there is room at
Portland for a dozen.
SagadahOc county citizens are re-
ported to be considering the advis-
liability Of erecting a Jail. Al present
Iall the prisoners committed from that
county are housed at the Jail in Ken
|
| Census onumeratorS arc no more
Numerous in Maine than in other
states, indicating that the class OF
young men fitted for such work are all
busy. 1t may be necessary to draft
| on the material in the four colleges.
| The settlement OF Park states that
| it has q real live robin for its win
ter guest and challenges other towns
to DO as we'll. 1t is doubtful if there
are many robins here at the present
| time, not because they suffer from the
colo. but because their food supply IS
cut off.
r. w. Eaton, agent of the Cabot
Mill at Brunswick, has been instru-
mental in starting an evening school
for the mill operatives which is well
attended. Bowdoin men are N charge
Of the school in which the simpler
branches are taught.
Major II. G. Rollins of Bangor is
the only surviving staff or line officer
of the 31st Maine Infantry. He was
of the war is a particularly interest
ing document as it covers the greater
part of the struggle.
Maine Woods: A correspondent
says: To have fewer shooting acct
dents in the woods, prohibit every per-
son who shoots another from ever car
rying a gun in the woods again, ana
| hold him like any other suspected
| criminal for action by the grand jury.
| Ernest n. Stevens of Bridgton, VINO
is at the head of the civil service eX-
animation board for Manila, P. l.. was
recently married in San Francisco,
and Immediately returned, with his
bride. to the Philippines
The brick building at the corner of
Union and Short streets in Bangor
which is being removed to make way
for a garage, was erected in 1903 or
1904 and for so years was occupied by
physicians.
| Word comes from Sumner that
''S!ocum'' has observed the 50th an
niversary of his marriage and that he,
with his good wife, still enjoy every
day of the year. "Slocum'' is the pen
name of Sharon Robinson, who has
written for Maine papers more or less
since 1862. His communications We're
| once well-known features of Maine
| journalism. His nickname was de-
rived from a character he depicted in
comedy sketch, way back in 1853
The death of Jerry Rhodes at Cam
den recalls the sensational escape,