Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-31
Maine Gossip
Earth's Greatest Treasure.

angel knows. -,
\ cluster of the falrest MOWERS the my
and the rose.
The love that fills a mothers heart and
shines from out her eyes:
And then with these returned again De
yond the azure skies.
AS he neared the gates of pearl the walt
ing angel host
BeLeld the choice that he had made OF
what earth values most
In unison they greeted him. and thus the
word arose:
"Oh, sweet and pure the baby-s smile
the lily and the rose.
But these are passing things of earth; d
thing that never dies
Is love that fills mothers heart ana
shines from out her eyes.
And that. of all the earth can boast, IS
fit for Paradise.
John Clair Minot in Youths Companion
Lewiston journal: Men so West and
come back with glowing descriptions
of the resources of that wonderful
region. Other men go South and come
back with the belief firmly fixed in
their minds that Dixie is the coming
land Of opportunity for the FARMER.
And yet other men visit the rich po-
tato fields Of Maine, the orchard LANDS
of New York and the cheap farms OF
New England and they say THAT IN
these sections The farmer may iind
wealth in abundance. The fact is
there are opportunities everywhere for
the man who knows now to make the
best Of them Opportunities for sue
cess in farming have sighted no sec
ton of our great country.
Cant. Ezekiel II. Nash Of Rockland
has commanded AZ vessels and believes
that he has rounded Cape Cod more
times than any other Maine coastlng
captain.
At a recent arts and crafts exhibition
in Houlton d flax wheel ana silk
shawl 200 wears old We're shown.
Cant. Granville Fernald IF Water
ford. now 81 years Of age, has been the
last few days circulating petition
in tie cause of Woman's Suffrage
Few men Of his years would interest
themselves in what seems 50 remote
as the Constitutional amendments
prayed for. Thirty years ago Capt.
Fcrnald was a familiar figure about
town. AS one of the old time sing
ing masters he was well, known
throughout this section.
Every farmer in Maine ought to read
the papers delivered at the state
Board of Trade meeting at Saco Tues
day evening.
The farmers of Maine will receive
! 81. OGO. 900 from the Gamers for their
corn this year and will deliver $1,000
OGO Of corn to get it. 1t is not
charitable transaction.
That Parkhurst man says: Some
Of the windy citizens of Presuue Isle
are now happy The town is one hum
sdred thousand dollars in debt, clear
lup to the limit allowed by Law: and
has raised more money this time than
ever before. Surely no sensible man
will ever buy property or make home
in debt ridden town like Pressure
! Isle. But what is it all about Why
Caribou has a high school building
that cost more than that at Pressure
Isle. and certain windy citizens
couldn't stand it. No wonder the
farmers are leaving the town" IT.
some of the citizens of good old
Pressure Isle don't take it into thei"
heads to remove unique and usually
delightful character from Maine news
paperd6m it will be because they have
schooled themselves to restraint. even
when the prOvOcation is great
Bath Independent: w. c. Todd al
ready has forty lambs on his Indian
Todd commenced the sheep raising
business about three years ago with
d very small flock of native sheep.
He now has about one hundred and
| contemplates increasing his Hock to
five hundred. He is much elated over
| the success of his venture thus far.
and has great confidence for the fu-
ture.
| Bath Times: Valmore ID. Hincklcy
of this city is the posscssor of an in
trresting relic in the shape Of Il policy
of the Aetna Insurance Co. dated Jan.
| 3. 1928. The policy is numbered Sc aud
made out to John Is. Swanton and
| John b. Swanton. Jr., who were resi-
dents of Bath, which was then Lincoln
| County. The amount of the policy
was $4,000 and the premium was SIG
| John Elwcll was agent Of the COM
pany. The policy is in an excellent
state of preservation ard was found
among tho rubbish in the cellar of
| the Swanton Jameson Co. store.
\ number of coaStlng SchoonerS
have changed ownership within the
past few days in Boston. The Harold
| l.. Berry has been sold by the Shaw
| Lumber Company to Prince Edward
| Island interests. StetSon. Cutler & Co.
| have purchased the Calais schoorers
Helen G.. King. Orozimbo Flyaway
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