Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-26


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Boston Transcript.
Nature is looking up again.
The fish are biting exceptionally well
this spring up in Maine"
Both the lumbermen and the farmers
have cause for rejoicing. These spring
rains are just what is needed.
The census cnumeratOr is subject to
a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment if he
reveals any of the secrets confided to
his keeping. 1t is "a waste of time to
try to pump him.
The Grand Trunk Railroad is getting
ready to operate its granite quarry at
Bryants Pond. Timbers have arrived
for the new derricks and much pre-
liminary work has been done.
A strange visitor entered the home
of Thomas and Augustus Carl in West
Unity Monday evening. A hedgehog
walked in and went through two rooms
and finally tried to climb the walls
OF the kitchen. 1t was dispatched
finally by Edgar Young who shot it.
Belfast Republican Journal: April
10th is unusually early for pansies to
blossom out of DOORS but Mrs. Louise
B. Brooks picked a large bouquet of
them from her garden last Saturday.
The station agent at JOneSbOro Is
living in box car with his family
This is not from choice, but because
the station and home attached were
burned last week. The car has been
wired so that Geographic connection
is had.
Irwin c. Whitman Of Palmyra was
recently awarded seventh place in a
national ad-setting contest conducted
by one of the leading printers jour-
nails of the country. There We're 119
contestants and Mr. Whtmans posi-
ton so near the head of the list is
therefore very fatterng, denoting
much printorial skill
The milkmen of WATERFORD, who
sell to Boston dealers, have joined the
milk strike. to the extent that they
will withhold their portion of the sup
ply in case of trouble. In anticipation
of this threatened action the con-
tractors have been hustling around
trying to arrange to keep the supply
good by interesting other dairymen
bat if the milkmen can be believed
they have so far failed.
V. MdSlOan, who presented creden-
tials signed by the naval commission
of Argentine Republic, recently called
at d Portland Office and carefully ex-
amined the plans Of the steamer
| Roosevelt in which Commodore Peary
| made his successful expedition to the
| polar sea and return. AS the Roose-
welt is owned by the Peary Arctic
| Club of New York and probably will
he used in the proposed Antarctic ex-
petition, it was assumed that the pur-
pose of the visit of the representative
of the South American republic was
simply to study the construction Of the
Roosevelt. 1t was suggested that
Argentine Republic might intend to
send an expedition to the Antarctic
| region and might build ship like the
| Roosevelt or possibly have her build :
ers at Bucksport construct another
| from the RooSeveltS' plans
Lewiston Journal: There is great
building boom on in Phillips, and still
there is no prospect OF immediate ac-
commOdatiOnS for the dozen or 50
families that are expected here soon
after the new clothespin mill opens in
May There are half dozen houses
now in process of building. and several
others will be begun soon. County
Commissioner r. F. BeaI has bought
three acres of land on Pleasant street
near the junction with the Dodge road.
and laid out II house lots. 1t is re-
ported that at least three houses will
be built on these lots right away.
The Maine Historical Society has
had the good fortune to acquire an
other valued item to it's collection of
manuscript letters. This is an original
letter written by DR.. Samuel Deane of
the First Parish in 1881 and covers
four pages. 1t was first printed in the
second volume OF Willis History of
Portland in 1888. pages 329-331 In
the edition OF that history, in 1865, this
letter was printed on pages 1913 and
1893. The subject was relating to a
drawing of Falmouth Neck. now Port
land. at the time Capt Henry Mowat
burned the town, Oct IS. 1775. from
| which an engraving was to be made
for the impartial History of the
American War" published in Boston
| in 1881. The picture was reproduced
and the society has a framed copy.
The letter was written to Samuel
| Freeman. Dr. Deane writes among
| many things: Let barns, etc, be
| placed where you can recollect there
were any; and perhaps it would not be
| amiss to make some where you do not
remember any. Not only does justice
require it but it is necessary to give
the appearance of a compact settle