Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03
Maine Gossip

u Maine OOSSlp
The Liveryman's Chance.
The man who has a right to sigh
And talk of prices fiercely nigh
Is he who tries to hire slelgh
Before the snow can get away.
Washington Star.
Spring must be coming as TWO Hocks
| of black ducks were seen flying over
Woolwich toward the north last Thurs
day. 1t will not be long before fiocks
| of wild geese will be reported
Mrs. Mary Hoskins of Hilo picked
a bunch of pansies in her garden jan
%, a rather remarkable occurrence
for the time of year.
| Joseph E. Anderson of Bath has
been employed by the railroad work
since 1858. He was born in Wiscas-
set.
| Alpheus E. Grover, a veteran clerk at
the Portland custom house showed a
bunch of violets which he picked Jan.
26 in the open garden at his residence
| in Stroudwater.
| Biddeford Journal: From the wharv-
es to the sea the river is now open.
The channel is all clear from ice and
the smelt shanes have been hauled up
close to the shore. The warm wealth.
er and rains and the high pitch of the
water did the trick.
| Nathan Clifford of Portland was
elected vice. president of the New Eng
land Federation of Harvard clubs at
its second annual meeting held in Bos
ton last week. The attendance of $50
Harvard men represented 10 of the 20
clubs included in the utilization.
| Nine-year- old Haradami Arehighai
who came alone from Harpool. Tur-
key, to Portland. with $25 in his
| pocket to insure his admission to this
country. has gone to Lowell, Mass,
with his brother Maradama. who met
him. Little Haradami passed intelll-
| gently the examination of the immi-
| grafton officials.
| CaliaS AdVcrtiSer.-One evening re-
certify, before the stony hearted Street
| Commissioner had sprinkled gravel on
| the sidewalks, a delegation of young
| sters visited all tie houses on certain
| street on which the slipping was SUI
| perb, requesting that lights be placed
in, tI,o .;,,l 81.
| that they might better see to coast
| And the request was generally COM
| piled with.
Bethel is interested in the proposal
to establish an automobile passenger
| line between that town and Rumford
| The auto is to be run to meet the
| Grand Trunk trains at Bethel and will
| be a great convenience to Bethel,
West Bethel and vicinity. as one can
go to RumfOrd to trade in much less
| time than by waiting for trains.
| 1t is reported that two new hotels
would be built at Old Orchard this
| the other near the camp ground.
| There will be a number of cottages
built. if plans materialize and the car
penters are looking for a busy spring
| 1t is claimed that the work on the
hotels will be pushed forward so that
they will be ready for opening after
| the Fourth
Eben Leighton of Mt. Vernon. who
| is now in his oath year, takes no little
pride in telling the youngsters that
very few week days fail to find him
doing something on the farm. The
daughter who keeps house for him is
now -.
A clam bake on the shore of the
Penobscot Bay in the middle of tho
winter is surely out of the ordinary
but such took place last week in Bel
fast. A party assembled on the shore
near the Eastern Steamship co. wharf
dug clans and built a fire where they
were cooked A picturesque touch was
added to the picture by a bank of
snow just back of the fire. The day
was like April and the party was
pleasant one
The American Express Co. has re-
Gently closed a deal with the Union
Pacific Railroad, whereby the former
gains control of the express business
over the lines and adds about 1000 or
20oc miles to the mileage already
controlled by the company. In adj
dltion to the Union Pacific lines, two
auxiliary lines, the Oregon Short Line
and The navigation company have also
| been acquired. which gives the Am
erican Express Co. a direct lire from
Passport. Me, to Portland Oregon.
The following interesting articles
have lately been presented the Baxter
Museum at Gorham: Commission of
William Warren as captain of a COM
pany in battalion of cavalry in Second