Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-06

Tho race YOU should remember. is but
seldom to the slow;
Have YOU bought EN- yet:
The one who waits till others shth ha'c
kindly cleared the way
Might as well sit back expecting green OF
black to turn to gray
The people who accomplish are the ones
who start today
Have You bought en- yet?
IS. p Kiser In Chicago Rccord-1ierald.
Waldo County Pomona at its last
meeting passed resolutions express
ing emphatic opposition to any move
ment having for its object the over
throw of prohibition in Maine.
A systcm Of waterworks has just
been completed at Guilford and the
adjoining town Of Sangcrville. whic:l
is considered one Of the finest equip
ped and best constructed in the state
The water is taken from bcnnett
pond in Parkman. four miles IRON
Guilford. This pond is :ed entirely bS
springs and it's water has been anal
wed by the state board oi health ana
recommended by them very highly LOT
drinking purposes.
THE recent death of John l.. Cook
postmaster at Winneganc", rccatls tue
fact that he was one Of the FIVE sur
vivors OF the Inflated steamer City "t
Columbus that was lost with 2 iarSc
number of passengers on DcFll
bridge, off Gay head, Jan. Is, 1884,
Mr.. Cook, who vas at the time
resident of Dyer street, South Port
land was tn" last ono TO leave INC
steamer. The City of Columbus Was
bound from Boston to one OF the tIor-
ida ports and her loss was an apEal-
ling disaster The rescue Of the nv:
survivors was effected by q lieutenant
from the revenue cutter Dexter. VINO
with q rope tied about him swan back
md forth in the ice cold water untli
he had rescued all Of them.
1t vas thrilling experience that
John Pope of Watcrville had in the
Maine woods last week. He was
brought into the town Of Blanchard
in an almost exhausted condition alter
tramping three days through the
snOwstorm. He was lost near Shirley
and had given up hope and almost
determined to end his sufferings by
taking his own life by shooting when,
more dead than alive, he stumbled in
to a sportsman's camp. Pope after
his rescue joined his friends at Snlr-
lev and after a few days rest IS cX-
pected to recover fuzzy from LIS haEd
experience.
Books 70 the number Of y have been
presented 10 the 3. II. Bartol library
at Frccport by DR.. and Mrs. T.. +.
Bi,hcr in memory of their son. These
books belonged to J. Carleton Bibber
and his father and mother felt, after
he had passed away, that they "ouid
Ike to have the young men and boys
of Frceport read them Young care
ton always took Il great interest IN the
library.
The saw mills have been shut down
for the season in Midtown and me
village is now one of Tn" GuieteSt
places in the state. Usually the mills
run well into the winter until lumber
operations are impeded by ice, but the
closing this season is much earlier on
account Of the stagnant condlti"h o'
the lumber market.
The Bangor Y. NJ, {. y. has JUS, re-
ceiyed about 100 volumes of govern
mert reports pertaining to thc T. >
patent office. The big books were 1or-
carrcd 10 III. association not long ago
i,y aoniebcdE who thought they mlEh'
he useful and acceptabl" ana conse-
oucntly procured them for the in%tl-
ta,i.n. They filled Y mail sacks and
came through as registered mail.
Work nar begun on the dredging Oh
the narbor al East E"othhay. Inc
tug Florence and three scows of the
Eastern Dredging Co. have ALREADY
arrived. IL win take several weeks
t. complete the work planned anu
when II is finished the residents cX-
pect that they will have perfect
harbor. Those who were instrumental
III securing the work are highly pleased
at seeing ii now in progress.
Maine poultry fanciers are looking
eagerly forward to the annual cXhlbl-
ton Of poultry and pigeons. which Will
be hold Dec. Is to Dec. 16 in the Port
land Auditorium. Tho officers of the
exhibition have over $4,000 in prizes
that will be given in all of the many
classes. exhibited. 1t is expected that
there will be a larger number Of fowl
and a greater number of breeds than
at any previous exhibition of the asso-
CiatiCn.
A somewhat unusual performance
for that place occurred at Phiprsbur3
a few days ago when q steer was
slaughtered by a rabbi according to
the customs of the Hebrew PEOPLE.
The hind leg Of the steer vas raised
by means of rope about two anu one
half feet from the ground. Then the
rabbi armed with long knife, about
u inches in length and sharp as
razor. cut the animals throat at
single stroke. going way to the bone.
There the animal stood until it bled
to death, which was only brief Pc
Rod. Once the creature was killed the
rabbi investigated to see ii any part
of the lungs were attached to the body,