Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-13
Maine Gossip

I Maine Gossip 4
Queer Language.
Bargains aren't found at bar
Nor do barnacleS grow on barn;
CarbuncleS don't grow on car,
Nor do pharmacists work on farm.
Chicago News.
And doctors don't work on dock,
Crack shots do not shoot at crack,
Blacksmiths are not black. it is said,
And hack writers don't write in hack.
Houston Post.
ME-. Beard of Livermore Falls re-
Gently cut 500 cakes of ice ii inches
square in one day which is claimed to
be q record for hand saving.
AccOring to the Insurance Press for
January 5, Maine ranks twelfth in the
states for assets held by domestic life
insurance companies. The amount is
$14.S40,S9S. Maine is fourteenth in the
states in the amount of insurance in
force.
A North Arson man is making mon
ey raising cats. His speciality is An
goras, Persians and coons. He does
not herd them on his own premises
but let's them out among the farmers
wives.
A former Bucksport boy, John c..
Wood, lands a pretty good consular
place in his nomination by the Presi-
dent to the post at Venice. 1t comes
to him after quite career of wander
ing from the burg of Old Jed PrOuty
and will pay him a salary of $1,000 a
year, with prospects of promotion of
he makes a good record. Recently he
has been vice and deputy consul at
Milan a place he obtained through the
friendship of James E. Dunning,
Bangor man. now at Harvre, France,
at salary of $4,000. Consul Wood has
roamed from BuekspOrt to Honolulu,
engaged there in a revolution and
then roamed back to Boston and New
York, where he practiced law, thence
to Europe. His wife is famous sing
er who has appeared in opera in La
Scala, the famous opera house of Mi
Ian. After he had attended the semi
nary at Bucksport. he went to Wes-
leyan university at Middleton. Conn,
where he obtained a college education
in spite of difficulties.
A is year old Houlton lad recently
tackled a Canada lynx while armed
with a hatchet. This battle was rath
err in favor of the big cat until the boy
procured a revolver and killed 1t.
The organ in a Scion church was
formerly in the Chestnut street church,
Portland 1t was installed in the Port
land church in 1886 and was the first
to be used by that congregation
f. s., og Canaan rendered reception
to Mr. and Mrs. George Farnham and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farnham New
Years ay The gentlemen are grand
father and grandson.
Portland census takers will ma 81
Cinnamon on their lists. All OF them
live and Cd business in the Forest City.
But one Of them is married and his
wife is white woman. They work
in the laundry together.
The Ellsworth (Wis.> Record recent
~ contained a sketch of Fred a. sew
GRANGE, brother of Daniel Severance OF
G in Ran
gor in 1850 but spent his boyhood years
at the home of his brother in Sepec III
which town and at FoXcroft Academy
he received his education. Inc 1lec
ord said of him: At the age of Is
years, he moved to Pennsylvania, ana
two years later he came to Trlmbel!e
and purchased farm which has since
increased to 800 acres. he mas also
been in the mercantile business at
Beldenville since 1890 He was ap-
pointed postmasted at Beldenville IN
1897 and still serves in that capacity.
He was a presidential elector IN l90o.
He has been clerk of his school dls-
trict for 80 years and has always been
instrumental in seeing that the boys
and girls had as good school facilities
as the best. He has also served as
town chairman for many years ana is
at Present chairman of the county
poor commissioners. H els active in
politics and is well informed on the
political issues from county to nation
al Among his business interests not
mentioned above are the Twin City
Fuel Co. of Minneapolis, the Bank of
Ellsworth and the Citizens State
Bank. Fraternally, he is affiliated with
the Masonic Lodge and Commandery.
l. o. o. F. NJ. w. A. and U. c. T., in
all of which he is considered valued
men. Der He was married Dec. %, 1875
to Miss Etiole Chapple, and they have
two sons. both of whim are graduates
of the Ellsworth High school and the
University of Minnesota, and are do
ing well. AS chairman of the county
board. Mr.. Severance is making a rec
ord for fairness and justice to the inn
portant interests entrusted to his care