Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-21
Maine Gossip
A Winter Picture.

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A Winter Picture.
The west wind whoops and whistles drear,
The gaunt trees tiercely flashing,
And all along the road we near
Good resolutions smashing.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
West Paris Grange has one of the
finest halls in the State. 1t is a new
building constructed of concrete blocks
handsome in appearance and well fur
nished.
The air is full of manufacturing pro-
jects for Maine towns and villages.
Maine is growing!
The old Parsons house recently torn
down in East Sangerville was built
about So years ago, and was one OF the
oldest framed houses in the town The
lumber was all hewn by hand, even to
the clapboards.
Howard n Wagg of Chicago, who is
a member of the committee charged
with the duty of welcoming President
Taft on his coming visit to that city,
was formerly Lewiston business man
and served his ward in the board OF
aldermen.
Word has come from Wentworth To-
cation that the work of hauling ce-
ment is nearly finished and that the
two big storehouses are nearly filled.
This, with the erection of buildings and
such surveying as can be done, marks
the extent of the activities on the pig
Maga!luway reservoir project.
Clinton D. Chadbourne, formerly Of
Lewiston, now located in Wyoming has
invented a revolving sign which oper-
ates from the opening ana closing OF
the entrance doors of the building in
which it is installed. The rotary disc
turns each time the door opens. or
course the sign suddenly appearing be-
fore the eyes of the person entering
and bell sounding at the same tlme
at once attracts his attention and &C
uuaints him with the name ana buSl-
ness of some wide awake ADVERTISER
The delicate mechanical contTlVance
that operates it is located just behind
the face.
A Piscatauuis county fur buyer
states that native fox skins have been
in demand this year because of a new
process for dyeing the fur, which also
preserves it perfectly.
The Topsham span of the new rail-
road bridge between that town and
Brunswick was swung last week. AS
soon as possible this span will be COM
pleted and the false work removed
That will make a free course for ice
should the river break up before the
Brunswick span is completed.
Dexter Gazette: Miss Sarah J. Mer-
rill has lately come into possession OF
a. treasure. inestimable to her. and IN
fact, to large number here. 1t is
the narisb album of Rev Mr.. and Mrs.
Thavers' former people here in the
Conversational church, and contains
the photographs of large part OF
the cnurCn dIltt peti SSPNN''N'
older ones, most valued.
brunswick Record: A Brunswick
man who advertised in a Boston paper
Cor a housekeeper and companion got
IS answers the next day, and one can
didate came on without writing and
took the job.
Ossipee Valley Herald: Mrs. Abbie
Cobb of Portland, recently presented
the Steep Falls Free Baptist church
with beautiful individual commun-
ion set, which was used for the hrst
time, Feb. 6. 1t was given in memory
of Rev. Andrew Hobson, who was the
first rastor of this church. MI. HOB
son was born in Buxton in the year
1888 He was converted in 1916 under
the preaching of Clement Phinney. He
united with the church in Buxton and
five years later began to preach the
gospel and very soon was ordained.
During his pastorate at South Gorhanl
he baptized 10. In Buxton he bap-
tized 100 in Is years. In 1S47 he came
to Steep Falls where he remained five
anu \ Hall years. DuI ms ehe'e >'i''N -
served without salary. While mere
the Home Mission Society sent MIN
| 500, which he gave toward the lot up
on which the church now stands. he
again became pastor of this church re-
| manning for 10 years. He was one OF
| the delegates to the first general con-
| ference held in 1926 In that same
year he with eight others started the
Morning Star, which is the denomlna-
t;onal paper. He died in East Cam
bridge in 1877.
Mrs. G. D. Perkins of Madison has
| curiosity in the shape of freak egg
which measures nine inches in circum-
ference On breaking the egg the
white and yolk both came out and IN
side was another egg about the usual
size.
| Civil Engineer stephen Litchfield OF
| Brunswick. who had charge of the con-
struction of the new driven we'll water