Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-14
Maine Gossip
The WAY to His Heart.

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The Way to His Heart.
Sylvia runs her motor car, "hi'e oiaiice
Amelia Yields a racket in the hope of
getting thinner;
Phyllis MARBLES; Resale me metal "orh
is doing:
But Jane.
Plain Jane
Gets dinner 49, .
Comes a man upon the scene. me other
girls in rapture
willie Jane. plain Jane. for the man
gets dinnerO
With music. tennis. art. canoeing. motor
ing. seek his capture;
But Jane
Gets the man
With the dinner.
New York Sun.
a. B. Dolbier of Pennington received
from one shipper last week the large
number of 1647 musllrat skins. MI
Dolbier says this shipment will amount
to quite little over $1,000 The skins
were all first class ones and in very
good condition.
The Bayview House. Camden. which
has been closed for three years Will be
opened to the public in few days I'M
der the management of Fred X. Allen
and D. w. Pierson. Mr. Allen has
had charge OF the Summit House on
Mt Battle for several years and has
been very successful manager. The
house will be thoroughly renovated
and put in first class condition.
The newly organized South Portland
paper men as charter members Of the
organization in appreciation OF their
services through the columns of the
papers they represent IN booming the
new organization. The newspaper
men thus honOred are {. Dwight
Stevens of the Daily Press and r.
Rodney Marshall of the Eastern Argus.
Harvey Clyne of Wheelers Bay. st.
George. had a close call with death d
few days ago While out fishing near
the Red ledge his motor boat sprung
Il leak. He had to race for his life and
barely escaped being drowned as his
boat sunk as he jumped to safety. The
accident occurred about noon and he
was not taken off the ledge till seven
in the evening. His boat was recov-
cred
Dogtish are raising havoc with the
fishermen along the coast to the eX-
tent that d large amount OF fishing
gear has been destroyed. many fisher
men have given up seineS and have
gone hand lining, while others have
given up deep sea fishing entirely and
are turning their labors toward lob
ster catching. Many Of the fishermen
claim that the dogfish are more plen-
tiful than ever before and that they
destroy gear. One fisherman said re-
Gently that when he pulled in his nets
he found many cod and haddOck with
their heads eaten off. He said that the
dogfish are giving all sorts of trouble
and that there is absolutely no way to
cope with them.
The friends of Frank H. Purinton
Esq. Of Portland. will be interested
to learn that the University Of Maine
Law School conferred the degree of
master Of laws upon him. at the
Commencement exercises in OrOno.
Wednesday of last week. Mr. Purin
ton came to Portland from Lewiston
last August. He is a graduate of
Bates College, Maine Law School and
Yale Law School. with the degrees of
A. b., and l.. l.. B., before Maine
honored him last week. after having
passed examination and submitted a
thesis. with the degree of l.. l.. NJ.
While in college Mr.. Purinton was
prominent in baseball, football and
track athletics, being recognized at
that time. as one of the most powerful
men in the four Maine colleges. He
gained considerable notoriety in col
Iege circles as a boxer and Splinter.
One of the most interesting features
of the graduation exercises of the Bar
Harbor school Friday night was the
award to Joseph l.. Brown of the 500
Coles memorial prize given annually
by Mrs. Edward Coles of Philadelphia
in memory of her husband. a promi
nent summer resident who was killed
at Bar Harbor in a runaway accident
in 1906 BY the terms Of the gift the
award is made to that boy who. on
his graduation from the High school,
is in the opinion of his SchoOlmateS the
most honorable and upright. the clean
est living, the most unsefish and con-
Sideratc toward others without regard
to scholarship or athletics 1t is an
incentive to the graduates to continue
their studies in school or college after
their High school training. The be-
quest is to be given each year during
the life OF Mrs Coles. and at her death
provision is to be made for a perpetual
memorial to Mr.. Coles. While only
the boys in the graduating class are
eligible to this award every pupil in
the school has "A voice in bestowing it,
which is done by secret ballot, the re-
suit not being known until graduation
The school board has the power to
veto the choice if obviously unfit or
obtained by questionable methods.
1t is to be hoped that Mrs. Jane
Hodgdon of Barters island. Boothbay.
will be more successful in realizing
her expected Inheritance from England
than many another Maine person. who
had had hopes. Mrs. Hodgdon. who has
for several years been trying to eStab-