Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-23

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Something remains for US to do or dare.
Even the Oldest trees some fruit may
bear.
For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though i'll another
dress:
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by
Henry ". Longfellow.
The rarkhurst funnyman submits the
following:
This story comes from Green Ridge.
The snow fell so thick and fast Friday
night. that Il man who was crossing
HELD on SNOW shoes left the earth and
snow shoed half a mile up into the air.
When the moon came up he discovered
he was astray; but he had to take of hi
SHOW shoes before he could come down.
The Fra nnlin Sheep Breeders Ass II.
organized at Madison ono year aGo,
plans to launch into State organiza-
tioii at the annual meeting at Madi-
son. March |. \ Year ago the mem.
bersllip was small and composed vi
men living i'll the counties of SolAer
SIT and FRANKLIN. Since then the
membership las increased until at tn
present time they come from over
one-half the counties Of the State.
The March meeting will be followed
by q rally of the sheep men at Orono
during Farmers Week Thursday.
March g. has been set apart as sheep
day" in the Animal Industry section.
Prof. Arkel of tie Now Hampshire
Agricultural College. a recognized su-
thoritY in sheep husbandry. Will be the
principal speaker.
The Bath Iron Works has just IN
stalled new galvanizin- tank III The
SalraniZing works. The tank is ~
feet long. five and one-half feet deep
and win hold fifty tons OF zine. The
work of bending the metal was very
difficult but finally accomplished by
the iron works. Few concerns in the
country would take the contract 10
bend Tic metal as desired.
Tie success of the agitation in Ban
ger against the lettering of men at the
foot OF Exchange street when trains
are due will be welcomed all over the
state by visitors to that city who have
been held up as they left their trains
or were otherwise bothered by the
sidewalk bandits. The chief of DO
ice las issued an order which will
stop the work of the clothing store
statesmen who. on the watch for woods
men. stop their victims in the middle
OF the sidewalk SO that passersby
are forced TO take to the street.
Another couple which claims recog-
milton in the clironcling Of the aged
of Maine is brought to our notice
through the celebrating of the fiftieth
anniversary by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Moore at Cape Newagen. Feb. Is. Mr..
anu Mrs Moore were united in mar
rage at West southport in the year
1861. They were the parents of twelve
children of which eight are now liv-
ing -Four of the sons Stacy, Charles,
Leroy and Hiram and one daughter.
Mrs. jackson Day. We're present on
TINS evening to help their parents In
entertaining their guests Mr. Moore
is the oldest one living of this branch
of the family. and his son Stacv's bow
is the youngest. Mr. Moore Is seven
ty-tUo and his small grandson is
eight weeks old.
Inc Maine Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will at once inaugurate
a State wide movement to enlist tbe
young people for prohibition work in
the campaign. Complete plans will
soon be published. The name chosen
Is Young Campaigners for Prohibi-
ton Young people and boys and
girls of any age can belong. The only
requirement for membership will be to
sign the Prohibition Muster Roll as
follows: Il promise to wear the Young
Campaigner' badge. and do all ] can
to help keep Names prohibitory law"
The motto is, Maine must keep pro-
hibitioH." 1t is hoped that church So
cieties. Loyal Temperance Legions, the
Young Peoples Branch of the W. G. T.
u. sunday school students and public
school pupils will heartily unite in this
union effort.
Waterville is greatly pleased with
the success which has attended the
schools savings bank system from its
inception. The bank was opened with
$50 depositors turning in an aggregate
deposit Of s115.79 on the first day. The
teachers all are entering heartily into
the undertaking.
Portlands latest trouble is IL nervous
burglar alarm which insists upon
opening up in all its glory If any pass
erby SO much as jams shoulder
against the Fidelity building. The last
spasln came during banking hours and
weak hearts received awful starts as
the clamor shook the building.
Small nurseries will be esta blished
BY a paper company of Brunswick
which makes many shipments by way
of Bath. The company owns d large
tract Of land in the Great Salmon Riv-
er County. and plans to reforest areas
now bare of trees. The lookout and
telephone system also will be estab-
lished to protect their forests from
fire.
An Owls head fisherman, Charles ID.