Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15

mat IJNtHnOOOS were IllTu 10 ktts
And We too young TO labor yet,
And tears within her eyes would stand
For her two boys OF Switzerland.
But soon for mother a+s VIC grew,
We worked as much AS boys could do.
our daily gains 10 her we bore,
But, oh. she'll ne'er receive them more.
For long We watched beside her bed,
And sobbcd TO see her lie there dead;
And now We wander, hand in hand.
Two orphan boys of Switzerland.
-Mordecai Manuel Noah.
\ fox which three years ago made
its escape from chains and a cage at
Readiield has again been secured by
his former captor. Koynard was
identiiied by the collar still about his
neck.
\ Carnegie library Is the prospect
reported from Caribou. The Scot
philanthropist is willing to endow the
town with sl0.000 for an institution.
making the stipulations that a site be
furnished and $1,000 yearly raised for
the maintenance. Five hundred dol
lars already is supplied toward the
purchase Of lot and an article was
upon at the March meeting.
Permits for sls4,950 worth of new
buildings, S.9,JV0 worth of additions
and s3eo Tor alterations and repairs
are announced In the report of the
Bar Harbor building inspector.
Among the permits is one 10 the Bar
Harbor Library Assn. for s7o,eoo
building.
Tile death Of one Of Eorthport's old
est residents, Frederick y. Dickey. oc-
CURED on Saturday at his home near
Mt Pe~ciyal. He was nearly s. years
Of age In his active years he was
prominent IN the towns affairs. serv-
ing for long time on the board OF
selectmen. He was lifelong Demo-
crat and q man of pronounced char
acteristies long to be remembered by
his mary friends throughout the
State.
Bar Harbor continues the autono-
bile agitation with three petitions
circulated about the town. The first
one came in support Of the shea Oil
and the others We're remonstranceS
stating that the bill is expressed IN
vague terms and that the specitica-
tions may easily be miSconstrued. \
very pretty legislative fight is prom
ised.
The Norway correspondent writes
x.-}p rarnnCtnO
snow from housetops are reaping a
harvest The great amount of SNOW
fall enders it necessary in many cases
to remove the snow" Fortunate these
Norwe gians OF Maine do not have TO
remove their houses. .lIf
The andeayors of the Portland po-
lice officials to reduce the number OF
lodgers put up at the police station
show effect with but "a last week
where 200 were recorded in seven days,
little more than month ago.
Bridgton is on the anxious seat re-
garding the rumored opening OF the
Forest Mills Co. property. The presi-
dent of the company, which suspended
several weeks ago. was in
town last week with two Massachu-
setts mill men who are believed TO
have had leasing In view.
The 1aurels of David as stone
tllrower fade before the prowess of
Milo resident. Employees of the Ia
celaior Mills were watching a mink
whose head was visible from snow
bank on the opposite side of the Sc
bee river. Throwing exploits became
the theme Of the conversation and in
fun G. H. Nichols, better known as
General" chose stone and, throw
ing Il distance of nearly 200 feet,
struck the little animal fairly upon
the head. killing it instantly.
y Camden man comes into the lime
light through publicity in the Popular
Mechanics granted an invention OF
new type of motorcycle. He has con-
verted one OF the usual two-wheeled
machines into a unique. but, accord
ing to him, very practical four
wheeled carrier