Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-17

.ts uuy clad faces Cumpar"
With faces pinchod. forlorn and gray,
When path"S comes
Our shame il almost seems 10 dare
To Jest in dolcful regions whefc
The faiths and hopes of life decay
| And bitter is each weary daN.
| EIt with the grieNcd our JOYS we snare
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| ON account ot the action "t tn" VII
laec part Of the town of Madison III
1.-TWO recent town meetings in refusing Ia
raise 5000 To- so toward the cnnStrnc-
ton of Il proposed electric car Hht
ffrom S'k"whcgan to Athens ny way oi
| East Madison, ii is reported that East
| Madison wishes to he separated from
| the rest of the town and will begin
Iaction at once in tn, Legislature. 1t Is
thought that East Madison wishes To
| Join Sk0W ncgan.
Because the mic" were charmed ny
the music Of the piano at continuous
lamusements in kenuebec hail. Ring-
| ham. the last few weeks, the piano has
| had To be overhaulcd at cost oi
nearly $50 The music has drawn into
the hall scores OF mice and being
charmed So that they found that IN or
| der % get the benefit each night they
must make their home there, they huilt
their nests in the piano case. Being
short of material they took the felt
from the sides of the keys and Wove
into the nests. The pianist found
lha the sounds of the piano were be-
coming weak and that the action Of
the piano was hard. An expert was
called from Waterville and he de-
molished the homes OF the mice and
slew the mischief makers.
Tie following letter has been re-
ceived by Auburn merchants, relative
t. tho organization of an association:
Brother Merchant-For the purpose OF
forming a "Retail Merchants Associa-
tion" in Auburn a cordial invitation
is extended to you to meet with us
in the committee room OF the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather Bank, Friday
evening, March l7th, at : 7. NJ. This
association will be for Auburn trst,
last ard all the time. In union there
is strength and an organization
formed Oh broad principles, with
Boosting Auburn as the foundation
of the structure which we are to build
will in cur minds accomplish many
things which as individuals never
could be done. Will you therefore
mike special effort To be present with
us that night and help do things Tor
the City of Auburn" and share in
the prosperity which naturally Will
accrue from such an association
The Manchester Cnion under the
ouery, when is Il Farmer says:
Because Winterport. Me. man buys
and sells potatoes. apples, hay and
produce, raises potatoes on leased
land, sells fertilizer and farming tools.
and engages in numbering. referee
in bankruptcy finds that that man is
not ii farmer within the meaning of the
law
Tie phippsburg correspondent sends
a story from the lumber works Of that
place. One of the smaller operators
was looking over his holdings when
a roughly attlred man climbed coni-
IDENTIFY over the fence and joined him.
The owner resented the others man
ncr and snapped. What do YOU want
here?" The intruder smiled and re-
Piled. why. | wouldn't mind a good
Job" We'll I've got nothing for you,
was the grouchy declaration but the
untidy one was persistent. How
about the mills over yonder? he
asked. The owner turned with harsh
words upon his lips but evidently be-
ing touched by the questioners ap-
parent poverty, answered, not nn-
kindly. Gone years ago. Why don't
You try Clarence Morse? He may be
needing some more men. Hes on al
I ne big Morse Bros. concern. Again
the intruder smiled and as one Of the
owners men came toward them.
walked away tinging back over his
shoulder Il terse, Hang Clarence
Morses jobs" The owner turned to
his helper. Il wish those buns would
keep away from here he growled.
The man took a surprised look after
the retreating bum" That's no
bNm,' he said. that's Clarence Morse.
East Wilton boasts a year-old
Jersey COW belonging to George Mairs.
which gave up 2079 pounds from April
:, 1910. To January 20. 1911. The
amounts received in cash are recorded
as follows: Cream. $120; skim milk.
$40; new milk, $l7.64.
Elon G. Butler who died at the age