Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
Maine Gossip

1t matters not how deep htrenched The
WI, ng.
How hard the battle goes, the day how
long:
Faint not--hght on! Tomorrow comes the
song.
-Maltbie d. Babcock.
Consideration Tor persons who We're
i'll in an Ellsworth house prevented
thu fire department teams from APP
proceeding the burning building until
an attempt had been made to extin-
guish the blaze with chemicals. BY
quick work these were proved TO be
effective and the house was saved
without any undue excitement to the
inmates. But We can't help wondering
just how far these considerable ones
of Ellsworth would persist i'll ciinging
to this policy. Ihe picture of fire
licking at the bed clothes of the help
less ones while tender hearted neigh
hors dance about with hand grenades
or guaranteed powders, isn't condu-
Give To 4 great amount OF sympathy
with tn inspiration
The WatervilIc public library report
has been given te ti.t city government
by tia beard Of trustees. The four
tcenth year in tire history of the In
Stitutjon IS reported a. very crafty
ms
IL. evening edition of the New
Ysrh Norl | Of Monday contains IN
interview secured by Miss Marguerite
Mooers Marshall, Who was formerly
a teacher Of Wostbrook Seminary and
WAS for some time a staff correspond
ent for 4 Portland paper. She is now
a special writer Of the New York pa
per and tie importance of the inter
Wow. which Was with Mrs. Mildred
Nan!"y Easton. founder and presiden.
of the Life as L Fine Art Club. speaks
wen for hcr success.
Portland reports the quarantine on
the cojnty jail has been removed.
"All now may come but few may 20.
The role OF "airs. smith" in the
comedy David Garrick" to be given
under the auspices OF the Zclosophic
Literary Society Of the University of
Pennsylvania. falls to Mir. Henry P.
Rines CT Portland. Mr.. Rines obtained
this Iart after warm competition with
other members in deciding who is the
NEST able behind the footlights. Our
hearty congratulations. Mrs, Smith,
upon the selection Of such II Compe-
tent interpreter.
The Portland Argus Of Wednesday
crows as follows: The sole topic OF
conversation about this city yesterday
was the asinine action OF some Of the
Republican members Il the common
council at Monday nights meeting
when they began to Use filibustefing
tactics in the effort TO trip up and
obstruct the business of the city.
Some of these young gentlemen deny
that this was tile result OF Il prear-
ranged plan. But the Argus las II
straight from one of the members OF
the board of aldermen that there was
such n meeting and that the plan -
obstruction aid fllibustering was de-
Iibetately agreed upon, for the pur-
pCSt Ol u ' ing ib queer tilt ttQ4lliII-
istratlOn. The plan Is said to have
originated IN the fertile brain of n
certain smart young man who aspires
to political leadership in this city and
State, but whose hopes of official pref
erment We're blasted when the election
returns We're counted last September
Lewiston reports Tuesdays storm as
tn" worst in many years for the cleo
tric ear service in that section.
Throughout the night every available
employe was called to help in keeping
the tracks clear The snow fighters
put up stubborn battle but We're I'M
able to hold their own against the ele
ment5 and late III the afternoon the
service became greatly impaired. Two
of the local lines were blocked COM
pletely and the Mechanic Falls car re-
nortcd drifts even with the car Win
doWs. The loss Of nearly two hours
by the Augusta and Waterville cars
was mostly due to conditions on the
Lewiston end of the line. The Bath
cars leaving Lewiston lost about thirty
minutes every two hours.
The work vi clearing the site for the
proposed new school building at Rum
ford will be begun at once, The trees
and stumpage VIII be cleared from
eight lots in the rear of Strathglass
park, which have beeu given to the
town by Hugh g. Chisholm Of New
York. The site is advantageous in re-
gard to location and was accepted ut