Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
Maine Gossip

Just being happy helps other souls along
| Their burdens may be heavy and moi
strong;
| And your own sky will tighten,
If other skies you brighten
By just being happy with heart full OF
song.
Ripley d. Saunders.
Dexter High school students grievc
with restless toes hobbled. Principal
William NJ. Harris has announced
suit of determined opposition by the
leading cnurchmen. a vote by the
school board, at the opening OF the fall
term. to allow ten assemblies was met
by a petition of protest from the
clergymen. The board Immediately
answered with refusal to recall it's
decision. The pastors came back with
q set of resolutions which were given
out for publication and the board ac-
ccptcd undcrclass displeasure by
surrcndering.
The shores of Rangcley Lake re-
sound with the blow of the hammer
and the sweep Of the saw. Motor
Of racy kccls and engine weights
Speed is the object for the coming
season and some fast boats are prom
Used by the old-timers. Pretty con-
tests will be one of this years great
est attractions for sportsmen at the
big lake.
Mrs. Walter Twombley of Rangeley
has geranium which the last of
May 1910 was only three inches high.
Now i. is tree more than three feet
tall and has leaves measuring six and
one half inches across. 1t is loaded
with buds and pink blossoms and is
an ornament Of which its owner is
proud.
kennebaso boasts of its good fish
ing and other attractions among
which is blackboard ride to get to it
that is an experience worth while.
Added to this is beautiful scenery and
comfortable hotel accommodations.
If anyone doubts Names progress
he may consider the fact that steamer
SCiNllt 10 W Dt SSlapllSllNu III Liz
Dead River region. 4 Stanley has
been purchased TO run between Bige-
low station on the Sandy River &
Rangeley Lakes II. r. and Stratton
village.
The Maine law providing bounty
of s. on bobcats cost a Baileyville
pussy cat every one Of her nine lives,
and the saddest part OF the tale is that
pussy's caudal appendage was certi-
fed to as being that of wild cat.
Suspicion was aroused in the game
commissioner office and Chairman
Bracket sent the tail to an Auburn
furrier for Identification The report
came back that the tail was that OF u
common house cat. The moral is
that public officials have knGtty
problems for solution.
Norway's proposed sewerage system
is advanced to the stage of receiving
plans at the Office of the selectmen.
The town seems very we'll covered in
the plans with the cost estimated by
the engineers at 1,369.91.
The mystery OF the disappearance of
a man with so years behind him and
credited with excellent habits. good
health and a wife and children, still
holds Thorndike in its grasp, Eslie
Gordon. a former resident of Bruins
wick. is missing and despite the ef
forts of his family and the police. aid
ed By Maine Central railroad officials
no trace of him can be obtained.
Nearly three weeks ago Mr.. Gordon
went to Boston with carload OF pota-
toes He started home with a COM
panion and appeared in good health
and spirits. His companion went to
sleep shortly after leaving Boston,
and a1oke to find Mr.. Gordon had left
his seat. Since then his relatives
have received no word from him.
a Pressure Isle correspondent re-
ports some Storm" Mere door-yard
blockades were passed by unnoticed
and shoveling snow away from win
dows to let light into the houses was
common thing. But we question
the long-accepted veracity Of our cor
respondent when he says that the
owner of one of the highest houses in
town vas forced to wriggle out of the
highest windows on the sheltered side
of his -domicile, and dig for many
hours to prevent SnoWshoe parties
from trotting over his roof.
Phillips declares a great congestion
of incuDators and other apparatus as
part of decided boom in the
chicken industry in that part of the
state. A local association is now the
demand Of the leading raisers and its
organization appears certain in the
near future. The banner flock of
last years pullets is striving toward
the lower cost of living with an aver.
age output of 80 eggs day from each
so pullets.
The Biddeford journal tells of n
farmer by the name of Rock who
lives on the Kennebunk road and ha $
q flock Of three hens that he &c ,,;,.;r,