Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
Maine Gossip

II Maine GOSSIP
Just Being Happy.
| Just keeping happy
| Is a fine thing to do.
| Looking on the bright side
| Rather than the blue.
| Sad or sunny, musing
| Is largely to the choosing,
| And Just being happy
| Is brave work and true.
Just being happy
| Helps other souls along:
| Their burdens may he heavy
| And they not strong:
| And your own SKY will tighten.
If other skies you brighten
| BY just being happy
| With heart full of song.
| The y. Y. Evening Telegram.
| The plan proposed by President
Alley of the University of Maine for
the establishment at the University
of Maine of a Maine Farmers Hall
of Fame" is meeting with approval
among those of the State interested
in agricultural pursuits. This plan
was outlined by President Alley at
recent meeting of representatives of
the leading agricultural organizations
of the State at Augusta and pro-
vdes for the placing of bronze me-
mortal tablets in honor of men of
Maine, who have during their life won
distinction in the work of the farm,
in Agricultural hall at the University.
Postmaster w. c. Todd of George
town, who commenced sheep raising on
now has a flock of So He started
with six and has since made a care
full study of their needs which has
been an important factor in his sue
cess. He has recently built lamb
house for young lambs 10 feet long
and 45 feet wide and has placed a
stove in it which will heat the build
ing in the coolest weather.
William Dunlap of Topsham is the
owner of a lamb, which when one
month old weighed 81 "a pounds and
in the next 80 days added nearly as
much to it's weight, tipping the scales
at the end of two months at 60
pounds.
The Mill Pond Ice Co. has COM
menced harvesting for the Bath mar
ket with a crew of 40 men in charge
of Capt. Frank Dingley The ice is Ii
inches thick and of good quality. On
the second day of the cutting 600
tons were run into the house and a
total of about 1000 tons will be cut
and slowed.
Two valuable horses owned by
Representative Mitchell of Kittery
met their death Wednesday at the
navy yard in a peculiar manner. The
team was collecting refuse from the
piggery at Mr.. Mitchell's big farm
and while making the rounds at the
navy yard the rear wheels OF the rig
ging went over the edge of the wharf
and pulled the entire outfit backward
into the icy water. The driver had
barely time to jump to the wharf but
the horses encountered in their
harness soon exhausted themselves
with their struggles and We're drown
ed before they could be pulled to the
shore.
A pitiful case of cold and hunger
came to the attention of Portland
citizen in regard to family living in
Ligonia. The father of seven chill
dren is at home sick and he is the
only one capable of caring for the
family. He was working in the roll
ing mills. but as the plant is not
running he is thrown out of work.
One of the boys works in Portland
Lit, "A
that the young man had been crying.
What are you crying about?" the boy
was asked Il haven't had anything
to eat since yesterday noon," was the
reply. 1t was found on further in
quiry that none of the family had
taken food since the day before and
had been burning paper to keep them
warm.
Maurice Mansfield, a yard hand of
the Lewiston Bleachery & Dye works
while helping to move machinery in
the new addition Wednesday. stopped
| to- lift plank from the floor. He did
not notice a hole and losing his ball
ance fell into the cellar, a distance
of 10 feet, striking on the back of his
head. No bones We're broken and
| the doctors state that he has good
chance for complete recovery.
| New industries for Lisbon Falls
were discussed at recent meeting
of the board of trade. President
Plummer informed the board that an
investment of little over $4,000
would be Required for the starting of
a stocking factory which would en-
ploy n number of girls. Others spoke
of shoe concerns which might come in
but nearly all of them would require
some capital to be furnished by the
| citizens.