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

The PreIate's Plea.
War" says a prelate. lis a grewsome
An evil yet its value Oft is great,
Since priceless virtues even from blood
And men would else in sleth degenerate;
Our God. remember is the Lord OF
Hosts,
Recall eur hymn. lie geeth forth to
Stern sentncls. his priests. he duly posts
ON lions battlements TO watch affair"
Once on time black slavery ruled the
Then loo did priests and prelates bend
servants obey your masters"-raurs
command
suffieed '''rhe Bible sanctioned slavery
10 Church of Cod. 50 often in the dark.
Welded to pride and power and most to
Thy Prince of Peace condemns thy pal
tering -Hark,
Peace and goodwill ON earth. the an
William addison Honehron. in Boston
Transcript
\ temporary injunction has been is
sued against the avles Standish Rife
Club Of Portland. its agents, employees.
attorneys, and all other persons using
the range, these parties being forbid
den To shoot there. A hearing upon
ehe petitior for a permanent injunc-
ton will he given in the county built
ing Sept. i2. Justice George i. Haley
Of the Supreme Court acted, Tuesday,
on 9 complaint made by james II.
Shortnill tc the effect that the lives
of himself and other members of his
family have been endangered by tar
get practice on the range nj Falmouth
At the Union Baptist church, Ban
COR is n remarkable collection of an
tiouities, which comprises books, one of
which is 200 years old, spinning wheels,
bed warmers, foot warmers for use in
church. old-fashioned lanterns, ia
bles. grandfathers' clocks, snuff box.
eanteen used in the war of 1872, cradle
of 1890, chair 40 years old, etc. One
of the oldest of the euries is birch
bark basket, $50 years old, eurlousiy
decorated.
An Auburn orchardist says: THE
fall web worm is the most dangerous
pest that we now have To fight and
they are more plentiful this year than
ever before. The worst feature oil
this pest is that they appear before
the fruit is picked and it is more diff
ficult to destroy them. To get through
a tree that is loaded with fruit with
out doing damage TO the apples is we'll
nigh impossible. 1t is equally i'm
possible to spray them as it would
poison the fruit. On the whole ] con-
slider the fall web worm as more dan
gereus than the brown tail as they are
so. much harder to handle. We mus
keep them down some way or give up
orcharding."
Silas Perham, Farmington's David
Harum, one of the best known horse
men of that section, dropped dead on
the Fair ground Wednesday after
noon. Among his characteristics and
happy faculties were his ever ready
wit and his fund of stories 1t is
said of him that when he conducted
the livery business travelling men who
came to hire a team would pay him
dollar or two extra if he would
drive the team himself, for the sole
purpose of hearing his numerous
yarns. Postmaster Tarbox of Farm
ington, paws this tribute: I'VE have
lost one of our noblest and bravest
fellow citizens.
While fishing al Lobster Lake Me-, |
recently, DR. A. #. Sander. CT New
York. hooked and pulled up an eypen-
sive gold watch and chain. His guide |
on the same trip, landed a fine shawl. |
II was learned that both these articles |
had been lost by a lady and gentle |
man, out fishing, few days previous |
IF reports from Northern Maine arc |
true, that caribou are working back |
into this state, many hunters win |
receive the news with gladness, but |
they should remember that the Maine |
law on Carbon prohibits killing until |
1917. Perhaps the sportsmen VINO |
come 10 Maine may yet see herds OF |
from 20 to 80 caribou as in lie days |
of quarter of a century ago. The |
writer has seen So caribou at one |
time on Moxie Pond. where now the |
steam engine goes shrieking by sew
eral times daily.
Bangor Hebrews have begun work on
the erection of Beth Israel syna-
gogue. the surface dimensions of
which will be AZ by 20 feet. The build
ing is expected 10 cost about $4,000.
and will be one of the finest for that
purpose IN New England.
A party oe Skowhegan young men,
who took a hike to Kineo. recently.
il is currently reported were scared
out of camp one night. and took refuge |
in saw MILL by the bellowings of n
moose. 1t is since learned that the
''mcose" was composed OF a Madison