Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-20

foT ones Weet strain of silence
| To break the endless strain.
| If life We're always merry
| our souls would seek relief
| And rest from weary laughter
| In the quiet arms of grief
Henry Van Dyke
Rumors of mining ventures are rife
in Rangeley just now, says the Maine
Woods. A crew of five men are at
work in Sandy River plantation on
the top of Bald Mountain blasting out
quartz and encouraging reports nave
been received from samples they have
sent away for analysis. A Phillips
man is also prospecting around Range
ley and believes that he will be able
To- dig out a fortune. These promoters
profess to believe that within 10 years
the inland fishing, summer resort and
hunting business of Rangeey will be
dWaried by the mining for gold, sill
yer and other minerals
Mrs. Ethel A. Bemis of Fort Fair
field a short time ago performed the
remarkable feat of driving a horse
that she owned from Dead River to
in four days. Mrs Bems was recent
ly married and for a number of years
was a registered guide in the Dead
River region, where she is pleasantly
remembered The horse was one that
she had owned for a long time and
she came from Fort Fairfield Tor the
express purpose of bringing the horse
back with her.
James Hewison, brother of Ira Hewi-
son, owner of the passenger launch,
Alice" at Lake Auburn has caused
much amusement at the lake of late,
according TO the Lewiston sun, by his
endeaVOrs to run the launch. Brother
James is a soldier of the United
States Army stationed at Fort Revere,
Boston, and is in Maine on a furlough.
He is a strapping big fellow of 235
pounds. He first attempted to start
the boat without releasing the clutch
to the engine and later, forgetting to
stop the engine when he was trying
to make a landing. he leaped overheard
and stayed the speed of the boat by
main strength. At another time the
clutch refused to work and overheard
he went to swing the boat clear from
the rocks.
The first house in Bangor to be built
of air-space concrete blocks is To-
Gated on Broadway and is built by
William f. Fish. This is the first of
a series of such double airspaee block
buildings and it is a success in many
ways, including the fact that the out
side walls are fireproof and damp
proof. The superstructure is cheaper
to build than wood and Ii is claimed
to be more permanent. The strue-
ture cost in the neighhorhood of S2foe
ard took about a month to build,
Pittsfield and Rockland post Offices
are both to soon have postal savings
banks. They are among the loo add
tional offices that are named to be
opened between July 10 and July -
The Commercial says that there is
strong possibility that the Bangor
post office will be temporarily located
III Brewer after Nov. /. unless some
Bangor real estate owner comes alons
and is willing to let Uncle Sam have
suitable quarters in his building
Postmaster Oak has been notified by
the Y. NJ. G. A. authorities that the
gymnasium in which the post office
is a present located will not be avail
able after Nov. l, as the members OF
the association viii want ii for gym
nastic purposes at that time. Since
receiving the notice Mr.. Oak has been
on the hunt for suitable quarters, but
as yet has not found anything in Ban
gor that can be secured for love OF
money.
Maine has two graduates in this
years class at the L. S. Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis, Md, Lewis Wass-
on and Ralph F. bennett, who stand
respectively 10 and 124 in class OF
1874 graduates. Carleton f. Bryant. a
member of the fourth year, or next
years graduating class of the acad-
envy. appointed from this State stands
sixth among the members OF tht
class. who are likely to prove lead
ing scholars of the class. His stand
ing is 1886, the highest possible mark
being so.
A Biddeford man made sc as re-
suit of the rain storms of last
Wednesday and Thursday. He first
| bet So with a man that it would rain
Thursday before p NJ. and won
| The man was at his place of business
Friday when man came in and SAID
| that he would like to bet 81 that il
1 in faXe
YOU" said the man. who seems as
| though he cannot lose, no matter
which way he bets. Thursday after
| noon he was Sc richer than he was
Tuesday night and says that he
| stands ready to prove that he knows
| whether it is going to rain or not.
! The pioneer citizens of Sherman, In