Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27

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On all the brightness Of the common day.
These are the things l prize
And hold of dearest worth:
Light of the sapphire skies
Peace of the silent hills,
Shelter of forests. comfort OF the grass
Music of birds, murmur 81 ittie Illls'
Shadow of clouds that swiftly pass,
And, after showers
The smell of flowers
And of the good brown earth
And, best of all, along the way friend
ship and mirth
Henry Van Dyke.
Judge Hurley of Rockland is now
chairman of the Democratic State
committee We presume that his first
undertaking in connection with his
new office will be to reconcile the war
ing factions of the Knox county De
mocraey.
Yarmouth had a temperance day
parade Friday and the celebration
closed in the evening with the pres
entation of a Temperance drama writ
ten by Roy L., and Hugh Deane Nc
Quillan nephews of Col George r NC
Quiilan eff Portland. The play is en-
Tilted l 1tueT lit Law am = 49,
been termed the Uncle Toms Cabin
of the prohibition cause. All the parts
were We'll taken and the audience was
large one.
This has been a great spring for lob
ster propagation along the coast OF
Maine, Is 900, 600 lobster fry having
been planted at various points along
the Maine coast up to this time. The
eastern section has been planted from
PASSPORT to Friendship and the west
ern section from Portsmouth to Cape
Porpoise. Last Tuesday 100000 fry
were distributed at Wheeler's Bay, St.
George. 4 500, 600 in Seal Harbor and
5000 600 in Rockland harbor.
The twin towns of Dover and Fox
croft are planning for club of bust
ness and professional men. which VIII
occupy some of the finest club rooms
to be found in Eastern Maine. II is
proposed to have a local membership
and also a NONRESIDENT membership.
1t is planned TO spend about 5000 in
equipping the rooms for club purposes
and everything purchased will be OF
the very best quality.
Portland mackerel fishermen predict
a return of the good catches of 20
years ago. The tinker mackerel are
being caught off Portland just as they
were years ago and the big herring
which usually precede the mackerel
are being caught in large numbers.
Elmer II. Waterhouse, former Port
land chief of police under Mayor cliff
Curtis in which he severely criticises
the Portland police department. He
declares that the department is in a
deplorable condition as far as disci-
pline and efficiency are concerned and
says that the taxpayers and citizens
are not getting value received from
the present administration for the
large sum appropriated for the de-
partment of police.
Treasurer Walter S. Mitchell of the
Weber Hospital Association of Bidde-
ford announces a gift of $625 from a
person who chooses to remain UNI
known. The amount was recently re-
ceivcd from a woman in Massachusetts
who is interested in the operatives of
the Pepperell Mills and their welfare
land who stipulates that the income OF
the fund shall be used toward paying
the board of needy operatives who
have to go to the hospital for treat
ment.
new hotel seems to be assured for
Bath. Three men, according to the
Bath Times, now stand ready to put
$40, 000 into new hotel. The land
desired as a site. which there has long
been doubt of obtaining, is assured for
the building.
Two Bangor fishermen had an excit-
ing time at Hines pond few days ago.
]. Herbert Boyd and Peter j. Nc
Auley were fishing for salmon when a
loon took the bait and incidentally
caused one fisher an involuntary bath.
Capt. Temple A. Pickett of Hamp-
den on the last trip of the British ship
Erne broke all records of the lumber
carriers between Boston and Buenos
Ayres. He made the voyage from
Boston out and back in four months
and y days. The best previous time
was four months and II days, made by
Capt Pickett in the barkentine Altar
wilde The Erne, on the last trip.
sailed from Buenos Ayres on April %,
called at Barbados for orders, May 20,
and arrived at Boston. June 10.
The first salmon caught this season
at Chickawaukie pond near Roekland
was taken on Sunday by Knott G.
Perry, Jr. The salmon weighed 3A
pounds.
Potatoes are worth from $1.75 to
$3.50 per barrel in the Fort Fairfield
market, says the Fort Fairfield Re-
view. They have been above $3.50 all
the past week but previously they
brought only 81 and some of the deal