Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-22

Stn my sunfiowers love the sun.
| Keep their ward and watch ana wait
TIL the rosy key of morning
| Opes the eastern gate
Then when they have deeply quaued
| From the trimming cups OF dew,
You may hear their golden laughter
All the garden through!
/ Clinton Scotland in July Alnslee y
| The run of tides in the kennebee
river the past week has been very
high.
| The crew of the revenue cutter An
| droscosgin. one afternoon recently res
cued three men in a punt in Portland
/ harbor, who were in great danger OF
| getting sWamped The men were well
| out in the stream and their craft De
| gan 10 fill and the crew Of the revenue
cutter Androscyggin. seeing Their
! plight, sent boat 10 their rescue.
Tie rescued men were taken aboard
| and latter We're sent down the harbor
| TO Peaks Island on 4 motor boat.
All the Odd Fellows OF Central
Maine will gather in Dexter on July
| - IoI Heiu udN. Inc DS@N'Si A'o''oS
| is preparing an elaborate entertain
| ment, the feature Of which will he a
| parade in which will appear I1oats rep
| resentinS various branches OF the or
der The program Of sports Will be
carried out at Crosby Park and sew
eral bands will be present 10 furnish
music
Frank Daisey of Wilton had an old
fashioned barn raising a few days ago.
The work was commenced at about
| 03O a. M. and was not finished until
8 =. NJ The frame was raised by AZ
men, who worked we'll together and
easily handled and put in place the
various parts. On account of the in
tense heat he men had 10 take their
time in doing the work, The barn is
I0X75 feet and was framed by Noah
Phillips of East Wilton. When fin
ished it will be a modern structure
and nave an up 10 date equipment
As is the custom At old fashioned rails
ings. a hountiful dinner was provided
and one that just satisfied hungry
men was we'll served upon a long table
under the shade CT the apple trees
near the house. NJ accidents from
heat qrostrations occurred during the
day. which was remarkable when the
pressing heat was taken into consid
GRAFTON.
Prospecting for gold is said to be
going on near the Rangeley Lakes.
Registered guides and woodsmen are
leaving their customary voeations and
striking for the township of Sandy
River Plantation where the most pay
ing streak is reported TO be found.
Hon. Columbus Hayford of Presque
Isle has a record breaking bee busi-
ness He has 5000 boxes on his hives
and already has harvested over 500
pounds of honey. He expects TO have
about TWO tons before the season ends. |
M. Hayford does all his own work |
and enjoys it,
The latest Biddeford sensation is the |
larceny of quantity of cells from a |
fishermans boat. Charged with the |
larceny of seven cells valued at 81 |
from the boat Of Joseph Goodreau, |
which was tied up at Whites wharf |
one afternoon the past week, William |
Murphy was arraigned before Judge
Cleaves of the Biddeford police court |
and pleaded not guilty. Goodreau, &C.
cording to his story to the police, had |
been down river and caught a number |
of cells. He came up to Whites wharf |
and was planning to bring them up |
town TO sell them. He left the boat |
for few minutes and when lie re-
turned the cells were missing Com
plant was made to Police officer Du-
charnie and Murphy, who was not over
20 years of age. was ordered to ap-
pear in court According to witnesses
more than one party was engaged in |
the taking of the cells and other ar
rests are looked for in connection with /
the theft.
The committee in charge of the big
labor day celebration to be held in |
Lewiston and Auburn is perfecting
plans for that event. The committee |
mas decided TO invite the fire Depart |
ments OF both cities, the Anti-Tuber- |
cuiosls Association and the boy scouts |
to take part in the parade. Carriages
Tor the guests and horses for the Off /
GERS Of the day have been authorized |
Six bands have been secured and will |
furnish music for the parade while the
Lewiston City hall has been enga ged |
for the grand ball which is to be held |
In the evening. report has been re-
ceiVed from the Loom Fixers saying
that they will do all they can to help
in the celebration.
it is reported that Rubain Arse
nault or Canton. who owns land
along Swift river in the gold regions
above Rumford. has struck pocket
OF gold which promises to be the rich
est find yet in that section 1t is well
KNOWN the gold seekers claim, that
gold exists along this stream, and that |
several men make a living in washing
out soid thereabouts. Mr.. Arsenault |
wiii not state definitely just where this
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