Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-20
Maine Gossip
Beyond the Hills.

6eyonu tne THUS
Beyond the hills. where l have never
l know green and beautiful valley
lies,
Dotted with sunny nook and forest
Where clear calm lakes reflect the
sapphire skies;
And through the Wales deep heart
Draws toward its home. fed by ten
thousand rills
From fresh, pure springs; 1t lessons an
Beyond the hills
Beyond the hills while here l faint from
Are quiet homes that soothe mems
minds to rest;
And peace and justice and the simple
with love pervading all, with knowl-
L.ife's purest Joys and dearest hopes are
Unknown are sleepless cares and need
less ills.
And men are leal. and women true and
fair
Beyond the hills,
Beyond the hills yet shall surely go
Some day I'll cross the farthest barren
And rest in dreamy forest glades and
Those placid lakes, and see the morn
silver the mighty river; and, to me,
The sweetest hope that now my senses
thrills
Is of that land a denizen to be
Beyond the hills.
John T. Dolson, in the outlook.
Wen bet Names eyes are "bugslh
lust as much as those of any other
state. turned in the direction of Chi
cage
After the vote turned out for the hrst
primaries the success of the new way
seems assured.
The Democratic vote. with but two
small contests, could not call out the
strength shown by the Republicans
The vote was but complimentary
The frontispiece of Mr.. Haines pam
phlet showing the Watervilie man
reaching every corner of the State was
justified in every particular.
The Bangor News declares Ellsworth
Mute "sot up" A distinguished ny
draulic engineer from South Africa has
lust visited that city especially to in
spect it's concrete dam and power plant.
ribs visitor was A. NJ. A. Struber of
Pretoria, Transvaal, an engineer emf
n4ent in Africa, and who came to
America for the express purpose of
examining into American hydraulic
practices and particularly re-enforced
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Mr.. Struber visited Switzerland, and
from there went to ST Fereol near
Quebec. where large dam is in process
of construction. The engineer came to
Ellsworth from Quebec and spent a
great deal of time inquiring into the
details of construction of the Ellsworth
dam He expressed himself as being
greatly impressed with the wonderful
engineering feat, and marveled at the
fact that after having been in exist
ence fer tive years tIiere was no leak
age and that the SUBSTANTIALLY of the
structure was as apparant as at the
beginning.
One OF the largest dealers in poultry
IN the State of Maine is believed to be
C. B. Townsend of East Auburn. Cor
reSpondenee contains the following of
interest: He buys his poultry alive and
keeps several men constantly at work
dressing them for the market. Last
Friday he went to Buckfield and
brought back full ton of Barred
Rocks purchased from V. p. ,DeSoster
and Fred Conant. These are two of the
largest poultry breeders in the State
and they breed the flocks exclusively
MIR. Townsend says an expert at the
business can dress about 125 birds per
day. He markets the larger part OF
this dressed poultry in Boston but he
also furnishes large amount to the
Isickers at Poland Spring.
The Lewiston Journal says:
William A. Pidgin of the Journal is
probably the oldest newspaper man in
Maine If not in all New England. More
than sixty years ago he was one of the
editors of the oxford Democrat at
Paris Hill, and in 1854 that was the