Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
Maine Gossip
Memories.

Memories.
Yes. put them away
He wants them no more.
The rocking horse stands
BY the pantry door,
Ills bat and his ball
Lie there in the hall,
OH put them away.
Yes, put them away.
The dear. treasured things.
The pencil, the book
What memories it brings
The games and the toys
Were once our lads Joys,
OH, put them away.
Yes. put them away.
NIUE emblCms of joy.
For why should they stay.
They speak of our boy
They speak of his grace.
The light in his face,
Oh. put them away.
Yes, put them away.
The top and the drum.
They're needed no more,
They're hushed in the hum
OF life's busy fret
Where duty is met
Oh. pun them away.
Maud y. Bragdon
Dependent upon The action of the
Democrats IN the House. concerning
river aud harhor Improvements. the
report containing an elaborate analysis
Of | ortiard harbor conditions has been
transmitted 10 Congress. y prelimi-
nary paragraph in the report shows
that the general government has en-
pended S1,513 30 in harbor improve
mems at Portland and the beginning
was on the South Portland breakWater
IN lN36 All projects have been conl-
pleted and the report of examinations.
suundirgS and Investigations warrant
t rther improvements in order To ac-
conirnodate the largo and increasing
traffic at this port. The total appro-
priation Tor this dredging is estimated
OF be S460.000 and S1so.a00 should be
made available now, saws the report.
and an equal amount practically each
year for three years. IN increased an
thoraee providing II depth of 30 feet
at lG% water. is ot irst Importance.
The report of the engineer specifies
that many schooners. steamers and
harges. of 26 feet and more depth. are
brought into the harbor and forced TO
anchor in a group frequently during
tie year. The Grand Trunk wishes to
SAitlthI IT. W tiSAi \ t. ~ ) ''A7tii ~ titN
larger steamers thai have begun 10
cone 10 Portland.
Lewiston and Auburn merchants are
hubbllng over with enthusiasm for the
proposed trolley connection with the
oxford county towns Of South Paris
and Norway. The owners Of the Lew
iston. Augusta 4 Waterville electric
read have had a survey of the extern
sion OF their division to Mechanic
Falls, from that point through TO the
towns mentioned. for several years.
They have never done more than To
make the survey and prepare the
plans Recent developments in the
electrical world OF the State have
brought a condition which warrants
them in making a dennite move the
coming summer The syndicate which
owns the l.. \. & w. also owns the
electric and railway franchise in Ban
gor, and from that center operates
about 80 miles of suburban line. With
il. the past four Weeks il has secured
control of all the light and power conf
panies in Portland. IS well as the
street railroad system of that city.
This is regarded as an indication that
TIE company believes the time has ar
rived to take its long contemplated
step toward broadening. II is further
stated that the company Will, within
a very short time. build a line from
Augusta across Lincoln and Knox
counties To Warren, where it will tap
the Warren. Rockland and Camden
trolley line Both these lines will be
through well settled sections which
are now remote from trade eenters.
Castinc is perfecting plans toward
celebration of the 2o0th anniversary OF
the first permanent settlement of white
people in that section. \ summer resi-
dent and member of the Castine His
torical Society and of the Maine HIS
torical Society. Chas. W. NoyeS. mas
the plans under consideration. He
gives the date Of Nov. 6. 1911, 8 mark
ing the three hundredth anniversary
of the first landing of white men at
Castine. The four men who made TINS
landing were Sieur de Biencourt, son
of Sieur de Pourtrincourt, and GOV
ernor a. his colony ct Port Royal. now
Annapolis, n s; Claude de Turgis de
la Tour, two years later the founder
of Fort Pentagoet, which Mr. Noyes
declares to have been the first petma-
nent white settlement in New Eng
land at Castine; his son Charles, al
forwards its permanent governor, and
FIR. Biard, the Jesuit priest. The in
vestigations made by Mr.. Moves have
traced to his satisfaction De la Tours
colony through nine changes of ad-
rninistration, and he claims 10 have
proven without doubt that it was the
first permanent settlement in New
England, and its actual commercial
and political beginning. The celebra-
ton probably will be held in July, 1914.
w J. Preble of Skowhegan, represent