Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-09
Maine Gossip
Back to the Old Talk.

Back to the Old Talk. :.
Speaking of election; what at present
| Is the fact that it's completed and we
need not mention it.
We can shift the conversation in the
good, old-fashioned way
And remark with perfect freedom, Its
pleasant day today"
We can take a glad vacation for Mt least
We need not talk of tariffs in wise or
angry style:
The topics economic, we can overlook
them all,
While we say in JOYOUS accents. as not
this lovely fallr'
The fears that once pursued us for the
- present We'll dismiss.
The melancholy prophets shall not cloud
our skies of bliss
1helr threats of storms financial We'll
dismiss with mild disdain,
Hhlle we ask with much concern, '.Do
you believe it's going to rain?"
The milk producers of Bangor met,
Wednesday, and formed an organiza-
ton, and among other business trans
acted it was voted to advance the
wholesale price of milk from Is cents
to IL cents per gallon. The produc-
ers claim that Is cents does not COW
err the cost of production at the pres
emit cost of dairy stock, feed and help.
The retail dealers will hold a meeting
Saturday, Nov. 9, when it is expected
that the retail price will be advanced
from seven TO eight cents quart.
The 18th of November is the fiftieth
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lars
Stadig's wedding. As they are mem
bers of the Free Mission church of
New Sweden. and have been ever since
the church was founded, the congrega-
ton will celebrate their golden we'd
ding on the day mentioned. in the
church at one O'Clock p NJ, A pro-
gram will be rendered and refresh
ments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Chester of
church al Castine, Wednesday Oct. 90.
and although that structure is one of
the oldest in that section, it is said
that the ceremony was the first to be
performed within the church.
There are yet three weeks of the
sardine canning season on the eastern
Maine coast and herring seem TO be as
plentiful as expected at this part of the
fall and the several Eastport factories
yet open are coming in for full sup
ply every day. 1t is not expected that
there will be any factories open M
to the full limit on Dee. list. as the
market is well stocked, although there
is always a demand for first class
American sardines which have been
put up by some of the Gamers here
this season. bE4
According to the Bird Hill CORE
spondent of the Norway Advertiser it
is pretty dull day when game of some
kind or other is not in evidence in that
bailiwick. Here is what he says:
A fox was seen in Alb. Tyler's door
yard recently. A. B. Tyler, while look
ing for his COW the other night, heard
a wolf howl. Mrs. Florence Tyler saw
a partridge the other morning eating
out of the same dish with the hens.
Joshua Young, while cutting wood re-
Gently, saw a good sized animal and
the animal jumped for Mr.. Young. He
raised his axe and hit the animal but
it got away and Young followed 1t
about two miles in the woods but could
not get near enough to hit him again,
but Young says it was a bobcat, Her
bert Bennett is trapping While out
locking after his traps one morning
he saw two nice deer. but as he did
not have any gun he was unable to
get them. Mr.. Bennett says he shall
t.;x
is a great country for game, if you
are out without a gun you see all xmas
of game by you; go out with a gun
and you won't even see a squirrel.
The large lobster, weighing IL
bounds, said to have been found by
the young man at Bailey Island, was
a good joke on correspondent of one
of the leading Portland daily papers,
who went into an office in that CITY
where several men were teiling nsh
stories. 1t seems that Charles W.
Bailey of South Harpswell whie walk
ing out on the shore at Basin POINT,
30 years ago, turned over rock anu
found a lobster that weighed 10 POUNDS.
He was relating this true lhciueh'
when the man seeking news came III,
and thinking it was picked up that
day, exclaimed who was the man
that found it, and where does ne iiNe'
do you know him?'' Yes, spoke up d
clerk behind the counter, III was W II.
I,eeman." He did it for JOKE pul
the reporter was happy. he wrote :,
and it was published to the JOY anu
surprise of the waterfront
The little steamer Norman IT,, lying
at Long wharf, Portland attracted
considerable attention THURSDAY one
1..,aof of South