Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-20
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip |
How She Shopped.
She wandered down the center aisle,
Whence all but her had fled,
The lamp that lighted up her smile,
Was not the kind, she said.
She halted at another booth
There costly glass held sway,
She scorned the goblets, for, in truth,
They would not match her tray
At every counter on her route
From basement to the top,
She found the things that wouldn't suit,
But failed to find a mop,
She fingered at the silk display
From / o'clock till 4.
Then Smilingly she tripped away
To seek another floor.
From till she hung about
The petticoatS on sale,
Then she recalled that, past doubt,
She ought to buy veil.
but they are quite too dear" she said;
"Ili wait till after Lent
Twas then she bought spool of thread
And had it charged and sent
Chicago Daily News.
Bath Times: Three diseased cows
owned by milkmen who supply the
Bath market were condemned during
the last few days, and were shipped
to Penley's rendering plant IN Au-
burn, Wednesday. The extra cent
advance in the price of milk seems
to be a good investment as five differ
ent herds have been inspected ana
five diseased animals condemned
within two weeks. DIR. Butler says
he has received many complaints ana
is cleaning them up as fast as he can.
Some of the nilkmeE in town have
notified their customers that the
eight cent quart schedule would not
go into effect until Jan. l, 1913.
The American is indebted to l.. +.
Giles of Ellsworth, for several gooo
game stories printed from time to
time in this column. Now he furnishes
another-only different. Mr.. Giles,
besides being greatly interested in the
game laws, is an experienced hunter
and expert shot, and has hung up
many deer. One night last week he
went to his farm at North Ellsworth
been coming into the orchard near the
vacant house, where he has in past
seasons brought down several. Sud
denly he heard a deer blow and his
experienced eye soon caught sight of
a graceful form approaching the apple
trees. When the animal was In Just
the right position, Mr.. Giles fired. He
seldom misses. This was no excep-
ton to the rule He killed Rev. H. w.
Conley's year-old heifer
Bath is not to lose Rev. George c.
Demott as a pastor after all, says the
Bath correspondent of the Boston
Globe. Mr.. Demott came here
number of years ago as pastor OF the
Central Congregational church, and
last winter an attempt was made to
unite the two Congre gational church
es with Mr.. Demott as pastor. He has
held services at the two churches on
alternate Sundays ever since. Last
month he read his resignation and
great regret was expressed. The
Central church parish Monday night
voted almost unanimously that the
present arrangement of alternating
of this month. Tuesday it was an
nouneed that Rev. Mr.. Demott will
remain in this city as pastor of the
Central church. This will leave the
Winter street church a separate body,
without pastor.aso The last pastor
there was Rev o. w. Folsom, who re-
signed two years ago after pastor
ate of 81 years.
Thomas w. Burr, one of Bangor's
best known business men, was so
years old Tuesday, and from to s
the Burr residence in Broadway was
filled with friends who came to ex-
tend congratulations. 1t was a most
enjoyable occasion, and the scene was
an exceptionally handsome one. The
dining room was in red and green.
while the library was bright in it's
lavish adornment of pinks and roses,
the large center table being piled with
Mr.. Burr's gifts. Mr.. Burr is the old
est active printer in Maine, and one of
the best known in New England. He
began his trade in 1S4S. on The JEFF
fesonian-a famous newspaper in its
day, and remembered by some of the
Oluer TeSiueHtS as the HTSl peTSOildl
organ of Hannibal Hamlin. He then
entered the service of the Bangor
Daily Whig and Courier, being fore
man of the composing room for 10
years, and finally, in 1879, he started
in business for himself. His splen
didly equipped establishment soon be-
came known all over Maine. For 80
years he conducted it alone, although
quite recently the T. w. Burr Printing
Co. was organized, with himself as
president.
Biddeford Record: Biddeford is in
Tested with poultry thieves, and it is
a good listen for owners of birds that
they place any value upon to provide
themselves with shotguns and remain
up nights and watch their coops. For
a number of weeks the police have
received numerous complaints of
depredations by poultry thieves, and
while several cases have been in
vestigated it has been impossible to
run down the thieves and the rob-