Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-28
Maine Gossip
AN IMMINENT DISASTER.


And books whose atmosphere uplifts
But one dire fear hangs Ger my heart.
Nor will be quenched by mere aVow-
dread those latest works of art.
Those hideous CHASTITY cross-stitch
towels!
Atrocities of bronze or brass
Eve learned to take with smiling face;
For gold bedaubed Bohemian glass
| gush my thanks with artleSS grace
I'll even stand hand-painted plaques
Or silded and beribboned trowels:
OR plaster casts or monk pipe-raeks-
But not those fearful cross-stiteh
towels,
They have designs in reds and blues,
of men bizarre and houses queer:
Strange landscapes of most vivid hues,
And children that are quaint and
dear
O. Fate. send any simple thing
A box of sweets-a book of Howells =
A decorated ball of string
But save me from those cross-stitch
Carolyn Wells. in Harpers.
SIX ocean steamers are now on the
way to Portland from the other side
If the Atlantic The Manxman of the
Dominion line is expected there at any
time. The Ausonia and the Laurentic
are bringing passengers. The others
are the scandinavian of the Allan
line. also with passengers. the Hurona
of the Thomson line and the Cairnd-
hue of the Cairn line.
The big pieces of granite which have
for over a quarter of a century lain
in the vicinity of the dam at the out
let of Highland Lake. Bridgton. in an
tjcipation of its going out some spring,
have been bought by John Proctor, the
contractor. and are being used in the
foundation of the c. h. Washburn
garage. which is now being built. This
stone was first bought with the inten-
ton of using it in the library con-
struction. but it was found not suitable
but comes in very handily in the
Washburn building.
Boothbay Register: Now why can't
we have two mails a day by steamer
from Wiscasset when the Bath noon
boat stops running? Why Should the
public be so inconvenience in waiting
for the antiquated stage coach bust
ness as now 1t seems pretty hard
for village and community OF our
size to be obliged to submit to the de-
lay from two to three hours in so i'm
portant a matter, when the facilities
are all arranged for a steamboat ser
vice saving this time, when we can
receive and answer mail the same day,
like other live towns. Why can't we
have it? Why.
Daniel F. Spencer, aged SO, and
Charles II. Richardson, aged 81, says
the Portland Argus, have the credit in
their town of Bradley of breaking local
records for farming activities. On Sat
urday. which it may be remembered
was Nov. %. these two old veterans OF
| husandry united their two horses in a
joint ploughing bee and turned over
the land in their respective farms
putting in the whole day at the task.
The land of Mr. Spencer didn't get
quite all ploughed and they planned to
| finish the work On Monday, had not
the storm and resultant snow upset
| their calculation. Incidentally, II is
interesting to note that one OF the
horses. that driven by Mr.. Spencer, Is
Is years old, while the one owned by
Mr.. Richardson is no colt.
Youngsters who roam the woods
during the fall season, armed with
shot-guns and small-caliber rifles and
shoot indiscriminately at anything in
the form of bird life, should remember
that the laws of Maine protect all wild
birds except game birds in the open
season. English sparrows, crows.
hawks and owls. 1t is also unlawful
to take eggs or nests of protected
birds, CT of game birds. The penalty
is s. for each offence and S. additional
for each bird, or part of bird, dead or
alive. eggs or nests-or ten days i'm
prisonment. The penalty for killing an
eagle or Vulture is SO for each offense.
These invenile hunters who shoot
woodpeckers, chickadees and other
small birds, should bear in mind that
they are breaking the law and are
very likely TO get into trouble.
Both the old and new parties OF IN
dian Island, Old Town, met, one eve
ming recently and chose a committee
of six each as a committee of census.
TINS is done every year. The committee
Will meet after New Years and act
upon any question of adoption that is
brought before them. This committee
5 mas most important work cut out for
II to do every Year as it relates to
adding new names to the tribal list oe-
caslonlng more or less discussion ana
the need of using much good judge
ment 1t is one of the most important
! works the tribe has to do
/
Made Good Record.
r People everywhere speak well OF
Chamberlain,s Tablets. When, consti-