Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-10

Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
Springtims.
(Maine Sanatorium News.)
Sing a song of springtime;
Buds begin to swell,
Breezes soft and balnly
Winters chill dispel.
Snow-drifts shrink and vanish
Under April rain,
And the birds of summer
visit US again.
Longer grows the daylight,
Higher climbs the sun.
Every heart is gladdened,
Spring has well begun.
Launching at 10 o'clock this morning
at the Bath Iron Works at Bath, when
the steamer Emblame will go over
board. The craft is designed for the
purpose Of testing torpedoes and is
being built for the F.. w. Bliss Co.
Of New York city. President Lane and
a party Of friends from that city are
expected to be present for the launch
ing.
An auto route between Boston and
Rockland, by the way of Bath, is again
being looked into by Boston parties,
who hint that the plan will materialize
this year. They also give the impress
sion that they may start a jitney line
in Bath.
The Cosmopolitan Club of young
ladies Of Bath is having the old Put
nam house on Washington street, op-
posite the park, remodeled for the use
Of the club. When completed it will
be. with its fine location, an almost
ideal home for the young ladies'.
The coast guard cutter Woodbury.
arrived Wednesday from the Kittery
Navy yard, where she has just I'M
dergone an inspection at the hands of
the board Of national inspectors from
Washington. The cutter was hauled
out at the navy yard and was given a
| very careful inspection, the unani-
| nous verdict Of the board being that
in view of her advanced age and the
extreme cost Of the heavy repairs that
would be required to put her in con-
| dition for any extended length of SER
! vice that it was inadviSable for the
government to go to any further eX-
pense on her. She will therefore con-
tinue in the vicinity Of Portland fol-
the short time that remains before hel
successor. the Ossipee, comes on the
| al yyh vvill nho ho oh ,,i
the middle of August, ready at al
times to answer any calls for assist
ance to vessels in distress.
| The price Of salmon caught in the
pool at Bangor has dropped from the
81 per pound paid for the first one
to Is cents. Two lads landed a 10.
FOUNDER Wednesday which nettet
them $3.50 on presenting the fish al
the market.
Electric street lights were turned or
at Strong last Monday night for thu
first time and the people to date arr
much pleased with the system. Twen.
ty lights have been installed.
/ According to the financial Statement
read at the meeting of the director:
of the Portland Exposition Building
Association Monday afternoon the sun
Of 100000 is necessary to complete tn,
building. 1t has been decided not t
mortgage the building for more thar
$4,000. and the balance of the 500
will have to be raised. The proceed
Of the proposed exposition of State O
Maine products which will be opel
early in June. will go toward the ex
pense Of completing the building.
The fifth annual dinner and re
union of the Sons of Brown Univer
sity in western Maine will be he'll,
} Monday evening at the Congress
Square hotel Portland. Prof Oti
Everett Randall. dean of the universe
ty. will be present and will be one O
the speakers. Rev. Ilsley Boone '04 O
Yarmouthville and others will ais
speak. Clifford E. McGlauflin, tn
president Of the association, will pre-
side at the post prandial exercises
The business meeting will be held a
6 and will be followed by the Dime
about Z.
Mrs. Sarah Rounds of No. IS Frankli
street, Portland. on Thursday, April
celebrated the 9th anniversary of he
birth, receiving many friends and
profusion of flowers.
: Details have been received in Saco c
the death from electricity in Los Ange
les, Calf. of Ex-Councilman Harris 4
Skinner. aged 60, former resident c
} the Portland road For several year
he was road commissioner of SAGE
Mr.. Skinner and two others were ir
stantly killed and Mrs. Skinner, aged 5
l and several more were shocked an
bruised, but will recover. A high ter
, sion wire carrying 2200 volts passing
the rear of the Skinner house fell an
caught in the wire of the netting OF
rabbit yard. When the man who occ,
pied the other side of the house sa'
the wooden supports of the fence steam
ing and smoking from the electricity i
the netting. he threw a buckctful of We
ter on the fence. AS he did so h
. stepped in a puddle of water. completin
t a circuit which carried current throug
= his body, and he was killed Instant.
At about the same instant Mr.. Skinne