Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-25
Maine Gossip
Whichever Way.


elizabeth Powers Merrill)
The winds blow out of the magic East
And the winds blow out Of the west
Whichever way the winds blow TO Hou'
Whichever way, is the pest.
The morn is brilliant with youthful
light
The night. it is tender and cool,
You do not know which Will bless 70"
or which is most wonderful?
o love is warm to hold to your heart
| While hate is a shimmering blade;
But hate may be better than love 1or
yOu,- ,
If love is tested and weighed
If YOU had to choose from heavens own
gifts. ,.
Would you choose to have life, or
death?
One means to mount ana Ilue-sea' ~
The other the loss of your breath.
Whatever may come to you n NE
| Comes not by Chance or by Fate!
The law that governs the universe
| Is neither swift-nor late.
Potatoes are selling at so cents
barrel in Aroostook county, and ac-
cording to the figures at the general
!
Railroad in Bangor the shipments are
not as heavy this year as Tor the
same period last season. Up to Sept.
Is. there had been moved AL carloads
of potatoes against over 1000 for the
same time last year.
| Following the close of the state
board of trade meeting "Wednesday
noon. the members repaired to the
mansion of Hon. and Mrs, Arthur
Chaplin on Broadway, Bangor, where
delightful collation. was served TO
about 20 members. Mrs. Chapln
proved to be most gracious hostess
and it was a genuine pleasure Tor tne
members to meet her. The menu
would do credit to the chef OF the
Metropolitan hotel and the service was
admirable. At the conclusion of the
renast. the members adjourned to the
lawn where a panorama photograph
was taken.
| Work has begun on the State road
near Blind Crossing, near Bath. The
new piece Of road will run from the
curve at the top of the hill opposite
the Rowell place. along the north
shore of the pond and under the Maine
Central track to eliminate Blind
Crossing Surveyors have nearly fin
ished but another meeting will have
to be held in Bath to get permission
of the city before the Improvement
can be made.
Fifty years ago-The Fourteenth
Maine Regiment was paid off Satur-
day. On Friday evening the officers
were given a grand ball at Concert
hall, Augusta. Governor
Coney has received on order from the
Government for the muster out of
the Second Maine Cavalry.
| Few people, we believe, are aware
Of the fact that there is still a horse
railway in operation in Maine, and in
the City of Portland at that, says the
Argus. This railway covers what is
probably the shortest transportation
route in use, as it is only about, a
third of a mile in length. The, carsl
on use were not intended for passen 3
ger traffic, and they would not be foundl
very satisfactory if turned to thae,
purpose. This horse railway does mott
travel public way, but goes through
a pasture to a clay bank on the pronx,
erty on the Lucas brick making cone
Germ, the big kilns Of which are beiHGa
put in shape for the fall burning.
the terminal Of the line is steamSai6E
ger that fills one of the cars with Nrees
installments. and the horse then AsNt
with the load for the nendfactIInas
plant near Brighton avenue.
| ]. T. Smyth who besides his
as town clerk Of Camden carEi ~
small poultry business, claims "
in the poultry hall Of fame ae 6 hR4
some pullets in his flock that lei eg21i
when they were three days lesst tSAnNe
months old. Naturally the poultr5shneHs
are besieging him with enquirie6 to-
learn his secret but he has nAk. yet
divulged 1t. ~ y.
Damariscotta Herald - Hen4 VI.
Adams is probably the champioa; J0ut
catcher Of this burg. Our broQ are /
pretty we'll fished. but constant oeks
ing Of them has had its effed andd
while no huge catches are mad skii.-
full and industrious fishermen ltkeJ
Adams can almost always get a good
mess. Henry has discovere8sbrooksa
| this season whose existence se1ins not
to have been generally known and. has /
yanked many, 4 Ane specimen spE
salmo Fontenalfs therefrom.