Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-05


monkey with coal and sugar and
-four any more.
Maine Gossip
Tn. winds are whIstting ragtirne on :hs
hills;
The ripples all are tangoing on the niis:
The trees In fine citation
Fly the 9ags NJ every nation
de their leaves. in dissertation.
Each one spills.
AUtumne thrown a brand rev picture
on the screen;
All the grass is russet now instead Of
green.
The zelda have all been looted,
The toads and things have scoo.sf.
JUst as If they'd all been hooted
From the scene.
In the woods the maiden wanders aov
All her summer ways Of counting now
are y er.
she vii! larry with her lover
With a chandelier above her.
Quite as coy while under cover
As outdoor.
Autumn holds spell Of magic in IL
hand
As 1t dances. sings ard whistles Der
the strand
Summer love-lit smiles and glaa ces
II but adds 70 and enhances
TIL all sweet romantic fancies
Jump and land.
New York limos.
The County Contest of Boys and
Girls Clubs which was to have been
held in Waterville, Nov. 80. has
been postponed to a. later date owing
! to the prevalence Of influenza around
! Waterville and in some sections Of
the county. This event will be post
poned until the latter part Of No
vernber or the first Of December, the
exact dates to be announced later.
A new plan in road building within
the Bath city limits has just been
created at the North End, where
! Oliver street for it's entire distance,
| has been covered with three-inch
| plank, 50 the heavy auto trucks car
! rying material to the housing project
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation
will not run the risk Of sinking in the
soft mud to their hubs. Several
brick dorTnitorics are TO be built in
| tho Moses Field at once, followed by
p schoolhouse near the terminus Of
Drummer street extension.
The Republicans of Lewiston have
taken steps for the organization Of q
permanent Republican Club, which
shall be O. social as well Az a political
organization. Ralph W. Emerson.
who was secretary OF the Wallace Fl.
White Jr. Club during the last cam
paign. is the president, Edward r.
Parent, State Senator elect from this
county, vice president; George Hill
ton. secretary, and John NJ. Little
field, treasurer. There Is also an ex-
ccutiye committee Of three from each
Of the seven wards Of the city.
The city of Auburn has engaged
the American Park Builders Associa-
ton to prepare permanent plans for
the perfection of the city's growth
along the best social and economic
lines, and Pres. West OF the associa-
ton is already in the city at work
on the preliminaries. Pres. West has
also been In consultation with the
Lewiston city authorities in regard
to n similar survey and plans for
that city. II is his idea that the two
cities, even though they are separate
political entities. should be developed
in common and along definite and
well-formulated plan. a meeting Of
the Lewiston City Council will I'M
doubtedIy be held in the near future
to consider the matter. 1t Is stated
that the entire cost of a uniform plan
for the two cities. IL made at the
same time, would be no greater than
1t would be for Lewiston alone II Au-
burns is made now and Lcwiston's
later and independently.
The Lewiston municipal coal yard
Ii ready for business and was opened
for orders Monday morning. The
city has contracted for 1873 tons OF
, coal TO be sold on a cash basis, only
ono ton to a customer. and only to
those who have no coal at all. 10
person who has ordered coal from n
regular dealer will be supplied ex-
cept on an order from the chairman
of the local fuel cmmittee. The
price is to be $l2 a ton, delivered in
cellar, with an extra charge for car
rying upstairs.
1t seems probable that repairs on
the Portland Bridge Pier that settled
and threw the draw out OF alignment
a few weeks ago will be made
speedily, with the result that the
bridge will be open to traffic sooner
than expected. ]. II. Worcester &
Co.. engineers. have submitted plan
for reinforcing the pier with piles
and rip-rap filling. at q cost estimated
from 10000 to $4,000 and the job
can be done in a few weeks. The
county commissioners are in accord
with this proposition and approval BY