Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-10
Maine Gossip
October
By Albert 7. Reid

October is here, has the stage
Showing beautiful colors. many tints
and shades;
Natures artist is working night and
day
Making this dear old world bright and
gay. A.
To he sorry VIXEN she is gone.
In few short weeks. all that will be
VIII BE- bare and brown, where in
summer ii was green;
October comes once year TO pay
One month visit and during her stay
We EMO, her visit, md Well agree
When she is gone we will be sorry.
By Ella Davis simpson.
Winthrop, Me.
Friendly competition with the
Festival Chorus by two little birds
at Wednesday afternoons concert at
Portland amused the great audience
for short time Apparently driven
into the Exposition Building by the
rain, the songsters perched among
the rafters above the chorus and
loud and clear their notes sounded
throughout the singing of Horat!o
w. Parker's "Cometh :Eartb's Lat
est Hour" When the orchestra be-
gan to play the Tanniisusef Over
ture. however. that was bit too
heavy for the tiny visitors and they
huddled down together and ceased
their singing.
A caprice Of Dame Nature that
must so down in the Snake ard
Freak editors book as the most un
usual phenomenon Of the season has
come to light In the form of branch
Of an apple tree that was not only
covered witt r;nk and white bios
SONS. but also bore q large. red. ripe
apple says TIE Bangor Commercial.
This dual monstrosity of tickle ma
ture was discovered by Herbert AL
bright Ct this city. green's keeper at
the Pfpobscot Valley Country club
in Orono. who cut the branc., from
what he believes is q Baldwin. tree,
located near the ninth hole on the
go.f course
The organizing CT the Maine FISH
ermer as an extension o. tie as
ISOLATION formed at Gloucester,
Mass. Is viewed as a possibility "
Captain Clayton Morrisse. 81 The
Schooner Henr5 cord tie purpose
OF his organization. which would be
oi The same nature aS he associa-
tons Of Maine potato growers Is one
o. mutual 1enedt. captain Nor
rissey SAID. rhe general public. The
fish dealers aud The sshermea you'd
all benefit from such ar organ.za
zion, no stated captain. Morrlssey
also said sha. The Glouceste, ssher.
men are enthusiastic over me organ.
tzation which IS growing rapidly IN
membership. and re expressed the
oeiief hat It would BE only matter
Of lime before Maine fishermen
organize in similar n1anner.
Fred c. Gray ,nd David Walker
Of Selfast have bought :what mas for
years been vel known hotel IN
lower Main stree: in Belfast, In re-
cent years called he Commercial.
They will! take it iown The BUILD
Ing was a part OF the. purchase BY
The r f. Hazzard Company o:
Gardine-. when they bought lie to.
cal shoe factory Mayor 0. :. yrost
has bought ,! Messc. Sra, aaa
Walker The refuse ). I've 1uildins
c Use n filing. = his water 'front.'.
This. building xas originally .alle.
the Sanborn House from $50 to
1884 t was tn. Farmers I'm" /;
vas. later .he Arlington House ana
in 1897 i va. known as n. Com.
monwealth Hotel = ias Tao
severa! ?rominen: landlords Among
those OF recen. years was Edward r.
knowlton OF Belfast
The mending OF shoes could be
taken Up at the State Reformatory
TOR Nep a, South Wtndham and sew
Ing AMI knitting at the State Re
tormatory TO: Wome. a. Skowhegan,
tr the opinion 81 CRUDE B Cornish.
secretary OF the state Board OF Char
tiles and Corrections Useful occu-
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