Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
MAINE GOSSIP


The Avalanche
Hank, the rushing snow!
The sun-awakened avalanche! whose
mass,
Thrice sifted by the storm. had gath
Flake after flake: in acknowledging
AS thought by thought is piled. till
some great truth
Is loosened, and the nations echo
Shaken to their roots. as do the
mountains now.
Old Orchard needs town meeting
day more than "a hours long. She has
g. articles in the warrant this year.
The Great Northern Paper Com
pany, whose output averages $2o,-
100000 each year and which has a
payroll of sS,ooo,ooo, is to pay s12
on its common stock this year in
stead Of the $40 which has been
customary for several Years. The
company is the largest industrial
unit operating in the State Of Maine.
Fred Owen, Of P. E. Small Pack
ages, says he hasn't been in Aroos-
took since last August to see how the
citizens there are enjoying their pros
perity. but he claims that every Port
land bond and automobile salesman
who returns from a trip into that
county at once proceeds to buy him
self new suit of clothes.-Biddeford
journal.
Owing to the heavy storm the
roads around Houlton are in bad
condition and farmers are unable TO
do any heavy hauling. In a very
few days, however, it is expected
everything will be back again to
normal The potatoes are moving
out of the county fast over 100 cars
on an average daily out of the state
and most of these are from the great
potato belt, so-called, in Aroostook.
Miss Minnie Pickett Of James
street, saco, has in her possession an
old shilling, dated 1927. This coin is
about the size of a dime. On one side
of the coin is the word Hamburger
surrounding the figure of feudal cas-
tie. On the other side of the coin is
printed, shilling, 1927. I. Hi" This
is surrounded by a wreath. The coin
was found about 50 years ago when
carpenters We're tearing down an old
hotel at Little Falls, Maine.
A travelling man was in Bath a
few days ago telling his experience
in another city trying to send a tele-
phone message to telegraph Office
to be forwarded to his house which
deals only in nuts. He called the
telegraph Office and asked the opera
tor to take message. He gave the
number of the street and city and
then continued, 1.-THE Nut House"
that being the name under which
his concern goes. When he said the
words Nut House" the operator on
the end of the phone line said,
Think you're funny, don't you," and
hung up the receiver.
There have been great changes in
this country in the past 125 years, but
Names climate is just as healthfuI
as it was 125 years ago. when. as re-
ported in book" District of Maine
then published, THE climate of New
England is very healthful. 1t IS esti-
mated that about one in seven of the
Inhabitants live to the age of 20 years,
and one in 10 or IL, to 80 years and
upwards" And here is something we
better think over: "A person Of ma
ture age, who cannot both read and
write is rarely to be found" Remem-
Der this was the situation 125 years
ago when facilities for education were
meagre.
Walter W. Dreamer Of waldoboro,
one of the best authorities Of Maine
on antiques. as we'll as one Of the
largest dealers in New England, has
recently come into possession of an
original petition which was filed with
the board of selectmen Of yyaldoboro
80 years ago. The petition is signed
by DR.. Benz. Brown and SO others,
among them being the name of Con-
gresham Isaac G. Reid. 1t Is dated
April %, 1927 and prays the board of
selectmen to insert in the warrant for
the coming town meeting this article:
ITO see what method the town will
adopt to prevent ardent spirits being
used to excess"
Benford F. Sproul of Windsorville
sends us a list of coins in his posses
sion the dates Of some going back to
177S. He has some over 1875 coins In
all and thinks the list may be of in
terest to some of our readers. He has
nine 3-penny tokens, Canada: one &c L.
s., 1904: II 1c large copper L. S.. 1920
1854; one &c piece, 1868; . Sc pieces.
one silver 1858. nickle 1865: s5 l.
penny bank token, Canada 1857: one
10 centisimi. 1867; one centisimi,
lS46; seven cent, Canada; three l
farthing; two lie Flying Eagle. 1863:
one 1c Fisheries and Agriculture. Is
Federal coins used in Civil War, no
date; two old white pennies; one 90
cent piece, 1875. He also has a num-
Der or other coins, the names and val
ues Of which he does not know.
A flock of Pine Grosbeaks was
seen recently on st. Adams mountain.
Most of the male birds were blood
red with black and white wings.
while a few of them. were a beautiful
rose color with bright copper color
between the wings. The female
bird was gray with head and breast
shadlng dull copper in the sunlight.
Iney fed under the maple trees
whefe the snow had melted away.