Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-08
General News.

A little boy asked his father the other day if
the fight between the BOOSTERS and Turkeys was
over.
When the Brt ton mariner puts to sea his pray
er is, Keep me, my God, my boat is so small and
thy ocean is SO wide"
1t showed once in Lisbon, Portugal, during the
past winter for the first time since 1910. Similar
falls occurred also in 1887 and 1889.
A significant feature Of the recent election at
Bristol. Pa, WAS the large vote polled for a wo-
man as School Director. She received 1888 votes,
and her principal (democraiic) opponent 1872.
The application Of the jetty plan to the i'm
provement of the channel of the Mississippi has
grown so popular that lively quarrel is going on
over the ownership Of the idea.
The "Ring of The fisherman" which the Popes
successfully wear, represents on a surface of gold
a deeply engraven image of st. Peter in his boat
drawing his cts. 1t is used to seal all bulls and
official documents of importance.
A eloud-burst struck the town of Camsnche, in
California, last month, causing a reservoir to
break, and a great body of water was let loose
upon Chinese settlement, which was swept away
and ten of the inhabitants drowned.
Mr. John w. Wheeler of Tuscols, H., was
awakened on Thursday night last by his dog
springng upon his bed aud clawing at the bed
clothes. Startled at the unusual conduct of the
animal be got up, and found that fire was rag
ing in the lower part Of the house. and be barely
escaped with his family and his dog.
The bread on the waters has returned to Young
lady in Clappeitown, Penn, after few years. On
Dece mber, 49, 1873. she met, on a railroad train,
a lady who was very i'll, and she kindly mnstered
unto her taking care of her and accompanying
her to her place of destination. When they par.
ted the sick woman offered to reward the Young
lady for her Kindness snd attention, but he would
take nothing. The old woman wrote down
the name and address, Dodded Familiarity to her
and said, "You will be paid some day." The
young lady never saw her chance acquaintance
again. but the sum of $50 600 has recently been
b' queathed to her. The old woman had no rela-
tves in this county and left all her money to the
girl who had beirended her.
The eccentric lady who ordered an Edinburgh
blacksmith to put golden shoes on her mare, and
who subsequently lodged in an out. of the-way
tavern in Spain. where she could throw away gold
pieces by the handful to the beggars, is now said
to be an American heress worth half million
Her name is Miss Thompson and she has been
the object of persistent attentions from fortune
hunters in New York and elsewhere Runor
babbles that one OF her admirers amused her, al
though she knew he was a terrible scspegrace,
and she found it hard to get rid of him. She had
just purchased new mare, and in one of her mad
freaks told her sutton that he might have her hand
if he could get ahead of her 10 a half mile gallon
lie accepted the challenge; she rode the mare
herself; the race for wife was neck to neck af-
fair, but the mare drew away at the finish. and
won by length. Grateful TO the mare for break.
ing the match, the lady had her shod with golden
shoes.