Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-06
The Maine Team at Home.

A large sudience gathered in Granite Hall,
last evening, to witness the sensation OF the
period, a walking exhibition. No prizes
were offered, but the Maine team which had
made themselves famous in the celebrated
| commandment in Boston, gave an exhibition
of their walking qualities. On the stand
was the beautiful gold and silver bean pot,
which the team carried off in triumph at the
tournament. The first contest of tho evening
was IA ten mile square heel and toe walk be-
| tween Geo. \. Briggs of Portland, Captain
| of the Maine team W. +. TAYLOR of Augusta
and Stanley +. Chapman of Portland. This
was the most exciting contest of the evening,
and was won by Taylor, our local pedestrian,
an elegant walker, in hour, "A Minis, 10
| secs. Briggs, a strong, muscular walker
came in just behind, in hour, 40 Minis, 10
secs. Briggs labored under the disadvantage
of having his feet badly bruised. SO that
nearly every step was taken with pain. The
next was five mile contest between +. A.
Shea of Augusta and Joseph Collins of Port
land. Shea showed some of those eXtraOr-
binary wriggles which have made him famous
on the track, and made his first mile in s.35.
lie was closely pressed by the black haired
youth who made his first mile in
S.3G. Shea won the race in ~
minutes, A. seconds Collins one second be-
hind him. Mr.. Will Perkins of Saccarappa,
then gave thirty minutes exhibition in run
ming, making the first mile in ; m. 30 sec.
He made miles and - laps in the half hour,
it requiring % laps Cor round the hall) TO
make mile. The closing performance was
the attempt of Mike Barry to run miles,
while the Boy Ped" Chas. \. Gay, walked
four miles in 3G m. 30 sec, while Barry ran
4 miles and "a laps in the same time only
one lap short of miles.
The performances were very much enjoyed
by those present and everything passed off
in an orderly manner, under the management
of Mr.. Arthur Mason. The boys who had ed
ucated their heels received considerable ap-
plausc
A few months since we had occasion to
expose through the columns of the Wing.
swindler who had been representing himself
connected with j reliable commission house
in a ncighboring city, and had succeeded in
inducing several parties to consign eggs
cheese, etc, to the bogus firm. The morn
ing the article appeared in the Wig, GER
tain country trader received his paper about
noon. glanced over the local column. noticed
the swindlcrs accommodation and immcd-
lately sent telegram authorizing certain
party to take charge Of the merchandise he
had sent on arrival, thus saving enough to
pay for daily paper several years At the
telegraph office, second and third party
who had been deceived learned of the article
in the morning paper, and quickly followed
the example of the first party in taking meas
ures to secure their property. That article
appearing in the paper that morning saved to
the three parties several hundred dollars
Bangor Wing.
And still there are those who won't take
newspaper. In showing up a swindlng now
ing machine concern, few years since, the
kcnncbcc journal saved the farmers of Maine
many thousands of dollars We were threat
ened with libel suit at the time, but the suit
didn't fit.
We have not seen working men in better
spirits for years than they are now. They
find employment abundant, wages firm and
in some cases higher and some of them who
have been in sympathy with the greenback
party, now see that what business needed was
gold rcsumption. Now that we have good old
bullion times, everybody begins to be more
cheerful and hopeful Lewiston Journal
Francis Murphy is meeting with great sue
cess in his temperance work in San Francisco.
There is not so much building in Bruins
wick. the present season as usual, although
several houses are in process of erection, and
considerable repairing is being done
Rev. Mr.. McCully, of Calais, formerly of
Hallowell, is soon to start on an European
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