Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-21
Maine Psopl. ana Event.

Mr.. Abnef Nash. aged SO and Mr.. Olive
Lord. aged 80, both residents Of Harrington
walked to the poll on the 10Th and voted she
Republican ticket. They claim to be soldier
of 1872.
ported to the Commissioners since last jan
uary, and this shows that the energetic eff
forts of the Commissioners to root out the
disease from Maine cattle have met witt.
excellent success.
The travel upon the night Pullman train
between Bangor and Boston still holds ex-
eellent, and the large number who wish to
have berIhs in the Pullman cars cannot al
ways be accommodated.
Mrs. Margaret KilIman of Prospect who,
if she lives until the % Of next April will be
100 years old, is still vigorous and able to
walk out and visit her neighbors." She
has never been i'll in her life; has borne IL
children, the oldest Of whom is 70 years old !;
has never journeyed by cars or steamboat,
nor been more than two miles in stage.
| Of her ninety-four descendants seventy-one
are living.
The stockholders Of the Northern Maine
| railroad have elected these directors: Geo.
Wescott, Portlandi Joseph B. Hall. james
w Bolton, Geo. H. Freeman, Presque Isle !;
Henry c. Sharp, Monticello; A. +. Crock
EFT, Rockland, and Leweliyn Powers, Brook
line, Mass.
1t 10 the intention of the now consolidated
electric light company of Portland to double
the present plant, which will give opportu-
nifty for 800 arc lights and 1900 incandescem,
in addition to the number at present furnished
to the city under the municipal contract.
Seven and one half million roo,hpicks per
day, seems an enormous total recent,
published newspaper article gives the above
amount a. the output Of mill at Harbor
Springs, Michigan. But this is exceeded by
the manufacture of Mr.. Chas. Foster in
Buckfeld. The product of his mill ID nearly
rhiry-6ve million picks per day. Twenty
five hundred cords of wood are consumed
yearly, and employ is given to over one
hundred people.
Burnham G. Morrill,, the big canning firm,
estimates that the late frosts have thrown
5000 people out of employment-peoplew who
would have worked in the canning factories
if the frosts had not damaged the crop of
corn,
The corner stone of the new Congregation
al chapel at North Ellsworth was laid Thurs
day. This has been built through the lber-
al contributions of people of all denominations
in the vicinity; and the labors Of Rev. c. II
Pease who has been preaching there this
summer have been greatly enjoyed.
News has been received that the schooner
Lewis A. Hodgdon of Boothbay was wrecked
during the recent hurricane at Turks Island,
West Indies.
This is a bad week for fairs so far, but
wet weather is rather to be looked for at
about this time. The State fair had one
rainy day and the rest of the week was pleas
ant enough to make up for it, 1t is yer,
rare that one of the September fairs gets fine
weather all the advertised days.
At the State Fair grounds on Thursday, at
the restaurant of the High street Methodist
church, two men stepped up to the counter
and ordered lemonade. After being served
by the attentive waiter, one man said, "Will
you pour out about one half of it and we
will have a "split?" The waiter did as re-
quested, not knowing what "split" meant,
when one of the men took from his pocket
bottle and was about to pour its contents
into the glasses, when, as quick as thought,
she covered the glasses with her hands and
said gently, but firmly, mo. sir, you can't
do that thing here" Bafied and ashamed,
they retreated to the street to seek a more
accommodating waiter.