Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-28

went TO he river, and from a boat peddled
out the vile staff 70 the log drivers, who,
as the resu,t, became wildly hilarious, and
lockers on expected that some Of them
xould be crowned before the scrape was
ended The Milo people are Indignant at
this unwsrranted violation of law, and II
the transgre ssor is caught his way will
probably be hard.
The gale on Moosehead Lake last week
worked a good deal of mischief. Boats
were driven out of their course, booms
broken, and logs scattered far and wide.
The wharf at northeast carry. one fourth
Of a mile in length, was all swept away,
excepting about 100 feet, and that at north
west carry was also badly damaged Men
who have worked on the lake for many
seasons, agree that the storm was the
toughest known there for years.
DR. w. A. Bumps. of Dexter, the &C.
compished surgeon Of the Second Reg-
ment lately went on fishing trip with =
number of friends, and offered an elegant
silver mug to the member of the party who
should catch the largest fish They all had
good luck, but the Doctor himself beat
them all
Sedgewick Post of the Grand Army at
Bath, has entered protest against the
playing Of base ball on Memorial Day.
The Bangor and Boston Steamship Co
have put out considerable money on their
boats this year, furnishing them with all the
conveniences and latest appliances for the
comfort and safety of the travelling public,
= noticeable improvement being the intro
ductioD of the Holland paten Mt paddle which
removes the dlssgreeable tremor and noise
too often common to side wheel steamers
The trip from Bangor down the noble
Penobscot and thence on to Boston, is q
most delightful one to make especially at
this season of the year.
In one Of the Boston dailies appear half
column of ads" of summer boarding
houses in Maine, the very reading of which
is enough to make one long for his vacation
time to come. 50 tina. he NAV get out and
enjoy the delights Of these country board
ing places. One of these ads" is so
unique that We give the proprietor the ben.
Mineral spring: grand view; milk; cream +;
eggs; vegetables; meat; piano. marine
glass; open FIRE; tiszzs. hsmmocks; pine
pillows; quiet home; terms, 81 per week ."
Here are advantages enough TO suit the
most fsstidious. rhe list ought TO have
included however. good beds, clean towels.
tooth brushes, bicycle ring toss, books and
home made bread
Ii was thought that the extension of the
railroad from Dexter to Dover and Fox
croft wculd hurt the hotel business in the
former place. But one night last week
every one Of the three houses were full
and some of the guests had to he assigned
to rooms in private ceilings in the neigh
borhood
The Messrs. Jones Of Bangor, have the
salmon catch of about 40 weirs along the
river and coast, and in April. May and June
of last year it is said that they handled
about 20 tons, making shipments to nearly
every State in the Union. They also boil
tons and tons of Holsters every season.
The New York Company which have
met with such encouraging success, the
past few years, with the steamer Lucy p
Miller. running betws en- Bangor ard New
York, having pnrchss d the Winthrop of
the Name Steamship Co will Mt once nut
that -tsunch aud reliable boat on the % 2
for New York 10 ST. John. tcuchr Al
Rocklsnd, Bar Hsrbor ard Fsypor, Her
crew srrived in Portland fes da'> go
At recent meeting in Bru- rick Of
repres, natives of the Bowdnin class 81, il
was voted to hold the snpusl class Triennisl
at the rontine Hotel rhursd,y June 26th at
ten O'Clock. Il is expected that Their. will
be nearly a full attendance oe the c.s.s ..
special efforts will be made TO secure the
presence Of every member.
The r.ver-drivers have to take good
many chances. The other dsy dozen of
them were At WORK on = jam At the pier of
railroad bridge on one of our rivers, and
their only means Of resehing this bridge
VAS ~ ladder, The jam vas broken
by the dislods cement of q 10y, and the
whole thing started The men made a
mob for the ladder and, as luck would have
it, all came out unscathed.
II Professor c. II. Smith Of Bowdnin
should scce't the call recently extended
him from Yale the college would lose q
msn of profound scholarship and Of pre-
eminent success as an instructor. No man
has done more in recent years for the sue
cree Of Bowdoin. 1t would be hard indeed
to all his place.
Ice is taking an up~ ard Jump not expect
ed, by The most sanguine. during the month
If May. |, is retailing in Boston a, the
present time for sl2 90 per ten, in Ahins-
tons for si4 90 pr ton in South Weymouth
for els 90 and in New York City for $40 90
p.r toa AID every Indication points to q stiil
greater advance in he price. A large part
4 the ice nos being used in Boston and
outlying towns is brought long distances and
sith great waste. The larger part of il i. |
Of very poor quality. Ice is q necessity. |
People who try to get along with, ut it find |
that the amount lost BY the spelling Of food |
sculd pay for any increase in price which |
the scarcity of the frozen product may pu, |
upon it.
We do not imagine the Bowdoin boys
broke many records at their Aeld day yes !