Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02

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Asa Eggs again are cheap.
The fortunes Of base bali are indeed uiL
certain end herein perhaps lies the sresteM
charm Of our national game. In the open
ing contest Of the college league, Bowdoin
both out-batted and out-felded Colby, yet
failed TO get the ground. Colby seews 10
have . very strong team this year. Every
thing indicates that the college contests
this season will oil be close and exciting.
The outlook for high priced ice cream the
coming season has turned . great deal Of
anxious attention to the condition CT the
peanut crop.
This 10 . matter OF vital importance TO the
four circuses that are booked for Maine the
coming season. Without peanut setting
no circus can hope to be . success
We are in receipt of Volume |, Number
1 Of the Cardiff Tenn Herald. Of which
Herbert NJ Lord, late Of the Rockland
Courier Gazette, 10 Ehitor and Busine IS
Manager. The paper is bright and breezy
and under the excellent management OF
Brother Lord will undoubtedly be a sue
cess.
A young drug clerk in this city. says the
Belfast Republican. sold q physician
suautity of liquid ammonia. The bottle
wss pIaae ed on the seat Of the carriage, and
subsequently the clerk took ride with
the Doctor. The drug clerk complained
Of something vet on the seat and on in
vestiaation 1t was found that the bottle
vas broken aud the young mao WAS sitting
in . food Of ann Q. II was not long
before the liquid got in its business, and
Walter now eats his meals standing up.
A man Who tumbled over box contain
ing twelve dozen Of eggs which he was
carrying into an Auburn grocery store had
an excellent opportunity to reflect, as he
fished around among the fragments, up
on the excessive instability of worldly
riches. No doubt he improved it.
Salmon fishermen complain that the fish
are scarce this spring and that they are be-
hind last years receipts. The fish came
early but the catch has been small. The
long spell Of northwest winds was unfavor-
able for the fishermen. The Salmon
catcbers at Lincolnville, who do not usual
ly get to work until the first week of May,
have got their nets into the water.
An Auburn gentle man had . singular
experience the other night He harnessed
his horse in the dark and was gong to
drive with his wife. They had driven
about half mile when turning corner
sbarply one Of the forward wheels came
OF. No serious accident occurred bat the
wonder was that when he came to look
for the nut il ~as no where to be found
He got home the best he could and the
next morning 10 the door yard found
the missing nut. He mad driven An entir,
half mile without anything to keep the
wheel on.
Nearly . quarter Of . million of salmon
have been Matched out ut the hatchinr
works at Reeds Pond.
1t 10 estimated that 25. 900 rolls of wal
paper have been hung IN Bar Hsrbor in tn.
past three years, although wall paper i,
unknown in the best cottages.
Mr.. Luther Haven, of South Hancock
recently gave the Ellsworth American
some interesting "reminiscences of year.
gone by. As = proof Of the progress tba
has been made in q few years, he stated
the following; His first trip from Masss
cbusetts to Maine was made IN ls4l. b,
q mistake he took in Boston the steamer
for Portland instead of Buck.port. From
Portland (there being no railroad east al
that tirne) he rode by stage to Sullivan
the trip occupying two days and one night
\ b .ha tr,x frAn
Portland to Sullivan in about seven hours
An old lady at Orland had pleasant
surprise, the other day. She had beer
spending the winter with a daughter in
New Brunswick. and started for home with
her head full Of thoughts of spring house.
cleaning and the job of getting a house
that had been shut up oil winter fit for oc
cupsncy. But when she reached home
che found the house all opened. aired
! swept and busted. the carpets cleansed and
put back in place, new paper and paint OF
the walls and nice warm dinner all ready
for her. This vas the way Captain s. II
Newman took to surprise his mother. ant
he declares it one of the best jokes Of hi
life.
To speak Of Maine towns again, we die
not know yesterday when EXP ressihg pref
erence for the form Of spelling Old Town,
~ here used, that it was the law so to spell
il. But such s the case. The legislature
when Incorporating the municipal court ir
this town at its last session. specially enact.
ed that 'the word Oldtown. wherever it &C.
currs In said act, shall be changed TO Old
Town, In order to conform TO the orthog
raphy Of the act Of Incorporation of the
town Of Cd Town" The town was incor