Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-29

ttElF Adiil uftf buIhNNbIls III HDuetb q
number of rods apart. and during the recent |
s'orm lightning struck tree nearly midway |
between the buildings, and the boil. entering |
ID he ground ploughed grea, holes and played |
sal havoc with the grass roots. The fsni |
ics in the two houses were badly frightened
and shaken. We admire the conservatism
Of the thunderbolt IN selecting middle
ground.
Shamrock, u sort Of While clover. used
By ihe Irish as their national emblem, is
very common at West Goulisboro, Many
years ago a vessel came there from ireland,
and her ballast was thrown on shore thera.
Among this ballast was the seed of the
shamrock which took root aud has spread
all over the village
What hustlng among Aroostook p3tito
buyers there v III bs in about ten days
At Bangor the Imports for July were val
ueG at SIP. i97 and the exports S3S t2G.
For the seven months they were valued at
sGlG.32S against s572. $50 in lSSo, same
time AND the exports a s7e,s22 against
s95 AZ in l>19,
The peculiar Ease of hereditary bleeding
as show u in 4 little Auburn boH, account of
which has been published. resulted fatally.
When one wOuni was Cauteri2ei blcediog
you'd begin in another and the gradual
loss which the ply scians were unable to
prevent, finally resulted in the weakening
Of the boys physique. cengrlsions and
Heath. The cases of this kind are very rare.
The Machiss Water Company have for
month past been exploring springs. tt 81.
ing volamc and velocity of water and have
decided 70 proceed In the work of piping
the water into town for house and ssai-
tsry purposes, If the volume of wDter
proves in large quantity "a now sntic' pated
provision can be made another season for
bvdrants If the. town shoul conclude to
wan; any.
Farmers whose grain ia not yet cut are
feeling AM ious about the rains. AS is well
known oats when living on the ground in
rainy weather are liable to sprout. and the
grain tina. has not yet been cnt has n ten
dency to become lodged, as the constant
wetling Of the straw, the stalks. makes
them mber snd they are liable 10 give wEy
altogether. So far the crops have been
harvested in good condition, aud il the
grain ia housed all right the farmers will
have little to complain of
Bishop Hcaly Of Portland, will preside 81
the Ct celebration. on account of the payment
Of the church debt. to be held at s. Marys
Churr,. Bangor. Tuesday, September .
Buhop Bradley OF Manchester. n H.. will
preach the sermon and fifty priests will take
rart.
A noted aud highly respected citizen of
Fo1croft has lately exhibited mania for
,tsslng and throwing away his neichbors
clothes Recently II, was detected ia the
act of clandestinely seizine a long cedar
sole and resching it into his nsighhor's
weeks washing, twisting the pole till il
held the garment seized upon and hurting
1t with apparc nj satisfaction toward another
msu's hog pen. He has exhausted toe
words in Webster's Academic Dictionary
in trying 10 explain his act but the neigh
ocrs have not go. over laughing about it
vet avs the Dexter Gazette.
A Dex'er youth has recently been en-
gagged in a novel enterprise, BY hook or
crook he captared pair ef dignfed mud
turtles and confined them in an old tub.
One morning when be went 10 examine his
treasures he discovered that the tur,le;te
hal industrious laid nice large batch of
eggs. The boy kindly remembered his
| friends with ova.e souvenirs Of the occs-
| sion and eontempls,es an extensive sys.em
of Matching as far as the remainder of the
liter 10 concerned.
Houltan is alkins up . loan and building
! association.
| Belfast Fishermen have given mp hopes of
uaekerel striking iato the hay this season
| AZ George Msain, 10 years old. was re-
| turning fram Ssrgervi.le recently, while
| coufsng through piece of woods be.wesn
Paskmsn aud Cambridge, man came out
| of the Ticket ard grssp'ug his horse by
the bride. demanded his money. at the
same time putting his hand in his pocket
| rs If for a revolver. Young Maxim jumped
from the Wagon and landed directly in
trent Of the man WHO struck at him with
his knife INJECTING quite q cut on his hand.
Maxim then gave the mau blow tba-
felisd him to the earth AMI getting iat his
| wagon, drove Cd This IA the kind CT
p'c.k St, A.haas' boys have.
A rat got caught by the leg. IN store.
las. week aud sqsealed loudly for mercy.
lays Maine exchsnse. The proprietor Of
III store watched the rat which continued
10 saueal Finally aaothe. rat erept eauti-
erls cut and walked up 70 his unfortunate
c,mparion ssd evidently took the situation
in, fer ihev seemed 10 talk with each other
and arrived nj the conclusion tia. the cap
tured rats chances we're desperate. for the
seccnd one began 10 gaaw the unfortunate