Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-12

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papers and for discussion.
Two new boilers ~elghing nine tons each
have Just been received at the Bosdoin
Paper Nil. Brunswick
Strong. . picturesque little town up amorg
the Franklin hills, on the line OF the Sandy
River Railroad IL having healthy, steady
growth from year 10 year with bright pros
poets for the future Some fine residences
will be built there this season. and one Or
more stores.
Arrangements have been made by the ex-
ecu,ive committee Of the Oxford County
Veteran Association to hold the annual en-
campmens at the Fair Grounds between
South Paris and Norway, on Wednesday and
Thursdsy, June 4 and 8.
One Of the most expensive enterprises
ever undertaken In Maine il the deer park
At Petit MAnsn Point Thirty deer have
been obtained for this fine resort, which 10
destined to be one Of the most popular On
the Maine coast. The park embraces about
three hundred acres,is enclosed with high
wire fence. and IL controlled by rich com
pany who are right in believing that they
possess one Of the finest tracts Of land on
the entire Atlantic coast.
Eleven shad weirs are set in Eastern
river. and these toothsome but honey fish
are making things lively for the local fish
efman who get a. much for the shad crop
A. for any they raise.
Bath Times Bath has just at present
made herself the laughing stock of the
State by returning to the ways of our fore
fathers in the matter Of time. We shall,
until wiser counsels reverse the action, be
subject to 4 perpetual humble tumble. for
very few who have been using the more
convenient standard time will care to give
it up. Every stranger who pays Us an &C.
casional visit will have cause to curse US
and the unssvory reputation of ridiculous
conservatism, must operate againss US in
the case Of people choosing a new field OF
labor. II 10 certainly an unfortunate badge
Of old fashioned methods. and one that will
remain perpetual monument to our short
sishtedness until changed.
One Of the Aroosiook wood choppers no
has come out Of the woods this spring fl ell
ing first rate, 10 Mr.. Chas. Higgins OF Maple
ton. But then, As he is only 81 years old,
he probably does not feel the effects Of
hard winters work as younger man would.
Additional steamboat service is to be put
on between Bangor. Belfast and Casnne.
this season.
The Bath Times suggests that negotis.
tons for the sale of the Knox & Lincoln
road may possibly be governed by local
time.
The Lewiston Journal notices the some.
what peculiar fact that seven Of the sup
posed to be sharpest and wisest lawyers in
the country have made Wills, passed away,
and the said wills have been broken all to
hinters by heirs ard other lawyers. An ig
norant Missouri farmer wrote his will in
four lines on q slate, and it stood three law
suits and ten lawyers The shortest will is
almost always the strongest.
How these Maine shoe factories do fly
in one town, then in another
II is puzzle sometimes to keep run of
them.
One Of the smaller country towrs in this
State that has been greatly changed by
time 10 Fsvette, in this county. Fifty
seven years ago At Fsyette Corner there
were three churches, four stores, two
ho'els, post office and nearly 80 dwell
lines. Nov only one church, the Baptist
remains. the stores and hotels have burned
or fallen down. The old Methodist
Church has been removed to East Liv~r-
more near the camp ground, and the Free
Baptist 10 now used for = school house at
Wayne village.
The Congre gationalist church ut Brewer
/ - Just had . new "electrilier. A new
what?