Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-28

thriving town OF Fort FAIR fisid, and hnfs
IL one of the most Interesting parts Of hi
field Of labor. Mr.. WiQgin is meeting
with very fs,feriog success n securing
subscribers there, as elsewhere. an evi-
dence that the people of Aroostook sppre-
ciate the valuable work be is doing
The Star Herald reports that only few
thousand dollars remain TO be subscribed
on the Northern Railroad guarantee and
urges upon the people of the county
he importance of having bis made MP i'm
mediatelv. There certainly should be no
delay In the matter. Il is hoped that the
suoseriJ ZION may be- closed up A. once, and
work on the road be begun the present
season
The frogs have begun their series of
spring concerts. They make life in the
country almost as wesrisome rs hsnd-organ
mes do life in the city.
Let the lawns be raked up early, AMI put
in good clean shape.
Over / 900 live Holsters were shipped
from Esstpnrl in one day last week. l. b
ster catching is one of the many Maine ir-
dustries that is growing rapidly. Our ex
tent OF coast is 80 great thst the supply OF
crustaceans appears to be quite inexhaustl.
BILE
prominent Dover physician who
makes it = point to Ike p Informed on those
matters, says the season is no. much If any
later than las year. He was only one day
later in sowing his oniou,-the date last
year being April 18th
Sixty m llion feet is the estinae of the
drive on the Apdroscoggin the coming sea
son. This. of course, includes the vast
along the river.
Speaking of pulp leads Us to the prediction
that when the direct line is completed
Aroostook will be one of the greatest sec
tons in New England in its manufactures
There is an Inc xhaustable supply Of wood
which can be ha at reasonable figures
Already Caribou is alive TO the importance
of this subject and is moving in the direc-
ton Of new mill The Northern Road
will develop Aroostook wonderfully and
add vastly to the prosperity of its citizens.
Auburn has 4 thief tho is apparently
unabie to keep from business under any cir
cumsances. lie WAS let out of Jail the
other dsy, where he had ,eeu contined for
some time. II was about nine O'Clock when
he Wa. released. BY ten o'cl pck he was
drunk, aud by noon had lifted a silver
sdie. Before night he was back in his old
quarters again Now where would place
for man like thi. ever be found in Ed
ward Beliamy's scheme of Nstionalism2
Strawberries have arrived in Maine from
the sunny South. The irss one to be ex
hibited in the State this spring, however.
10 the one on exhibition in the Journal
counting room. 1t is still there and grow
ing finely.
The fact that seeds are lower than usual
this season is probably due &C the fact that
the crops were unusually fine last year
This comes in very handily this spring when
all the farmers are preparing for larger
crops.
So great vas the explosion of the Gsmbo
powder mills that the report and concu ssion
were heard and felt at Ssco. The history
of powder mills in Maine is filed with
many chapters Of terrible accidents.
A Lew s,on man is exhibiting a lump Of
shining metal which be declares to be pure
gold dug in the good State of Maine. The
evidence appears ts be in creasiug tina, there
actually are deposits Of the precious metal
in the State.
The evidences are daily increasing Of
the wisdom of the suggestions made,
through the Journal to the legislature OF
Maine last winter by DIR. Amos Wilder
In these communications. the Doctor very
earnestly advocated an appropriation for
Examining the various sections of the
State for mineral depo,its. He very
clearly set forth the fact that there are
many reasons to believe that valuable
mineral deposits. as yet undiscovered |
exist in Various sections of the State. II
q thorough geological survey-accom
panied BY borings-could be made many |
of these deposits would. in all probability /
be brought to light and the wealth OF the /
State vastly increased. Ii wonid certainly |
seem ~ if such an experiment were worth |
trying.
We publish this morning the apportiou- |
ment of delegates for the next Republican
State Convention. The larger party vote
upon which IL is based gives il fifteen more
delegates than the superintendent. Ip only
three counties do Losses appear, and these
are not large. viz Cumberland |, Kenne-
bee 2. Penobscot 4. The following couu.
ties show 4 gain, viz !: Aroostook 2. andre
seosgin 2. Franklin 3. Hancock 8, Knox 8,
OK ord 3, Piscaiaquis ?, Somerset 8, Waldo
2, YORK 5.
Snake stories are beginning to come in.
~ the warm spring days thaw thu m out
Three feet is tue length of the longest
This dimension refers to the snake. The
story stretches out many furlongs.
A well known Bangor divine. who bears
the title Of Professor, was in grocery
store making some purchases this week
when HE attention vas attracted By some
very white cheese which was displayed on
the counter and he asked what gave it the
blesehed color. The grocery man Id him
With the utmost gravity that IL vas caused
BY the milk coming from white cows TIE
Professor considered the matter seriously
for moment and then told the grocer that
be vas sure that the statement vas q mis-
lake, for when he vas boy be learned
that the white cheese vas made from skim
med milk. This settled the matter aad
pnca Rastine confidence the grocery man
Ind not care to break over. The iisrle story
has caused considerable amusement.
The farmer sho has any potatoes to ell