Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-19

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Tha wesesfn Piscsfsquis Ssbbash school
SessivaI viii Be held with the West Park
man 6absaah school on Saturday, Juns 70.
Easspors Gentinel: Tbis Part d the
State v entering fSon severe dfou'h. and
fArnefs pfe1icE m uassuaity shofs crop Of
nay from Fr<ssns indicAsioas- Tbs rain
fail In the past three monsis has been orly
s Is ischss, While the asersse for he sane
three tponsss. March. April ard Msy. in
the pass 10 years hs. been Is IS inches.
The Third church il Franklin dedicated
. church on Tuesday last This church
SIS bulk BY the ladies' seeing circle Of
ihA, tavr. work for which vas begun eight
ysa-s sgo. II was dedicated ffes from
debt
Farmers 10 Maine are pfosrefos.e More
NV bafns ara being bulk in this Safe this
summer shsn ever before 10 aoy one year
TIE local press reports their building in
shines. eyffy town
Rober. Buygoin. the proprietor OF the
f.
dime sticated two young moose. They
zsmbol about his hotel like lambs. He in
tends to take them to thu fairs this fall
Eastport il to h.ve Fourth Of July eel
ebr4,ion.
When 30 Addison woman called last
week on relatives iisiog only mile Away
shom she hadh's visited for twenty years,
they thought the world must be coming to
an end.
The Boston Transcript 6evotes long
ard xdniring arsic'e t. The Latest West
srn Novelist" Mr.. Ham!in GAflsnd As
might be referred from his name this youns
man is after all Msite produc. He "a.
barn 10 Wisconsin tut his father came from
M.iee. Ten ys.rs ago Hsmlia Gsri.nt
came to Boston from Lows, ard began
s,uiyiag by himself with books from the
public library. At first the authorities of
the library had doubts about letting this
Westernef roam ct large in the library, -
he belonged tano college, no society. no
organic siion; but personality won. He hss
now produced book Of six Mississippi
valley stories, entitled "Msin- Travelled
Roads," which has, to use the language Of
the Boston Transcripts, "left the critics that
carp 1t the superb sggreibion Of the most
self-confdent Of the younger literary men
In Boston dumb with admiration Of the
superb vigor, power and artistic sweep and
conviction Of this new author"
The city Of Portland 10 doing some beau
tiful work on its streets which are among
the finest in New England. Paving and
mscadAmizing are both in progress there
at the present time quite . large number
Of men being employed. Speaking Of this
latter method Of road building recalls the
fact that John London Macsdam the irven-
tor OF 1t labored for years to perfect his
ideas, and. although the English Pertinent
voted him S30, 900. it hardly covered his
outlay.
There are apparently some boys in Bid
deford who need IN apprenticeship at. the
reform school. They recently INDUCED in
throwing stones at IN elderly gentleman.
Fi.h Commissioner Hon. Fl. o. Stanley,
10 quoted ~ saying that the commission
purpose to build hatchery at Swan lake,
Swanville very soon and that . man from
the United States Commission would look
the place over. Last week he placed in
Swan lake 5000 iand-locked salmon from
Sebago lake. Last year Mr.. Stanley
caught Q salmon at Sebsgo lake that
weighed ~ pounds, and last week he
caught thirteen salmon that weighed from
four to eleven pounds. II . hatchery 10
built Ut Ssan lake he will see that it 10 fur
nished with ali the fish wanted. He 10 very
much pleased with Swan lake and 10 going
to have the fish there protected from net
ting. Stock it yearly with 1000 900 fish
and they will never play out IL caught by
line. The good fishing there now may be
laid to the partial protection the lake has
had for two years. II will be unlucky for
any poachers caught there now.
Court street is now one Of the most pop
ular business streets in Houlton, and has
twenty-five stores and places of business
upon it.
Three flags we're raised over schoolhousee
10 Maine this week. viz: State street, Ellie
worth, the gift Of Gen. A. B. Squirting !;
High School, Topsham. the gift Of the
principal, F. f. Russell, and at Middle
street. Rcckland, the gift Of friends Of the
school.
A lot o. books numbering 200 volumes
has Just been received from Mr.. Edwin
CHM Of Boston as present to the town OF
Orlsnd for tosn library. Arrau g aments
will soon be made to have the library opened
under the care of librarian.
The thanks of the editor are due Mr.. B
L. woodward of West Sidney for the gift
Of Ace Goldfish caught by Mr.. woodward
of C.pe Newasgin. 1t wasn'f fish day."
according to the calendar. but it made q
splendid dinner just the same and came At
time when we had nothing "laid in" for
that day. How nice il 10 to have friends.