Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-27
MAINE GOSSIP.

State exchanges say that scarlet fever
whooping cough an1 other childrens' dis
| eases are prevailing to a wide exte ut
| throughout the State. In all such cases it
| ought TO be known that good care and
| nursing are better than medicine, or rather
most important supplementary treatment.
| Keep the little patients in warm rooms.
allow NJ change of temperature ard do not
slo r them to leave their little domestic
hospital until thoroughly restored to health.
To ALLOW the m 10 go out too soop, often
| causes a dangerous relapse.
Boothbay Register: The Legislature
opened well in limiting the papers to be
supp led members TO those published in the
State. It's Maines Interests these gentle
| men are sent to Augusta to represent. and
| a. it's her newspapers which keep the real
blood Of the State wsrm, they do well to
| recognize the fact in this way. The men
| who can's tiad a newspaper in the State Of
| Maine, satisfactory to their extended tastes
| nay very properly be asked to pay for hi.
imported sheet from his own pocket.
It is generally supposed that the life of a
bird is not very long, but the Eastern State
export, that pet yellnw bird belonging to
Mrs. 4. r. Haynes of Manson. that recently
lied, vas taken from its nest ia the field
| 10 the summer of 1877.
man who can ca Elk quart bowls of
eyster stew at s sitting is one of the heroes
Of he happy land of Canaan Exchange.
He probably vented to help the ladies'
committee out on getting funds to purchase
a new carpet for the church and was bound
to get his moneys worth.
Dimes make dollars, dollars purchase the
3rssn, and Northeast Harbor girl must
have ftightfui stuck of the craze for say
ing them. A man who sold her an organ
he other day took as part payment two
hundred and afry ten cent pieces.
Mr. Gould of Woodfords is perfectiug
machine to clear snow and ice from rail-
road tracks 1t contsins q series of cut
ters. followed by q steam blower which
-skes up the DE- btis and throws il several
yards 10 either eide .of the track. Horse
raiIrosd people seem to think ii will prove
= success.
Some people who perhaps never thought
Of it before are now eniirely satisfied ,hs.
the simpler the method adopted in building
Tpbts LUZ tSt'rf WIZ 40 sCtsc tuc putffOsre
for which it is iatsrded. A fancy roof is
like sleeves.
The Fryeblrg womsn's Club owns
library Of three hundred volumes.
Dow Brothers of Livermore Falls have
shipped during the last fall and winter,
some over 1900 barrel. Of apples to com
mission merchant. in Boston. They received
on an average e. co per barrel.
An interesting volume. notable fer its
dse illustrsiijn and its historical and pic
tori value is tie "Hi.sory of Poland"
jus, issued in volume Of about $50 pages
with nearly seven'y-fve lllus;rs,ions In
i's pages are photographs of many oil resi-
dents, some Of wsieh we're obtained only
sitter search Of years. The book is good
.pstiren of boss-pakipg in paper, binding
aed typography aud it i, An i'm portaut con-
tribu,ion ID Maine local history.
IL may te confidently believed that
there'ii be reign OF peace during the win
ter tern, Of the Maina High School whose
new teacher weighs go pounds.
A musical convention under the auspices
| Of the Androscoeein County Grange will
be held at Stevens Mills, Grange Hall. Sat-
| urssy, Jan. 81, commencing At 10 A II.
aud holding through he day. Grsngers are
bound to have good time, anyway.
| The old jail at York village 10 one of the
most ancient bindings Row standing in
Maine. Il was bulk in 1884, and all Of the
gsmhrel-rosfed structure siiii remains and
j. in 8 good sssts Of repair. part Of it being
used for dwelling house.
| The late WIN. B. Morrill, Who died 10
Skosssgan Saturday, xss At the time of
HE death not only the Oldest Mssen in the