Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-06

bis town Of York. snd vas deputy sheriff
. Of YORK csunty for six ;eus, daring which
time he vss active in enforcing thu law
He 10 also prominent in several secret soci-
cites notably In the Golden Cross. he
praciiced madeleine for ten yeafs, but Later
has been engaged in misunderstanding.
During The continuance OF the Good
Tempiar enforcement committee he o1ici-
4 sted - i.s head snd through his efforts
vastly aided in securing The enforcement Of
the prohibitofy lag in the State.
With the organization Of the new Peo-
pies Prohibitory Enforcemens League he
WAS unanimously eiec:ed president add has
nos entered field Of labor where the
results may be Of vast benefit to the people
OF Maine Mr.. Stesart 10 senator from
Yocx county and at the late session OF the
L gislatare was chairman Of the committee
On Temperance, and ably and faithfully
cts npiot ed the measures for amending our
pro aibiiory laws in that body with such
coed results - speak for themselves
| psmsquid Messenger: Waldoboro mus!
be having boom when it is almost impos-
sibse TO get man to make garden and
have u 20 miles out Of the village TO fnd
ore and go sfsef him and carry him back
at night.
Calais Times: Aroostook county il to
be congratulated, no, only for its brilisnt
railroad and business prospects, but also
for the almost unanimous way in which its
citizens pull together for the furtherance
of the county's interests, i.eelf the best
promise to future growth and prosperity.
Only four votes lacking. Next time the
vote is taken the Methodist sisters will be
in it.
10 the general cleasiag up of yards
lawns and gardens, it amounts almost to .
sin to not join the procession in this GET
ersl renovation Demoralized looking
premises 10 the mid.t OF those well kept,
are all the more conspicuous for their
unsighsliuess. and are 3 standing rebuke to
those who occupy them.
Some folks like one kind Of lucifer
matches and other folks like other kinds"
said the enierprisipg match verdsr. II
have customer who won't buy q match
that crackles when struck a. another who
won't buy enc that has bad smell in its
smoke. another who won't buy one that
| must be struck on the box. guess I'll
try to make fortune by getting up .
lucifer that doesn't crackle, and has q
balmy smoke, and can BIZ struck on any
thing, at Que cent box, with discount to
the trade
Two Of Aroostook's thriving towns sre
to have union, not merely commercial
union, but real plank union. The village
Of Mare Hill ffered to build plank side
walk to the town line, if the village of
| Blaine would meet it there and thus have .
| good three foot walk the entire distance.
The offer was accepted and the people will
| no longer wade in mud there.
A movement to establish q high school
| in Pitts field, has raised breeze in that
town. On one side it is claimed that the
Maine Central destitute fills the bill com.
pletely, and on the other side that il is
denomir aiional school and there should be
| an undenomlnstional school, also.
1t is said By biologists that thera is but
| little doubt ,hst the age OF the Camden
| mountains differs but little from that Of the
Adnondscks, and the lime quarries are
among the earliest formations.
An instance Of doing good by the moder-
sicily rich, Of which SO many are occurring,
almost unnoiieed ali over the State, by
| their bf quests, occurs in case Of the late
John Burrows OF Lebanon. After remem-
bering in his will different persons in his
native town, left $1,000 each to the two
Free Baptist churches in town, q portion
| of the interest Of the residue to 60 for
keeping in order certain burisl grounds,
the rest Of the interest to help the poor.
A prominent Auburn man, Ferd Hurley,
is TO have his entire farm buildings lighted
by electricity aud their appearance will be
very novel. He wants to do away with
lamps and lanterns. In his large barns
| and stables he is to have it so arranged that
he can light them all in an instant by just
turning the switch. Lights will be in the
| hay lofts, in the cattle tie.ups and every
| where.
ready to enforce the prohibitory law, but
he is right 10 believing that his fellow citi-
| zens should lend him their cordial support
| in so doing.
| Ard why shouldn't an officer who is striv-
ing 10 enforce the laws faithfully be given
the support Of law abiding citizens ire
| spective Of political preferences Mr.. Her
som speaks with pointed force when he
says: when my fellow citizens will stop
this standing aloof, adding adverse criticism
to the difficulties already existing and will
put their shoulders to the wheel with me,
and help instead OF calmly aud comfortably
keeping themselves out Of reach Of the
mud ard filth which always flls the air at
such times, then they will see the Law
indicated and rum-seliing stopped, and
then they will fiad me wiling to prosecute
every and all violations Of the Maine liquor
law, be the guilty parties rich or poor, high
or low, influential OF. degraded"
Burglars sppear to have resumed their
operations in this State. 1t behooves PEG
pie to be on their guard.
Maine farmers will be likely to lock
we'll after their orchards this year, in view
Of the high prices received for last year 5
crop. A large amount Of grating will be
done.
The alewives are making business boom
along the towns on Eastern river.
Aroostook Democrat: As sample of
what We contribute toward that foreign
psuper, the Canadian Pacific Railway, F.
l.. Lowell, ia the hard sare trade 1t this
plaee, bad 40 hundred Of freight shipped
from Portland. TIE freight charges 10
Houiton were $40, one dollsr per hundred,
or about 80 rer cent of the cst Of the
goods.
The Winsh'op Banner mentions 40 a
remarkable instance Of s2re1 ity Inst when
the Bsnaer repaFter ven, 10 notify Mrs E.
L. wessan OF Etst Winthrop ,hst the peo-
pie who had bsen fsheng FIRE on tie
roof OF her h use for an b VI or two had
81 last got 1t under C nIoi, she r4plied
, 20. have they? Fm glad. I've been
|, wanting 30 So. you-I want to pay my sub
scgil tion for the Bsnrer"
Auburn Gszsite: Maize paople like
Maine lrees Should begin 10 turn over new
leaves and sdvesnse Maine. Tn, Msioe
/. Central Rsilre al Is iesd,ng The ~sy with a
mprebeasive scheme for sdvertisirg
M.i.e's SIMMER sts,c icas 10 the poor
, ben gbts d people o. o her s;s es. Ibss speak
/. volumes for the enterprise, intelligence ard
. State pstiioiism of the Hs'ne c. MIRA. man.
ageneDt. The Maine CeLt.al is playing
trumps 10 tie summer tourist game asd We
| shall sil 90 well - follow suit
A remarkable scens vas si,retsed at the
funeral Of Mrs Almi,a, wife Of Capt.
Elishs ] hgson OF Bsiieys I,laad Harps-
we'll. ls.t rturstsy. Apiii 39.h. With the
, falhsr sal his eight children all tus ore OF
, these secuupsnis3 by 3 ~ife .r husband