Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-01

| Prof. Rogers Of Colby, has received pre-
sentation copies Of the proceedings Of the
International bureau Of weights and meas
ages consisting Of Fl volumes. The entirs
| edition published consisted of only 50(
| seis, and Of this number but six sets were
distributed in this country, three going Il
Libraries and three to private individuals.
| Lewiston Journal; In the appoiDtmep
Of B f. Briggs Of Auburn to the vacancy
| % The board Of trustees OF the Stats Col
lege caused by the death OF Mr.. Prince
the Governor fills the place with & worthy
successor. and one who will give ii the fal
measure OF attention its Importance de.
msnds.
Daily Standard: An attempt is being
made 10 secure the old Greeley house ri
York, Me. for transportation to Chicago
a. sn attraction for the Worlds Fair
Coming at this time, ii suggests the enter
psisiDg plan Of z. I. Barnum to remove
tho home Of Shakespeare from Stratford-
on-Avon to New York.
DON'T let it 20, brother editors Of York
county.
1t appears from the re port Of the super
iutende Mt Of schools that the amount ex
pended on schools and school buildings for
the municipal year lS90.gl was $l22 074.-
06. The cost for each scholar, based or
the average number attending, (excludiDg
the school for the desf), for tuition and
ineidentals was $2l 30.
Mr.. J. s. Gray Of Ssdawick, has sawed
at his mill one Of the lsrges. trees cut in
Hancock county this winter. II frat cut a
log 35 feet Iong, straight and sound. 80
inches through at the top end AID which
scaled 1910 feet; the second cut was 20
feet long aud scaled 290 feet; and the
thr ! cut was FL feet long and scaled 175
feet, making the whole tree scale zoos
feet. IL WAS pine. cut near Camp sire an
by Il. B, Gray.
York county is well represented at the
New York bar, a. the following fo:me,
members OF the York county bar are now
members OF the bar in that city: Henry
Wilder Allen. Edwin Bradbury Smith
Almon Goodwin. Melville Cox Day and
rWilliam Burton Goodwin. The former i.
nov Judge Of the Court Of Commoa Pleas
| in that city, and Is 3 son Of the late Judge
Willixm Cutter Allen OF Alfred.
The efIiaisl figures furnished by ths
county commissioners Of Aroostook county
make the total vote in the county upon tbs
railroad question 800; msjorisy, 1896.
Il 10 something past finding out that 4
boy who will go in swimming q dozen time'
q tlay makes such q terrible bother when hi
has only bis face and hands washed.
The new building for Hebron Academy
| is completed, and has been accepted by tbs
members of the building committee, WHIT
| Inspected the bulldog On Saturday last
The dedication OF the building will nc
occur until the Close Of the present AGA
demic year. The old building is to be tori
| down.
| During the past winter the driver Of th'
Houlson and PAstsn stage made his trip
fer dive full months on runners.
Hon f. B. Mallet of Freeport, is build
irg fifteen houses in that town, And Their,
eighteen months dfty new houses will b
erected and occupied in that town.
George knight is getting too old to tax,
vacation excursions alone.
! Oae evening last week two young iadie
In Dexter we're annoyed BY the persisten
attentions Of two young men who wante'
&, accompany the young women home
| Suddenly one of the girls drew . revolvs
asd sent bullet At the sallants The mis-
sile grszed the sleeve Of one. ard both bes
q has,y retreat They laid the case befor
. constable. but he refused to arrest tn
girls, advising the boys to 60 home an
behave themselves. Hereafter they vii
hs careful how they annoy young ladies' @
evenings. especially those who have farms
and know how to use them - weapons o
defense. =
Aaditoual cars are beiag pus into ser
vice on the Bangor and Brewer Elecui'
Railway.
A Belfast citizen on leaving home or
morning this week said to his wife an,
dear, You need not order anything at tht
market for dinner tomorrow, am goin,
srouting today" Fortunately, however
his wife disobeyed him or Friday wouI,
have been = hungry dsy In that house
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victorious enc.
A iswyer ia one Of our Maine cities ~
| uasisg out writ. one day last week
Finally he came to . word which evidentl,
suck him, for be poudersd for some time
then turning to brother iazysr present b
inquired: ''Ssy. how do you spell 'eides
anyway2 coufound il. sid err replies
bis learned friend, and s'siief" il went int,
the document.
| The Beifast Age relates an instance 6
the perversities Of human nature. A farm
e1 left home for market. Saturday. pi',
several DOZEN Of freshly laid eggs. o.
| HE arrival ia town he vas much surprise
tn dad most Of them broken. He was boil
ing ever with wrath sud looked for re
veage. His wicked eyes finally fell upsl
his horse. Gratbiag bis whip he eave Lii.
srimsl terrible beating, exclaiming q.
the time There, canfound you, I'll Ii arr
you 70 come &C fast again"
/ There 10 . total Of ore thousand twt
hundred and nfty-fous scholass In ths
twelve school districts In the town OF Houl
ton
A Accompany has been formed ia Nerpos
for the purchase Of TIE entire Merrill pro
persy, eomprising The lower dam. griss and
sxw mill, fume ard land an both sijss ol
the river and put up plant for the manu-.
facture Of woolsn or cottoa goods. Sil
Thousand I've hundred dollaxs il the price
to be paid for the above property.
1 Mr.. D. 8 Oven, oue Of the teachers o!
rhofnton Academy, Saco will soon puhlist
. sslume involving considerable labor and
elAeoeAss research. Ard 10 . work which
i shoun be ID ths hands Of Ill VIM deaisr