Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-17
MAINE GOSSIP.

The city Of Old Town has now sub
stantially completed that part Of the
sewerage system which was projected
for the present year. The appropriation
exclusive of assessments upon AUDITING
owners, was sl2 500, of which $4,000
is to be raised upon city bonds and $4,000
BY taxation. The city has expended be-
tween 81 900 and Sl2, 900. and a large
proportion of this expenditure will be
returned into the treasury from assess
ments upon the property owners along
the line Of the sewers
The inhabitants of District No : in
Ripley are rejoicing over Il nice new
schoolhouse, built upon the old lot The
house is about completed and will he
dedicated on the afternoon Of Nov. 81.
The exercises will consist Of flag rais-
ing, with appropriate music, the flag be
ing presented to the district by some Of
the Old scholars who went to school
there in by. gone days and have since
moved to other parts Then there will
be speaking, reading, number of toasts
will be responded to, etc. Immediately
after the exercises, the ladies OF the dis
trict will furnish free baked bean sup
ptt lO All WIN WIZ NthiS eho lNih h'th'
In grand district reunion and good
tune generally. In the evening, all will
repair to the Town Hall, where there
will be an entertainment.
That tall oaks from little acorns
grow" is proved by the experience Of
Currier Downing. He left Ripley. Me ,
seventy five years ago to seek his for
tune Before departing he planted an
acorn In the door yard of the old home
stead When he returned the other day
he found that his acorn had produced an
oak tree nine feet in circumference with
branches extending 40 feet
Rockland Tribune. We believe the
State ought to appoint itinerant drawing
masters to 90 through the country dis
tricts all over the State ard establish
classes in free hand drawing Let US
wake up. before the year 1900 gets here.
to something more proficient than old
China has been practicing for two thou
and years.
Five teachers from Bath visited the
Lewiston schools Thursday, and were
greatly pleased with the system used
HHu ZtDtidi VI euc oShoois Vi
that city. Such fraternal and profes-
sional visits and re visits Of teachers
would conduce in many ways to the i'm
provement of our Maine schools
Prof. G. o. Well. instructor in dairy
practice" recently announced in one of
our Maine dailies was a poser for US for
long time. and we couldn't imagine
what new light had so suddenly appeared
upon the dairy horizon of Maine. But
finally we studied out the puzzle which
our readers can easily do.
Now that the Rumford Falls Railroad
is well under way. the agitation in north
ern oxford county is for new highway
from Andover through Roxbury and the
Roberts notch to the valley Of the Swift
river in Mexico. to give Andover closer
connection with the new railway. The
distance is about II l 2 miles and old
road beds could be used for part Of the
way. Andover asks the county to build
the road, while some Of the taxpayers
ia Rumford and Roxbury will fight it, SO
that there is prospect Of lively times
ahead for the county commissioners.
The scheme of the Norway Fair for the
benefit of the public library, moves en-