Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-18

Bu. pcu tsx. Usbei 10 tsirts eight,
Oh, what . difference 10 seen,
she's struck nov ssch yt4tdy gait,
And goes Il 1t 20 brtsk rate,
roa.f surely take hsr Tor sixtesn
A dispatch from Bangor says that J. "
Mitchell Of Belfast, secretary CT the MAins
Psohibitcry League 10 cAnvsssing that cifl
70 learn the opinions Of the people In fessft
20 measures for bette. snfoscsmenf OF th1
liquor law, also that IL be ands the back
mi sufficient he viii form Law And ofdsi
league there. Mr. Mitchell is known 70 b
"a earnest and vigorous worker and COCO
deal Of credit 10 placed In the report fha
he says, s.If We do begin operations bert
We viii make some Of the liquor dsaler'
tired, - We will not stop< until our WORK n
completed II IL requires ooe, two or nvt
yesrs to accomplish il. We do not come
here TO create An excitement. bat for bust
aess-"
OccasionalIy . person becomes An inno-
cent offender to Al extent that II very EN-
bsfYsssing. A mac vas Walking Sunday
afternoon through 8 crowd on . street in
BANGOR and iady's watch snd chain huna
dan ring from one OF the buttons on the
BACK Of bis coat. He walked On uncon-
.ciously being pursued BY the owner OF the
1sich, till be was finally oveftaken, and
explanations followed. II SCENE that IN
pushing through the crowd the button
caught the watch, pulled il from it, recep'
tacie and held /. fast on the coat.
The animals Of our Maine woods are en-
ioying their share Of the abundance OF good
.hinss grown 10 the State this season. Besfs
and raccoons are said to be very fat from
having eaten 30 many rAspb srries that have
abounded everywhere, and rov the limbs OF
the beech trees All'oves Nev England Are
bending down under their losds Of ripening
oeechnuis. Happy squirrels.
The Fifth Maine Rsgimsntsi Associs-
lion, has through the kindness Of Capt. II.
F. Buchanan of Company X, come into
possession of the original muster roll OF
he field and staff offeera Of the regiment
rhis roll has note worthy history. l. WAS
lost in The FRS. battle Of Bull Run; about
sesf after the 5.h Maine made raid 10
Fairfax Court House, and there Capt. Back
am in looking over some papers found 10
a shed. di,c5vered the missing roll. la the
ssme battle Of Bull Run the company book
Of Company Il was lost, and recovered at
the time Of the raid on Fairfax Court House.
Capt George E. Brown Of The company
found on the mAnteI Of q vacant house his
missing company book, and ~ he says,
there beirg nobody 10 the house, took 1t
away with him, and the book was used until
The close Of the war.
L, is to be deplored that the ingenuity and
skill employed to violate the liquor law is
not employ ed to better use, Portland
ynu'h has been arrested by the Portland
off GERS for selling liquor on the open street.
dis place Of business was at the corner OF
}ilyef1nd Fore streets where he kept his
liquor under granite block, and dealt ii out
to psssers.by as they wished The sheriffs
found number Of pints and half pints OF
.hiskey concealed under the stone.
The fish commissioners evidently mean
business with regard to the fishermen who
violate the laws along our coast The
steamer Buttercup left Bangor Saturday
morning with the fab commissioners on
BOARD, bound for trip along the
coast, the purpose of which is to
lrive away the large number OF
fishermen who are seining inside the three
nila limit. The Buttercup carries an eight
och rife cannon, which will be used II
needed The steamer is under the command
of Capt. Wentworth.
Engineer Stetson OF the Aroostook rail
road survey no. only knows how to enter
tain callers but keeps an open "besn hole
for their delectsiion as was demonstrated
recently when party called upon him and
went away delighted with their visit, an
excellent supper and the immediate pros
pect Of "direct line"
Lewiston boasts Of a happy family con-
listing of kitten and 9 little chicken to
both Of whom the little kittens mother pays
devoted and impartial attention.
Winthrop boasts Of man who vent with
out eating anything but Sunday breakfast
all the day ard was so absent minded that he
was unaware Of the fact till reminded Of it.
The Maine Militia is being treated to
some fine music during Muster. The Lew
i.ton Brigade band and PanichAud's are
both fine musical organizations.
AATlUUu ptUplc arc oAi OSIn5iuhS Whot
are Familiarity known as hustlers but the
.hree women and two children who were
chased out Of Hon. s. W. Collins pasture
by bear and two cubs can give their neigh
bors points on "get up and get"
A nose broken in foolirg is mishap not
pleasant even for the victim to contemplate.
Mr.. z. G. Libby at the Bath Iron Works
had mis- nose broken Thursday forenoon.
A striker going by Mr.. Libby's anvil play
fully let hi. hammer fall upon it and it
bounded back with the above painful result.
Frequently man feels as il certain
piece of property we're too valuable for him
to continue TO own. This 10 the position Of
9 Clinton man with regard to his bird dog, .
canine which 10 s marvel in his way, having
deposited at the feet Of his adniring owner
twenty. Ave birds (neiehbors chickens) this
season.
The dinners of the Turkish minister,
Movroyeni Bey, who is stopping at Bar Ha.-
Dor are very pleasant features of social life
but it is stated that all attempts to induce
his Beyship to eat clam or get into buck
board have thus far proved Intellectual, SO
ha has not vet tasted the sweetest sweet of