Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-14


these Al are serving a life sentence.
Some decidedly innocent or decidedly
shrewd person wrote to State Superin-
tendent Of Schools Luce a short time
ago, asking him If private schools have
the right under the free text book law to
demand text books Of the local superin--
tending school committees at municipal
expense.
Presque Isle Star Herald: Our enter
pri.ing neighbor, the Caribou Republi-
can, has Just got settled in fine Office
OF Its own on Sweden street. As illus
trating the rapid growth Of the town
tile fact Is noted by the Kennebec JOUR
NAL that where the new office of our
contemporary and several stores and
bank now stand was only three years
ago pasture From the way Bro. Hall
il coming along there is evidently lots
of clover in that pasture
At the recent meeting OF the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of
Science, held in the city Of Washington,
al appropriation of money was voted
I II Prof. W. A. Rogers of Colby Uni
varsity. to continue his experiments for
the determination Of the coefilcients of
expansion of metals in vacuum.
People should be specially careful at
this season OF the year TO guard against
any conditions or surroundings which
might invite visitation Of t phoid fever.
Biddeford Times: The Hand to. Hand
Club has organized and l.. to entertain its
-taV 10 Tha hot
be either scraping match with four
ounce gloves, or Methodist campmeet.
ing finale.
Woodsum q Reynolds, the great Ken
nebec county hay merchants, will start
their hay presses next Monday.
The contract for the construction Of
the Porter Memorial Library building,
a. Maehias. has been awarded t. A. K.
Gibson. Work has been commenced upon
the foundation which will probably be
completed this fall. The granite is be-
ing put on the ground and will be dressed
this fall and winter. The wood work
finish will also be prepared during the
wintr In the early spring the wo.k Of
erection will commence.
1t will take four weeks for workmen
to paint the large bridge Of the Boston
and Maine in Saco, on account Of the
difficulty OF the work
Hartland is to have one Of the best lit
tie halls in the State, and owes it largely
to the Odd Fellows, who have agreed to
take $1,000 worth of stock in a first class
building, and lease the third and fourth
stories for their own use.
Lewiston Journal: The board of
lady managers Of the Worlds Fair has
put itself ON record as opposed to having
the faic opened on Sunday. Col Eli
OFT F Shepard Of New York, president
of the American MON Sabbath Associ-
alton, appeared before the board as did
also Miss Francis Willard. presenting
AN immense petition from the Woman's
Christian Union In favor Of Sunday
closing. Mrs Gov. Burleigh and Mrs.
l. Nj. N. Stevens Of Maine were among
the majority who voted for the closing.
Mrs. Stevens also spoke on the question
and was thanked by Col. Shepard for
thus representing the State wherein Is
situated the beautiful Bar Harbor."
Maine used to be known to New Workers
as the State OF bears. They now seem
to know 1t as the State of Bar Harbor -
and perhaps Co! Shepard would add, of
smart women.
The Maine Central Railroad announ-
ces their Annual Harvest Excurs on to
Aroostook to take place by regular trains
september 10, II and Is from the fol.
lowing places to PreEque Isle and return
Portland. Augusta. Brunswick, Bath,
Auburn, lie vision and Skowhegan IS 80.
Livermore Falls and Pennington, 80 so |
Oakland, Waterville, Benton, Dover and
Foxcroft, So 90. Belfast. Pittsfield,
Newport and Dexter, 81 80 Bangor,
Orono and Oldtown, SO 90. Lincoln s5
80 VIM and Mattawamkeag, s. 90. |
kingman, 81 70. Danforth and Forest
- 90. This excursion Is not only ar.
ranged t, enable people to see the mag
nificent crops of this famous farming
region, which promise this year to be the |
greatest ever knIwn; bat so to give
Opportunity to attend the annual exhibi- |
ton Of the North Aroostook Agricultural
Society at Presqde Isle, Sept 18th, 16th |
and 18th. Tickets good to return until |