Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-12

are to be congratulated on The GrAao
results that have crowned their srduous
edorta.
4 gentleman whose verscity u anqees-
toned says that he visited the state sair
on Thursday. when there were 30 o. pep
pie on the grounds. coming ffem all parts
Of Maine, and from many places outside
the State ard including, doubtless,
large number who delEde themselves
with the idea that a drink OF liquor Is
very appropriate 10 such occasions- ne
declares that among sll these VISITORS ne
did not see person whose sppsA1snse
indicated that he had been drinking
Pretty good proof that the prooinitofJ
law prohibits 10 Lewiston.
Saeo has an infant with shocking pro
pensities- Its parents exhibit these 70
the nefghbors By giving this Is months
old baby raw whiskey which II CUPS
down a. though It were milk and lhsn
falls into a drunken stupor. The ehtid
l. said 10 20 fairly wild and exhibit an
intense craving for the poison Inefe
ought TO be an intense eraving on the
part Of Law abiding citizens TO prosecute
the parents.
A million dollar mortgage IL not ire
aueptiy met with in this State but there
was- one registered at the Reg OF
Deeds 10 Bangor Thursday IL was
given by the Bangor Pablic Works
Company to the Massachusetts, Loan
and Trust Company. Boston. Tne
Public Works Company at meeting Ia
Nav voted TO issue series Of bonds 10
the amount Of s., 900 600, to refund as
sopn a possible the bonds Of the 10 ur
eompanies, which about that time it wa
decided TO consolidate These COM
panles are the Bangor Street Railway.
the Bangor Electric Light and Power
Company. the Penobsoot Water and
Power Company, and the Brewer Water
Company.
A Belfast man who was some what less
than sober wa. thrown from his wagon
the other day and lay on the ground
apparently unconscious and badly hurt
A crowd quickly gathered about him
applying ali kinds of reservations. Fl
naily the old man picked himself out OF
the mud and after much effort got into
his wagon. Then gazing scornfulIy at
the crowd he said "Hic, don't make fools
Of yourselves. HE, get up, Bess. The
crowd did look foolish
The yastness OF Names timber
wealth, says the southern Lumberman,
ia not generally appreciated. Every
year now 800, 600, 600 feet of logs are cut
ia the State and, and about one third OF
this amount floating down the Penob
scot and the quantity OF manufactured
lumber that has been shipped from the
State since the first sawmill was started
is enormous beyond description. To-
day the Penobscot log crop Is sawed
almost wholly for the American market.
New York, New England ports and
Philadelphia taking the bulk Of it.
Mrs. Edna Chatto of South Brooks
Vile. aged IS years, comes in for big
share of the honor due the smart old
ladies'. She does her own Homework
and has picked and sold six dollars
worth of berries, besides saving enough
for her winter use.
The Aroostook Republican deduces a
lesson to the Aroostook farmers from
the rust and rot that are effecting the
potato crop The Republican says. at
il possible that the damage to this years
crop will result in good. because, while
il Is of such a character AS
not to cripple the farming community,
1t is sufficient to teach them the
meaning Of the word caution" and
when they have learned not To depend
entirely upon any one crop, the better Is
the prospect for their ultimate success,
when, free from debt and interest load
they can pay cash down for their i'm
provements and for their supplies" The
Republican adds that ''even with par
TALLY damaged potato crop, the farmers
Of Aroostook are prosperous this season,
because of their large crops of hay and
grain S.
The selectmen Of Houlton set the val
ustion of real and personal property of
that town at 81 ,055 ,091.
Bath has one citizen that the assessors
have no trouble with concerning his
They have the fullest conf
dence in him. Last year he had an in
crease In his property. 1t was Sl.25
axe. He notified the assessors of it.
A Belfast grocer says that house
have poor memories. The wagon will
be driven round mornings for orders, |
but when the goods are delivered, four
out of every five will give a new order
when got to cooking" the woman
will say, II remembered that ! wanted |