Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-05

since Belfast was founded In E.o. This
! was the shooting of Charles A. brown
| by Lewis Brewsier. There Is PROBABLY
not another place in Maine that can boast
Of such record.
| All, IL they can only bore into vein
that's a little fatter. A Pennsylvania
coal expert promises the Phippsburg
borers 81 .O0O, 900 for their mine II they
strike a bed of coal i've feet thick within
200 feet Of the surface.
| BIddeford has a blind man-Darius
| Perkins BY name-who can Kill rat or
mouse with his cane as quickly as cat
could attend to the job. Eyes are useful
things to have, but perhaps they are not
80 essential TO usefulness as some OF US
suppose
Capt. Pnineas Pendleton Of SearspOrt.
szys the Republican Journal, was In Bel
fast Tuesday to obtain photographs from
futile, taken on his 65th birthday. The
group consists of nine brothers and sis
ters a. follows: Capt. Phineas. James
G. + F. and John Pendleton Mrs. Col
cord, Mrs. Carver. Mrs }. II Pendleton,
Mrs. W. FL. Park and Mrs. Isaac Park
The oldest OF the company is s. years
and the youngest so years of age. Their
average weight is $50 pounds In point
Of intelligence, stability and all that
goes to make men and women respected,
this group cannot be duplicated in Maine.
The old German Lutheran church at
Waldoboro'. Me-, has stood 100 years,
land there has Deyer been collection
taken within its walls"
The potato BUYERS at Houiton started
Monday on the 1891 crop and are gather
ing in big lot Of the tubers, the opening
price per barrel being 50 cents. Some OF
the farmers will receive small fortune
for their crop this year. The Aroostook
potato fields are regular gold mines.
From all accounts Bar Harb0r seems
to have attracted this season an unusual
number of handsome and eligible young
men. Perhaps one of the best Informed
and most popular is Baruyr Peshdimal
ian, the Armenian author aud trader.
He has perfect Greek face and holds
the women Of the exclusive set faseinat-
ed because of his wonderful career. He
Is political exile from Turkey for writ
ing political novels and circulating liter |
ature which was considered by the Turk |
sh Government Of treacherOus tinge
He possesses all the passion. nerve and
pathos of his race, and is winning hearts |
by the dozen, lady correspondent |
declares.
A novel entertainment was carried out |
At Bar Harbor, recently, in the way of a |
,edar party. The quaint summer houses |
n the rear grounds Of the West End
Hotel were draped and trimmed pTofusely |
with cedar. Inside the houses were |
pretty rustic tables laid with luncheon.
In the smallest of the houses in about |
he centre of the hotel park the musicians |
we're placed. The dainty mattresses who
served the guests were all gowned in
green with green caps. A dance and a
game Of tennis made up the amusements.
A young man came into a Dexter fur
liture store recently, and in rather
way asked to look at some
household gear. Another young man
accompanied the buyer and all through
he conversation that ensued constant
eference to some mysterious "she' kept
ropping out
Now that's nice lounge; I'll bet II
would Just suit her."
That's so and she'd like that arm
hair tirst-rate."
There WAS plenty more Of the same
ort, and pretty soon the furniture man
discovered that the much quoted "she"
vas the young mans soon-to be bride,
nd that this furniture was to deck out
he new home.
Plenty Of furniture that "she" would
like was selected without hitch,
ut at last there occurred division over
he price Of chamber set. Finally the
man pointed to handsome
radle and said merely in spirit of fun,
you take that chamber set at that price,
nd will throw in that cradle ."
To his CONSERVATION, the soon, to be
bridegroom promptly closed with the
fer. 1t meant loss for the furniture
ian, but he merely smiled r CHASTITY
mile aud the foresighted young man
ept on his purchasing way.
One of Caribous well known citizens
as disrobing for the night recently,
nd while attempting to put on
is night shirt accidentally sat down on
chair where his wife had lust laid
meet of sticky hy-paper. 1t is said that
lie remarks Of the gentleman have never
cen eXcelled in force and uniqueness OF
xpression. They must also have been
nged with an exquisite humor for his
life is reported to have laughed till she
led.
This incident suggests another one
of
lies from the Pine Tree State. Aunt
annah is one of the most phiIanthropic
'uls in the town. Her heart always
pes out to people who are in sickness ,
distress and her whole life has been ,
minous with good works. Not long
20 granddaughter brought home
Ill of sticky fy-paper. By chance the
-uggist had rolled it up in circular
ivertising a noted plaster which was
arranted to cure lame backs and all
dney troubles. The good lady imme- ,
ately bethought herself of a sick friend.
hat plaster would certainly be lust what {
he needed. SO the good woman fastened ,
carry it to her. The patient was 9
leep, but the nurse promised to attend =
the matter. After Aunt Hannah had :
1ne she examined the plaster" and ,,
saw what it was. 1t was
aced upon the bureau and really con
ibuted, in its own practical way, to the {
'mfort OF the sick room The next
orning Aunt Hannah appeared on the I
enc. She had discovered her blunder (
I'd filed with CONSERVATION had hast Z
led to explain matters. The sigh of :
lief that went up from the good woman =
hen she found that the plaster had not
en used in a medicinal way carried !
way with 1t whole world of anxieties. q
it had been anybody but Aunt Hannah !
ey would never have heard the last of |
e episode; but nobody would ever il
ink of nagging Aunt Hannah. g
Whooping cough Is prevalent in vsri-
s parts of the State.
A Washburn man recently started with
! wife for a visit tn Old Town In the