Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-06
SEEN and HEARD

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"a Electric Cai Kiss.
Fired into Bakers oven at the Old
Castle Drummer talks on Rubber
Goats.
You're % you: trolley" has become N
slmoss A. frequently heard expression o.
you're Oh your base"
An instance occurred On the Haliovell
car Sunday evening that demonstrated that
its not safe always 10 trust TO ones own
jadsmsns ~ to when the trolley 10 on and
when RS of The car vas full and . GER
tain young man was forced to sit quite close
to the young woman who vas with him, and
this -, all very agreeable 10 him. When
the cars 90 under the railroad bridge on
entering Hallovs!l from Augusta 1t Is
customary to pull down he trolley and in
the evening the lamps ~ . conseq uence 70
out.
What Al oppostune time.
Click vent the trolley bae K onto the over
head wire, III, lamps gioved once ssain
and the passengers got their eyes sccus.
TONED to change Of light Just In time to see
the lips OF that young man and woman
slued tightly ozssher. They, the biushing
couple, were very slsd to step Oh the car
ct the mex! street.
81 remember" remarked an old gentle
man 10 Journal reporter the other day
a. the subject Of removing the ''oh castle
va mentioned, "of coming into town when
Vas . very small chap, and Of going into
the old castle. The troops we're called out
for come purpose and had = cousin that
vas much older than Who was in the mill
tia at that time. He vas Ia the castle
down in the base msnt where before that
time ard Afterwards there vas a bakery,
but at this time Of which | speak the
basement vas deserted save by sn
old bakers oven that remaicei there.
ny cousin wished to unload his gun Al got
being able to draw the charge, very fool
i,hly determined TO discharge the piece into
the old oven. His OF ect was to make IS
little noise IS possible As firing sbou.
the building WAS contrary TO the
rules. never shall forget the terrible
shock Of that discharge. It frightened me
nearly gu. Of my Wits and ny older cousin
Likewise. think he slssys stood in fear
Of th' butt end Of = gun ever after. also
remember Of the troops stopping there
during the Aroostook Wa
What queer concerts the minds Of little
people sometimes evidence little miss
OF this city was late at the scho ri the other
morning and she had hardly taken her seat
before the teacher approached her and said,
You sre . little late q nick ~ thought
the small miss replied, No. I'm q little
dirl."
A gentleman living on Spring street the
other day caught little fellow munching
pears ne hsd stolen from the mars orchard
snd he sternly asked. "Wbs; made you take
those pears without my consent The
little chaps eyes became vide open With
fear A. he stsmmersd, Please. sir. my
tooth ached so / had to" What trains Of
thought suggest to the expanding minds OF
the little folks such irreieysn, answers it Is
Impossible to imagine.
He was = drummer and he was waiting
for his train. ADD he va, ircIined to be
some what tslkauve. Perhaps he knew
what he was talking about and perhaps he
didn't hut he said that a rubber coat can
not hs bought. that Is Of any lasting value.
less than g. He further stated that no
such thing as pure rubber cost or boots
exists. that money paid for rubber goods
not warranted is wastsI and that dealers
make twice ~ much per cent. on low priced
goods ss on better grades,
Funny isn't il that hall the people who
have attended school and studied physics
will persist in Jumping of carriage in
motion or an electric car with their backs
toward the vehicles destination. one fellow
Who did 80 yesterday on Water street
thought 1t Was qaits funny Judging from
the .heepish expression with which he
gathered himself together.