Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-22

the city library soon TO be opened.
The women OF Parkmah for the first
time attended the town meeting this
year and everybody was pleased at the
innovation.
Lewiston Journal: Hsye you heard
hat the Plscataquis lumber tracts have
taken big jump in the market? Fig
ures that would have taken them three
months ago, would not lie looked at
now The prospect Of getting living
freight rates has largely increased the
prospects Of operating upon timber
tracts at profit. A capitalist said two
weeks ago. II would give $4,000 to
know today Just how Bangor will vote
regarding The railroad lease If was
sure Of the vote In favor of The lease
could make quarter of 4 mil ion speeu-
atink in fisestaquis timber tracts" II
all report are correct certain courageous
Bangor investors will make round sums
as n result Of the success Of the railroad
deal.
Pre-que Isle Star Herald Aroostook
is lubiant over the result in Bangor
which FORCES one more, and almost the
iLcL INK III Tie NIdIli VI Lut IHLti
prise
The three selectmen Just elected In
Bethel are all Republicans, all temper
ance men. neither of them use tobacco
in any form, and all are bachelors. Mod
eI men
The town OF Turner IS agisated over
the question OF having an academy 1t
has iust been learned that James Madi.
son Leavitt, a wealthy resident OF
Brooklyn, formerly of Turner. has
willed $40 900 to- his nstive town to
be devoted to school fund. The
town already has a snug school
fund, but is .ejoiced at the prospect of
having beautiful new academy or
school building
Erunswicb il beginning to take some
steps towards projecting its 1000 acre
common. Notices warning treSpdssers
have been posted and it Is proposed to
prosecute all guilty ones, Years ago
this land was heavily timbered. but the
timber has about all disappeared and the
town never got cent for il.
The people Of the r,sfatspuis valley
are ubilant over the vote of Bangor TO
lease it's railroad to the Aroostook line
They pect almost as much benefit from
the new road ms do their friends in Aroos-
took.
A bright blue lobster was one of the
curiositles in Portland, this week. 1t
WAS caught Oft Cape Elizabeth On the
back the blue was of deep indigo, and
toward the eXtremties and under parts
shaded OIL to fainter but still uumis-
taxable tint. and thence into a pure
white. The under part of one OF the
claws was almost pure white. Mr..
Lewis Mcdonald of Peaks Island who
captured it, thinks of preserving the
specimen in alcohol. He now has pure
white lobster preserved A red aud
green lobster caugh1 near Portland not
long ago is now in the Smithsonian col
lection.
senator Frye is prompt with bill 10
supply the detic iencv in the laws re
vealed hv the recent disturbance on the
boat from Boston to Portland. 1t j.
singular that it should not have been dis
covered sooner that no statute existed
covering offences on the high seas. The
Frye bill provides a penalty OF fine or
Imprisonment, or both. for riotous or
disorderly conduct or assault within the
admiralty Jurisdiction of the United
States. The measure has no political
significance whatever ard will uudoubt-
edly be pass ed without objection.