Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-11
MAINE GOSSIP.

The entertainers. given in the hall OF
Porter Memorial Library Association,
Maehizs. On Wednesday last was very
successful. The s'livfng library YVES
represented by fortr-:ix ladies dressed
10 peYsonate the titles OF as many popu-
lar books. They were tastefuily and
appropriately attired and won much
praise. The event was one Of the most
enjoyable Of the entire season.
A good story f. told of certain man
in Franklin county. He one day told his
wife that be would give her all the sill
yer pieces she found In his wallet which
were coined the year she was born As
a result, The lady in due course OF time
had quite an amount OF silver money on
hand--so much, in fact, that she went to
the bank and deposited iG In her name.
Then speaking TO the cashier the lady
| salc: My husband tells me you are
going 10 pay him some money today
Won't you please pay him ID this silver
! have lust deposited will be SO much
obligea 10 you If you would" ofcourse
the cashier being noted for his courtesy
TO the ladies, quickly replied that he
would be happY to please her. As a
result the lady has Sill more birthday
money.
| The Presque Isle Star-Herald sub
scription list for the Bangor & Aroosto0k
preferred stock now amounts 10 about
$4,000. The star Herald IL doing q
grand work for the good cause and In
the future its efforts az this time will moi
ba forgotten. Had the same publiG
spirit prevailed everywhere the railroad
would have been under construction last
Tan. But no matter, the money mus
be obtained now. Then what's the
matter In the future with the city o!
Presque Isle and the daily Star Herald
Last week Waldobero lady under
took to revive coal fire by an appliea
ton OF kerosene An explosion followed
\ which blew Off the stove door and fillet
the room with aches. smoke and gas
No one was injured but the room was In
- demorallzed conCitlDn. The force Of
the explosion was sufficient to jar ths
W ndows 10 the neighboring houses.
The iiersey Public Library in Bangor
has total Of 80, 195 volumes, 1868 hay
ing been added during the past year
!
reading during the past year was 4 COS
the number used in the reading room
being 70 500 The total yearly expenses
OF the library were s592S .9e; Of which
S25e3 was for new books; sl550 for sal
aries and assistants.
A popular young Biddeford attorney
who has Just been admitted to the bar
hung out his single" saturday. IL i:
no costly gilded sign and it is not very
conspicuous from the street. 1t is liter
ally Single and good sized one al
that, and the scroll is in blue chalk The
gn is a present from friend and
modest as IL is, will doubtless be a treas
ured keepsake after the budding limb o.
the law becomes chief Justice.
The trustees OF the East Corinth acad
eny recently held their annual meeting
aUd elected the following officers Pres
ident, Ira w. Davis; secretary, G. )
l'hilbrick; treasurer, Charles Megguira.
| he trustees are now arranging 20 raise
a fund to erect additional buildings and
to establish one or two additional de
apartments to meet the constantly in
creasing demands Of this popular anc
progressive school.
American Economist: There WAS ex
pended in Maine, last year, 81 o23 $50 in
building new OF In increasing the capac
titY of old manufacturing establishments
aiiording employment 10 ll1Ss more EN-
ployes This is a pretty fair record for {
State Of bat 1000 inhabitants. ano
one too, which has been accused of de
Ginning in population. Strange, isn't it
that this revival of industry should hav,
come Immediately after the enactment
of the Mckinley bill: But OF course
the tariff had nothing to do with it.
The English steamers which sail fron
Portland, are taking maple and Gal
h farts from the middle of logs, from
which quartered boards are sawed, It
England where they are quite the lad TO
i-ewood in open iireplaces.