Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-22

The GeaYgia I~scti has insssfed Maine. !
bat as yet he !. pxsrieisn Of she first order
This j. the season Of summer cuttings and
Maine people appear 10 be doing fall honor /
TO the oceA<sou.
A fine portrait Of the hate ex-tice Pre-i-
dent HANNA no~ ssinsns the rooms Of the
Lincoln Club in Pcstlsni.
The Knox eaanfy families are holding
their annual reunions.
A number of years ago letter was
dropped into the nssiibox al the PIsfzheii
posf0fsee by young lady. ~ho had written
Il 10 a waiting lover whe lived in distant
city Their acquaintance and eorrespon-
dsnee vas of many meaths' standing. and
each isspi been psoD,ps ia responding TO the
others epi-tles This time, however,
long. tedious mouths of suspense
followed, in which tbs gentle
man expected. IN vain, reply To his letter.
At last. sspposin2 she had wearied of him
OF Transferred her affections To another, he
married. Ia 1890. when the Pitisfeh post
Office was repsirej and overiianled the letter
in question was fennd IN ersytce back of
a partition and sent on by the officials to
whom ii vas directed Though he wss not
at liberty TO resume his acquaintance with
the one " no ewing to this unusual acct
dent was entirely lost To him, he has felt II
his duty to- say 10 persons whom he has met
from that vicinity, that be deeply grieses
ever the thought that the one To whom he
intended to prove true has all these years
supposed him false. The gentleman has
acquired wealth and distinction. and the
lady has done considerable literary work.
The blue fish are nov on their annual
visit TO the Maine coast.
Lewiston Jouruai Tim. the favoritc of
the engine house of is,oH, is the cat
that has won the besrts of all the depart
meat H. knew what il meant when the
alarm struck AMI would step out of the
way. lie was well cared for and every one
missed him hen he went away Friday
night and has not Yet been seen. The
whole department feel concerned for him.
4 search has been instituted around the
buildings for him but he has gone and it is
feared be will be seen no more. One had
only to whistle for him and he would follow
like A dog.
Henry G. Sharp of Monticello will man
ufacture : ,ooo, 900 shingles at his mill this
season---sD carloads. He expects to ship
quite a portion of the seasons saving over
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad.
The new public library in Norway will
be opened to the public August LIST, and
will be absolutely free TO all people of the
town.
Lewiston journal There still live ven
turesome persons who desire to fool with
saw mill Brewer man recently went
into one of the big miils IN that city and
attempted to ride on one of the band saw
carriages. IIe went out all right, but when
the carriage turned to go back the sudden
Jump upset the rider, precipitating him from
the carriage and knocking the skin off his
arms. About the same time one of the
| Set men was sitting on a block of wood
in the mill when a piston head blew out,
and the rod, passing between the man legs,
knocked the block from under him, and
then went through the side of the mill,
landing some 90 rods away. The man WAS
unhurt.
C.. II. sylvester of Ruckport has in his
possession piece OF money about the size
of our dimes of Spanish coinage, 100 years
old, which he found while at work digging
for the railroad at Glen Cove.
Portland is talking new opera house
again. Two members of the Cumberland
Club have agreed to subscribe $4,000
apiece toward one.
! The Maine slate which goes upon the
! roof of the building to represent the state
at the Worlds Columbian Exposition is
sure to he well placed to thoroughly adver-
tse this great Eastern Maine industry. 1t
was considered to he a matter of such I'M
portance to have the roofing well done.
that james Tiplady of Dover one of the
best skaters in the country, is to be sent to
| Chicago for this express purpose.
| Hon. George Il. Barrow of Fryeburg.
has in his possession valuable parchment.
It is written in French, is lated 1901. and
! is an honorable mention" awarded TO a
| French soldier naWed Tourin Grouard for
! bravery in action on the island of Elba- The
action has long ago been forgotten and so
has Grouard hut in one corner of the parch-
| n,ent next to the great seal of the consulate
OF France, is a name written, to possess
which. Mr. Rarrows bought the document II
1 few weeks ago. The name is "Bonapartc,
| First Consul . and is written IN cramped,
/ stiff hand, unlike the fac-simile autographs
printed under photographs of the great En-
I peror of later times.