Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-24

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The East Maine Conference Seminary
at Bucksport opened its spring term
with Us Students gain over that Of
last year exceeding all expectations
At the recent town meeting in Bruins
wick, it was voted to raise SIS 900 in sd
dition to the so coo already raised for
the erection Of the new school building
The building is much needed and when
completed will do credit to the town.
Mr. D. II Knowi,on, secretary Of the
Maine Pathological Society, has COM
pleted the arrangements spoken OF q
while ago for flowe, exhibit by chill
dren at the State Fair. i, is planned TO
present each child who has an exhibit,
with free ticket to the fair grounds.
In the Boston Evening Transcript Of
Tuesday 4 clever writer describes a
,urney by phaeton from Boston to the
old Penobscor town Of Hampden Just
below Bangor The route lay along the
coast through kennebunk, Old Orchard,
| Portland, Brunswick, Rockland, and up
| the beautiful Penobseot bay and river
The descriptions Of scenery, places ard
character are delightful, and those who
| have read it will await with
pleasure the conclusion Of the narrative
| OF these two Boston ladies in their phae-
ton drawn by faithful old Jerry" IL
must make others lust cray" 10 take
| the same drive this summer in the same
| fashion, and Is one of the best advertise
ments Of the beauty Of Names pictur-
esque seenery we have read for some
| time.
| Saturday last was a busy day at the
| Portland Public Library, and more
| books were delivered on that day than
ever before total of s63 were sent out
| for home use and 16l were used in the
/ reading room. exclusive Of the period
/ Gals which are in constant use. One
thou and and twenty-four books were
charged to citizens, and this implies that
/ nearly as many more were returned.
c4nceled and put upon the shelves. and
that at least five times that number were
looked for and found to be out, making
| altogether busy day at the library.
/ Bangor Commercial: The Maine Col
/ lege league proposes to play under
strong constitution this year and have a
$40 penalty for every forfeited game
| This was suggested by numerous failures
To appear on well arranged dates last
season and the public will be glad to
| know Oft
A correspondent of the Biddeford
journal claims that Mr.. Eben Blazo Of
| Porter is the oldest living expo tmaster
/ Ia the United States. He WAS 80 years
old on the fifth day of December last
| he is sill able to be at his place of bust
ness most every day, and his mind Is
clear and his memory good, and he Ell
| Joys good health for man of his age
| de was appointed postmaster of Porter
! by President Andrew jackson in 1872?
! He held the office all the time until Pres
| ident Cleveland's administration, with
| the exception of about five years, some
/ forty wears ago. His son, Amos Blazo. the
/ present postmaster. is in the same office
and the old gentlema sits there and
| sees the mail delivered as he did y half
century ago. II there is an older ex-
| postmaster now living the correspondent
| OF the journal would like to know it.
The Fairfield Journal can't see what
| in the world man who can't read wants
| Of Il town report. IL isn't necessary to
/ know IL a man who pays taxes hasn't
right to town report, we don't know
what he has right TO.
| 1t is said that the latest craze In the
iewelry world is the true. love knot. 1t
! goes in everything, scarf pin, lace pins,
cun buttons, and many other belongings
I of a lsdy's attire.
/ Arrangements are being made for the
| fitting celebration of the centennial ami
versary of Washington Academy, to take
place at L asst Machias, Aug Sth and 9th
| next All who have been connected with
the institution are cordially invited to
be present, and all who expecs to attend
are requested to inform the principal to
that effect on or before July nexl, that
arrangements may he duly made for
their entertainment and programmes
sent them.
A good story is told in the Youths
! Companion in connect on with fire in
the village Of Madison, that occurred y
years ago. The fire was making con-
siderab e prog ess when to the constern-
alton of The people small flame was
discovered high up on the tower Of the
village church ediiice where it could not
readily be reached with ladders, when
Warren BacoB.a young man, NJ sde q big,
wet snow ball and with his left hand
threw it striking the burning spot and
putting out the fire completely The
Somerset Reporter has verified the
account and iinds that the man referred
to ia MIR Warren +. Bacon, now proprit
tor of he foundry and machine shop on
the island ia skowhegan Mr. Bacon
says, however that he did not throw the
snow ball with his left hand, as reported,
and that il did not entirely extiu guish
the fire. BE u'es his right hand for such
purposes, and the historic snow ball
struck tbe,burnirg4 spot hard enough to
drive the fire through into the inside Of
the church tower when men climb up in
side and completed the work OF extin-
guishment
1t is thought in Watervillr that Carl
| Hsgan, the two year old child of Mr.; W.
N. lIagan, is slowly dying from tuber-
culosis the germs of which were CON
municated In cows milk that the
child had eaten, which had the diseaae
It is said that the case will lead to de
maud OF the next Legislature to provide
for the periodical inspection by compe
tent vetinary authorities Of all cltile fur
nishing milk to towns. with view of
detecting disease.