Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-30
The killing crank has made his appear
ance In Bangor.

Aroostook Times As to the location
of depots along the line Of the Bangor 4
aroostook Railroad the Star-Herald is
right in its conclusion that it is d matter
of secondary importance 1t doesn't care
where they have the depot as long as
they have one 1t evidently thinks that
the depot question ought to be the last
thing to call forth much argument, after
so many years Of waiting for railroad
Biddeford Journal; Now let the ice
harvest proceed, Turn swords into
marking ploughs and spears into Crap
ping hooks.
Among all the stories which one hears
Of hard hearted landlords it is refreshing
oftentimes to learn of one of the oppo
site character. One in Portland tbs
other day went to collect his rent which
bad not been paid for several months
tle found that the husband had gone
away to work. The wife and two chill
dren were alone in the house. They ha(
nothing to eat and nothing with which
| to make q fire. What does he do but
take the mother and children to his owr
home, where he fed and armed them
they have been there for several days
and still he keeps them.
Aroostook Republican: Does ARGOS
look need a railroad? Is the territory
large enough to Justify the building Of
one: It contains $500 square miles and
is larger than Connecticut and Rhode
Island combined. with soil far surpass.
Ing either In fertility.
The door way Of the Oak street school
house Lewiston, ia q place where the
children congregate on cold mornings
before the bell rings. They are waiting
for the doors to open at half past eight
Two boys crowd up into the corners.
We've got the corners, Johnnie; keep
them" What won't boys do asks the
Journal, to rival each other.
The Portland public library contains
3G 600 volumes, and the library of the
Maine Historical Society 10, 900 volumes.
Both are housed in the Baxter Building,
given to the city by Hon. James =.
Baxter.
The village Of Midtown lies partly in
Calais, Me and partly across the line In
New Brunswick, but the big cotton mill
chat makes the village, is on the New
brunswick side. IL has escaped taxa
ton up to the present time, by exemp-
ton; but now it is to be taxed and bv a
novel method. The town council has
sent to every ratepayer ballot with a
scale of valuation ranging from $50, 900
10 $3.50 000 The amount marked by the
most voters will be taken as the one
upon which taxes shall be annually
levied.
Horrible, horrible. was the experience
Of lewiston man upon recent morn
ing. When he arose he found his boots
contracted from moisture, in an attempt
to get them on he pulled off the straps
He hunted for his lantern. it was at S
neighbor's. h. could not fad his stove
shovel when his wife shouted in despair
II am so thankful we can fed the stove "
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The Argus says the demand for trained
nurses is said to far outrun the suppl
in Portland Il present One or two Young
ladies who have tho largest clientel'
among the medical profession are said
to secrete themselves in oat of the way
places after they leave patient in or6ei
10 get little rest before going to thu
next. The fashion which the grippe hss
of bring whole families down at singh
blow has much to do with this great call
for nurses.
A letter was received in P0rtlanr
Tuesday night which was in siled In the
postoilice ar Melbourne. Australia, OF
Christmas Day /; had been only 80
days on its journey ACROSS the Pacific
to San Francisco and thence across The
American continent, passage which
was remarkably fast one Letters ar,
making the trip between San Francisco
and Portland in five days and three
hours.