Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-13

| left the water sweet and clear.
Belfast has successful business
woman who carries on large clothing
mandatory herself.
The Passport Sentinel yearns for some
industry for the benefit of the unem
ployed during the long season wher
there is no sardine packing in the Dor
der town There are about six month;
In the year when some business is
needed TO tide the people over
The last advertising dodge in Bangor
that of throwing goods from upper
windows Of stores, was attended Satur
day with more disastrous results than
the first affair of the kind, when only
bruised noses and battered hats were
seen. Saturday there was serious
runaway, boy being knocked down
run over and severely hurt. The Com
mercial says If like schemes are adver-
tsed again, the courts will doubtless be
asked to prohibit them.
Biddeford journal: The past year GER
tainly must have been a prosperous one
with Maine newspapers, as d very
iAIs ptoptfLiUu VI them HaFc
been enlarged and otherwise i'm
proved, two notable instances being
the change from four to eight
pages, " ith handsome new dresses OF
type, by those sterling Republican news
papers, the Portland Press aud Repub,i
can Journal of Belfast. All told there
are one hundred and ninty three papers
published in this State, classified as fol
lows daily, Is; semi weekly,3; weekly
ll3; semi-monthly. 8; monthly, -:
quarterly, II In politics % are RepuD
liCan and l. are Democratic.
Eight of The senior class of twenty ID
the Calais High School, are fitting for
college-an unusually large percentage
as high schools go. The youth Of the
st. CroN city evidently have high ideas
Workmen on Rogue Island, near Ma
chias. recently disiuterred what they
called the bones of an Indian. They
were covered with rocks and were very
much decomposed, yet, the lower Jaw
with teeth, was nearly whole, as were
some OF the larger bones Of the legs. A
part of Jaw with the teeth Of dog in
dicated that dog was also buried with
him. Several arrow heads and pieces oil
flint stone were found near the same
place.
The JOURNAL has received copy OF
the tweuty-irst annual report of the
Maine General Hos pital, which has been
examined with interest. The financial
transactions of the year involve the
stewardship OF 1865 80. 80, with the
varied interests of management which
this sum represents, all of which has
been administered in the most faithful
manner. How the magnificent 100000
legacy OF the late Ex Gov. Abner Coburn
without restriction stands out upon
the noble page Of benefactions to thi'
grand institution. Verify, the gooG
men do lives after them
The graphic pen Of DR.. w. 3. Lap
ham Of this city describes In a most
readable manner the natural beautie:
and picturesque character OF the scenery
of the region along the Upper Coos Rail
read, now the Quebec Division of tbs
Maine Central, In a little pamphlet OF p
pages entitled Outing Notes, issued
under direction of MIR. F. + Boothbv
manager of the passenger department
Of the Maine Central. The descriptions
of the towns along this attractive sum
mering region, with historical notes anG
other interesting and valuable data rem
der the booklet well worthy of preser-
yatiou