Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-18

at the present time. One recently killed
sheep and lamb in the town of Abbot.
The cause of the strike IN Idaho was the
refusal Of the mine owners To pay nnskilled
labor 81 30 instead Of $500 per day. 1t
will strike the average reader that the latter
figure constitutes pretty high pay for that
class of help.
DR.. Fitzgerald is a man who has always
been noted for his git thar" qualities. lie
was due in Dover one day recently but the
hotel porter at Bangor failed TO wake him
Nothing dann,ed he chartered "a special
engine and lust fifty-four minutes later he
was in Dover attending to the wants Of his
patients.
Preparations for the introduction OF the
Australian ballot at the coming election are
now being made all over the State The
seiectmen of Skowheg have made ar
rangrments for two voting precincts IN town
under the new ballot law. There will be
ak compartments for preparing the ballots
at each precinct which will give ample
opportunity for ali to vote without crowding
The Maine Central Railroad has made
some very extensive improvements along ITS
line during the past few years. There are
today but four of the old stations left On
lhe oii 'oruah' a,'' - 80 -.
bee and Somerset lines; lishons Ferry
Shawmut, WinslOw and Bowdoiniam Inc
others have given way to better structures
Senator Fry" Is TO address the for"a"'
Club at ITS island oInb mouse on " euheso"s
afternoon the i"th OF august.
;,,.oir, s,nra
so'' "'.' 4" ''''o -, ronl..,a
~, - h,,, r,,,a;rad ,ba ,y,,ab a faw
days before and he had It's NUMBER anu
at once recognized H. -
The rightfui owner OF uie "a'c,' as II
happens, nVes heighoor 10 the Je"eier' an'
wheh he went nome 10 supper ma asu,
he called and asked theni II 'he! h'h senl
the watch TO the shop tor repairs; '"e1
said they had not lie asked II 'iey hao
lent the watch TO any one anu ole answer
was IN the negative ihey were q,i'e sur.
the watch was IN the case "het' Unes ha'
left 1t. NJ the request OF uae Je"epr 'het
looked ana To thelr grea' surprise Tue
watch was not there. ne Jewe,er 'he'
prohuced uie property a"" 'o'' Va nv 10y
in. That WIS the first intlmation the fam
ily had of being robbed The police have
the affair under adviscmeut.
The weather mas ocen rather 'orr'd iof
those runners VINO are IN tie Ntate now So
curing orders Tor hriS'hias e"o"n' wen
goods " th the mercury at ~ are entitled 10
the generous support of the suffering public.
,.,
There IS movement on 1901 20 eS'a''ils"
A heeley institute AT bahsof' II ""S"' ~
Everything is lively now along the line
of the Bangor 4 Aroostook Railway, At
Brownville. work Is progressing we'll,
though the contractors are now at work On
a % foot cut that requires great deal of
labor. Men are getting 81 30 day for 10
hours work and are charged 500 week
for board. The food is good, and every !
pair of horses gets 81 90 a day. There is /
a plenty of help just now, but by August |
more men will be needed, and. no doubt.
everybody who wants work will be EN- !
ployed, rs the road will be rushed during |
the next year.
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1eneral Manager ram Oh 'he ne" ROM
is now IN pennsylvania negotiating WIN
some OF the steel hrh's' ior the p"fo"ase