Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-01
aLoss THE war.
Beware u III RirA Day " April :
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- Courts Once.

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ths yssf. 30 much fer cusso.. II van
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dsiiss bill In tbs stSsss don't pick Il 10 ia,
ssss might b pissing a April foo, ,ks On
ssns poor fsIIev win less scsspIes shsa ysu
vho vssid PICK " ~ sad Walk o. vt,ha n,
nssdsrs,s ths fact. II some seazs,n-
ssscs bsssscbolss you On TIE ssress snd
oocupiss - hoss Of your vsissbls tina Ia
islhss yss Inst April Fools day esixins,sd
Win Confuscius. den's irjuss bic fssIlnss
b. saying April Foo" sad breaking sv.y
from bic sfssp. Don't b. o. oil ,a,p,,s.d
II sons old jsks IL psinsd ca On you. rs
10 said Of Chsnsesy Dspsv shas BE- va
snes fooled By IKE that Adam terms.
tfaasd. There 10 fseshasss snd iass,s,t
Inst sone jokes sssams By reason Of thai,
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what have you for me sodsy ?" -, tn |
qssssion put % The seniai clerk of court,
in ed for ksnnsbse couaty.
Of course the clerk knew tia, The reoo,,. |
f wanted news and Of 70 cerssiaty TIA, va,
jast vhAs hs did want.
Ssys the clerk, says b.. "I think can
hn you up hdsy."
Visions Of column articles, 4 s,srtlisy
cessation win 70 scrsamer'' for hsstIiass
snd The mist supsrIcducsd in the reporters
eyes BY such unlocked for kindness ,,most
blinded him.
The genial clerk took ksy--a ponder
ons ksy-from . secret drawer in bis ds,k
and proceeded 10 unlock 9 door to closet
opening ca his Office.
A sksssson In tho closet sb,a. to bs r.
vsslsd' Whsv,t
Tas door few opsn ss by mag. C sesame,
the colonel rsmafkiax. "Don's you think
you cen get filed up from that
10 this closet we're three or four shelye,
completely filed with bottles Of iiauor.
bosslss isbslsd brandy, gin, rum, vhisksy,
etc. There vas guar. task smoue them
that vas taken from the bsrrsi Of bottles
owned BY Mr.. Bssl Of Clinton before he
drank the contents Of one Of them
and died from the poison oontaine therein.
II vss .. the April term 1883 that one Of
the sons Of the desd man vas tiled and con-
victsd Of having poisoned his father, and 10
nov wing life sentence In Thomssson.
Some Of tine TASKS bore wrappers on
which the ot'ioer or spo,tsr who obtained
thea had written the circumstances con
uscted With finding or buying the liquor. of
whom bought and other f,css which served
TO have the sellers thereof convicted ofrum
selling.
Included in this lot Of bottles vas one
containing beer that proved more clio.
qusnt even than the demostheuicaI
attorney for the defense who had been
iabofing hard and long to prove that the
beer 10 this bottie-whch was shown 10
court-wa' not Intoxicating. Whistler the
efefvescsne Of the lawyer set to vibrating
9 sympathetic chord in that beer Is not
known but Just as ihs attorney was gssping
on bis highest II isht. ihme came loud ex-
plosion from the bottle and the cork thereof
soTsd toward the ceiling OF the temple Of
justice. The beer in the bottle was not
more STALE Than the remainder Of thH plea
for the deferse.
In this closet which the clerk CT courts
opened for the inspection Of the reporter
is collected for temporary storage these
.slitAls Witnesses that have bssn acoumulAt-
ing for sons time and which form Al
Interesting exhibit.
Under the head Of Signs Of Spring"
Music and Drama prints the following;
The frayed look on the uen's overcoats.
Vacuum In the coal bia.
Lounzers Ia the public squares
The poets
Bits Of green gra q showing
Theatr icaI benefits.
tbs W omau's q urfy. tsHow are YOU having il