Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-09

aqueduet water is froze up solid" Moth
ing more is needed; we know Just about
how Mr.. Butler must feel. Or rather
how he did feel before this last thaw.
He no doubt rejoiees that the cold snap
il over.
An exchange chronicles unique incl
dent at . leap year party in HARRISON. A
gay octogenarian belle saw home
smart old beau of u years
The Ellsworth American says that
1.-The Tauncewauniesy Club was lately
organized in that city," Just imagine
one Of the club members going home at
2 o'clock In the morning and trying to
say that name 10 stern and skeptical
wife,
Androscoggin county has new min-
eral spring that may yet become famous.
1t is but short distance from tie
Auburn city hall, and the proprietor has
great faith in the healthful properties Of
its waters.
In Bangor Sunday school last Sun-
day. little girl asked her teacher where
the ten commandments came from. Her
teacher said Moses gave them 10 the
Jews 30, didn't know Moses gave
them" said the child. 81 know him, he
sells flowers down at Harlow's.'
On the campus &C Bowdoin College is
. stone post with piece OF fat iron on
top OF 1t. This was formerly used In
making calculations with the sun but is
not now used at all, except to make hid
eous noises in the night. Some Of the
BOYS steal out there in the night some
times and pound on the fiat weather.
worn iron with stone till il gives to the
darkness the most horrid groans ever
heard
A black sort of R Joke was played on
the Lewiston city marshal Sunday
Some one stepped into the police station
and asked Deputy Marshal Metcslf,
Who's dead here: see there ia some
Grape on the marshal's door" No one
ia dead that know OF, said the deputy
He went out, ard cure enough there was
the Grape II WAS promptly removed.
Portland ladies have seventy one clubs.
We didn't know the natural seaport was
city of such bad husbands as that.
An Oxford county man, with poetry
in bis soul, remarks that the yellow
birch trees have taken on richer and
more golden chrome since the spool bus
iness made them worth 81 20 cord.
The towns begin to swarm as suitable
weather for March meetings comes on,
fremont down in Hancock county wants
to be divided.
The York Courant calls aloud for
yault for the safe keeping Of the rec
ords Of that ancient town. The records
Of old York are remarkable with age
and are probably OF more historic value
than those of any other town in New
England They contain births, mar
riages, deaths, locations of highways
aud other matter of great value dating
back three hundred years. The rec
ords OF the older towns in this county
are mine Of historic wealth which has
never been put imperfectly worked by
the historian What field is afforded
for the antiquary to revel in by the hand
ed down traditions and written records
Of York, Kittery, old Berwick Wells
ard kennebunk. Before lire destroys
them or the memory Of the Oldest in
hsbitint fade away. these inestimable
treasures should be gathered up and put
n such form "a to endure for the en-
llghtenment AMI profit OF ali coming
cnerations. The careful preservation
OF these relic of the past should be 4
matter Of town pride. and safes or
| vault as nearly fire and burglar proof
as possible should be provided for them
wherever such lack now exists
Work has commenced on the power
station of the Saco Il Biddeford Electric
Railroad. 1t is thought the road will be
in operation by the first of May along
portion Of its line at least.
The system of teachers meetings and
discussions of leading topics in the work
OF education that Prof. Stuart has intro
duced into the Lewiston schools re
marks the journal, and which has also
been taken hold of in the Auburn schools,
has proven to be an excellent method of
more thoroughly interesting and in
structing the teachers in their work. A
week or two ago such meeting was
held in the High School hall in Lewis
ton. The subjects discussed were ones
that are constantly proposing themselves
to the minds Of progressive thinking
teachers. The discussion OF them at q
meeting like this of all of the teachers
in the two cities widens and deepens the
knowledge of them in the individual
minds, This is work that should be
carried on.
BridgtOn News meteorological nov
city february and March hridged to-
gether by a stout crust.
Camden ia talking OF loan and build
ing association. The Herald hears that
nearly three hundred shares have been
pledged already by prominent business
men
The grangers Of Androscoggin county
must be Jolly set. They are going to
have an "all day sing" at Lake View
Grange Hall, Auburn next Thursday.
A good report from some OF the Maine
State College boys comes from Roanoke
Va In the militia company that was
called into service in that city few
weeks sgo to quell mob, caused by the
lynching Of a negro, were three old
officers OF the Coburn cadets-the mill
tary company OF the students of the
Maine State College. They were Capt.
Bird in command ex- captain Cush
man and cx-Lieut. Colin. The
M amer in which Capt Bird handled his
company was complimented very highly
by many old soldiers who were in the
ranks for that night.
STATE NEWS.
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