Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-01
MAINE GOSSIP.
The canary birds of Maine eat an
nually about five tons Of canary seed.

nually about five tons Of canary seed.
There is cat in Saco which takes its
coffee mornings Just like human kind
The BiddefOId Standard does not say
whether she continues such striking iGai-
tation and takes an "eleven o'clocker
lust like man" or not, but as the town
is Biddeford, probably she does. Speak
ing Of eats, nearly all of the feline tribe
in Winimantic are on the sick list with
influer ~ and several have died.
Bangor Commercial Mr. l.. G. Bearce
OF Ashland, in conversation with a rep
resentative Of the Commercial, saws the
pee ole in his section Of arO0stook county
are greatly interested in the Aroostook
railroad. Mr., bearce, who isl well known
lun herman, states that with the road
built to the town Ashland would soon be
an important place for the manufacture
Of lumber. lie says large quantity OF
logs can he doomed and held safely in
the deadwater in the Aroostook river. All
OF these logs are now driven to st John
and manufactured by foreign labor
Logs cut on the ArOOstook river and
coming ioto the Aroostook at Ashland
from the Big Machias river can be mar
ufactured and shipped to the market by
the new railroad ut less expense than
the cost Of driving and manufacturing
and getting to American markets via st
John. Large amounts OF this lumber
with the road built would come to this
city to be shipped which would give em
ployment to the laboriDg men Of Bangor
An order has been issued to Mai le
Central conductors and ticket agents
from the general ticket Office at Portland
stating that 800 mi e mileage book. at
two cents per mile will be put on sale at
once. These books are positively re.
stricted to the use of one person and will
be sold with signatures a, has been the
custom in the past. The regulations IL
regard to the other mileage hooks remain
unchanged.
| The Damarscotta High School raised
beautiful flag over it's building OF
| Washington's birthday, the gift of ID
". Chapman, ESQ. Speeches, music and
other exercises accompanied the event
and the occasion was OF interest to all.
The Biddeford Journal of Saturday
purchased the Remick wood lot in South
Eliot and have establi' he'd saw mil
there for cutting timber into lumber, cut
last week tree which produced fite
| logs. From the first two they estimate
getting 1900 feet of lumber, aud the re-
naming 800 feet making total OF Zoo
| feet of lumber, besides large amount
OF cord word and branches for fire 1t
is said to be one-of the largest, il not the
biggest tree in this vicinity. The wood
lot Is said to be the most valuable In
York county.
The Knox county papers are booming
new jail.
Rockland Tribune: The work OF can
vassing In toe interest of the public
library is going forward effectively under
charge OF the young ladies of the shake
spear society. There "a general and
hearty response on the part of our pee
Pile, and The memberships come in rspidlr
One young lady cauvasser has secured
over fifty. The membership fee is onl,
a dollar Let none refuse TO aid In this
great undertaking We want mem Der
ship # at least 5000, and it GU he to be
easy to obtain
One thousand Line hundred and TWEEN
ty four short Holsters were seized 10