Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-10

hcrcuous exists in the herd.
\ wealthy, elderly gentleman living near
Cortland, has excited the curiosity of bis
ROGER by ordering an immense amount ot
FORK scraps The old man lives alone AMI
= suppnsed To indulge hi' appetite primer
pslly ~ pork scraps.
rortlands school board proposes Ia hay,
nauuil training in the schools of the city
nnd Mayor Baxter has offered to gi,e
nough To pay the salary Of an instructor.
X is thought probable that Mrs. /. S
Grant will spend portion of the summer
Il rophsm beach
We hope the young woman on which ore
, Dung man in Bristol may have set his
tfcctons - worthy of him. He was going
home with her the other night and on the
way heard a souni as of distress from III,
liamarlscotts river. He did not stop TIL h,
tad secured boat. After pulling about y
laie he came upon Mr. Montgomery " hos
ost had capsi1ed and who was almost es
hsusted. The rescuers promptness alont
-aved Mr., Montgomery.
Over in Brldefor they We named cat
after local insurance man because of hi
STAYING qualities
Skow began Is some few miles from Wall
trect but the people of the former plac,
got a squeeze in the stock market last .eek
~ severe in proportion as was experienced
La New York. IL rs stated
that the speculative citizens los
$50 800 and one man who lost $500 at
tempted suicide. Before the crash. uer
lad heeu winning and as result many
became infatuated AMI plunged wilil,
| The folly of specializing in bucket shops b,
hose who have no intimate knowledge OF
| the stock market is gambling in its wors
form. This is made especially clear from
he fact that even the mvst ex
per,encsd broker on Wall strcet
| frequently is caught IN the tolls. II is under
TODD tia, the firm, Baldwin Brothers, Bo-
| ton, has closed its Skowhegan office. Tbis
| firm has agencies and correspondents il
| augusta. Bangor, Pittsfed, Watcrvile
| Gardiner. Lewiston, Biideford and Port,
| land, The latest reports indicate they are
| closing their agencies for some reason best
| know to themselves, and concerning which
| their patrons will be none the wiser. For
however much the operator in margins
thinks he should have redress there is none
| for him that we know of. He should 20
home anl unanimously vote himself an ass.
| There il one Boothhsy citizen that will
| hire his CLAIMS dug hereafter. While dir
| giug a mess of clans one day last week he
| lost a pocket book containing valuables
amounting TO s225. II is supposed To have
gone out with the tide and he'll probably
| wait long for the turn of the tide thar will
float ii back to him.
! That does look like cheeky performance.
| the hondSmen of Bird and Tnitle. the
swintilers. asking the county to settle the
bonds 80 cents on the dollar. These bunco
mFn deserved punishment and il anyone
desired to furnish bombs let them take the
consequences.
Lewiston naturally wants Senator FRYE
| 10 repea, his eulngy On Blaine in that city
| II would ind, e,i be \ trest.
| The next time Representative John Scott
of ra,ien comes to the Legislature it will
probably be from Bath for he has decided
to seitiethere. Rut Rath ia Republican
| city so Mr.. Scott may be allowed to devote
4 ms unftuesttbUftf tAtentS 10 tue law IN part-
nership with Harold NJ. Sewail.
| Are the North Saco dog owners to pay
| the tax on their CANNES: They have said
| they wouldn't this yesr and those who have
| pai, their dog taxes in this State want to
know What the result will be in the case of
| the Moth Saeo statesmen.
Three hundred granite workmcn idle in
Biddeford and the quarries shut down. Not
= pleasant prospect.
The easket containing the remains of the
| late Cot l.. c. Flint of MoHson. was scaled
mp in slate vault. which vas placed in the
grave by order Of ). II Eveleth Of Green
vile, Me. The vault was the best piece
of workmanship in that line. that had b-%p
manufactured >; the Mnnson quarry. The
engraving by e A. Ballard was finely ex-
ecuted. the name. date of birth and death
of deceased being carved on the side. while
on the cover vas the Masonic square and
compass, perfees in every detail.