Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10


The amenities Of Cyclone city journalism
are creeping into Maine. Witness the fol
lowing in the Union locals of the Rockland
Opinion We owe an apology to the
L MON Times. We stated that it was to be
printed in Rockand. 1t has not even got
any knox-county blood in it. 1t is all
printed in Boston. got up in newspaper
factory, where the same paper is printed,
with "A change of headings. for scores of
different places, al over the country.
That is a great local" paper. We would
really like to see Union have good local
paper it would help the town and would
deserve support. But the Union Times is
a fraud, and an imposition on the people.
II will be time enough for them to give it
support when it is printed in Union
That State convention at Bath of the Uni
versalists appears to have been one of the
most successful as wa as most enjoyable.
The editor of the Nor.h Berwick journal
had he lived in England few months ago
would have been eligible TO the position of
poet laureate. He says; This is the sea
son of the year when the freekles on the
face of New England girl suggest little
brown daisies buried in field of cream.
News has been received from the mack
erel fleet to the effect that fish are plenty
and of good size.
Lewiston Sun The man who discovered
Poland spring would be sufficient to place
upon the hesdstone of the late Hiram Rick
err The crystal fountain bubbling forth
from the rocks near his grave is monument
to his memory such as few men have erected
to theirs.
Moose as well as deer come out into civ
liz alton in Aroostook county. Two mag
nifcent specimens of moose were seen trot-
ting down much travelled road the other
day.
The other evening several Italians lodged
in the Bangor police station. They were
on their way from working on the Bangor
& Aroostook Railroad back to the Hub.
Their explanation for leaving their job was.
"Ah-h, No-s gooda Too mucha blacka
fiy-muskeet, Ah-h-h,"
George Moulton of Bradley owner of a
hairless calf 10 said To have been offered by
the agent of Barnum's menagerie $500 for
it-and--he refused.
Prospect man has found chunk of a
meteor-or thinks he has that weighs "a
pounds and is of a dirty white color.
Not a borrower but lender be. is the
motto of a Biddeford man who says: 81
am 63 years old and have earned my liv
ing ever since was . years old. have
never borrowed n dollor of anyone in my
life, though | have lent good deal. and
never owed a dollar in my business after it
was due
A disappointed Aroostook lover recently
conferred great compliment on the woman
who rejected his advances for those of
smother. A newly married man, a com
mercisl traveller. stepped off the car, on the
up train at Fort Fairfield, last Saturday
evening. and when he returned to the car,
and was about to enter the door rotten
egg whizzed by him and struck the car.
The brave ~ man, who Is said to have
been in love with tue young lady who mar
ried the travelling man, attemp'e 10 secure
revenge BY using rotten egg on his sue
cessful rival, and disappeared in the crowd
after his unsuccessful effort.
The Rocklsnd city government. thinks
Fourth Of July comes high at $500 and
hasn't appropriated the money. There
will he a celebration at the Knox Trotting
Park where St25 has been offered in purses
2 so class, 500; 2.95 class, $50; a.2s
class trOt and pace Si15