Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-19

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Chicago Tribune
The Portland Argus tells a good story
about Horace J. Colvin, New England pas
senger agent Of the G.. +. Il. X. Yeass ago
Mr.. Coivin, then q smart boy, entered the
employ Of the Central Vermont ktilroad,
and by pluck and get-up- and get won favor
with Agent Cummings, Who said a word in
his favor to Lncius TattIe, who in turn
appointed him New England agent for the
e. +. r., with an Office in Boston. Every
Thing was supposed To be all right with Col
win until he began to take Cinnamon home
ward over the q. Y. X. accompanying them
A. far As Vanceboro. This he did several
times and those who rode with him on the
trains then nosicesi that he talked the Ian
gnage Of tea chests and fire cracker wrap
pers with iuency. As 1t takes years TO
learn the Chinese language the feat was
considered remarkable, and close scrutiny
was made into Mr.. Colsins snteeedents.
IL vas learned that, although born of re
spectacle and wsil-to-do parents in New
York state, Horace was kidnapped when
baby, On account of his personal beauty,
anil taken TO Pekin. where for ten years he
Was q court fsvositc and had ali tina, the
Fiowery Kingdom could offer at his disposal
One day the Emperor died, and Horace,
then big boy, ran away and returned to
America, where he has since found favor
with the greatest railroad IN the world.
The number of crawling things tina, are
Ia, L. han huu has - .Ix.
large in the course Of season-even in
the prohibition State Of Maine. q. l.
Soulc of Pittsfield has on exhibition At
his store a savage looking specimen Of the
genus reptile recently found in bunch OF
bananas. II is nearly As large over a. u
mans hand when spread out has shell and
claws reminding one of lobster, anil has
a great capacity for biting. 1t has been
viewed by large number of people none of
whom have been able to correctly name
| it.
The rolling stock Of the Maine Central
| has been kept in such excellent condition
| the past year that the company is able TO
dispense with 10 of its operatives in the re-
pair shops
It's great country down where the
Shore Line railroad is to run. They report
| from East Macbias alewives so thick as to
| interfere with the tides.
The Bowdoin Orient notes the remark
able fact that the death on June 2, of WIN.
Hale. ESD, of Dover, ". H., member of
the Bowdoin class of %, leaves the nine
Oldest classes of which any member sur
wives with hut one living representative
| each. Beginning with the class of 1870
there is no break in the roll of living alum
nj the survivors of the first nine being
1920, Rev. Thomas T. Stone, u. d., the
oldest living alumnus of the college; 1921,
Isaac W. wheelwright, Esq; lS22, Charles
T.. Barrett, Esq; lo-a, Richard W. Dunn
mcr. Esq. 1924. Frederick W Burke. Esq :;
lS25, Hon James W. Bradbury LII. D. ;
is26, Isaac Mcclellan, the poet; 1927, ex-
Senator Fetch; 1923, Rev. Sanford A.
Kingsbury p. d. The list begins and ends
with doctor of divinity and contains two
ex senators of the uitcd States.
This is the commencement season, when
some remark my schooldays are over"
and others plan for new schools to con
auer. Commencement day is a big one
down here IN Maine and may it ever be.
While the subject is fresh in mind" re
marks the Gospel Banner, lit is a good time
to remind those who in future years may
be called to serve AS delegates to State con
ventions, or who may attend such meetings
a. visitors, that they ought to accept grace
fully the accommodations assigned them,
taking Il for granted that in every ease the
best IL done that is possible TO the people
Tho furnish the entertainment We cant
believe any Maine delegates are mean
enough to do otherwise than accept grace
fully. Furthermore anyone who went
along" 10 the convention for a pleasure or n
business trip and then kicked about the free
entertainment is too mean TO find lodging
IN the upper Or even the lower hereafter.
Soon therell be music in the Main hay
field.
Saturday was Bunker Hill day also the
day when the veterans at the National Sol
disrs Home in this State decorated the graves
of their comrades; a day when ones mind
have been inclined to patriotic thoughts.
What's this Down on the border
CALAIS is to have two Fourth of July celc-
brations while every other place in the State
10 having hard work getting up one.
The Calais Times intima.es that Col.
J. N. Greene hasn't lost his interest in the
Shore Line. The Times says; lie named
and secured the appointment of two new
directors at the Mschias meeting, last week.
and has since visited Boston to attend to
matters pertaining to the railroad.
The Western braggart is 'iloored.
Eastern Maine farmers are using immense
Quantities of alewives for fertilizers. A
Western farmer may go cunning for rain
but he can't take an afternoon of and
cstch enough alewivcs to ensure success
full corn crop.
The late Hiram Kicker of Poland Springs
made more money out of water than most
liquor dealers ever did out of rum. And
everybody was benefited in the operation.
A Durham stage driver tells good sto-
ry He says Lafayette Hackette hen
stole her nest in the ice house and before
discovered Matched out seven very lively
chickens Two chickens were found dead
but he doesn't have the hardihood to init
mate they died Of sunstroke.
hitresensus Fertilizers ies Grass.