Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-11

Portland is ams zed at the recklessnpss
of an aged but FESTIVE barber who has the
hardihood to vacate for a new one, The
stand he occupied for A. years.
Fox fever surpas.es buck fever If we
may Judge of An attack which veteran fox
hunttr IN Denmark had of it. The other
day his dog ran fox close to him, When
the hunter looked 1T him till he had passed,
then cried bang and threw his gun ut til
fox. His next expression can be imagined
The other night. after the shade. had
fallen thick over bill aud dale, Ellsworth
started for Union to visit his sister, writes
the Waldoboro CORE spontent of the Rock
land Opioion His route lay over lonely
tract of woodland and marsh. and the sto-
ries th-t have be en- told about wild uimsl-
aud things in that sacInn are enough t"
make the hair, even of an intrepid youth
like Ellsworth turn white in n single mo-
went. Ard now, where the laugh comes
in, i. to know how he provided for self de
fence. lie bad a rooster under either srn
and kept them Growing at intervals, so that
the wild beasts, tramps. etc, would think ii
wa. nearing morning and skulk away
One woman of Port Clyde. Who hss
worked in u Gaming factory for p year.
consecutively. is never heard even now TO
wish she possessed the strength of a man.
Short schools and good teachers are
found TO be better than long schools and
poor tesch RS, according to reporas from
the rural districts.
What training the good women Of MAJ
tinsviIie are having, to be sure, each mem
Der of the sewing circle rivatlipg each 9th
er in an attempt 10 make the m ut Of five
cents during the month. This is smaller
capital than most women care to make q
shopping venture on.
Rocklsnd's worthy mayor is keeping out
of mischief these days of sDowstorms, try
ing to enforce the city ordinance, requiring
owners and tenants OF property to clear the
snow from the sidewalks two hours after
the storm is over.
The old Brow ne homestead a. W sterford
the home of "Art.fiias Ward has prob
ably passed into the Possession of Mr.,
William CASTOR. Js tie wife of ex-Govar-
nor CASTOR. son Mrs. Gsston il 4 rri,-
tive of "A.temss wsrd," through ter
mother. Mrs. Louis Hisgin-on of Bottom.
Mrs. Higginson is the daughter OF Mrs.
Helen Eastman, q sister of the famous hui
morist's mother. Af-er the death of the
latter. nine years ago, Mrs. Eastman occu-
pied the old homestead until her own DEATH
which occurred recently. The will has not
been probsted yet, but II is generally uni-r-
stood thai the homestead will 60 10 Mrs.
Gaston. II is a fife old -fas hioned house,
surrounded by tai sncitnt Gins.
As Il i. now clos tia- for psr,riig this
IL = good TIM. To talk up that scheme for
tue introduction OF f0relgu game birds.
Tteee sre thing III It 10 move the heart
of the Lowell NAN bt.i res polI,ic. anil re-
lision. One eosrrsp ,nd.Ei frU@ there
writes If YOU fin = few r.ar.oas in earnest
debate in this vicinity the ,ubje,t "a i'll usual
" b. the y, light Of the last zig killed or
who has seen the last deer.
Saving grace gets nj person through Pc
culiar circumstance sometimes. A young
man in Buci fell ito esssysd the dissips-
ton which apps ars 10 have been rsmpan, 10
that quiet bsiii~ick jast before ThAnk-siv-
ing. '.rsiiles aud sic.r spent his last cent.
lie thea scrsp~d together change enough to
take his best sifi TO ball on Thanksgiving
ere and this menev. too, vent the way of
the first Pennilsss, with a girl on his
hands and no money for ball tickets. grace
came to him. He took Ms best girl 10 .
prayer m. citing thar evenirg.