Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-08

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bourne, Distinguished JevisA esssss1
one Of the many unpleasant features II
shx shundue dsws sf indussTi0 vns hlus-
tr.ted = Biddef1ea she oeher day. Man
chester youne man, thrown out Of work ~
the Sau Zines asd driven FROM home By .
serrfashes hsd been 10 Biddeford for three
ass,. bpotinx for work Of any kind and IN
abe 10 Get ANYTHING 70 do. The young naa
would not beg xnd from Thursday morning
until Saturday noon he had MOI bad .
ruovshf1t Of food. He vas % faint that be
could harssiy stand when he made known
hi. coudision to ofheer Goodwin Who sent
him 70 4 restaurant and lad bin filed up.
The gain in the earnings Of the Boston &
Mains Railroad for the quarter ending june
3O,h, will be sgfscisr. 70 shov surplus
for the last ssai yesr Of over $50 600
after paving all axed charges md dividends
on the stock The net earnings for the
nine months ending March 3ist vefe s2l5.-
| 57I ahead Of rhe corresponding period Of
: the previous year. Eer Jaly The passenger
earning, were the largest, with one excep-
aen, Of any month in the history Of the
road.
City Treasurer Libby Of Portland, is boz
rowing from citizens, anil issues certificates
for three months, payings even per cent. IN
tersst 70 all ~h0 desire 70 tavest, and thas
.arai.h the ss.inews Of var" for the running
Of the Porrisni city departments. He will
not take over go, 900 at present.
lewiston journal: IL il sagaested thar
the lsx of las. wintsr regsrtiing public
libraries, will materially affect some Of the
lawyers having "a pull" on the town books.
snd viii a. any rat. shen th. return to the
STATE authsritses, Yeeuir@si 10 be made In
April anomaly cOnses in, throw < sod deal
of light upon en- way the laws snd reports
furnished by ti,s. sfa,e 70 each 'o~n, an
DISPOSED Of In aans rogs cases some law
Yer Of the town has hal these books. costing
gate a little sam yearly If purchased, while
Others Of the profession less favored, have
ma, 10 provide themselves at their oTa e1
pense In other Instances some legal gentle
man rot a resident Of the town, has had the
books scot free In one case the lawyers
tell Of, a towns law reports, and ''acts and
resolves" vent isto the hands of layer
IN neigbborinz town almost without cost
and he a. he had the books Of his own
town, sent them regularly TO brother who
il practiciBg Law 10 western city. la an.
other case the muuieip.l officers sold
without authority from the town. set OF
laws AMI State documents covering pc
ROD of sixty years and really worth large
sum To Portland runner, for a few dol
lars. Now that the STATE boots have to go
toto the public libraries and be KEEP, there
in, and reported 10 the Governor AMI connr
cal yearly. Ne may expect reform in this
matter. Some interesting yarns may be
expected next spring il the State officials
take pains to inquire iato the manner the
books have been hitherto disposed of,
There is SAID 10 be the maddest kind of a
woman in Portland She persisted in play
ing her piano despite the wooden swearing
of her neighbors by means Of staining doors
and windows. One night last week there
vas ring at her door bell. woman
HON she had never met stood there. The
first part of the conversation passed unno-
ticed, but suddenly the excited voice Of All
angry woman awOke the echoes of the
street. You say YOU are a singing
teacher and that Mrs. g. sent you here. !
don't want any singing teacher II beg
pardon. madam, replied the caller, sh sad
she heard you stag and you wanted a teacher
badly II is kindness to draw the veil
here, but there was a hair-pulling match
right then and there, and tSo angry women
arc out cunning for Mrs. b. But since
then tile vDcaists piano ard the quiet even
ing air took long decided rest.
Har-a-
The suggestiveness of the following
dialogue is enhanced by the fact that it oc
CURED at the Old orchard campground last
week
nian rushed out of one Of the houses,
followed a. far as the door by the landlady
The man was cxcitedly shouting -" Seventy
i've cents a day Seventy five cents a
Jay"
The woman shouted after him You
have not payed your bills; you are not an
honest man
Il am Christian, ! hope, replied the
man wh) was by tbis time across the roat
from tn house, hdt not hey ond reach OF
his Iandladys voice which sas sent after
him with the scornful parting shot -
Christian! Come back and pay your billr
and maybe I'll believe you are"
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