Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-25

The first postmaster appo nted in penub-
sent county under the present Cleveland
administration was for saltwater Mr.. g.
T. Michel Is the man who was supposed
to- he the successful candidate for the place
When his commission arrived, however. it
bore the name of e.. b. HarshaH. There
Was nothing for MIR. Michael to do but to
return the paper and await patiently the
sloY action of the great overworked be-
he,ding department. at Washington. Fri
lay the Washington dispatches announced
the appointment of e, h. mitchell for the
position. Whether this was an error of
the telegraph operator or the postoflice de.
partiuent remains TO be seen.
"A high hope FOR low heaven tod grant us
patience
Hon. Edward Wiggin of presque Isle has
been appointed member of the Advisory
Council of the Worlds Congress Auxiliary
on farm culture aud cereal industry and a
member of the Worlds Agricultural Con-
gr, 50 to convene in Chicago. October 18th,
in the permanent Memorial Art Palace. In
a letter accompanying his commission Mr..
Virgin is authorized and requested to IN
tro luce by letter all farmers in Aroostook
county who may attend the exposition.
The JorRNAL congratufates its Aroostook
friendsupon having 40 competent a man in
this responsible and honorable position.
No person in Maine is better qualified to
look after the interests of Aroostook farm
ers thaa is Senator Wiggin. He is gentle
tnan of wide information and culture and
has honored every position he has been
called by the people to fill.
Residents on High. Second and Union
streets in Bangor are protesting against the
project for the establishment of a public
hospital in their vicinity. To an outside
observer it would seem rs il their objections
were reasonable. and that such an nsti,u-
ton would be much better located on some
high elevation Of land outside the business
portion of the city.
The members Of the High Street church,
Portland. are rejoicing over the fact that
they are now entirely out of debt. At the
las. annual meeting of the society it wss
voted TO make great effort to wipe ont
their heavy Indebtedness and the announce
ment now made is the result of active work
by pastor and people during the past year.
A gentleman in Portland has a cane of
historic value and which he prizes highly.
IL N8s aAth iEtu just va hoNsS
which was built at Ipswich, Mass, in l64T.
and which was torn down IS years ago.
The house was built by his ancestors who
settled in that vicinity in the year 1856 and
built this house from which the cane is
is made, is years later. The cane is of
hard wood. showing the imprints of nails
that were driven 25o years ago, but is high
ly polished and sports silver head.
A complete set of the new Columbian
stamps, unused. figures up just sl6s the
denominations being l, =. ), 4, 8, 6, s, 10,
10. so and 90 cents, and 81, 81, IS, 81 and
IS. The designs all represen, scenes in the
life Of Columbus except the Is stamp,
which is simple vignetse of the head of
the great discoverer. 1t is q very good pic
ture. but rather expensive for . small one.
In fact, a man buyiug steel engrsvines
would not be likely to settle upon it as his
first choice