Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-01
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The members of the Plum Trust fatter
themselves that they bask in the sunshine
of its appreciation but as the Commercial
has long been an ardent and outspoken adj
mirer Of David B. Hill, the natural infer
ence is that when the lines are little more
sharply drawn it will be found life size 10
the camp of the Crackers.
During the recent confiagration in Bath
many amusing things occurred despite the
seriousness of the occasion. Pilfering was
indulged in, as is usual where piles OF goods
of all descriptions offer serious temptation
to those who perhaps were never tempted
before, writes JOURNAL correspondent.
One man had stuffed his pockets with
Hoods tooth powder and was striking for
home, when his attention was called to his
absentmindedness. Being caught he col
lapsed, but braced up enough to remark, 81
wish twas sarsaparilla, fer ter tell the truth
I amt feeling first-class no how" A lady
some distance from the scene of conflagra.
ton inquired of her milkman where and
what the fire was. He told her her hus-
bands stable was burned and all his horses.
She naturally tainted dead away. The milk
man who could WELD the pump break
in the early morning without a shud-
der, was ratified for a mOment-water
wasn't handy, that is, not pure water,
90 he did the next best, emptied quart
of milk (?) in the lady's face which re-
yiyed her at once. The question now is
will he charge that quart of milk as extra. "
No church services were held in the city
we do not make this statement as one OF the
funny occurrences of the day. A family of
five occupying tenement got badly mixed.
They got out most of their household goods
and the sold man" asked "Are we all here?"
The excited wife replied, "Oh John, don't
know, there is five of us or ought to be y
Then she counted "There's Mary oae,
Jamey two, Willie three, and you John,
four, and Oh, dear. 600 John run quick
there amt but four of u.s." She forgot to
count herself.
With all its pipes and hydrants in the
best of working condition the Maine Water
Company at Bath will find it difficult to
drown out the fire of criticism.
Wonder if Auburn used that famous
water charter pail in wetting down the street
railroad tracks Tuesday.
The Bangor General Hospital has made a
splendid record its first year. Since June
It'll, 1898, there have been in the hospital
so patients, of IA whom were out
patients. Of these, SO were medi-
cal, and 4G surgical. OF the former
"A oiv ir,nrnvod
was discharged uninproved and four died.
OF the surgical patients 81 recovered. one
was improved, four were not benefited, and
one died. Eight eye cases have been
treated.
A very effectual method has been dis
covered for dispensing the majority of q
crowd of loafers-offer them work at good
pay. The janitor of Portland's city build
ing went to group of men standing on the
street in front of the building and offered
20 cents an hour to any one of them who
would shovel about the building, the job
being a 10 or IL hour one. Not one would
work for less than 25 cents an hour. These
facts needn't discourage charity but should
teach the charitable to use discretion in be-
slowing assistance.
LIP January 1854 man made deposit of
sc in the Gardiner Savings Bank. Last
month, just so years afterward the bank
book was taken into the bank and the
amount Withdrawn, How much did that Sc
with interest amount to? Just $l39 G6.
Who says there aren't the best of POSSIBLE
tiles for the thrifty man in Maine?