Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-24

disgrace TO the state or town which does 1t.
The many friends of George V. S.
Mchaelis will be pleased to learn of the
success that has attended his newspaper
space writer he soon won recognition
firing industry. He has fine
appreciation of what constitutes news,
and an ease ia approaching all classes of
people which placed him, almost from the
start, in the front rank of the interviewer
of the Hub. His wide awake work
enabled him to secure number
of valuable newspaper scoops" Mr..
Michaelis has a wide and large acquain-
lance with the leading men of Maine, which
he aquired during his service upon the KEN
NEEEC JOURNAL and which has proved very
valuable to him in his Boston news
paper work. Since he has occu-
pied his present excellent position
upon the regular taft of the Boston Journal.
MIR. Michaeiis has been given number of
important assignments, and his friends
have just reason to feel proud of the able
and successful manner in which he has full
filled them. We never for moment doubted
but what George" would win his way to
the front in this broader field of newspaper
work. The love and aptitude for journal
ism which he evinced during his connection
with the KENNEBEC Journal, his industry,
his fine command of pure English, his
fertility and versatility, we're always
equal to every new duty that came
to him, aud made him an exceedingly
valuable member of our force. We sh. al
watch his newspaper career with deep inter
est and with feeling of pride in the sue
cesses he will not fail TO achieve in his
chosen work.
Think of leather coupling for railroad
cars. Such a one and the first used in the
State is in the possession of J. J. Gerrish &
Co., Portland. On looking at it one can
easily believe the story that used to be told
of passengers stopping a train by grasping
the bushes which grew alongside the track
The Bath Independent exclaims "half
the girls in Bata are running savings bank
account We always thought Bah girls
very marris G able. Now this settles it.
Baths new postmaster has been going the
rounds with the carriers osten.ibly to learn
the business i'll all its details. It's ire
sumable that he II 60 en- duty with the night
vatchman, clean out the spittoops with the
'hitor and shovel coal with the fireman.
The Fort Fairfield conundrum is, &C.
coriing TO the Leader When do you think
the p ople will set so sick of tn, terrible
muddy str' cts that they will 60 to work
and fix them"
Prof. l.. Bateman, the nominee of the
Populists for governor, believes in free sill
yer but says he wouldn't take the Demo-
cratic nomination if brought to him on
silver platter. Ii emit be bee iuse of his
aversion 10 the platter.
The Rocklani High sch 1o' gradual ng
ciass has vote to have instead of GRADUATE
ing parts by the class lecture by some
prominent eiucs tor. This would no doubt
be an agreeable change TO the casual visitor
Who might c. aEce 10 drop in at the exer-
cises but il wont take the place of the old
method. The hopes. ;he fears, he effort,
'he pride of fond parents an friends won't
b nj their accustomed stimulus in the lee.
ture that it found 10 the class parts.
The death Of the Bangor marksman from
, q wound received on the rifle range last