Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-13

pDyslcldu, LIZ. helleHeI, luIOtus your CUT
respondent, that the mother is doing well
and that the babe is magnificent in its pro-
portions"
A Bath wheelman makes the suggestion
that taxes collected from bicycle owners
should be put into the fund for the improve
ment of the highways. 1t is certainly a
goo way to disposed of it, We do not think
however, that any municipality in Maine
is deriving a very heavy revenue from that
source at this time.
Messrs. Smith & Maxwell, contractors,
broke ground for the railroad on Monday
morning at 30, at the crossing where
China station is to be built. The event was
duly celebrated in tie village by ringing of
the church bells and firing the anvils. A
correspondent writes 1--WE are all pleased
at the prospect of being soon linked by
iron bands with the outer world" Messrs.
Smith & Maxwell have the building of eight
miles from Coles Corner, two miles below
China, six miles into Albion. They will
employ about 100 men and 40 horses when
in full operation.
The long freight train bearing the Maine
building from the Columbian Exposition
grounds to the old Pine Tree State is at
tracing lots of attention. Cars are covered
with canvas and along the eides are the
words "This train contains the State of
Maine Building at the Worlds Fair Bound
for Poland Springs, Maine, Bought by
Hiram Kicker & Sons" In addition to this
the sides of the train are covered with pic
lures, Autographs and paintings. 1t was
photographed at the Fair grounds before
leaving Chicago. The Chicago papers gave
it much prominence. The building was
taken down with great care and very sue
cessfully. The Chicago Inter Ocean says:
"This building was granite structure, and
one of the most serviceable of all the state
buildings at the Fair. The train came by
the way OF the Grand Trunk road. and is
due at Poland. The building will be 10
place by Midsummer"
A young man of Sedgwick, disguised as
a negro tried to be funny the other night by
calling at several houses, and frightening
the inmates. He doesn't find it so funny
now, having deemed it wise to leave home
for fear Of prosecution.
A chick with three perfect eyes 10 quick
enipg the Vanceboro pulse at this time.
Alex Mcdonald is the happy possessor of
this prodigy.
Our Bangor contemporaries are hard at
work sgaiu booming the big ealmsn pool.
There is a suspicion that the merchants and
hotel men of that thrifty burgh catch even
more from it than the fishermen.
This is q gala year for Fourth Of July
celebrations. Portland, Rockland, Calais,
Hampden, Ellsworth and about thirty other
towns have already made preparations for
rousing celebrations and the list is growing
every day. Rocklsnd's specially will be
big firemen's muster. Bangor's the dedica-
ton of the new City Hall, while Calais and
and Boothbsy will enjoy boat races and
Hampden sham battle. In all the cele-
bra'ing towns non. of the usual features
will be omitted. At Milbridge the women
are getting up the programme and baby
show will be one of the innovations.
Bears are reported to be working havoc
among the sheep of West Phillips. Where
are the hunters?
lone of the most thoughtless things
man can do is to drop his glasses into the
letter box" said Letter Carrier Garcelon,
of Lewiston, recently, ''but found some
thing odder than that this morning. 1t was
a paper with q list of groceries and meats
for dinner, and at the bottom was written,
Try and see If you can remember that
Cousin Sue always likes pineapples.'
guess Cousin Sue didn't have any pine
apples for dinner that day but don't know"
The smartest cat in Maine is supposed to
reside in Brooklio. His owner writes the
JOURNAL the following example of his intel
ligence: "My hens got ont of their yard
aud Thomas was seen marching them back
into custody in regular order. He could
not repair the break in the yard fence, but
put himself in the gap till it was mended."
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The use of the bicycle for advertising
10 new fad which has been started by an
enterprising ice cream merchant in East
port. He has large sign conspicuously dis
played on his bicycle, which he sends about