Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-19

MAINE GOSSIP.

MAINE GOSSIP.
A Maine exchanges society correspon-
dent at Byron throws off ennui and his Ian
guild air to pen the following Consulting
with reliable lady friends 1 find several
critical experiences during the late hot spell.
One washed most of the forenoon, her
sweat keeping tub replenished with warm
water, and baking day temperature in
kitchen so high that dough on table
scorched."
The Rockland fisherman who took the
following inventory of his fish weir, con-
cluded that the lion lying down with the
lamb isn't a circumstance: Lamper eel,
smooth back founder, rough back founder,
sculpiu, herring, hickory shad, alewive, tom
cod, saw belly, lump fish cod, salmon, hake,
sinner, eel, skate, squid, striped bass, spider
crab, Gunner, porgie, mackerel, sand dab,
Witty, soup, sea shad, and---two l3-inch
brook trout. *"
Rockland Courier-Gazette The Maine
libel law is an unjust thing. For example,
Biddeford was visited by swindler who
presented himself as"Prof. Arthur Plante."
The Biddeford Times and other papers,
suppOsing that was his name, spoke of the
mans swindles and now the real Prof.
Plante, who isn't that sort of man, threat
ems to sue the Times for $4,000 for libel.
The law should be so amended that when
a paper unintentionally does thing of that
kind the publication shall be amenable to
something less severe than libel law.
OF the battery at Fort Preble are but few
left who served in the army during the re-
bellion. Privates in the regular army after
80 years service, are retired on three-quar-
tiers pay, which would amount about $500 a
year. One old veteran, MIR. Venner, was re-
tired from the battery last March. He served
in the rebellion, and was engaged in
many of its greatest battles. He has a
home now at Woodfords. The next vet
eran to be retired is Mr.. Phillips, whose 80
years will expire in three years. He saw
much active service during the rebellion
about Charleston, S. c., in New York
regiment. 1t is understood that this bat
terry is made up chiefly of New England
boys, many from the country, and has the
reputation of being one of the finest bat
teries that ever occupied Fort Preble.
An eccentric farmer who was a witness
in the trial of a case at Bucksport few
days ago kept forgetting and placing his hat
Being repeatedly admonished he was finally
k41 Coz 90 T.
shortly released and came back to court to
apologize but in the act of making the
apology he again put on his hat. A friend
whispered in his ear when the now startled
farmer grabbed his head gear with both
hands and slammed it on the floor with a
remark which savored of contempt of court
but was passed unnoticed.
For his first accident in IS years of
steamboating, Capt. Collins of the Kenne-
bee is to be congratulated on the success
with which he escaped greater peril in that
recent collision in Boston harbor and should
be credited with the fact that the accident
was unavoidable.
at last most of the farmers in Maine
have had good hay day.
With GO tons of hay out in the wet show
ers meant something to the management of
the Soldiers Home at Togus last week.
Rockland thinks her credit is pretty good
when she can borrow $40, 900 on time at 2
IA per cent. :-"-
A woman about to die at the Waterford
town farm, claimed relationship to Col.
Breckenridge of Kentucky. The manage
ment of that town farm should be investi-
gated, for that woman's condition must
have been deplorsble indeed.
The man who fell between the platform
and moving train at Old Orchard the other
day says that an old trick he learned as a
boy for wrestling purposes saved his life.
When he fell be lay with his head across
the rail and truck rapidly approaching
He says he instinctively twisted his head a.
he used to- do in wrestling thus removing
his head from the rail in just the nick of
time.
Chairman Manley of the State committee
has secured some interesting campaign
speakers for the coming campaign in this
State. Among them are Senators Hoar,
Plat, Washburn, Allison, Aldrich, Con-
gresham Dalzella and Governor Greenhalge.
Bangor steps to the front with the prize
winning absent minded man. He stamped
and mailed 100 envelopes the other day
without enclosing the contents.
A Bangor lawyer received good lesson
in honesty the other day, we do not say