Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-16
MAINE GOSSIP.

MAINE GOSSIP.
The people Of Yarmouth are reported to
be disturbed very much over IN outbreak
Of malignant diphtheris in that town.
The farmers of various towns in Maine
are hustling just now to get their road taxes
worked out before the hsying season comes
on.
The Bath Times also has candidate for
the Democratic gubernatoriL candidate in
the person Of Gaian C. Moses of Bath.
Mr.. Moses Is too good man to lead such
forlorn hope.
Some would-be jokers who directed .
Biddeford Frenchman to fish in pend
where there were not supposed to be any
fish. were somewhat chagrined when be
came back two hours later with basket
full of fish and told them that he had new
seen pond. even in Canada, the equal Of
that one for horn-pouts.
Sullivan Harbor is the latest Maine town
to lay claim to genuine haunted house
One night recently Inn gave an imperative
ring and was answered by Mrs. Emery.
Imagine her horror to see four white figures
confronting her. They silently stalked in
to the parlor and seated themselves. After
. few moments they appeared tapping at
the Office windows, then were seen in the
dining room kneeling around ghostly fire
burning with pale blue light. They then
filed ont the door and foated down the hill
and around the corner. A man at Smiths
stable says they vanished into thin air
down by Centennial rock. There has been
report rife in town that there were Yo-
hos by this rock but no proof had been
found ere this, Of the truth of the story.
Hereafter persons out after ten o'clock
must look out for spooks.
A Skowhegan man was driving his COW
along the street the other day, when spying
the open door of Geo. Philbrick & Sons
jewelry establishment, she started for it,
entered, turned around and went out with
out doing any damage. Mr.. Brown says
that when he saw the animal going into the
store, almost like q shot from gun, he
would have been glad to have given the
price of her to be relieved from damage.
A burning question: Will the Plum
Trust be able to secure an endorsement
from the next Democratic State convention.
A new military club has been organized
at South Norridgewock.
There are still to be found third partyites
in Maine, but they are rare enough to be
curious.
Now that free wool is the same a. as
sured the wooden factories are springing
up apace. Free wool will rule out shoddy
and soon bring back the anti-Mckinley
John Tinkham of Arson was in town
Monday last. He used to be one of the
largest wool buyers in Maine but he is buy
ing no wool this year. He says there is
nothing in it. There are few sheep in the
country to what there used to be. Lots of
Somerset farmers who used to keep 100 to
200 sheep now keep none. The wool bust
ness is dead and the sheep are nearly all
dead also.-Somerset Reporter.
1t would seem as if the glorious prosper
ity that Brother Moore sees in free wool is
not of the kind that comes home to his SUBJ
scribers.
The Brunswick Telegraph says there are
all kinds of burglars in that town, but they
"are not of the kind that burgle very much"
1t would seem as if they might make ex-
cellent recruits for Coxey army.
A full-blown rose. proudly growing on
the branch of an apple tree is one of the
curiosities of Pittsfeld.
Principal Bowman of the high school in
tends to have his scholars in attendance no
matter what the outside attraction may be.
A short time ago he noticed that several of
the boys were absent. He remembered
that league game of ball was taking place
on the campus and saw that the absentees
were members of the school nine. 1t did
not need q mind reader to see where the
to the truant officers. In about half an
hour the absentees came into the school
room wearing rather sheepish expression.
They have been putting a fine polish
upon the Vanderbilt estate at Bar Harbor
this spring. Mr.. Edward Kirk, who has