Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-26

Maine Democrat nov allows himself is con-
corning the epitaph for the Plum Trust and
an abnormal inquisitiveness conce rniDg poll
tics in the Republican camp.
The only congratulations ia order at the
meeting of the Democratic committee, alas
the opium Trust" at lewiston, Wednesday,
because they were Democrats but because
they are office holders.
| A competent practicsl electti ian is to be
employed at the State College, and this fall
course in electrical engineering will be
opened there.
Buckspo't is congratulating itself on an
enterprising family as judged by the stan
dard of IS years ago. A pair of mittens
being needed along the last of the winte' :,
and no yarn in the house the man went %
the sheepfold, sheared a sheep (poor shive :
| ng Sheep and Mrs carded, rolled, spun
and knit it into mittens.
The board of health in Cherryfeld, have
where there have been frequent outbreaks
of diphtheria.
There's no excuse for keeping money lie
when rents are scarce. Monte Ito needs
more louses AMI why shouldn't it have
| them?
The East Machias storekeeper who has
| removed the loafers seat and substituted
the sharp rims of empty flour barrels has
lost favor with the male members of the
community. The stay -at-home Won en- are
delighted, however.
Hurricane Isle setting hen was showed
in on her nest by the storm Of the 10th inst +,
but stuck to her post and Matched out l
chicks from possible Is.
Portland has had to care for more tramps
the past three weeks than during any like
| length of time last v Inter. The tramps say
they are on their way to Wiscasset looking
for work on the new railroad.
Instead of Rockland paying to sse
Venus "Venus" had to pay for not see
ing Rocklan1. In other words the company
cancelled its date and had to recompense
the Rockland manager.
Thomas Bailey Alirich fairly enthuses
over his new home, 1.-The Crsgs,' at Ten
ants Hsrbor. He thinks it one of the best
resorts in the State.
There are some people possessed of what
Bob Ingersoll calls the genius of goodness,
with whom it operates so unfortunately
as to be of little value. These naturally
good souls out of comp ,ssion would soothing
| ly stroke the business end of hornet with
| as much abandon as they would the feathers
of canary bird. A good old lady living
| n Bowdoinham is really afflicted with in
discriminate goodness of heart. When rid
ing on the train few days ago she had
| compassion on an insane woman being taken
| to the hospital and requested the attendant
to allow the unfortunate to sit beside
her. All went well for time. Suddenly
with cst-like agility, such as the insane are
apt to manifest, she made grab at aunties
bonnet and was in the aisle of the car in
second, bearing aloft her trophy, anntie's
best spiing bonnet. Between that bonnet
and the wearers head there had bten
wig and the maniac had taken in her
mad grasp, both these articles of head gear
which she triumphantly held aloft and pranc-
ed up and down the aisle, crying in ms II
glee, give got her scalp, got her scalp"
| Rockland has collector of treasures,
Chas. E. Havener, who possesses wh, is
called the best collection of birds and eggs
east of Washington. He has $50 varieties Of
birds, including some very rare spet =
linens and which cost a sm ii for
tune to mount. Among the more val
uaole specimens are a J.pan-sp f.
worth $50 and a king elder worth SCI
Mr.. Havener has been visited By r"uege
people from all over the country d -rous
of viewing his collection. and on:e ! . WAS
Obliged to laugh at cash offer of $1,000
for the lot. But birds and eggs do IN
rrely institute Mr. Haveners coll :tion
He has grist of turio.ities, amopg VINE h
may be mentioned the famous Cap. Kidd
quadrant.
The corner stone for the city hall to be
erected at Jersey City is being cut at Hurri-
cane Isle. 1t weighs II tons, the inscrp
ton 1884" being of rai,el lett rs,
one and one-half inches rise. In the centre
of the stone il large pocket, two feet
square to receive the records, coins, and
other mems ntos. The covering for this
pocket is very delicate piece of work De-
ing only one and one-eighth inches in thick
ness.
Petulisrf Itself
So eminently successful has Hoods Sar-
saparillt been thst many leading citizens