Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-18

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when small boy BY thunder shower that
he had unpleasant feelings whenever one
was approaching. He was no son of .
seventh son but he could tell when q thun-
der shower was in the air with the best of
'em. The reporter jotted down the predic-
ton but there was no thunder shower that
day.
Report comes from New York that two
Yarmouth, Me-, deacons have just been
swindled for the second time by green goods
men in New York city. We can't believe
it. One would think after reading such re-
ports, and they are not few, that Maine
should have an idiot asylum of its own. And
yet Maine men have gone forth and con-
quered every civilized part of the globe.
Here's a chance for the Yarmouth church
societies to disprove this vile scandal.
A Portland surgeon escaped arrest at the
railroad station the other day only from the
fact that the officer knew him. The sur
geon had been out of town to perform an
operation and 10 his haste to return only
Iimperfectly washed his bloody hands. These
the conductor noticed and decided that he
had red handed murderer on his train.
| One of Harrison's farmers recently found
stalk of herdsgrass with double head.
This is curiosity but if the whole Maine
crop were doubleheaded, it wouldn't make
amends in the haymaker's mind for .
shower every day this month with the ex-
ception Of Sundays, when there are two.
Mrs. Clarissa Mank of East Waldoboro
wasn't born tired and at "a walked five
miles the other day without Inconvenience.
Before dynamite was discovered beauty
was the disintegrating force We are told.
Rival cigar drummers are bordering on
this in connection with charming female
representing Boston cigar house in this
State.
Norway is not only rebuilding but re-
building on larger and more elegant scale.
The assessors believe that the valuation of
the town next spring will be as large as it
was before the fire.
Not only did Maine man build the pow
erful boilers of the cruiser Minneapolis, the
world beater, but Maine man commanded
her on the trial trip, Capt. Redford W.
Sargent of Kittery.
| Biddeford officers have been cunning"
for tramps with such assiduity the past few
weeks that members of the Hobo brother
hood warn others to keep away from the
Spindle city. One of these warnings writ
ten with charcoal was found on one of the
principal highways leading to that city
few days ago. 1t was signed "Hungry
Higgins"
An exchange commenting on the new
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad says the pros
pect is that the road running now only to
Houlton and in competition with the Cana
dian Pacific will nearly if not quite pay ex-
penses. 1t wants to know what it will do
when it gets into the fertile regions of
Northern Aroostook opening up new regions
to railroad facilities. 1t will pay hand
somely.
One clergyman who was to exchange with
Gardiner pastor last Sunday entered the
wrong church and commenced to oficiste
when the regular pastor made his appear
ance. Mutual surprise gave away to
mutual amusement. -"
Those who ought to know say that the
locomotive within a few months will be
putting and Juggling its train of cars up into
the region of the virgin spruce forests
about the headwaters Of the Swift river.
The stream has never, except for few days
in time of freshet, been sufficient to carry
drives. The road at first will be about 20
miles in length starting from Rumford
Falls and of standard grade.
PRESS COMMENTS.
A Bad Statement.
New York Sum-
We will not slur the right of the men,
bers of the Federation of Labor to strike,
if they so desire, by complimenting them
now for not striking. Our judgment is
that their refusal to join Debs was wise;
but in saying this we know that 1t is not
denim, though, one of the last sentences of
their address issued on Friday, a. based
upon the false and vicious complaint which
lawlessness ever makes when confronting
the situation described. Pointing to the