Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-07
MAINE GOSSIP.

MINNIE 0V00ITs
The Caribou clergyman who announces,
through the columns of the Aroostook
Republican, that he will preach 20 minute
| sermons during the hot weather should have
no trouble in drawing full house.
1t 10 plenty cool enough for some very
enjoyable dances at the various Maine sum-
| mer resorts.
A caucus law is one of the problems t, at
will probably engage the attention OF the
Maine lawmakers next winter.
Tramps are becoming altogether too
numerous in Maine. Wouldn't it be good
plan to give the excellent tramp law upon
our statute books little better enforce
ment? Such fellows are an intolerable
nuisance-especially in the rural sections OF
the State. Z
Brookyille and Sedgwick parties are
claiming that their chickens are being cap
tured by robins. Our sturdy old red-breast
has had many misdemeane charged
( against him, but we do not remember
| to have seen this one before. Are
the parties who make it quite sure that it
wasn't '.some other fellow" who took those
chickens?
The Portland authorities are seeking to
place the responsibility for case of hor-
rible cruelty to horse recently found in q
Cape Elizabeth pasture. To all appear
ances it was in such starved or diseased
condition when turned into the pasture that
| it was too weak to browse even and fell
down. Some boys said yesterday, that the
horse had been lying there for four days.
It had moved around on the ground in its
forts to rise and worn the skin from it's
body in several places. The poor animal
was in terrible condition of cancellation,
being nothing but skin and bones. 1t
would weight, it is saidj scarcely AGO
pounds, though its large frame indicates
that in good condition it would weigh
1900 pounds. Under its forelegs were
large fostering sores where the flies
in dense masses were eating the poor ami
mails rottipg flesh. The young men who
brought the news to Portland, carried some
tree branches to the PROSTATE animal
and it ate the leaves greedily, showing that
it was more hunger than disease that caused
its weakness. They drove away the flies
and covered the animal with branches SO as
to keep them away.
Every effort will be made to find and
punish the party responsible for this shock
ing cruelty.
Maine fishermen report q very bad sea-
son. Fishing on the banks is reported as
very poor. Very few fish are to be found,
and the Gloucester schooners there, and
there are a number of them, are doing
nothing. Just where the fish have gone, is
what the oldest fishermen is unable to say.
The fishermen are almost completely dis
couraged with their continued hard luck.
Three of the largest lobster dealers of
Portland threaten that if more protection
is not given them by 10 l-2 inch lobster
law they will move their business to Bos-
ton. The lobster dealers want 10 l-2 inch
law the year round, and if possible a
steamer to run down thescoast and strictly
enforce the provisions 81 the law. They
will, probably, press the matter before the
next Legislature.
General Neal Dow thinks that rum was
responsible for most of the outrages COM
mitted in connection with the great railroad
strike, and he certainly has good grounds
for that opinion.
An amusing incident occurred recently in
Dexter prayer meeting when young man
who was taken to be former pastor of a
neighboring church came in and Joined in
the services. A smile of satisfaction went
round and the supposed pastors well re-
membered bass voice joined in the singing
with customary zest. A good deacon fol-
lowed by others knelt and prayed for the
young man to the end that he might be kept
in health and prosperity among his people.
| When the meeting was thrown open
to testimony the visitor with his old
time fire and eloquence exhorted along this
line of the scriptural reading and it made a
strong impression but he concluded by say
| ing that he had confession to make. While
listening to their kind petitioning in his be-
half he felt good deal as he imagined
Esau did when he was eating Jacobs pot
tage. II am not Rev.. Mr.. Brown" said
he, s.but his brother. | am not a
minister 'but drummer" The speak
er was Mr.. Edgar L. Brown of Ban
gor, who is connected with the Bangor
Foundry & Machine Company, and his
brother is Rev. E. C. Brown of Freeport,
formerly of Dexter and Bangor. They are
twins, which explains the mistake of the
good people of Dexter. The confession of
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they were none the less pleased to extend a