Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-19

The Maine Coast Cottager declares that
the lack of spacious public hall lost Bar
Hsrbor over $4,000 in cold cash in q
single week. 1t figures it in this way
The American Institute of Instruction,
which met here in 1886. holding its meet
ings at the Casino skating rink now torn
down, desired to hold its next annual ses-
sion at Bar Harbor, July 8 to ID, 1894.
This would bring between fourteen and if
teen hundred people here in the dull time
of early July. The average expenditure of
ten dollars each for board, lodging, rides,
steamboat excursions and incidentals would
be low estimate, and that in spot cash. "
Owing to lack of proper hall facilities in
Eden, it was decided to hold the in stitute in
Bethlehem, N. II.
A large hall will almost invariably pay
community great deal better than will q
private owner. In fact the individual citi-
zen is very apt to find it an unremune rative
piece of property. A convention may bring
large number of people to town, and
spend thousands of dollars there; but all
the landlord Of the hall will receive 10 his
hall rental. Al conventions do not
come every week, and the expenses of
maintaining large hall unfortunately do.
In cur opinion such halls should be
built and maintai by the community.
Maine is to be congratulated upon the fact
that so many of her thrifty towns is pos
sessed of such edifices.
The Bangor street railway seems to have
got good thing by its compromise with the
city. The railway company agrees to main
tain level roadway for a distance of ten
feet from the outside of each rail ION its
line extending from the Bangor House on
Main street to Oak street and from Harlow
to Cumberland street," aud the city t, kes
care of the streets on the rest of the line
also removing the snow and leveling b. yond
the ten feet limit, when necessary.
A case Of very commendable self-sacri-
fee has just come to light. A Brewer man,
who has wife but no children, obtained
employ me mt to work upon the ice, but with
praiseworthy generosity gave the position
| to another Brewer man who has wife and
seven chillren and who for that rtason
needed the employ ment more.
Consid cradle excitement prevails at Mill.
town in regard to the whereabouts Of
George Sprague, who left on hunting ex
pedition taking with him rations for FIVE
DAYS. 1t has now been about two weeks
since he left, and it is feared that some
misfortune rs be fallen him. Mr.. Sprsgue
Is we'll known hunter and is thoroughly
familiar with the country around Milltown
1t il thought that he has frozen to death.
The Bangor Commercial which 10 Away
.'calm" save when the free lumber clause
of the Wilson bill 10 under consideration
thinks that the Hawaiian question twill mol
be pertinent issue in the next congressional
campaign in the third district" We beg "a
differ. 1t will be an exec edinvly pertinent
issue in every congressional district in the
United States, and one which, We feel con
fidens, that Democrats will be loath to face
The following little interview from the
Lewiston journal contains practical fact
from practical source, that some Of oul
free trade friends will do we'll to ponder
1--WE fund Agent Barker looking at 8
piece of heavy, mouse-colored goods. very
iine in t. x'ure and looking very durable.
"There," said Mr.. B. tosaine several
samples of the goods over to the writer.
There i piece of mole-skin.. II has two
hundred picks to the inch. aud will replace
corduroy ia durability sni style. We had
q sample from an Omaha bnvef througi ouI
New York representative, viii the question,
| Can you make it?'
.There il 10 made by NJ, and our goods
are fully the equal if not the superior Of