The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-16

The third district convention for the
Peoples party will be held in Waterville
| about the goth of June The party will
also put ticket into the field in Kerr
| nebec county at the county convention,
which will also be held in Waterville,
but the date is not yet decided upon.
!. A Lewiston bicycle rider who is a
member of the State ambulance corps,
NC. IS. NJ. rode from that city to Au-
gusta Sunday in three hours. Consider
| ing the condition of the roads, this is
| good time for IS miles.
| CHI. Collins's railroad crew with 1S
| teams passed through Gardiner Monday.
| They came from Rumford Falls and will
| at once go to work on the Quebec &
| Wiscasset railroad.
The Knox County Republican conven-
| tion will be held June 26th..
| Col. Merrill of the Maine division, Sons
| of Veterans, will soon issue a general
| order announcing that the division meet
| ing will not occur at Norway this year,
| as was expected on account of the fire
| 1t has not yet been decided where the
| meeting will be held.
| Some of the boys at Paris saw deer
| near the guideboard below the Kimball
| place Saturday.
The farm buildings of Rev. q. G. Keene
of East Hebron, mysteriously caught fire
Monday night, and were entirely con-
| sumed, together with nearly all the far
ming tools and household goods. It is a
serious loss TO the owner, as there is no
insurance. Incendisrism is suspected.
This years Fourth Of July celebration
in Millbridge is to be managed by wom-
en-, and they promise that it shall be
noteworthy for its patriotism and
pyrotechnics.
The Rockland Sun says two of the
young ladies of the 400" of that city re-
ce1ved an invitation to the Ivy hop at
Bowdoin College. Their pin money was
low; SO they made up bundle of their
best garments and took them to the
pawn shop to raise the money to pay ex-
penses.
Ship Cyrus Wakefield, owned largely
A.
days ago for 5000, cost eleven years
ago $780, 1000 She has been recently
re-metalled, and is in fine condition.
Herring are reported very scarce BY
the fishermen.
Stephen Wood Of Whitneyville, who
contemplated going into the pouItrv
business, placed the usual number Of
eggs in a barrel, and drafted an unwil
ling hen to sit upon them. To secure
the hen and give her proper idea of
business, he placed board O yer the bar
rel and weighted it down with stone
In the attempt to gain her freedom. the
hen few agains the board, which canted
and the stone fell upon the eggs. Stenh-
made by accident and this beats The
most approved incubator for rapid and
tn orough work.
At South Deer Isle they have a snec;es
of cow called the highway COW. The hua
of her hide is dusky brown. Her own.
er, as soon as it is light, turns her into
the street, or if by chance he should mas.
ture her she hooks down the fence. IF
it be wire fence, she is SO thin she ran
go between the wires She makes caIi
on each mouse III nef daily rounds eats
the old tin cans, rusty nails and The
bones of her ancestors wherever she finds
them. AS she reaches each honse ths
women come forth with brooms or other
implements of war, and drive her on "
the next door, there to secure another
hearty welcome. Sometimes the horrid
boy takes hand and races her to tha
foot of the street, pelting her meanwhile
with stones. The milk of this cow rivals
h,,tterp,iIk and after VIII lilo H., ~
thinks her not profitble, and sells her
to the butcher, and she is soon convert
ed into fine steak.