Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-14

RanuOIpQ SulI1SOn Oi I>eN i1iiioiieh 10
but 10 years old. Nevertheless he took
his gun few days ago. drove Is miles,
walked three miles and in less than three
minutes after had killed three deer. We've
no comments to make on this story. u
There's man in Washburn who
wouldn't recognize foot prints upon the
sands of time if he should run across any
of them. He was looking for deer the
other day and followed the tracks of a pig
that had wandered from the pen of a
neighbor and tracked the porker to his
pen where piggy had finally returned.
We are informed that Belfast mail
carrier delivered registered letter the
other day containing $4,000.
Here's a blow at dancing delivered
right from the elbow. A Rockland man
in going "eight hands around was acct
dentally struck in the head by the elbow
of man in another set and was knocked
senseless.
The Bangor base ball association of last
year cleared $3.50. Why shouldn't Ban
gor have team next season?
A Portland ship owner says his vessel
has Just returned from a voyage which
Melted s672, whereas the same vessel
several wears ago making the same voyage
with similar cargo netted $4,000. Now
will free ship advocates tell us how they
propose to remedy this?
1t is said that $4,000 in pensions goes
into the town of Norway each year. What
of it? Didn't the boys of Norway go to the
front when they were needed and the
number of those who didn't dare to &C
was legion:
This is what President Wilson of the
Maine Central has to say concerning the
new railroad of northern Maine: "Dur-
ing the past year the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad which connects with our road
at Old Town, has been completed to Houl
ton, Fort Fairfield and Presque Isle, and
it is believed that Caribou will be reached
during the month of January next, thus
opening up large tracts of timber and
arabic and as we'll as thriving towns and
villages, to more'close connections with
the markets of the country. The natural
outcome of the building of this road must
be an inflow of immigration, improve
ment of the valuable water power touched
by the road, increased acreage placed under
cultivation, and constant addition to the
business of our road in the transportation
of passengers and freight delivered ant
received to and from the new corporation
at Old Town"
One of Baths schooner builders says hi
hears more inquiries for new schooner
than he has heard before for quite mum
Der of years Send the news to Grover
1t will doubtless inspire him in his assault
upon American shipping.
If the two hustling towns, Mars Hill
and Blaine agree to "jine drives" Their
won't be any room ahead of 'cm for othe
folks.
There's a corn canning factory move
.ment lying around loose over in Bristol
and the farmers are talking about gettin,
it "started.
Cape Elizabeth has used up it's stock o
Christmas trees and must look to othe
sources of revenue.
With long cold winter ahead the PEG
pie of Houlton have nothing to relieve tn
dullness save three dancing schools, al
assembly each week n merry 90 ron nd
a nice skating rink, card parties ant
more business booms than they can keel
in mind at one time.
The Gardiner Reporter journal think
Augusta can be depended on for at leas
one new railroad scheme year. It's
harmless amusement, neighbor, and SOM
day we may get tired of talking and g,
to work.