Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-10

Down Passport way they are hunting uI
their old roller skates.
The votes already received for Names
floral emblem, are divided among the fol
lowing oral candidates: Pine cone, 24l
golden-rod, 275; apple blossom, 1888;
violet, lO4; wild rose,7; pansy, II; Indian
corn, Az; may fower, Al; columbine, SO
clover, 3; sweet fern, l; crysanthemum,
2; pond lily, L; sweetbriar, l; sunfower,
l.; clematis, Il white everlasting, l; gen.
tian, l. Those who haven't aud wish to
participate in this voting contest, will have
to be quick about it.
1t is related of Lamont Downing that in
lS4S, one pleasant summers day, he was
trudging along the highway north of the
pond near the line between Dexter and
Ripley when hurricane came over the
| hills from the west. The air was oppres-
sive and sulphurous and the sky black as
ink. The path of the cloud was marked by
all sorts of things from the Ripley farm
houses, flying overhead. The next thing
the lad knew, he was caught up also and
went sailing away with the rest of the fly
ers. Fortunately for him he had not gone
far when he came into the thick top of 8
big elm tree which was twisted and wrune
by the cyclone, and to this he chung witt
all his might. When the storm was pas
and folks came looking around to find wht
was killed, they discovered the boy lodged
in the tree top and had to get ladders Il
get him down from the perilous place.
An exchange informs US that there arr
two fsh-packing establishments in Bristo
and the process that the same variety O.
fish passes through in these two factories
produces very different results. From ont
the fish come forth neatly canned and la
belled "Brook Trout" From the othel
the same variety of fish come forth "gol
den brown color" and are packed in wooden
boxes and marked "Smoked Herring" Thu
consumers can have their choice, Trout
or Herring" from the same variety.
At a sewing circle in Turner the othe
evening, four of the ladies present wer'
over so years of age and one of the liveli
est of the girls present was Aunt Achsal
Clark aged 80.
A bicycle training school is new attrac
ton in Portland.
When the religious editor of the Belfas
Journal changed works with the regula
piscatorial inks singer of that newsy shee
this week, he recorded among bis ''Fisl
Facts" along with the information tina
Herring continue plentiful at Matinicus,
the following: REV. Mr.. Haddock of tn,
Maine Conference, occupied the Methods
pulpit at Camden, Sunday. He preached
very eloquent and scholarly sermon"
| he had had control of the bird column n,
doubt he would have recorded there a di
vorce between two parties named Sparrow
which appears in the same issue, under tn
heading, "Fuss and Feathers"
| Aroostook farmers are blowing for tn,
biggest crop mex. year that ever has beef
known there.
Phil LaRue in bis little sloop caught OF
| Portland the other night mackcrel to tn
Ndtue VI CIoU.
The wise men of Stetson are saving
"Let us have some fire apparatus before
is 200 late
Some of the Aroostook people are clam
oring for an opportunity to educate thei
schoolmarms right at home. The Aroo.
took Pioneer thinks that as thse other tw
Normal schools sre overcrowde the prope
thing to DO is to establish q nbw Norma
school and locate it at Houlton.
Down in Vinalhaven the schbol author
ties have decided thst the tthoolhouse
shall be used for no other than school pul
poses, and Sunday schools ,,nd praye