Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-20

ton and Peters now hang in the Penob-
scot court room and Judge Peters told the
bar Tuesday, that he thought they might
have some influence there even as silent
pictures, and while the justices might nod
In tho midst of cases their eyes would
always be open. He and Judge Apple
ton had been intimate for fifty years and
never had a provoking word passed be-
tween them. He had loved his company
on earth and didn't want any better in
heaven.
The call to promotion which Rev. Ben
iah L. Whitman, president of Colby Uni
versity, has received, is not calculated to
sound so pleasantly in the ears of Colby s
trustees as did his acceptance in those of
the trustees of Columbian University at
Washington. He has been power at
Colby, he will be one at Washington Mr.
Whitman was born in Wilmot. Nova
Scotia in November 1869 and might have
been termed precOcious both mentally
and physically. Possessed of splendid
physique he also appears to have tenn
permanent that permits his indomitable
energy full sway without irritation. He
taught school at fifteen to assist in secur-
ing his collegiate fit and preached while
In Brown University, performing all the
duties of a pastor and keeping his stu
dies at least q week ahead. It is said that
since leaving college he has maintained
this habit of keeping his work in ad-
vance of present demands. During his
Portland Passionate he arose at half past
five in the morning and was an incessant
student. Amid the many duties of his
position as president of Colby he found
recreation in fifteen minutes spent daily
with Homer. Those connected with Colby
University will not be the only ones to re-
greet his departure from the State.
An Auburn woman, wanting a new
bonnet. went out shopping the other day.
Four of her neighbors interested in such
matters went with her. They didn't re,
cover from the intoxicating delights of
shopping until $50 p. M. 1t was a rainy
day and two of the women had severe
colds for the rest of the week. All four
husbands had to eat cold supper that
night. OF course the new woman craze
must expect occasional set backs like this
A Portland man Is having great diff
Guilty in selling the family horse which
the rest of the family don't want sold.
He tells the prospective buyer what a
good horse 1t Is and then other members
of the family come out and declare that
the horse is past 80 and not worth leading
home.
Somerset county claims four of the
nine commencement day speakers at
Colby.
One of Lewiston's veteran church goers
has been having trouble with his youth
full neighbors it seems. He fell asleep at
prayer meeting few evenings ago but
awoke just as the people were passing out
and startled them with the cry "git out
of that air garden, you young russians. :"
The Winthrop urchins. who have been
amusing themselves by stealing pickets
from the yard fences are likely to get
a picked stick unawares one of these nights
mania was nipped in the bud. We are
glad to see that party of college students
in this State, who stole a lot of things
from a hotel where they stopped, were
compelled to pay handsomely for their
folly.
One Of Norway's citizens is to get free
board at the Paris jail through the hot
weather. He refused to pay his poll tax
of 1891 and the collector is boarding him
at Jail and has already guaranteed the
board for 90 weeks following.
One day last week Fairfield woman
went shopping in that town for the first
time in ten years, although she enjoys
good health and frequently goes out of
town.
-Four new stores have been opened in
Dexter since January and there is no
complaint of falling off in trade at the
old ones while the new places are thriving.
Gardiner Reporter journal What must
June go into tho past without one single
wedding to Gardeners credit. What are
we at?
A reporter on the Portland Express says
he put five dollar bill in his hat lining
last fall and forgot all about it. Not I'M
til he threw the hat away and some one
found the bill did he remember the occur
renee. A newspaper man who can handle
five dollar bills thus recklessly has the
congratulations Of his brethren in the
profession.
Ellsworth having offered the biggest
purse, saa5, that was ever put up at hose
race In this State thinks there should be
a good list of competitors July Fourth.