Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-30

The Bar Harbor Record suggests the
propriety of naming the beautiful drive
from Hulls Cove around the slightly point
of land where the Van Doren and Reed
cottages are situated, the Blaine drive.
This was the favorite place sought by the
distinguished invalid when out riding
the last summer that he spent at Bar
Harbor.
Belfast citizens, especially residents
along the street, are subscribing funds to
make Northport avenue one of the finest
boulevards in the State and Mayor Han
son leads off with 5000. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 will place shade trees along the
centre with driveways either side.
There is no question about Names
ability to furnish the most delightful
summer resorts in the world but over in
Lewiston an attempt is being made to
furnish entertainment as well. A new
amateur theatrical company is being or
ganized to play at the seashore the COM
ing season.
The fisherman is now studying the laws
passed by the Legislature. He is getting
ready for the trout brook campaign. He
wisely concludes that it is better to get
informed beforehand than to feel the cold
chills running up and down his spinal
column every time he casts his line in a
trout brook or sees a stranger approach
ing, that may prove to be warden in
search of him.
ssReal estate business is good in Bar Har-
Dor for there are so many people that
want the earth.-Bar Harbor Record.
Were this all required to work up a
boom any cross roads hamlet could have
one. These people are usually tie
ones that thwart progress. They want
the earth to sit down and wait upon and
growl if anyone wanting it to work upon
offers to pay them twice what its worth.
The Ellsworth city government has
nearly cleared the sidewalks of that city
from the rubbish and old boxes that for
merly Uttered them. And yet some one was
recently rash enough to suggest that the
city revert to town government. Why
city government that can clear the side
walks of these evidences of mans inhu-
manity to man, boxes empty and boxes
full, signs that were designed to tangle
peoples feet rather than to be read, a
heterogeneous distribution of anything
that the storekeeper doesn't want inside,
lying in wait for the innocent passer-by
bon p ,ioiv,a at
can abolish this contagious condition of
decayed civilization WELD power more
potential for civic good than that which
banished the snakes from Ireland.
A Hebrew landed in Biddeford one day
this week intoxicated and penniless, two
conditions in which people of his race are
seldom found Indeed he was the first
Hebrew ever brought before Judge Cram
for drunkenness. Though the man was
a stranger the Hebrews of the city rallied
to his support and paid his fine.
The Pittsfield Advertiser says that this
winter afforded the longest period of
seighing in that vicinity there has been
since the winter of 1882 when they had
10 days in succession. Ninety days was
the record this year.
Auburn proposes to drop the milk in
spector from the list of city officers this
year. The water in Auburn is of pure
quality.
Brewer is likely to have rise in its val
uation. A new yeast factory is to be
built there.
The six voters in the town of Eliot
who bolted from the Republican party
and succeeded in throwing the town I'M
der Democratic control haven't an envi-
able responsibility thrust upon them.
This is bad year to be making Demo-
cratic towns '"The Portsmouth Post
speaks of them as small handful-of
egotistic, ambitious, irresponsible schem-
ers who have not the confidence of either
party and who could not under any cir
cumstances be entrusted with the admin
istration of public affairs"
The State board of trade was entertained
Thursday evening, at Portland and what
must have been especially to the board,
the most enjoyable feature not excepting
the viands of the banquet, was the dis
play of the glories Of Maine with stere-
opticon.