Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-04

should not question the decision OF such
an expert committee but should the ad.
visibility of jeopardizing the cares OF
state in such manner.
At the hearing for new trial Tor
Lewis. the alleged Gorham murderer, the
defense promises some new and important
evidence. The evidence at the trial was
not of the conclusive kind desirable In q
case of such character and it certainly Is
to be hoped that the new evidence Will
throw more light upon the tragedy.
The Dexter Gazette thinks that the
wrong diagnosis which the physician at
tending Secretary Gresham is said to have
made Of his case, is an illustration that
the physicians who sought protection in
a medical registration bill last winter as
class need such protection. The doctors
may reply that it takes more than one
swallow to make summer.
Ashland is full of real estate prospectors
and speculators and some owners of cor
ner lots are said to act as if they owned
the earth.
Vinalhaven contends that sea air is
conducive to longevity and backs up its
assertions by pointing out 20 people in
town, whose ages range from IS years up
wards.
A Vinalhaven firm has 80, 900 Holsters
in one pound. They were bought for five
cents each and after being fed for few
months will be sold at handsome profit
in the Boston market.
An instance of remembering the doc
tors bill and paying it is considered an
item Of news. A Rockland physician was
almost startled few days ago when q
man from the West who had owed the
benevolent asculapian $40 for several
years walked into his Office and settled
They postponed a horse trot at Calais,
advertised for Memorial day Sin Difference
to public sentiment. Public sentiment
usually wins whenever it is aroused to
effort. The great question is how to get
consecutive effort out of public sentiment.
A North Lowell man claims to have
found the other day bag of apples left
under tree last fall. He Furthermore
alleges that they had not been frozen and
were in excellent condition. What kind
of winter did they have up at North
Lowell anyway?
The town of Plymouth has an illustra
tion of the "old" woman. Though rs
years old she lives alone, does all her
work, gets up and saws and piles her
firewood. She spun the last year 400
skeins of yarn, keeps hens and has lifted
mortgage 1t Is easy to understand
why the "new' woman's sphere seems
more attractive to the girls. Winding
ones own business under such difficulties
as beset the lot of the Plymouth woman
Is indeed formidable task.
Eighty cents for three days lobster
fishing is not very remunerative and all
the lobster fishermen are grumbling at the
low prices. IL.
Indian Island has two creditable bras
bands. Oh, the delightful evening con-
certs they must have at Indian Island
The recent rise in canned corn has made
the Maine packers a bit more hopeful.
A complaint comes from neighboring
city-no names mentioned-of two ladies
waiting ten minutes for the proprietor to
wait upon them and then leaving without
making their purchases. The aggravating
feature of it was the proprietor was read
ing the paper or engaged in some such
trivial employment while the ladies waited.
OF course the proprietor has right to do
this If he wishes but he has no right to
complain of dull times" and generally
he Is the first one to do so.
The Lewiston journal, Saturday, had
very pleasant words for some of Augustus
talented women. The article was contrib
uted by Miss Olive E. Dana and tho only
thing to regret is that sketch of the
career of the talented author could not be
included in the list. Augusta is proud
of her women and she has reason to DO.
Rockland boasts pastor who not only
refused call for bigger salary but also
the offer of his congregation to pay his
expenses for European trip. If Rockland
is wise she will do her best to have that
minister continue his work In that city.
Rev. w. l.. Brown of Newport COM
pleted record this year that few Memo
rial day orators have made. For the fifth
consecutive time he delivered the Grafton
before Borneman Post, No. 70 Of Wash
ington. Mr.. Brown is not only an enter
tanning speaker but an eloquent one.