Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-01

For some months past the people ABOUT
Sandy Point have been losing hens, and
the cause of their disappearance was
mystery which was only solved when A. A.
Staples, on going to his hen pen one morn
ing found an enormous cat on the roost.
One hen, partially eaten, lay on the floor,
and the cat was about to seize another
when Mr.. Staples secured his shot gun
and shot him. Since then the poultry
in that neighborhood has rested in peace.
The Rockland Star says that an enter
prising man of that city has started a
novel business. He now provides offices
and stores with roller towels, which he
small sum of ten cents. Such man is
a good deal of a public benefactor.
The Union Advocate gives its readers
the following sensible advice: ''If your
local paper has trod on your toes little
in performing its mission, don't get your
back up and abuse the editor, but stop
and take a long breath, and think for a
season, and see if you can't remember
some of the favors and kindnesses it has
shown you in the past. Then reflect ii
may not be long before you may want a
favor again.
1t is difficult for circumstances to
down live man. A Rockland man, who
has been out of a job the present winter,
is averaging two dollars day digging
md col1ipu al
A Camden man says the Courier Ga
zette asked delinquent debtor for
money. The debtor got wrathy and said /:
"If you get that money before | do, you
let me know The creditor promptly
trusteed the mans wages, got the money
before he did, and let him know.
Biddeford claims to have the best jun
per ON ice skates in the State. His name
is Chase, and it is said that he has done
better than sixteen feet.
Tomatoes in mid winter are rare, but
the editor of the Bangor News received a
box the other day from Professor Nun
son of the State College that were real
beauties. They were the result of the
professors experiments in cross-bred va
rieties of vegetables They represented
medium between the little Comant toma-
to and some of the larger kinds The
result is a tomato about the size of
hens egg or smaller nattened at the ends
like big tomato and prettier than the
average picture plate. Prof. Munson is
.1,, n l..
he is making many original researches
in vegetable life that will prove of great
benefit TO the world.
The Biddeford Journal well says that
the movement to purchase the home of
Hon. James g. Blaine to be kept as State
mansion in honor of her famous states
man is well worthy of favorable con
sideration by every citizen of our State.
1t is certainly to he hoped that this
move may be made.
Maine people interested in Florida
orange groves are having hard time
the present winter. A former Warren
boy writes from that state that he had
just picked $50 boxes of oranges when the
freeze came and ruined what he estma-
ted to be more that 1000 boxes of fine
fruit. AS he expended 800 in fertiliz-
ing his grove. he is considerably out as
result Of his seasons work.
The ladies of Houlton are engaged in
most practical and praiseworthy form of
charity. Every Saturday afternoon the
benevolent society of that town has
number of the poor childrsn of the place
and instructs them in the art of sewing
Material is furnished and cut by the
ladies, and the children are taught how
to make for themselves such garments as
they are in need of and which are given
them free of charge. A number of chill
dren have found these gifts, during the
present cold winter very acceptable.
A number of the ladies of Vinalhayen
are planning to enjoy horseback riding the
coming spring They can secure ponies,
delivered on the island for this purpose, at
s35 each. The bicycle does not appear to
have much of show in that vicinity.
Thomaston people have the reputation
of being very liberal in their local chart
ties. Not long ago q family of that
place, which was in need was relieved
through a subscription paper which Sc
cured inside of few hours the amount Of