Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-07

kind act, but pushes ahead and does it. He
has engaged rooms near Gorham Corner
and will open soup house. Nothing put
soup is to bessold, different kind each
day, and that at very low price to families
At the rooms bowl of soup and three
crackers will be given for nickel. MI
Dixon doesn't pose as Nathan Strauss
by any means, ana asks no financial ald
from reformers, or dolers out of charity
but intends to make his soup house self
supporting
Portland has one school closed on &c
count of diphtheria, and several cases
among pupils of other schools A thor
ough fumigation and cleansing would
seem to be in order.
The White Granite Company of Blue
hill is just finishing large contract Ct
dressed granite for Philadelphia Maine
granite will always find a market even
if New York does insist that all granite
sold in that state shall be cut within its
limits.
Cushing's band of truants has been
annihilated by the application of RENE
dy known as a course in the reform school
Camden hopes soon to have a soldiers
monument. The monument association
has over $500 drawing per cent, as a
starter for the project.
Millbury NOVEL; of Topsham, who re
Gently died, was the man whom two slick
rascals, one personating Arthur Sewall of
Bath, buncoed out of $4,000, a few years
ago. The thicfs escaped from Jail by
FORGETTING this bail and Mr. Novel; never
recovered cent of his money.
The Lewiston journal notes remark
able hand at whist, held by Mr. S. r. B.
Pingree of Auburn, this week. Mr.. Pin
gree dealt and turned the five of spades
On examining his hand he found that
but two suits We're represented. He had
neither club nor diamond. His trumps
(spades) We're seven and he had six
hearts Here were his suits. OF trumps
he had ace, king, queen, nine, seven, five
and four. OF hearts, he had ace, king,
queen, knavc, seven and six. Diamonds
were led and he tru"ped with the four
spot and took all the tricks without
assistance from his partner.
For genuine good time even better
than the famous sticky molasses candy
pulls, give lis the flap jack fry, a social
event supposed to have it's origin at South
Warren, as that is the only place report
ing one.
The South Hancock lad that found a
rusty old fox trap and having set it on
the shore, caught a mink, for whose skin
he got rs, can tell better story than
80 per cent of our fire side hunters.
Warren is bound to keep abreast with
the times. She now has telephone COM
munication and wants an electric road.
Here's hoping. She will get it!
The genius tramp will now shun the
Androscoggn jail, as every one committed
to that hostelry is to be obliged to take
Il bath.
The Nova Scotia master who found
himself in Vinalhavcn harbor when
Thursdays gale cleared away, without
knowing how he got there, must now
have great faith in the good angel who
watches over poor Jack Tar. He had to
have a pilot to get out in clear weather.
"
Brunswick sportsmen are signing a
petition to have some of the money usual
ly spent on big game, which is bagged by
the rich sportsmen. spent on birds and
small game such as are found in these
sections.
What beautiful sight that window of
be, that contains fuschia that has had
1926 blossoms the past year and is now in
full bloom.
Mr. Eli Cook of Jackson is nearly 81
years old, yet he daily works at the
blacksmith $ forge and turns out just as
good work as ever
Fox Island must be musical place for
it boasts of 80 pianos, 300 organs and
instruments for full band What a
jubilee concert they would make all going
at once.
A Wiilimantic man pleads in an eX
change for better protection for moose and
deer. now that close time is on, than they
got last winter. They were then merci-
lessly slaughtered and in many cases left
where they fell.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING.
Is it possible that the president Is going
to shoot ducks because his infirmities COM
pei him to compete with them for the
graceful walking championships Perish
the thought. cleveland Leader.