Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-02

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is only eight years old, who has not been
absent from school single half day in
six terms. We think this record will be a
difficult one to beat.
An effort is being made to organize
local telephone exchange in Pittsfeld.
As soon as the local service is thoroughly
perfected, it is purposed to establish an
exchange with long distance wires to
Wateryille.
A large flock of wild geese passed over
Waldoboro village the other day. and
when near the depot one of the number
seemed to wander away from the rest and
light in Emerson Feyler's field, which is
mile from the depot. Ephraim White
and William Wyman who had been
watching them, took their guns and
started in pursuit and it proved not to be
wild goose chase for they soon returned
with the bird, which weighed ten pounds
The movement against high hats at
| theatres appears to have been epidemic the
present season. The Journal has already
referred to one such measure which was
introduced into the New York assembly
and defeated by an exceedingly small mar
gin. Similar bills were introduced in the
Legislatures of Connecticut and Maine and
several other states, but were thrown out
as too trivial for serious consideration.
The indications are, however, that the
patience OF long suffering man is at length
reaching limit
The Journal has for number of years
past expressed the opinion that Fast day
might well be abolished 1t no longer
represents, in any considerable degree, the
observance of ancient usages that once
made it venerable with the people. 1t has
become in fact, the national base ball
day. 1t is the season for the opening up
of the various leagues, and scarcely any
town or cross roads in the country fails to
celebrate it with an appearance of the ma
tional game. In Massachusetts, the recog-
milton of this gradual ignoring of the Or
iginal purposes of this holiday has taken
active form in its adjustment. By the
earnest recommendations of Governor
Russell the old Fast day, long shorn of its
ancient and honorable observances, was
stricken from the calendar of holidays.
1t seemed scarcely advisable to succeed it
with an established base ball day, al
though an honest recognition of the facts
in the case would certainly have led to
this result, instead a Patriots Day
was established for the 10Th of April with
special reference to the Battle of Lexing-
ton. If would certainly seem as if some
substitute for the oid-fashioned Fast day
might well be found in our own State.
Rockland is planning on seeing some
first class trots the coming season. These
taken in connection with a good live ball
team will break up the monotony of the
long summer in that hustling town.
Some three and half thousand feet of
red oak plank were recently sold in Do
ver This particular kind of lumber is ex-
ceedingly rare as other and cheaper kinds
are usually substituted for it in most
work. 1t brings $50 thousand.
The large coliseum at Gardiner which
was built originally for skating rink,
is said to have cost about $4,000. and
about $4,000 more was added in the ex-
pense of scenery, heating apparatus, ETC.,
making the total cost ST., 600. 1t is now
proposed for the city to buy it for $500.
An old building of that size is certainly
not class of property that is liable to
increase in value. 1t would certainly
seem, however, that for the purpose of
city hall, if nothing else, the building
would be we'll worth to the city of Gardi-
ner the modest price at which it is offered