Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-03

bour later having discovered his loss ne
returned TO the store and found MS money
no,onched inst where he LETT lt. MANY
customers had been in the store IN the
,,,oanvbiIa bnt none had disturbed it.
One would suppose that those making
requests would at least observe the limits
of favor but they do not it appears Rail
road officials and employees are especial
victims of these importunate people VINO
make daily application TO temporal things
of the Injunction, Ask and We snail re-
oeiyen that was intended for the spirit
nal Rece ntly woman who lived neal
tho line of the stage coach that runs from
a Maine Central Railroad station to Blue
hin wrote 70 General Passenger A gent
Rootbby asking him TO see that the stage
called for her. The colonel always obliges
tbe ladies If he can and although he had
nothing TO do with the stage line, be
managed TO arrange the AFFAIR satisfac-
torily.
Portland Press: Sunday morning while
mass was being celebrated at the cathe-
dral of the Immaculate Conception, a
Young lady from Boston, fine vocalist,
was assuming the leading soprano part.
When the solo Salve Regina was reached
the lady sang the solo, and had just
reached the concluding measure, her
pure, crystal likejnotes falling most agree
ably on the ear, when the members of the
choir noticed that she turned pale and
placed her handkerchief to her lips, Civ
ing a spasmodic cough. A fly had flown
down her windpipe and shut off her wind
Fortunately at that moment the full
chorus had to sing. thus preventing any
break, and when her turn came again
the lady was able to respond. The poor
fly was afterwards found on the bosom of
her dress. He had paid for his temerity
with his life.
The inroad of the new woman" into
Washington county anticipates that of
the new railroad. The Calais correspond
ent Of the Bangor News says 1T is
rumored that party of young ladies at
the ledge on the St. Stephen side have
organized female base ball nine. AT
the present writing some six members
have been signed making up the infleld.
The pitcher is said to be wonder and
the dainty curves and swiftness with
which she manipulates the ball is causing
somewhat of sensation among the play
crs on the c. II. S. team with which club
a match game will probably be arranged
early in September. The players have
adopted the bloomer costumes and stun
ming uniforms are being made. The
young ladies are practising every day on
their grounds at the ledge and ball teams
in this section will do we'll to look to
their laurels.
Game Warden French accidentally
overheard a 'swagger' young man from
Boston at Princeton, one day last week,
RECALLING party of young ladies with
stories of the big game and ducks he had
been shooting down in Maine the past
few days. The result was the young man
from Boston was asked to give the warden
the key to the formers trunk in which
were found a deer skin and rifle, the lat
ter loaded for big game. The young man
was taken before the Calais court and
fined $40 and costs. This he paid, but
on the charge of shooting ducks he was
allowed to go in search of securities and
has not since returned Maine can gcJ
along without that class of Summer
visitors.