Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-24

Bowditch, Webster & Co.,
AUGUSTA. MAINE
surgery. Accidentally stepping on a
needle the steel entered his foot He i'm
mediately went to the electric power sta
ton, put his foot near the dynamo when
the magnetic power Of the latter extracted
the needle without pain.
Portland Press: A thorough research
has shown that Maine never sent forth
but one whaler. and that one was from
Portland. This was the ship "Science. "
about four hundred and fifty tons, Cap
tain Whipple, fitted out by a company of
Portland capitalists. She sailed from
Central wharf Ito which wharf she re-
turned) in January, 1884, and returned
May 18th, 1888, after an absence of four
years and four months. Her capacity
was 5000 barrels, but she only brought
back 1900 which, after SO long a trip and
the great expense, did not pay. To add to
the annoyance and expense there was no
appliances for trying out, pressing or
clarifying the oil in Portland, and after
tohuihS AOi Sal gu ~ 10 Stlu, oho odiiOo
again, never to return to her home port.
Belfast Republican: "The Rangeley
Lakes the name of newspaper about
to issue from the homo of the square
tailed and matchlcss trout, will help in
form the sporting world of the attractions
| which lurk in it's woods and waters. Mr..
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talented son Elliott, late of the Lewiston
Journal, and his artistic daughter Daisy
is morally sure to make a bright and
beautiful Journal. But they will have
to hustle to take the wind out of the sails
of the Phillips Photograph.
Fairfield people say that new worsted
mill will be but the entering wedge of
prosperity, and that the value of property
in that thriving village has risen several
per cent in the past two months on &C.
count OF it.
quarry at Gurnet bridge, South Bruins
wick.
Future historians should be warned not
to take the record of dog licenses as a
complete record of the number of dogs in
town at that particular time. The Ma
chias records for 1898 show 20 dog Ii
censes; for '94, IL; for '95, 2.
The Waterville Mail takes to task those
Colby students who might contribute to
the college success in athletics and refuse
to do So More college spirit is good ad-
vice for all the Maine colleges.
Auburn has just erected $3.50 flag staff,
that is the admiration Of the small boy
and the bigger one as we'll Auburn has
got both patriotism and public spirit,
which are both much alike after all.
Where ono is found the other is pretty
sure to be.
A Port Clyde grocer set an unusual
example the other day. Whether it may be
called an example of neighborly kindness
or of inability to say mo" the reader must
determine for himself. A neighbor
wished to borrow the horse which the
grocer drove in his delivery wagon. The
grocer complied with the request and de-
| liyered his groceries from wheelbarrow
himself, wheeling them in one instance a
mile from his store.
While Warren milkman and his assist
ant were riding on the milk cart few
DAYS ago bullet from q rifle fired at
some distance from them passed between
THEM. That milkman should make
peace with his conscience even at the ex-
pense of the pump. And those who fire
a gun without knowing whether persons
are within range should be locked up un-
til they learn better.
Vinalhaven isn't disposed to be imposed
upon and when party came over there
from Rockland to see boxing" exhibi
ton and found that the Vinalbaven au
thor;ties had forbidden the holding OF
any such exhibition they went home
somewhat the wiser.
The French people in Waterville pro
pose to show what they can do In the way
of celebration. They have an elaborate
programme for ST. Johns day. June gath
and which will include a field day at tn,
Fairfield trotting park. We venture tn,
prediction that the celebration will be
highly creditable one
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