Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-16

of being enough to cover the expens eS.
He then hired another lawyer to inycsti-
gate, who sustained the first verdict. The
experience has cost S. IS thus far.
The Lewiston Sun says that the Au-
burn mails were recently full of postal
cards addressed to the parents through
out the city giving the rank and deport-
ment of their children during the last
school term. The Auburn post office was
filled with youngsters all day who were
calling for the family mail and capturing
the cards before papa saw them. The
carriers were repeatedly accosted by the
BOYS, who were anxious to handle the
cards first, but the carriers were ''on' to
their little game and delivered the cards
as per order.
Litchfield is to celebrate the Tooth an
niyersary of the Incorporation of the town
about August IA. The following COM
mittec has been selected to act in connec-
ton with the town officers Oramandel
Smith, Samuel Smith, DIR. Enoch Adams,
C. A. Metcalf, J. A. Chase, d. L. Smith,
J. f. Chase
A movement is being made in Rockland
for the appointment of police matron.
The Rockland Tribune reports that
Knox county has been remarkably free
from tramps this winter. 1t says that
the reason for this is that when weary
Willies put in an appearance they are
treated like tramps, and not like polltl-
Clans" A very large portion of the reason
for the tramp nuisance in the state OF
Maine is directly due to the negligence OF
officials in the enforcement of the tramp
law upon our statute books. 1t is mat
ter which entails an enormous expense
upon the taxpayers of the State, and one
in which rural communities, from their
lack of police protection, are especially in
terested. 1t would certainly seem as If
the time had come to cast aside namby
pambyism and cheap sentimentality in
dealing with this problem, and take effec-
tive measures to rid our State of the
professional hoboes who come here every
winter to sponge livelihood off Maine
taxpayers.
The usual order of things, says the
GOChltuu Neso 1ONSioOu
the other night by the experience of well
known North end couple. The gentle
man is popular young merchant and his
wife prominent member of one of Rock
lands secret societies. The gentleman
sought his home tired and worn with an
UNUSUAL hard days labor, and forgetting
that it was the evening for the meeting
of the society to which his wife belonged,
locked the doors securely, went to bed
and was soon safe in Morpheus arms. AS
night wore ON toward the small hours, the
neighbors were disturbed by various noises
which We're unaccountable, but which
sounded like a series of uninterrupted
poundings. BY and by lady rose to
fathom the cause of the noise and saw the
wife Of the merchant vainly trying to
arouse her husband. Both front and back
entrances were assailed without effect, and
by her gesticulations the neighbor knew
the lady's patience was nearly exhausted.
The neighbor went to the door and let her
in, where by an inside connection she
found her way to her husbands chamber,
where she found him looking eagerly
around, and then putting his hand to his
head said drowsily - Was it you
heard, thought was dreaming?" then
the absurdity of the thing struck him, and
he laughed heartily, while he explained
that he had entirely forgotten what night
it was and thought his wife was safe in
bed.
A unique business enterprise is that of
Ira A. Comstack, who left Portland for
Bangor recently with a huge sled which
looks like house on runners, and con
tains over a ton of fish which he intends
to sell to farmers along the route He
plans to sell the team and return by train !;
but he may find the venture SO profitable
us to make it worth his while to stock up
with Pcnobscot products and travel back
again.
Who says Maine hasn't rightful posi-
ton in the great pie belt." A Rockland
lady made, during the month of February,
"A pies with only two in the family.
An old sea captain, now retired was
in a ship chandler's store on Commercial
street, Portland, the other day, and told
of rather remarkable coincidence many
years ago when he sailed a ship from this
city to New Orleans. Then, four brothers
met, our captain being one of them, and
each was commander of his own ship, and
all hailing from Maine.
Not long ago the Journal had special
dispatch from Deer Isle telling of the sad
affection of Mrs. Lizzie Small and five
children of Lower Sunset with the most
malignant form of diphtheria. The
Rockland Courier-Gazette tells the out
come of the case. The house was quaran-
tined and no women were allowed il the
house to relieve the sufferings of the
afflicted. A young son died Sunday, Feb.
II, and but slight hopes were entertained