Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-31

New potatoes from Aroostook county
are beginning to be shipped toe Boston
and other markets at the rate Of about six
carloads day This number will be in
creased as the demand enlarges and the
potatoes are gathered and shipped. A
large crop has been raised this year and
the potatoes are of the finest quality
There is always an extensive demand for
Aroostook potatoes and this year will be
no exception to the rule.
A Presque Isle gentleman has recently
had painful illustration of how valuable
land may become, under certain con-
ditions In locating an addition he re-
Gently made to his building, adjoining
the Odd Fellows lot on the north he &C
cidentally got over the line about six
inches. In building their new block the
Odd Fellows had to have this six inches
to carry out their plan, and their neigh
Dor is under the painful necessity of am
putating that portion of his building
which extends beyond his own soil.
Line O. Type in Bangor Commercial
Judge William Penn Whitchouse, who is
now here presiding over the August session
of the supreme judicial court, is one Of the
finest men that ever sat on the State bench
His dignity in the chair Is unbounded but
once freed from the responsibilities of Off
cial duty he becomes as delightful an
entertainer and as amusing as a rciater of
anecdotes as any man have ever met. 1t
is pleasure to have such men near the
head of Names admirable judicial depart
ment.
The epidemics of diphtheria and scarlet
fever that have been raging in Portland
are now practically subdued
Bath people are in hopes to have slate
manufacturing industry established in
their city.
usually numerous along the Maine coast
this season, and, in many instances
have seriously interfered with the fishing
parties that have gone out after cod.
These are busy days for the Maine
People who seek to save time by passing
between the cars of waiting train take a
most foolhardy risk A young man who
tried this thing In Bath, the other day,
missed his footing and plunged to the
ground below, his body falling directly
across one of the rails very near the iron
wheels which supported a pouderous
freight car. He was quickly assisted from
the pcrilous position by friends near by,
only a moment before the long train
rolled away from the Shipping City,
For several weeks the clock on the
Main Street Free Baptist church In Lew
lston, has pointed stolidly at 25 minutes
past 9so'clock. This Is having a good
effect upon the community Clerks who
ought to be at work at 7 o'clock in the
morning and who generally hang around
half an hour before going to the store,
look up at tho clock rs they hurry past
and commence to sprint for the store.
Young people who are on the streets at
night at clock glance up at the dial
and hurry home to surprise their parents
Saco has man who eats crow because
he likes it. He was camping ont with
party from Camp Ellis the other day, and
surprised his companions by shooting a
crow and frying it. Undoubtedly he is
Democrat #s
Labor day will be given more general
observance in Maine this year than ever
before, and why shouldn't it be?
The Boston Globe pictures a Maine
Knight holding out bottle to brother
from Kentucky. Some people might
think the bottle contained whiskey, or
was a sample OF the rich vintage of the
California headquarters; but they are
mistaken. 1t undoubtedly contained
Poland water.
Mr. Sidney Maker of North Haven re-
Gently, while out in his fishing boat, hap
pened to notice bottle floating on the
water. which he secured, and, upon ex-
animation, found to contain a slip of
paper, dated July 90, stating that II the
finder would return the note to II. ID.
Russell, Mtddletown, CT, q reward of SO
would be given Mr. Maker. out of mere
curiosity. sent it to the address named,
and in few days was agreeably surprised
to receive the sum stated
The Republican journal we'll says that
the Maine coast is not, as yet, sufficiently
crowded to make the cornering of cottage
lots profitable business
High Island claims to have the cham
pion banana eater Of Maine TIc recently
devoured 81 bananas in succession and is
still alive to tell the story.
1t would really seem as if the possession
OF such a prodigy should be distinction
enough for one small island; but among