Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-19

whether the said cats are really guilty or
the crime charged, viz, the killing of 80 o
chickens.
~ hear a report, said a witness in this
celebrated cat case. Never mind what
reports you heard" interrupted the law
yer Estate only what you know"
But it was the report of gum" re
marked the witness whereat bench and
bar laughed without reproval
Lewiston Journal: The two new loco
motives built for the Bangor e. Aroostook
in the Boston & Maine shops, are so big
that they will have Il tight squeeze to get
out doors and at any rate must wait for
whistles and smoke-stacks till they re
out. The old-style locomotive was baby
elephant and the shops were not built for
modern monsters.
| Portland Transcript: A prominent can
ner has suggested, and the suggestion, as
explained to Gov Cleaves, meets with his
hearty approval, that all cans containing
| Maine goods should have at least the
name of the State pressed in the tin.
The packers of this State are justified in
| their claim of producing the best of goods
| and need fear no competition, In the open,
as to quality. INSCRIPTIONS dealers in
other states not infrequently put Maine
labels on goods packed elsewhere and of
inferior quality. To remedy this fully,
national legislation may be required, but
the scheme, above mentioned, if acted
upon, would probably afford a consider
able measure of relief to Maine concerns
who are solicitious for their well earned
reputation.
The headlights of the B. & A. locomo-
tives attract the deer from the long
stretches of virgin forest through which the
road runs and frequently the animal ven
lures upon the track aud is run down. Two
were killed at the same time in this man
ner few days ago.
| Three different times a Skowhegan man
has stood in his own doorway and shot
cartridges that came within range. He
will not camp out this season.
A moments reflection convinces any
one acquainted with woman that a flight
of stairs would not stand in her way.
So there is nothing surprising in the fact
that Bangor lady removed the stairs in
her house to admit the kind of bedstcad
which pleased her fancy.
One of the numerous crooks, that have
been bo.hering Portland people of late
has been captured. He visited the police
station and the police captured him there
This incident is fraught with terrible
warning to crooks who may think they
can escape the Vigilance of the Portland
police.
| A tramp ate four dinners one day or
Main street, Lewiston. The tramp must
have been very hungry and the people
very charitable
Some of the young women are seeking
fame by the same methods that hav,
proved so efiicaoious in the case of elderly
ladies. North Clinton has young wild
ow, who milks three cows, does the WORK
for two in the family, drives three miles
and does days work, returning home al
night in time to milk, mend the socks
feed the pigs, split the wood etc. Then
Canaan has smart young woman, who
besides doing her Homework for quite O
large family this fall, did the milking
and took all the care of two cows, the
hogs chickens, horses, etc, picked four
teen bushels of apples, put them in the
cellar, pulled two stacks of beans. and
hauled in three large loads of pumpkins.
and after digging and picking up fifteen
bushels of potatoes, pulling thirty bushels
beets and turnips and twenty five head.
of cabbage, put them all in the cellar
| herself Such undsrtakinns ara had