Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-10
MAINE GOSSIP.

MAINE GOSSIP.
One Of the most catchy features OF the
glorious merchants week at Biddeford
was the catching of the creased pig. when
the pig represented an animated football
and the police had to interfere to prevent
the halt backs from falling tooth and nail
on the center rush.
A Richmond's Island coasting captain
sailed alongside a deer swimming out to
sea last week. at least the captain says
the deer was swimming out to sea, and
so he took the animal aboard after hard
struggle The game warden thinks that
as the captain rescued" the deer in salt
water the State has no jurisdiction
over the animal and If SO that the case
would come within the duties of the sea-
shore fish commissioner. I'm! Well
Cap'n Jordan has got nine points of the
law in the person of said deer, hand
some doc about two years old.
The continental band played only before
the-war music at the evening reception of
the Portland veteran firemen last week
and the veteran drummer, Maj. Murphy
ratified his drumsticks as he did during
the Mexican war The band is made up
from the members of the organization
and its leader is So but reads his music
without the aid Of glasses.
Bangor has banished the slot machine
but hasn't-well, It's easy to criticize.
An East Bluehill duck is setting a
good example of making the most of cir
cumstances. Lightning struck this duck
in the head not long ago, putting out
one eye, trepanning portion of its skull
and otherwise confusing the bird. How
ever the duck is making the most Of 1t,
quacks as cheerily as of old and con-
tentedly keeps its weather eye peeled.
There are rare days in June, vide last
week.
Wonder If there is any freeze OUT con-
nected with that ice combine?
A father who abducted his child at ST.
Andrews the other day was arrested to
prevent his wife's relatives from doing
him injury. Otherwise there would have
been war in which it wouldn't have
been healthy for him to have his wife's
relations participate.
Lewiston complains of dearth of
tramps this summer. Possibly there are
towns where the officers would gladly buy
the road gentry tickets to Lewiston.
There was no one in the graduating
class at Thornton Academy, who felt COM
petent to write the class ode. We are not
sure but what that shows a higher degree
of intelligence on the part Of the members
of that class than would be found in some
schools where several stand ready to serve
in the capacity of odist.
Occasionally COW strolls within the
environments of Portland, but they don t
feel at home judging from the perform
ance of one there last week. She ate two
sash curtains blowing from an open win
dow, Notwithstanding there was sue
culent grass in abundance all about her
Several Bangor letter carriers, who
when the government put them on eight
hour time were obliged to continue work
ing under the old rule with longer time,
are now carrying around $500 in their in
side pockets. Washington attorneys
brought the government to terms.
Harry Vtlliers, liking of tramps" is at
the Waterville aims house sick with heart
disease, and whiles away his leisure with
and Thackeray, for Harry is
from most weary Willies by
his literary tastes.
Would there were more such true ang-
lers as Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Sturtevant
of Springfield, Mass. Surely there would
be as good fishing in the Rangeleys in
years to come as now, for during their
stay at Rangelay Lake house they caught
one hundred and seventeen trout and
killed but five of tho number.
Phonograph.
If they didn't want the fish what excuse
was there for putting them to tho torture
of hooking them; or were the 112 too
small for eating purposes?
On June the Sth, it didn't rain,
means no wet harvest for Maine.