Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-20

SUCCESSFUL ILLS season.
A funeral in kingfield occurred on the
anniversary of the marriage of the de-
ceased and OH the 69th birthday anniver-
sary of herself and her husband. Quite
a coincidence surely.
Since the cup defenders crew was Sc
Iected from Deer Isle the owners of three
other yachts have endeavored to get Deer
Isle crews. This is fashion very becoin-
ing to the Deer Isle tar.
Wanted, between Houlton and Presque
Isle, carriage and house painter. At
present there ISM one.
In the past l6 years the earliest date
for cherry blossoms to appear at Biddeford
was April 2s, 1894.
Fort Point is assured of large num-
Der of New York visitors this summer.
Now that the county seat is to be
changed to South Paris, Oxford capitalists
are to erect handsome brick block at
the latter place with all the modern i'm
provements and the Oxford Democrat is
to have quarters in it,
Lightning began the season as if deter
mined to make a record in this State. In
several instances reports of the thunder
bolts which fell during the hot wave did
not vat INT Uaparol ri ,lat ian until after
tho cold wave arrived. 1t seemed odd
to shiveringly read of thunder showers.
Numerous inquiries for summer board
in Aroostook, new schoolhouses as well
as new potato houses and activity among
the religious denominations are among
the signs of the times there.
Feline wanderings aren't to be COM
pared with the feat of the canine who
after several months sojourn in Bidde-
ford decided to visit his former owner in
New York city and did so.
The fact that the Mercer hearse wasn't
used all winter speaks more for the
healthfulness of that locality than a
recommendation from the board of health.
Rockland Opinion: A gentleman speak
ing regretfully of the death of Gen. Till
son, said to us, the other day: 1.-The gen
eral was constantly doing little and great
acts of benevolence of which the world
knew nothing, so unostentatiously and
quietly were they performed. l knew
personally of three bright young men
whom he has carried through college, pay
ing all the expenses for the entire course
of four years. He was always glad to aid
an intelligent and ambitious young man
to get start in life. ;"
The Damariscotta Herald is out in a
new dress and right in the height of fash
ion with the weeklies of tho State.
The neighbors of a certain Rockland
man ought to fare well on dandelion
greens. He is an employee of the Maine
Central and the boys hearing that he had
"a weakness for greens have each sent
him an invoice.
The smart old people in this State are
u never ceasing source of wonderment
Never week passes but what the press
contains accounts of them and the con-
clusion that Maine has u healthful eli
mate is inevitable. Mrs. Nancy Rider of
Albion, recently celebrated her ninety
fifth birthday by spinning couple knots
of yarn and piecing square of patch
work. She can see we'll without glasses
She can hear well and converses freely
upon current events, her memory serving
her remarkably, as well as her other facul-
ties. At West Rookport resides Daniel
Andrews now in his 9th year. Last week
he assisted in stringing 200 rods of wire
fence over Spruce mountain. John Jones
of Jameson point is another smart and
active nonogenarian, having celebrated
mis- 93d birthday last week.
Star Herald: The prospect is that June
23d will see the best train service inau-
gurated that Aroostook has ever enioyed.
On that date the B. & A. will put on a
fast train, by which people will be able to
leave here in the morning and reach Bos-
ton in the evening The arrangement
will enable them to go to Bangor and re-
turn same day and allow some time for
business.
Auburn has almost gone crazy over a
revival of the game of croquet
Noblcboro Democrats are keeping very
quiet since the wool buyers last visit. He
offered them but II cents a pound for
their wool Three years ago they sold it
for 25 cents a pound.
A Bath man has invented a toothache
cure, which we fear will not prove finan-
cial success. 1t consists in blistering the
wrist W it'll mustard plaster
For the past five years there has been