Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-06

Bridge building is brisk on the Penob- |
scot at Rowland,
And Auburn is to have new shoe fac
tory Them S wot has, is sure to git.
Lewiston and Bath people are finding
time to talk about an electric road con-
Meeting the two cities. But practical
railroad man in Lewiston sees greater ad
vantages in connecting that city and Au
gust. by an electrical thoroughfare.
In making comparisons with the wealth
er of preceding years beware of the man,
who keeps diary Some one told the
Biddeford Record that Thanksgiving day
% years ago was Just such IL delightful
September day as that of 1895. The man
with a diary looked the matter up and
found that Thanksgiving day, 1873, the
sun didn't show itself and there was
snow to the depth of 10 inches on the
ground.
The collector of instalmcnts in Aroos
took county this winter needs to be a
man Of nerve.
The Star thinks Rockland should have
a mon ument in commcmoration of her
gallant soldiers. We think so too.
The new woman in Bangor Is develop
ing her muscle A ladies' bowling club
of 90 members has been formed and the
members are untiring players.
Seventy new homes in Bangor this sea
son.
Fl. Fairfield Beacon They tell good
little thing about Fort Fairfield man
who was once Il judge. In certain legal,
or semi-legal, document that he had
occa sion to make out he spelled horse
"hors" Some one drew his attention to
the peculiar photography, chatting him a
little. Yes, yes said he, THAT is
wrong. just make that ac"
Aroostook Republican: No, his name
isn't Thomas Backbone Reed, but his
record would excuse anyone for thinking
it was.
When Congressman Milliken was in
terv iewed by the Philadelphia Press, re
speeding the message, he condensed a
world of truth into these few lines
Congress should pass and the President
should sign. bill so amending the pres
ent tariff law as to afford ample revenue
to meet the government expenditures,
protect American industries, and change
the balance of trade in our favor"
Bangor is Just now agitated over water,
the works and rates and quality being
declared unsatisfactory. 1t appears that
IL Bangoreans had been good judges of
water the agitation would have come ere
this.
4 prominent gentleman Of Ellsworth
says that wherever Senator Hale may be
at tie Thanksgiving season he is never
uumindtul of the poor of Ellsworth.
Each season many families enjoy feast
wholly unmindful that 1t is Senator Hale
who has paid for it. If away from Ellis
worth certain sum is deposited to be
paid out TO help the deserving poor to the
en- joyment of veritable New England
Thanksgiving.
Some of those Washington county
towns, disappointed because the most
feasible route for the new railroad does
not lie right through their villages, don't |
propose TO waste their tins In lamentation
and condemnation. On the contrary they
propose TO build electric railways to con
meet Three cheers and tiger for their
pluck.
An exchange tells of two parties in a
Maine town leach bereaved of a horse
last week Does this mean that the re-
spective horses ate their heads off and still
live? There are just such grieyous in
stances in this State
.ssLewiston Journal; The gentlemen
who recolleet SO wildly the noble struggle
ttas Mr.. W H. Lawrence of Sorrento put
| up last winter. at the Legislature, when
the PARTITION of that town from Sullivan
was aeitated, will be pleased to learn that
Mr.. Lawrence has been generously re-
membered by the new town in the way of
Offices. That active and urbane gentle
man Is postmaster, first seiectman. town
clerk iustiea of tho ,,eana Ap,orio.n ~