Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-05

to know better.
The Brewer house builder who puts in
an elevator to run from cellar to attic is
setting commendable fashion in house
construction.
We have received the bulletin for course
No. 6. university extension at Colby
University. This course is made up of
studies in American history. The sylla-
bus of five lectures by J. William Black,
Phi. d., affords quite comprehensive idea
Of the thorough but interesting manner
in which it is proposed to take up the
studies of this course and commends itself
to all. People generally know too little
of American history and we are sure that
all who may should take advantage of this
course in the university extension work
The mayor of Ellsworth was caught
whistling and singing on his way down
street the other morning, whereat the
Ellsworth Enterprise remarks, "when his
honor goes whistling and singing down
the street we may be sure he has just &C.
complished something for the good of the
city,
The difficulty that was experienced last
year in the thriving Aroostook towns has
appeared at Norway-scarcity of rents to
accommodate the new corners.
Cape Rozier people are grumbling be-
cause they haven't grocery store. My !
but business must be lively down that
way when seeing the opportunity no one
is willing to accept it.
At Danforth there is lack of men for
peeling bark in the woods and wages six
dollars month higher than they were
last year.
The Bath Independent tells of a man
in the suburbs, who called at a neighbor' s
house some time since, remarked that he
was about to die, although he only ap-
peared weary from walking, asked the
neighbor to help him change his clothes
and then lay down on bed and straight
way died. If the incident be a true one
tho man was remarkably self willed or
had strange premonition.
Wiscasset may we'll resent the story of
an out of town visitor, who during his
stay there said he had to keep talking to
himself to make sure he wasn't deaf as
otherwise he didn't hear sound.
The Kennebunk organist, who at
tempted to drown the voice of his pastor
got the worst of it last Sunday, whereat
the choir rose in huff and left the
church. The pastor was reading hymn
that the choir didn't want to sing, pre-
ferring to make their own selections
The method they adopted, however, is
open to criticism.
Certain men, representing themselves
as paint manufacturers, have been edo
ing" people in Bangor and Rockland I'M
der the pretext that they were to establish
plants in those respective cities. The land
for the site had been agreed upon in Ban
gor and workmen had been engaged and
set at work. when the alleged capitalists
failed to put In an appearance with the
necessary funds. just what kind of
paint these men proposed to manufacture
they did not state but 1t is more than sus-
pected that it was the kind with which
bricks are gilded to resemble gold.
The Portland city government has Or
dered the handsome new armory to be
built
Col Greene having failed to raise the
money for the construction of the Shore
Line Railroad, Gen. Leavitt says the
directors will begin active measures, Col
Greene among them. 1t will be long
pull, strong pull and what perhaps is
best) pull all together.