Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-19

winter. He paid two dollars for trap !;
set it watched it carefully for three month
caught crow,a cat, a dog, his fathers old
ram, and licking. He confesses that the
experience completely cured him of the
hunting propensity
| A writer from Liberty boasts that no
tramps have visited the town since the
last day of the old year He says: son
that day twelve were entertained by the
selectmen and went westward ho' in
the morning Fifteen days in the winter
time and no trampis something out of the
common course of events for the past two
years, and people begin to enquire, why
is this thus? Poor starving tramps, they
begged food from very house through the
village, and as soon as they were outside
the village began to throw it away c. l.
Davis says that food was SO plentiful
on the road between DR.. 'Porter's house
and his that he was tempted to pick it up
| for his pig. Good food it was, consisting
of bread, butter and meat but not good
enough for a road WALKER
Bath Times: Think of little Delaware
voting for five candidates for United
States senator 1t didn't take the big
state of Maine long to return Hon. Vim.
2. Frye to the Senate, not much!
The genial J. f. Moore of Thomaston
has collection hobby somewhat out of
the usual line. Calendars are his delight,
and he has large and varied assortment
of them There are number of fine
| Spanish calendars sent him from Cuba by
Capt. Samuel Watts of ST. George. He
also has japanese and French calendars
and one from far away Sitka, Alaska.
The collection is well worth an eXamina
ton. Mr. Moore has other articles of in
terest in his pleasant offices. Among
them is graceful, richly carved old sofa,
once the property of John H. Counce OF
Warren. Mr.. Moore collected its scattered
fragments, Stackpole put them together
and upholstered the sofa, and it is very
handsome piece of furniture although
more than century old Another inter
esting bit of furnishing is the Arthur
Spear looking glass, one of those quaint
old style affairs.
Dixfield is rejoicing at the prospect that
a novelty mill will be started there next
spring.
Who says this is hard winter? Mrs.
Hanson Tolman of Viralhaven picked a
small bunch of pansies in her yard, Satur-
day, January 10. We think this record
will be hard one to beat.
A hos ho6
lopes printed with a few lines descriptive of
Camden's scenery, and calling attention
to Camden's seaside property. If every
business man in that or any other COM
munity would adopt Il similar policy, the
results would be.almost inestimable.
A rather amusing story is told in con-
nection with the recent lectures on theoso
ply in the city of Bangor. The lecturer
was in the midst of learned discourse
and asked in stentorian tones, What
comes after death?" No one answered and
after waiting moment he repeated with
vehemence again say what comes after
death?" Just at that moment the door
opened and in walked one of the leading
undertakers of the city and went demure
ly to seat. The coincidence was too
much for the risibes of those present and
broad smile spread over the counter
ances of many and the solemnity of the
occasion was for the moment broken.
Some years ago, says the Courier
Gazette, well known Rockland mason,
had charge of the erection of a very tall
chimney on public building. The stag
ing necessary to reach the top was a very
expensive affair The chimneys were built
and built well, and the staging removed.
When the tools were picked up, our friend
the mason could not find fine new
level that had recently been bought.
After careful search the missing level
was discovered placidly reposing on top of
one of the lofty chimneys, where it re
manned for some months until it was
blown down in storm.
A Rockland young man recently pur-
chased, on the "unsight or unseen plan"
horse for which he paid ten cans of clam
chowder When he came to inspect his
bargain, he found he had paid for q dead
horse.
A Bangor young lady, Miss Flossie NJ.
Young, well known ms an expert type
writer and stenographer, has begun the
study of law. 1t is understood that an
other young lady will follow Miss Young's
example, and that after they are admitted
to the bar they will enter upon the prac-
tice of their profession in the Queen City.
So far as we know they will be the first
lady lawyers in the State.
The New England Journal of Education
says: "Supt. W. W. Stetson, the superin-
tendent of schools Auburn, Me-, for the
past ten years, is native of Maine, and
has had the training and experience
which makes a happy combination of
influences for the production of scholar
and a man of affairs. He first taught
a public school at the age of fifteen and
has had experience from the district to the
high school and normal school. Mr. |
Stetson is an energetic, progressive
level-headed, good-spirited leader of pu-
pills and teachers. His influence is felt |