Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-10

This has been remarkably appropriate
weather for putting the many summer
homes into condition for occupancy
month hence
There is horse in Sanford which ex-
hibited the other day a remarkable aver
sion and jealousy on account of bicycle.
He charged upon Mr.. Goodall, while
riding East on a wheel and struck him
down inficting severe injuries upon him.
This horse, evidently is one OF the pessl-
mistic sort that can't see in the bicycle
and electricity an emancipation from
drudgery OF horses in general.
Those who attended the meeting of the
Grand Masonic bodies in Portland this
| week say that the meetings were the best
ever held under like auspices in this
State.
The newly elected grand master of the
Grand Lodge of Masons in this State, Col.
Augustus B. Farnham of Bangor, is now
in the 56th year of his age and has been a
Mason for over 80 years, and has held
several prominent offices in the order, be-
ing past high priest and past grand COM
mander. Col Farnham had n gallant war
record from the ranks to the position OF
lieutenant colonel and saw active ser
vice in the second and sixteenth Maine
regiments. He was for IS years postmas-
ter of Bangor. He cannot fail to be a
worthy successor of Grand Master Bur
bank, during whose term Masonry has been
exceedingly prosperous.
The Saco summer State normal school
will open Tuesday, July 23d. Tuition
free The school will be held in the Thorn
ton Academy The Dyer library contain
ing ten thousand volumes, the York Insti-
tute library and museums, the Sweetser
school library containing 5000 volumes of
reference books and the city hall and York
Institute auditorium will be open free
to the students of the Summer school.
Board in Saco for the students will be
from So. so to 81. 80 per week. Rooms
without board 81 per week. Meals SO per
week. Electric cars run to Old Orchard
every half hour. Teachers can board at
sea shore if they choose.
Business is "picking up in Portland
and on Wednesday the post office re-
ceived from the sale of postage stamps,
postal cards and envelopes, $3.50.
| The repeal of the New York law, which
provided that paving stones should be cut
within the limits of the state, has given a
great impetus to the industry at Deer Isle.
This has been week of accidents at
Bath and Times reporter saw eight
! men one day on Fore street with their
| arms in sings. The superstitious may
think this had something to do with the
| hot wave.
The preliminary survey on the Ashland
| branch is soon to begin and President
Burleigh and Engineers Burpee and Cush-
ing are going over the route to make the
arrangements. The same energy displayed
in the construction of the main line will
doubtless be applied to building this
| branch.
A Rockland young lady, who isn't, We
are happy to state, a graduate of cook
ing school, attempted to build fire in the
kitchen stove by putting the kindlings in
the oven. However, Rockland has a girl
of Is vino had Is teeth extracted without
| taking an angsetic.
| A good deal of pathos can be outlined in
u few words There was sad breaking
up of Lewiston family the other day,
the mother being taken to the insane
hospital and tho 1t-year-old son to the re-
| form school. 1t would seem that good
deal of trouble could be confined to one
family sometimes.
| Machas Union: The Machias militia
company are awaiting a call from the
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