Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-12
MAINE GOSSIP.

MAINE bVSStF.
. Those beautiful October flower gardens
passed into memory Thursday night.
An old Spanish coin was found five feet
under ground at Rumford Falls the other
day. What set back for new metrop-
oils
Pennington finds that a sewer system
is sequence to system of water works.
Those who store ice in the houses and
the holds of vessels will do well to keel
their hats on. A resident of South
Orrington who worked bareheaded In 81
ice house, now lies unconscious and Is
pronounced to be incurable. The physi-
clan saws the brain has been chilled pro
ducipg the same effect as sunstroke.
At the pottery works in Deering they
are experimenting with the new paving
bricks used so much in the West which
are believed to be most excellent paving
for streets where there Ia light traffic
The bricks are made eight inches long
two and a half inches deep. They art
burned hard and vitrifed, and are laid or
edge, making smoother street than car
be obtained with any paving except
asphalt. 1t is question, however, Il
this style of paving will stand the severe
climatic conditions in Maine.
The Esstport fire relief fund is now
being distributed as the donors years age
intended 1t should be. The distribution
should be particularly acceptable during
this strike.
The Belfast merchants have signed a
protest to be forwarded to the Maine Cen
trail authorities asking that the old time
table of the Belfast & Durham branch
be restored.
A well known shipper of apples from
this State to Europe says that winter
fruit ripens best off the tree and should
be picked when full grown, as 1t keeps
better; also that by this early picking the
injury done by the fall winds may be
avoided to a great extent.
Six hoodlums, two of whom were men
grown, entered Portland orchard the
other day and stole apples not only from
the trees but from the hands of the owner,
an elderly lady whom they afterwards
stoned. For quiet city, Portland is
plagued with some very desperate char
acters.
The inhabitants of Long Cove, Knox
county, are apprehensively waiting fol
something to drop, when the ten or more
tons of giant powder is exploded under
100, 600 tons of granite beneath which the
quarrymen have dug ramifying tunnels.
A very peculiar accident befell Capt.
Frank Wallace Of Small Point while out
duck hunting in his dory few days ago
a sudden storm came up and then flash
of lightning seemed to surround his boat
with It's flame and then something like a
ball of fire danced along the crest of the
wave in bis direction. There was Il
dreadful roll of thunder that seemed to
break over his head and then he knew nc
more for some time. When he revived ht
was at first unable to move, but at last
tipped over, his hands going into tht
water. He then discovered that his oars
were gone and his rifle lay in the bottom
of the boat completely shattered. He also
found that he was bleeding freely but
recovering somewhat, he padded ashore
with piece Of board reaching there after
several hours of hard work.
The boys at the State reform school are
busily engaged in making Improvements
In and about the institution In the real
of harrington cottage a large reservoir is
being made which will furnish chance
for the boys to skate during the winter
months. A large drain pipe has been laid
from the cottage to the stream some dis
tancc away and work will be completed
ON that this week The boys are also
leveling the ground in the pine grows
near the buildings seats will be erected
and fine chance afforded the inmates tc
bold picnics and the like in the grove In
the cottage new sheathing Is being put in
while the main building is receiving
paint. A present there are over 1875 boys
in the school, all we'll and happy.