Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-02

clared the animal was swimming OUT e
sea In the fog has been ordered hberaleu'
Wednesday evening Lewiston proposes
by means of two huge bonfires anu oe'
donations to advertise on clouds and SKY
its coming celebration. If there De any
thing left in tho rain making theory they
may wish they had confined the aoVer1is'
ing enterprise to the newspapers.
The old steamer Forest City, sunday
was lowed to Boston there to be consigned
to the flames. Speaking of the old boat
departure the Portland Press says: Ii the
staunch old steamer could feel ana 1hinK'
it must have expressed itself In bitter
lamentations at the prospect before IL.
This was to lie its last voyage from Fort
land to Boston over the route that 1t had
traversed for over forty years, inns was
to be it's last passage out through the
broad ship channel between the beautiful
rock bound shores of Casco bay. Through
that same channel 1t had swiftly steamed
to carry the Union soldiers to the shores
of the robellious states Out through
that same channel 1t had plowed Its rush
ing prov, in eager pursuit of the daring
rebels who had stolen the Caleb Gushing
and back through that same channel 1t
had brought, as prisoners. the captured
rebels. For years and years of peace and
prosperity it had come and gone through
that same ship channel laden with
precious human lives and the wealth Of
two metr0polises
Even the grass crop in York county is
reported to be greatly benefited by the
recent rains.
The exit of the class of '95 takes out
about half of Bowdoin's football material
but we understand that President Hyde
is convinced that the college "can keep
along"
Those Rockland gentlemen who have
recently got hold of a lime quarry in
Union think they have an. extra good
thing" as the lime is said to- be of SUI
perior quality.
Rockland Tribune: Every time BIZ
cycler gets boosted from his wheel by
faulty highway, that moment another
advocate of good roads is born.
This is truly great State for sports
men. Judging from reports the fish bite
the hook Just as trustingly as of old, the
shell game is worked successfully all
along the line and the craftsman on his
vacation finds everything dead easy"
Indeed there are many things to attract
people to Maine during the summer sea-
son.
The last lot of Aroostook county bonds
sold at premium of = per cent.
Of the volunteer flremen who run
with the Bangor tub in 1884, but two,
Jere Fenno and G. W. Merrill, are now
alive.
Substantial dwellings now stand where
the last circus held in Gardiner was
located. But the Gardiner youth is just
as fond Of seeing the elepha mt as ever.
Some of the good people at Nobleboro
Mills think that If the old wooden mills
at that place could be cleaned out and a
good fish privilege be made there 1t
would be an improvement. This looks al
most like turning backward.
At Stockton Springs recently some one
broke into stable, cut up three harnesses,
robes and carriage and sprinkled Paris
green over hay and grain. Perhaps these
outbreaks of meanness are the results of
atmospheric changes but we don't re-!
member of weather mean enough to war
rant such dastardly outrage as this.