Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30

OUT III lCrCe W dUUenu UIle StIucS anu nave
| learned all about the fine points and keep
score. This is good healthy interest in
an American game and contrasts favorably
with the interest manifested in some of
the foot ball games in the country. In
the latter game the greatest cheering is
often done when one of the players is dis
abled and carried off the field.
The ability by means of planter to
plant ten acres of potatoes in ten hours
leaves little room for wonderment that
potatoes are the favorite crop with ARGOS
took farmers especially as the returns have
| in the past been so generous. But don't
over do it.
For AZ conse cutive years Phillip Frey
has pegged away at the "underpinning"
of Bangor people and his son has sat at
the same bench in their little cobbler shop
for 20 consecutive years.
Lewiston grammar school children are
going to present themselves in body be-
fore the city government to petition for
the free use of City hall for their gradual
ing exercises. They ought to make an
impression.
Quite a number of the Lewiston and
Auburn people object to having the Sab
bath stiffness broken by the jingle of the
bells on the belated bakery cart
playing truant was sentenced to three
days durance vile in the attic and this too,
just when there were some exciting ball
games to be played The lesson ought to
be as lasting as salutary.
"Y. NJ G. A." on the back of an I'M
collected bill means in the nomenclature
of the Bath collector who makes use of
these letters that "you may call again"
and he does.
There seems to be more talk about what
will be done in the way of enforcing the
dog law than about what has been done.
Look out for an exciting NJ. l. S. A. A.
field day at Bangor, Saturday.
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A little Fairfield lad has two grand
fathers and five grandmothers He is
more fortunate than the much married
widower who had four mothers-in-la law.
Several prominent sportssnen in other
states have signiied their intention of not
going to Canada for their fishing and
shooting so long as the present tariff of
50 head on sportsmen remains in force
Come to Maine.
A Saco painter recently on a wager
sucked three dozen eggs in seven minutes
and fifty-five seconds. He ought to be
given lard pail cover for a medal.
Either Bath people have given up the
eating of late suppers, theatre parties and
such or else they have them at home. A
few weeks ago there were two gorgeous
lunch wagons and three hot frankfurt
vendors in exciting rivalry in that city
where now but one solitary frankfurt
peddler Is in evidence.
1t is little late in the season for cat
stories but one comes from Auburn, which
will never be displaced by snake and sea
serpent yarns. This Auburn family own
a cat that eats at the table like other
folks. One day they had trout and he
passed his plate so often, acted so greedy
and smacked his chops so loudly that the
mistress felt called upon to rebuke him
for his bad table manners Accordingly
she turned his plate down and told him he
could have no more trout until he had
caught rat. The cat jumped down and
ran out. Before the meal was finished
he came trotting in with an immense rat
in his mouth. He had another "help" of
trout.
A Bangor man has a hen which insists
upon laying eggs which are perfectly
round but he proposes to keep her so long
as she continues to lay enough of them.
Not GetfiDn C0me{hina for Nathan Recnms