Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-24


green Christmas this time.
A Calais marketman sold goose but
when he called for his pay found the lady
Of the house just taking the bird from
the oven done to turn. But she told
him he would have to call again as she
had no money. Thcreupon the market
man seized the goose and all its fixings
and dined off it himself.
Palermo Centre is boasting Of having
the finest cemetery in the county.
Among recent business failures noted
is that of the DixfeId skunk farm. The
animals died so rapidly the proprietor had
to kill off the survivors.
Some of the ministers III this State took
occasion on Christmas Sunday to tell
their flock that it is wicked to fight and
that there should be no war with Eng
land We hope that next Sunday they
will preach on the iniqulty Of stealing
territory from a nation too weak to resist
and the wickednesSr refusing to arbi-
trato matters that Sid be arbitrated.
Such discourse would be timely and
meet with hearty response of amens.
Gen. II. L. Mitchell of Bangor says
that in event of war Name, which is
thrust as wed &c into Canada. would be-
come q seat Of war and would suffer
terribly. Existing conditions should open
the eyes of the war department to the
need of establishing some Of those soldiers
from Western military posts down here in
Maine. right on the line of the railroad to
Halifax. Augusta would be a good place.
At their homes and in the factory
Ninalhavcn people will manufacture this
year about 1000 nets. This number
was made last year, which, perhaps,
accounts, for the fact that there were no
flies on Ninalhaven.
\ Lynn clergyman preached at Rock
land few Sundays ago When pressed to
remain there for few days with friends
he said he felt presentin1ent to return
home immediately. He did SO and right
after his return succeeded in saving an
invalid woman from burning to death.
There is curious incident connected
with the skeleton in the closet of a Veazie
family. A young daughter who was
rendered insane by the chicken pox and
a quack doctor has many strange freaks,
among them being the habit of carrying
miscellaneous articles in her mouth and
refusing to disgorge. There was taken
from her mouth recently 10 common
pins, two clapboard nails two shingle
nails, three pieces of glass and a safety
pin. All the metal things We're corroded
with long contact with her mouth, for
she never was seen to remove this miscel-
laneous assortment while eating.
Rockland has woman justice of the
peace, one who is a commissioned court
stenographer, a young lady who is study
ing law, three popular young ladies who
have agreed to wear boomers another
season, and a young woman who opposed
woman suffrage in public debate the
other evening, her argument being that
| if IA woman isn't smart enough to con
troll mans vote as things now are she
isn't smart enough to vote herself.
| They also have n man in that town who
has made all arrangements &c have u
| brass band at his funeral
A relic now in the possession of II
Bucksport man is of more than ordinary
| interest when thsrs is 50 much talk
about invading Canada, 1t being the
commission OF jonathan Buck az first
lieutenant of company TO invade Canada
and is signed by Thomas Pownal gov
crnor of MASSACHUSETTS,. and is dated
March l3, 1888. Mr.. Buck was the
| founder of Buck sport