Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-04


the South was bit different. But then
that was in my younger days and l may
have forgotten. In fact it is several
years since l took out a license but have
had to come to it again.
Gen. Stephenson is to make additions to
the seating capacity of the opera house
at the National Home for the accom-
mediation of Gardiner people. What with
the excellent accommodations afforded by
the Augusta opera house and the one at
home, Gardiner playgoers ought to be in
clover.
A farming fever is said to have broken
out among the Vinalhaven stone cutters
and many of them are buying farms A
good way to invest their money if they
have the aptitude and time to carry them
on successfully.
Warren would like to know why its
thriving high school ism t included in the
list of the U. S. commissioner of educa-
ton.
Portland Transcript: Honesty is COM
ing to be recognized more and more in
business circles as the best policy, where
permanency is desired. An illustration
of this has been the operation of the law
passed last winter regulating the amount
of oil to be put in a can of PASSPORT sar
dimes" This had become necessary be-
cause some eastern packers were putting
up inferior goods, thereby demoralizing
| the market AS q result of this regula-
| tion decidedly better prices are now
realized. while the demand, which had
declined on account of deprecated quail
| ty, again quite active owing to renewed
confidence in the packer This example
of the Immediately beneficial effects of
just dealing with the consumer should
encourage to further legislation in pro-
lection of food products.
.One of thefnest illustrated souvenir edi-
tions that ever came to this Office is that
of the Aroostook Pioneer, of which George
II. Gilman, an Augusta boy, is editor
and proprietor This edition is in very
attractive covers, 20 by 26 inches, and con-
tains IL pages of this size, each one being
profusely illustrated with views of the
Houlton of 1895 and appropriate sketches
also with portraits of the men who have
made this enterprising place what it is
one Of the finest villages in the State
adorned with beautiful homes and TEEN
ing with energy, thrift and modern
ideas. There is not poor illustration
among them, and they nulnber about $50
in all. On the contrary they are of the
best that can be produced on the best of
paper, any of them rivalling those of the
leading illustrated magazines Among
the views are the following: County
buildings and Military street; Co L., N.
G. S. NJ, taken in front of the b. q A.
railroad station; market square; the old
dam on Cooks brook; Nickerson lake,
Houlton's summer resort; Court street
looking south; q view on Hon. Parker
P. Burleigh's farm, Linneus, one of the
best in Aroostook county; the new steel
bridge; one Of Houlton's water powers
views from the Highlands; views of
the interiors and exteriors of the many
handsome business blocks; the Kicker
Classical Institute; the churches; mills,
and other leading industries. Among the
portraits are those of the town and county
officers; Hon. Albert A. Burleigh, presi-
dent, and f. W. Cram, general manager
of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad,
and Moses Burbee, chief of construction; ;
Hon. Llewellyn Powers and Attorney
General Powers; a group picture of four
generations of the Burleigh family as
represented by Hon. Parker p Burleigh,
Ex-Governor Burleigh, C. b. Burleigh
and the latter's littleson Edwin; also the
Latin class of the Kicker Classical In
stitute. Indeed column might be
written without affording fair comprehen-
sion of the interesting features of this
handsome edition, which people will pre-
fer to read for themselves If the supply
holds out and we hope it's enterprising
proprietor has fully anticipated the big
demand it is sure to have
Incidentally that libel suit jury at Au
burn will probably decide how much sand
should be used in mortar for public build.
| ings. Meanwhile the Bangor CONNER
cial probably is selling enough extra pa
! pers to pay part of the costs.
One morning this week one Of the Bel
fast police officers woke up to find that
the suspicious looking fellow he had given
q nights lodging in the police station tai
| lied exactly with the description of Fred
Lake who escaped few days ego from
Pennington Jail. Lake left there for
down river.
For Methodists all roads lead to Saco
today and other people will find the con-
ference anything but dull.
And by the way the Methodists of
Southern Aroostook have selected q
charming spot for holding their annual
campmeetings. The location is at Little
ton, seven miles from Houlton, and COM
prises 80 acres Of land with a beautiful
grove of trees About $4,000 is to be ex-
pended this year on improvements.
The plan now is to make grand floral
parade special feature of the New Eng
land fair at Rigby.
The supreme court at Portland decreed
nineteen divorces this week. Evidence
of the wisdom of that old maxim "look
before you leap" is accommodating rather