Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-24

Snow Salisbury of Canaan, never rode In
the steam cars but greatly enjoyed rlde
by .sslectrics" from Fairfield to wafer
vile the other day.
In about 25 years the Boston & Maine
r. R system has been extended from
about rs miles until it now comprises
nearly $500 Of road, with the prospect OF
being still further extended in the next
few years.
An old land mark has recently been torn
down in Belfast. 1t was erected for a
meeting house back in 1898 and used for
that purpose until 1887, since which time
ii has been used as stable.
Thomas Rogers of Topsham, has letter
1913 years old. Letters written on paper
nowadays will probably be in a dilapi-
dated condition when they have passed
the century mark.
Westbrook is to have woman's wheel
club. We will venture to predict that the
costumes will not offend good taste nor
will the project excite antipathy West
brook is an intelligent community and
not to be compared with some OF those
Long Island communities within shadow
of the metropolis where they do not allow
school teachers to ride a wheel lest the pu-
pills lose respect for their instructors.
The Sheepscot enterprise to be carried
out according to the plans of Mr.. Doe of
Philadelphia, will require the flowing of
a large quantity of bog and other land
in Palermo, by which one farmer will not
only be obliged to give up his whole farm,
receiving damages therefor, but will also
be compelled to move all his buildings.
A Bath gentleman has undertaken a
very commendable enterprise, the collec-
ton of surplus food from the tables of
those who would not save it and the dis
tribution of it among needy and worthy
families In such manner as not to offend
the self respect of the recipients.
Commissioner Written of the sea and
shore fisheries in an interview in the
Rockland Star says that he is collecting
all the statistics possible in reference to
the amount of capital invested in the in
dustry, the number of vessels, boats and
men employed in the business. the total
annual product in fish and Holsters, the
habits of both in regard to migrations,
appearances spawning, etc, and he has
succeeded, so far, in gathering facts and
statistics up to the measure of his ex
pectations and of great value. He finds
the prejudices of the fishermen against
legislation on fisheries growing out OF
such legislation rapidly giving away to ap-
prevail and cooperation in all intelligent
measures to protect and promote the fish
industries.
Throughout the State generally even
the base ball cranks would not grumble
at rainy day. Even the diamonds are
dusty from the drouth.
The checkered career of the steamer
city of Waterville is not ended. W. A.
Roberts of Biddeford has purchased 1t
and now contemplates running 1t on the
Saco this summer.
Those who witnessed the death of a
Biddeford dog this week declare 1t was
self inflicted. The dog ran out on the ell
of the house barking and from the end
leaped upon pile of rocks In tho river
below. This not proving fatal he dragged
himself into the water and drowned.
Rtddoford,, huiIdipo hOom ia aIlitara.
tive but real unless the usually accurate
Journal of that town is misinformed. 1t
says the boom is to be the biggest one
that city ever had.
A woman In Manchester went out to
the hen yard few days ago to find two
old foxes chasing and swapping at the
chickens She tried to shoe the foxes away
but they evidently approaching the fact
that she was not the new woman and
unarmed, simply lodged her but kept at
work killing chickens. But even the old
style woman when aroused won't put up
with foxey nonsense and these reynards
were cunning enough to realize that 1t
was time to go after killing several
chickens.
EIlsworth's mayor has been exercisin G
tho veto power and has been sustained.
The trouble seems to have arisen over
an attempt to deprive him of some of the
power conferred by law passed by the
last Legislature.
PRESS COMMENTS.