Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-25


and when breakfast was nearly ready the
small boy willingly gave the cord half
a dozen quick jerks. 1t is needless to say
that breakfast was not delayed that morn
ing, but the brow of the lord and master
of the house has been cloudy ever since.
Six years ago carpenter was working
in Belfast store when he lost his rule.
He concluded that somebody must have
at work in the same store he found it. 1t
had dropped down behind the shelving
and remained there ever since.
Caribou's town clerk reports 179 births
for 1894 in that town. During the same
year there were 81 marriages and SO
deaths recorded.
During 1894, j. j. Wheelock's shingle
mill at Fort Kent run ~ weeks With
two Getchell machines he cut 8, 102, 600
shingles in that time. For 80 weeks the
machines each run 1000 NJ per day. We
think this record will be difficult one to
beat.
A number of Maine towns are planning
for base ball clubs the coming season,
and some very good teams will be in the
field for '95. A prominent official of the
New England League suggests that Car
diner, Hallowell and Augusta might. by
combining, support a good club, using
grounds at Gardiner and Augusta both.
This would save the clubs in the league
the long Jump from Lewiston and Port
land to Bangor, and undoubtedly would
be of sufficient value to induce concessions
on the part of other clubs. 1t remains to
be seen whether active steps will be taken
to carry out this suggestion. There are,
undoubtedly, many people in the three
cities who would like to see first class
team supported, and the electric road
would furnish facilities, never before en-
joyed, for securing good attendance upon
the games.
The public library established in the
town of Northport a little more than
year ago is growing famously, and is an
which has added very much
to the enjoyment of the people of that
town.
Years ago, says the Bath Independent
in Sanders Theatre, Cam bridge, at gradu-
alton, Hon. II. NJ. Sewall had speaking
part and felt it to be the event of his life.
A great crowd of intelligent people con-
stituted the audience among whom, by
the way, was Ex-Governor Long. All of
a sudden Mr.. Sewall forgot his part and
sotto voce, yet loud enough to
be heard some distance around him.
- Heavens, what shall do" Ex-Gover-
nor Long grasped the embarrassing
of the young student at once and
called out $50 ahead 1t was Just the
help needed The forgotten words came
back to mind and Mr. Sewall went on
and finished his Grafton without break.
At the Lincoln day banquet at Young's
hotel in Boston, Monday night, Mr.. Sew
all met Gov Long, to speak with him, the
first time in the dozen years that have
elapsed since the episode in Sanders
Theatre, and the ex-consul had the pleas
ura of thanking the Ex-Governor for his
assistance on that occasion.
A telephone line between Canaan and
is on the taps, and there are
those who prophesy that it will be fol-
lowed later on by an electric road.
The "Smoker" of the Bath Independent
think that if a tenth part of the capital
sent to and sank in southern and western
Investments had been placed in some
Bath factories there would have been en-
ployment for Bath boys and girls in abun-
lance, and they and the city be far better
off. This is equally true of number of
other Maine cities. 1t was an expensive
esson for Maine people to learn, but there
ire many things that indicate that they
mastered it thoroughly and that hereafter
little money will be sent out of our State
'or investment in rainbow schemes
There are ample opportunities in the good
I'D Pine Tree State for safe and profitable
Investment of capital.
The Waterville Mail tells of unique
sleigh recently brought in from one of the
outlying farms to be painted in that CITY,
The body was made of a hogshead, the
bottom forming the back of the sleigh, the
tides being cut away. 1t was shaped like
scoop and made very cute kind of
7ehicle. A pung from the same vicinity
'een frequently on the streets fof Water
lille, has dasher formed of the foot of
IN old fashioned bedstead There is
scarcely anything in this world that live
Yankee cannot utilize
The city of Ellsworth has many at
jractive homes and within few days
mother has been added to the number, the
Inc new residence Of Prof. Knowlton.
The Ellsworth Enterprise devotes col
INN to a description of it and says by
way of introducing us to the house and
is owner: "One of the most popular men
n Ellsworth is our genial and efficient
Jerk of courts. Prof j. +. Knowlton;
md every one of his friends-and there
lame is legion--is now rejoicing with
lin in his advent to his handsome new
residence on Church street. There are
everal fine houses on the street. but there
5 none finer then the Knowlton cottage
tbs an ornament to the street and
redit to the architect and to the man
Who built it, besides being the elimination