Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-17

are some people who would have us
believe there is more of sorrow than
pleasure in the world.
Old Towns band of Redeemed Regu-
lars are holding forth at Model hall.
Yet there are people who contend
there's nothing in name.
over before yesterdays cold wave got
along The mail carrier between Green
vile Junction and Kineo will soon be
upon skates.
How often are we reminded that
there is tragedy and romance of thrill
ing interest all about us if we but look
for it. A perfect mine of absorbing in
terest awaits on every hand pair of
eyes such as those of the Belfast cor
respondent who wrote this: "A large
load of brush was unloaded at the
house of one of our citizens last week.
Yet it remained there day after day
when it should have been banked
around the house. Saturday, however,
a very determined looking woman with
mittens on her hands and scorn on her
face was seen carrying huge armfuls
of the brush up closer to the house.
Then she would viciously jab it about
the building. Her action told clearly
that she had asked her husband to do
the work but he had put it off until her
wOmanly nature could stand it no long
er. No doubt she wished each jab she
made was poke in the ribs OF the
delinquent husband
That million odd dollars that went
into the savings banks of Maine the
past year doesn't indicate that our
people and prosperity are tn part com
pany. Possibly some of it would have
been used in enterprises but for the
dun times. but one thing is sure. the
owners of ii haven't lost it.
State Master Virgins address evil
IDENTIFY wasn't designed merely for the
time and place. 1t will be read, re-
read. thought about and reflected upon
1t will do good. 1t is full of hard
sense, just what our farmers are sup
posed to reVel in.
Landlord Smith of BiddefOrd'S new
hotel has been meeting with excellent
luck right along and naturally sup
posed he was to escape the boniface
hoodoo. that has been suspected to ex-
list Whereabouts. But in an unguarded
moment he bought chance in a draw
in. fl, hlnn1a6 fnlf n nd po he colt
Since then he has known no rest for he
can't give the animal away and his
friends are continually boring him
with questions.
Boston Herald: Hail to the big and
bumptious Aroostook potato. 1t has
got a move on.
Milbidge is discussing the probabil
ity of getting enough water from the
new system now being put in. This
will entertain this winter and in spring
they will know, not before, however
much they discuss and theorize.
Certain ladies in Lewiston formed a
club. Weeks passed and they could
not decide upon name. Finally they
agreed to make one out of the initial
letters of their first names. What
could you expect. Aurbemarghe is the
name.
The Bath pulpit orator who is more
severe in his objections to smoking
than to drinking is not in a way to
command the approval of those who
exercise their common sense.
The Deering city council has voted
unanimously to grant the telephone
people the right to erect and maintain
poles on behring's streets only upon
the condition that the company shall
maintain without cost to the city a
telephone in the police and city clerk s
Offices as long as they may maintain
poles many street or streets in the city
And yet some municipalities think it but
an act of Christian charity to give
away such franchises and throw in a
subscription by way of encourage
n.ent
A l3-year-old Machias miss saved
the baby. who upset the lamp. also the
khouse and now bears her burns with
the courage Of n martyr. Emergency
develops herOism where least looked for
Baths municipal judge is studying
up on polo since the neighbors have
threatened to bring before him the
naughty urchins who break the Sab
bath with polo games on convenient
ice field.
A pullet- party was what his parish
toner's gave a Holden pastor and now
the pastoral duties include keeping
hens.
Tar and feathers are an old fashion
ed remedy of doubtful efficacy. but
ones mind reverts to them on reading
of the way a Saco sea captain drove
his wife insane by cruelty.
A HoultOn hotel with n first class
patronage has been sold for 5000 in
TO &c oh tn