Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

| ABOUT TWO years ago, says the Lew
iston Journal. an Auburn lady started
! in on the plan of making each of the
family of old ladies at the Auburn
home for aged women, present of one
| dollar on their birthdays. The lady in
question isn't finding any fault, but the
husband, who furnishes the money,
| says that the family is getting to be so
| large that he doesn't know as his peck
| et-book can stand the strain upon II
much longer. 1t seems as though some
! body down at the home was having a
| birthday every other week.
Farmer Blaisdell of New Sharon, is
enjoying good health and spirits. and
his only present regret is that he did
not succeed in killing both the burglars
who made the recent call upon him.
The underground method of caring
for wires has apparently got to come.
| A movement is now on foot in Bidde-
ford to have the telephone wires in that
city disposed of in this manner.
When David B. Woodbury. moved
from his farm on Woodbury. Hill to
South Paris, he brought with him a
year old cat taking the precaution to
box pussy up carefully so that she
might not read the guide boards along
the way. Now this same cat appears
to have tastes for a rural life and has
found her way back distance of sew
miles nnai1aA and alnna
guide or compass. to the home of her
kittenhood. where the bright sunshine
glints the rugged sides of Woodbury.
Hill. and peace and mice gladden. the
heart of the returned wanderer. You
might say that this happened so, says
the Oxford Democrat. but for evidence
we possess that she took "soundings"
or spotted" trees on her first trip
homeward, for she was promptly re-
turned to South Paris and as promptly
repeated the trip to Woodbury. Hin.
where she will now be allowed to re-
main
Portland is likely to become known
as honeymoon" city. from the null
tiplicity of bridal couples that have
been here of late. There were three
from Bangor last week. two from Gar
diner. four from Aroostook county
two from York county. and seven from
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
There Will be more OF emf Mckin-
ley's elected.
Three hunters went cunning out into
the woods, says the oxford Democrat.
ApI ho, a NV, 70
their way, one of them remarked
pointing to a tree near the buildings
"A queer thing happened here last
year. Some of us were driving by here
and there was a partridge sitting in
that tree and we shot him, and the dog
by thunder. there's one there now
And he pulled out a gun and shot the
bird, and the dog went and brought
him to the wagon. and as they drove
on. without moving from their seats
the narrator resumed. We'll. as I was
saying, the dog went and got the bird
and we never got out of the wagon at
all This is a true story of a singular
coincidence, which transpired last Fri
day and the hunters were Fred Bon
ney, J. F. Plummer and J. H. Stuart.
Houlton hopes to have 1000 registered
voters for the November election. It's
citified airs will then be more notice
able than ever.
James Love of Wesley, was at church.
Sunday. when some one entered his
house and took his pipe and tobacco
and Monday night his barn was en-
tered by some person. and a bag of
beans taken therefrom. 1t is evident
that some one in that vicinity does not
love James.
The Maine newspapers, says the Ok
ford Democrat. can now revive that
the electric railroad track in oxford
county. Saturday morning a partridge
walked around the corner of Odd Eel
lows block on the sidewalk. up the
steps and into the post office. John
Martin and w. A. Porter saw the bird
from Porter's store and went over and
closed the post office doors and cap
tured the game Uncle" John says
this is sure omen of the death of the
Democratic party!
Empty -four barrels are in demand at |
this season of the year when the apple |
crop-or such part of it as can find a |
markets. waiting shipment The |
prices which apples are bringing this |
year, don't allow of fancy prices being |
paid for empty barrels.
This week Portland had the organ
lied women and next week will have
the Odd Fellows.
A brindle bull dog has been killing
off all the $50 cats he could find in Bel |
fast. His scheme of financing felines |
does not meet with approval although |
the price Of every cat he kills more
than doubles-in the owners mind
Taxpayers VS.. Tramp will be an in |
teresting case before the next term Of |
Names general court.
A ruralist was initiated into the mys- |
teries attendant upon electric cars in |
the following graphic manner. The
motorman of a car on the b. 0. & o. |
road first noticed this fellow stand |