Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-23
+. JTn9I1L GOSSIP.

Rocklands 80 per cent bonds went
| like hot cakes. and here is Uncle Sam
trying to get rid OF his four per cents
The tramps have found Belfast jail y
in bunch.
1t is said the insurance companies arc
| talking OF making Bangor's firebug an
excuse for raising rates in that city.
Thcre are fifty million feet Of logs in
the Penobscot numbering district. which
cant be got to water through lack Of
snow May the predictions of the
weather bureau be fulfilled
Mrs Annie Mcrifcld Of Limington.
81 years Of age, is knitting seeks for the
Portland market
More power to the elbows OF these In
Cumberland county who are prosecuting
cigarette dealers that sell to minors and
are giving trailickers in obscene literature
a wholesome taste OF the law
/ The Abnaki have improved in galantry
during The past 200 years
The Kcnnebec Christian Endeavorcrs do
not quito see how their meeting at Gar
diner, tomorrow, can be otherwise than
somewhat self congratulatory.
1aE, u;
| Ing ways and means at Winncgance,
today
| Game Warden Collins has Charles Nor
ris, who shot him, TO thank for the rcstn
ration of his eyesight, which is, now that
he has recovered from his wound B, keen
rs in his youth. 1t is perhaps needless to
add that those restored eyes have not yet
| fallen upon Charles Morris. When they
do there is likely to be a report.
| The $500 collected at Eastport to
aid in the building of shoe factory has
| been returned to the subscribers a7 the
company in view didn't pan out we'll.
shall Harmon of that city have settled ont
Of court their differences over the arrest
of the former. Furthermore Marshal
! Harmon denies the story that he paid
| Doyle cent to effect the settlement.
| This renewed activity in plum trust
circles may not be in the nature of a
wake, after all.
Piscataquis county's debt is dropping
out of sight and SO is a part of u county
road in Sangerville. What 10 years ago
was mud hole in the road has now be-
come morass that has nearly swallowed
bridge nearly a 100 feet in length
| Next to scattering bread upon the
waters, may come scattering drawn in"
rugs over the country. If so Mrs Alfred
Twitchefl of Bethel is to have bountiful
reward sometime for she has made over
500 of that class of rugs and they may be
| found in every state of the Union except
Utah. That state should have had one on
which to wipe her feet before stepping
into the Union
A Mars Hill correspondent in the
| Caribou Republican says: Some few
nights ago the store at the boundary line
was destroyed by fire A crowd had CON
gregated and proceeded to I'LL up with
bug Juice. Then they tried the cxperi
ment of burning kerosene Oil from the
floor The experiment was a perfect sue
cess Nothing was saved. 1t is to be
hoped the place will not be rebuilt.
At the beginning of the winter season
the outlook on both the kennebcc and
the Penobscot waters was excellent for
| larger cut of timber than last year. Nov;
tne outlook IS the most dubious for MANY
years. In many instances the operators
nave cut all the logs they dare to, with
'ne present unfavorable prospect for get
tlng them into the water. The absence
ot snow means not only great loss to the
operators and their men, who must soon
De discharged unless snow falls. but To
| the mlllmen with contracts to fill In
order to fill these orders and sunnly room
lar customers they fear that they VIII
nave TO pay such price for logs if logs
| are 10 be had as VIII preclude all nrofit
IL was Rockland nimrcd. SO the story
goes that failing i'll bagging any game
no'ght two cartridges Of IA small boy.
| Wren he was showing them to admiring
ifiehus on his return to town they dis