Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-08
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Pittsfield rather expects new hotel.
Driftwood fires are now the fad
among the summer visitors at Bucks
port.
Harold Nj. Sewall has been men
toned as candidate for the Legislature
from Bath.
The Bangor & Aroostook railroad car
ried 1900 people on Monday. the most of
whom came to Bangor to attend the
circus.
In Aroostook county apple trees were
never so burdened with fruit as this
year and many are injured by break
ing limbs.
The Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution have been plan
ming to secure list of the graves of
Revolutionary soldiers in Auburn and
Lewiston, and have some definite plan
OF having them decorated with flowers
on the anniversary days of some of
the great battles of that war of free
dom.
Mrs. Lydia Curtis of Woolwich who
has been helpless for about two years,
astonished her family by walking out to
tea the evening of the and has con-
tinued to go around the house unas-
sisted with the exception of her cane.
As she is past seventy-siX and has had
two slight strokes of paralysis this is
very remarkable
That early morning boat to the is
lands is the means of quite a loss to
Bath traders. A few years ago sum
ner visitors who arrived on the steam
ers from Boston We're obliged to remain
in Bath until nearly nine o'clock and
during their few hours stay in the city
dropped a goodly number of dollars
into local cash tills
One result, perhaps, of Gen. Miles
trip 20 Maine is seen in the purchase
by the L. $. government of the Otta-
wa house. Cushing's Island for SIS 900.
for fertilization purposes. VIII Uncle
sam now want and buy the Rockledge.
which stands on the highest bluff on
Popham Beach. as does the Ottawa
on Gushing bath Independent.
The proprietor of one of the ferries
between Bangor and Brewer has
struck on a novel scheme to attract
patronage which is sure of being a sue
cess, especially with the ladies. He
hires boy to go to the ponds and
bring home great quantities of pond
lilies and gives one of the fra grant
flowers to each passenger who crosses
the river with him.
Miss Josephine Neal of Lewiston.
who is spending the summer with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. r f.
Alexander, in Belmont, can ride a horse
rake with the best of them. One day
last week, with her favorite horse.
Kate, she raked IA acres in five hours.
and the next day beat that record
raking % acres in seven hours. If
there are any young ladies in the
State who can beat that record please
bring them along.
Peter Meyer of Brunswick, is receiv-
ing much praise for a heroic rescue
from drowning accident near the
Cabot mill dam. Jsrre Bordeau was
accidentally swept into the water only
short distance from the falls Every
body held their breath. Everybody eX-
cept Meyers. he jumped into the water.
placed both arms around Bordeau. who
is a much heavier man, and held him
until he was drawn to the shore. Both
men We're in very great danger and
only prompt action saved their lives
The new lobster law has created con-
siderable discussion among those in
toroSted. The Gamers say the law has
injured their business but a fisherman
III communication to the Bangor
Commercial makes the following state
ment; In the month of May and June
there Were caught on the coast of
Maine. east of Portland. 800. 900 lob
sters less than 1o% inches long. Their
value to the lobster fisherman was two
cents, amounting to 100000 All the
l,aon,oO0 would grow to be 1912 inches
long in year and as they are quite
as sure to be caught as when they are
small their value to the lobster fisher
man would increase to | cent each.
amounting to $1S0000. There are six
or eight small concerns canning lob
steers employing 20 to 80 hands each
They are benefited by using short lob
sters. At least 1900 men are emploved
are directly benefited to the amour.
catching Holsters east of Portland who
of Sl50.000 year by the 101a inch law"