Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-21

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So far this year Portland has had the
better class of Democratic conventions.
There was excellent counsel in the
letters of Hon. j. w. Bradbury to the
sound money Democrats.
Boston Transcript: The Democratic
candidate for Congress against Mr.
Feed in Maine, thinks free silver will
make better market for all kinds OF
Staples.
Warren appears to have drawn q
prize in the shoe factory lottery, as a
large number of cases of shoes is
shipped daily from that place.
-Four generations were represented
in the pea patch of North Waldoboro
citizen the other day, all industriously
at work harvesting the nutritious
legume.
Milbridge is having picnic. several
Of them almost every day, indeed the
local paper says the town has gone
picnic mad
At the Winterport Congregational
church accommodations for storing
bicycles have been afforded, the cycle
stable being built under the pulpit W.
shall await with expectancy the report
Of increased attendance
There was a vein of humor in the re-
PORT of rural correspondent to the
effect that the busiest part of the sea-
son for farmers is now over and they
are seeking recreation in picking
stuoble rocks, ploughing, building stone
walls, digging bitches and solving the
silver question.
At Eastport it is said fish have never
been SO plentiful as for the past few
days. Those who have striven in vain
for a good fish dinner at some of tbs
resorts along the Maine coast will envy
the summer visitors on the shores Of
Passamaquoddy bay
Under the head Democratic nomina-
tons the Machias Union runs the
names of Melvin =. Farnk and William
r. Clifford as candidates for governor
and with the advice-enclosed in brack
ets-"take your choice"
In some Of the Maine towns wheel
men find that riding on the sidewalks
is an expensive luxury.
A secondhand furniture dealer in
Lewiston relates the following romance:
He once found a gold engagement ring
siven by young man to a young lady
She had lost it in the lounge and told
him SO, but he did not believe it and
stuck to his first impression that she
had thrown it away. The engagement
was broken off; two young lives We're
made bitter and both got over it and
married other people, He was left G
widower and she a widow a few years
after. When the ring was found in a
lounge on which they had usually sat
when spooning in the twilight he some
how got wind of it and called for il.
lie went to her and told her the story.
begging her to marry him. She was
WlIllHs enough anu IHGN we're MAJ it'i
and today a son graces the family
| Joard. \ bank book with an undraWn
account was one of the iuckiest things
that he ever found.
The old saying thicker than black
berries" holds good this season.
Lewiston Journal: Since they have
tried it there probably are several
Maine Democrats who can fully en-
dorse this sentiment from the North
eastern Lumberman: Free trade in
lumber carries joy to the Canadian
camp. but dismay to the American
operator Manufacturing lumber is
very Improbable at present. tariff
on imported lumber of 81 per 100 feet
would be justice ard equity to the
American lumberman. Free trade has
knocked the profits out of the bust
ness"