Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-01

The machinery for that new shoe
actory is on its way to Belfast.
Lewiston is having scarlet fever
care over the alarming outbreak in
ne school.
A Portland man sports a time piece
hat weighs over a pound and has
ever yet been stolen from its owner
0 which it is hitched by an ox-chain
lttachment.
Mrs. May Henderson Thurston of
lewiston, play writer, last week sold
NO plays, melodrama and a>comedy
o r. a. Johnson of Niagara Falls.
they will be put on the boards at
nee.
At the Portland police station from
anuary LIST to September Goth. this
ear. 1851 tramps We're accommodated
18th lodgings and this number does not
include those who never apply for
odgings.
The new athletic field, which has lust
cen completed at Bowdoin college.
ill be opened Saturday with a foot
all game between the Bowdoin and
lame State college elevens. This
'ack is one of the best in New Eng
md.
c. +. Phillips & Son, proprietors of
he Eastern Maine Eating House at
laplewood park, Bangor. will erect a
'gular hotel before another fair, with
leeping capacity fer fifty and dining
DOM for 200. with a private dining
'om for fifty persons.
The English steamer Naparina
feared from Bangor Saturday for
EUROPE with cargo of 2,OG0, 900 feet of
lmber, the largest ever taken from that
ort Some of it was piled IA feet high
n deck and looked rather unwieldy
or long ocean voyage.
PASSPORT has Jack the pepper, who
as frightened number of ladies. He
'rowls about late and has been dis
overed looking into windows where
he blinds are not tightly drawn. The
olice are on the lookout for a person
fho answers to the description given
hem.
Bangor sells egg or stove coal at S.
er ton. Portland gets $625 for il and
lewiston 81. The question that agi-
ttes everyone is how Bangor can sell
$1.25 ton less than Portland. be-
ig 100 miles farther from the market.
hey say in answer that it is because
here is no combine" in prices in Ban
or.
A woman in Indian River was some
hat surprised the other evening.
hen she opened the door to admit the
at and skunk entered. She re-
lalned as quiet as if petrified and the
nimal walked in took stroll around
he room, under the stove, table and
hairs then made his exit through an
utter door.
Signs of hard times are not very ap-
aren't throughout St. Croix valley at
he present time. The shoe factory,
ranite works and cotton mill are run
ing steady although it is rumored
hat the cotton mf1f, which is situated
n the Canadian side of the river is to
lose for two weeks during the month
t October for the want of further
riders.
Portland has long hoped for a per-
lament, all-the-year around, line of
-eamers to England. At last this de-
re seems likely to be gratitied. The
thompson line will run three steamers
etWeen that port and London this
inter and the management of the
ne hope to make this service perma-
ent, in summer as well as winter.
he three steamers will he the Verona,
JoaEnna
is and staunch vessels.
One of the members of the Eben
lmpson fire company, Biddeford. has |
cen wearing a pair of shoes for the |
st two months. that were not of the |
me size. He did not notice the mis- |
ike until a few days ago and at the |
'me time machinist on the Laconia I
adc the same find and was telling the |
,ys about it when he was told about |
10 box that the other fellow was in. |
did not take the two long to make |
re change, as one wore size bigger
ian the other, and both pairs were of |
he same grade of goods.
The soldiers monument at Bar Har-
II has caused so much discussion that |
has been suggested that it be placed |
4 the top of Green mountain, where |
he Green Mountain house, recently |
irnod, stood. and that the four towns |
one-Eden. fremont, Mount |
esert and Cranberry Isles contribute |
its erection. The monument placed |
Don the highest point of land on the /
aine coast could be seen from all |
WINS and would be a remarkable me-
orial to the 800 men who went out |
fight from the towns.
a prominent Belfast hay dealer says |
the Maine crop: THE crop in Maine |
about IS per cent this year, but is of |
BOD quality. Prices are lower, owing |
the large crop in the West. Some |
NV hay has already been brought into |
arket: price from $40 to $12 Last |
ear we had a large crop and the West |
as short. making prices better for
II Maine hay. 1t is remarkable to |
ote that Knox county. few years |
go producing but little Hay, has per
mt of 50 on crop this year. leading all |
her counties in Maine This may be |
wing to having more favorable show
s."
A reduction was made in the wages !!
gton county railroad and after a |
Tort but spirited controversy the ma
YES of sunny Italy left and returned |
their homes. There are several |
rye crews at work. Considerable |
yelling has been done and apparently |
Ontraetor Mitchell is not losing any