Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-13

A number of Bar Harbor professional
men have formed a riding club.
Morrill, claims to have the oldest g.'ist
mill in this part of the country. 1t was
built in 1900.
Sheriff Hill of Auburn, has a lantern
over 100 years old. 1t is round and mad
of tin with holes punched in it. He pro
cured it on his recent visit to his sis ci
in the eastern part of the State.
Captain E. w. Prince Of Thomaston
hachee river. Florida. writes home the
1000 boxes of fine fruit will be shipped
I from the Orange River plantations this
season.
Head. very tittingly celebrated the Goth
anniversary of their marriage by d fam
ny party at their home. Saturday after
noon and evening. The guests included
their children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Among the novel art decorations of the
city clerks office, Portland. are copies O
two famous silhouettes. the originals be
century: They are profiles of General
l'eleg Wadsworth and Nathaniel Deering.
Both are finely executed. and as &C N
pared with some of the so-called show
window silhouettes, are marvels of scis
serial handicraft.
A dog owned by Frank Norton of Paler
mo. went TO Belfast with his master, who
rMsmarmsd Mnrtnn ri few days visiting. When Mr..
c,ontented but after staying there a few
days he suddenly disappeared late in the
snnfare arlerno1n The II, next :, m9rning; the dog
made the journey of 25 miles in the night.
Portland young man. in pairing his
Eoths' ,ioths' last Sunday. accidentally drew a
ilille blood and Immediately afterwari
NJ. loot began to swell and became very
painful. A wellknown surgeon was sum =
sinoned and prompt measures for relief
taken. The patient has not yet been able
to put the affected foot to the floor and
frequent attention to the dressing of it is
required. 1t is improving somewha
however
A leading Maine lumberman says: ''Al
ready there has been a decided improve
ment IN the demand for lumber. The
price OF lumber has already advanced 50
cents Il thousand and everything indicate !,
big increase In the amount of lumber
cut in Maine. l believe that more lumber
VIII be felled. this winter, than has been
cut in the State for two or three years
~ course this, will give employment to
many men and it will boom business OF
all k1nrs in Maine"
TTo years ago, Joseph A. Montetiore O
4selfast sent TO his friend, Mr.. F. H.
Lewis of Springfield. Mass: a pair OF
coon kittens. Since then the kittens have
been exhibited in the largest cat shows in
Massachusetts. and have taken prizes 4
every show. Last year they took fl st
premium at Holyoke and Springfield. and
y
TOR several other shows in the near flu
ture. The cats have been the subjects
long illustrated articles in Massac chusett;
papers. They are valued at $500.
The papers are saying many cordial
things of the late G. w. Merrill of Ban
gor. who was one of Names most devoted
phlanthropists we'll one of her most
notable veteran merchants. having start
cd his business career in Bangor. 64 year
ago. or two years before the city was in .
corporated. Mr.. Merrill and his wife were
the leaders: almost. in the charitable
works of Bangor. The orphans of tn
town and vicinity became their particu-
lar charges. For some years tkey
watched the growth of the original or
/ hans home on Fourth street. and then
after magnificent bequest from noble
woman, they went with the institution
10 its new home where itinow stands. on
Thomas hill. There they estabishe
themselves as the guardians and sponsor
Of the home. Every Sunday afternoon.
they went there and gathered the chill
dren about them. when they sang 10
them and conducted short services of n
nature that won the hearts of the littl"
people. The children used to watch fo'
MIR. and Mrs. Merrill on Sundays with the
regularity of the sunrise.