Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-15

A scarcity of seamen is reported at
Rockland.
Auburn is getting tired of enduring the
Observation-Disclosures machine.
Ward /. Biddeford. is determined to he
a drv ward. and let the bibulous inhab-
liquor. .
A recent visit to the new Monson hatch
cry revealed 51.0D little salmon just
hatchcd. The fish in three years viii be
large enough to catch.
The Portland dog officers have a neat
dog exterminator. 1t is an air tight box
with a gas pipe connection and Is war
ranted to be sure cure or no pay.
The first triplets to be baptized in ST.
Joseph's church. Biddeford, were those
weighed respectively two, four fVe
pounds.
Something will probably have to b.
done to the rickety ceilings of the city
building this year. What an expensive,
series of mistakes that city building was
remarks the Lewiston Journal.
The sales at the State prison the past
two months have been the largest of any
like period in years. The business has
been principally in carriages and har-
nessesi About forty of the latter were
shipped to Boston. Saturday..
Hon. VIM. N. Robinson. of Presque
Isle, is out of the race for the PROBATE
judgeship of Aroostook county lie says
tfliiI llt MOlk IL tpo dAhithN 3il't WIN
require too much time for the amount OF
salary which accompanies the office,
says the Bangor Commercial.
A Bath man and his bride to be re-
Gently had to postpone their Wedding two
LAYS all because he forgot to call on the
city clerk and get published. When he
saw the blank with the SO questions to
answer he decided it would be best to
POSTPONE the event for still another day
10 give him time to hunt up the nswers
MI and Mrs. W. l.. HARRISON, of this
town" writes the West Franklin corrc-
%spondent of the Ellsworth American. "are
the parents of eight children. Inc cid-
est are twins, aged about II years. and
the ~nges also twins, are aged about
twenty months. There has never been a
doctor in the house to see one OF the
children. nor when they first opened won
dering eyes on this world of Woe
There is a little girl in Bangor who has
lots of philosophy i'll her composition
Some time ago She quarreled with -
young man with whom she had been
very friendly. The young man sent bdVk
her Voluminous correspondence and every
little trinket that she had ever given
him and asked for his in return. She
said that she didn't propose 70 do any
thing of the sort and rcioices that as the
letters were written by her when Cotuin-
| bian stamps were being used she now has
enough of them for two plates.
A farmer in Strong has discovered a way
to keen the crows from his corn. After
he ploughed the land he strewed corn
about in IA few places. which was picked
up by the crows. He then strewed some
more corn that had been soaked IN water
in which WAS dissolved some S~trychnlle.
This was eaten by the crows and shortly
| after he never heard such a cawing in
his life before. They seemed to be hold
ing "A caucus. and evidently decided that
the corn was not good. for he has not
seen Il crow on that corntield since.
Mr.. w. f. Kirk. of Philadelphia, spent
the greater part of a week recently, in
Vanceboro. His business here was catch
ing frogs. He would leave his hotel about
seven O'Clock in the morning and return
at noon with perhaps twelve dozen frogs.
He kept that up for three days. Then
he made crates. which he put the frogs
into and sent them by express to New
York. He tells that frogs are in great
demand in this country at the present
time and hat at all great dinners in
| large cities frogs are Indispensable.
Mrs. w. H.. Pearson of Pennington.
has a pussy that seems to have well-nigh
the judgment and good sense of a human
being. Pussy has a family of her own
but has a heart to feel for the younS of
another, even of another species. A
chicken had escaped from its mothers
pen and had been wandering about one
wet day till it was completely chilled and
dition. carried it tenderly to Mrs. Pear
son and laid it at her feet. The chicken
was cared for and in due time revived,
thanks to old Pussy's rescue.
The finest goods they have made at the
Continental mills in Lewiston are 20 yards
to the pound. a fine lawn as dainty as can
be. Not long ago. Mr.. Estes. agent of the
Continental, was in New York. and was
looking at children's dresses. something
for his little girl. He saw a pretty white
dress. fancifully made. price $3.50. and he
liked it. The goods. however. attracted
his attention. and he asked where i;
came from. He was told. and he traced
its manufacture back to his own mill. his
own hands having perhaps felt the goods
before they left the mill in this city. II.
sold them for three cents Il yard. Some,
where between three cents n yard ant
$3.50 a dress was profit, but the mill didn't
get it. When Mr.. Estes went to the Con.
tinental. the finest goods made were onl,
three or four yards to the pound.
There Is at least one Maine professional
wOodsman' who Is picturesque enough IL
his attire to set wild the im~iaginations o