Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-28
Sebec is erecting guideboards.


We hear and see very little of the
Bowdoin men this winter. Has the
marshal frightened them aWay?-Bath
South Paris people boast of having
L larger church attendance in proper
ion to the population than any other
illage of it's size in the State.
Guilford has all along set good
int for country villages but now
lat they are lighting their blacksmith
1ops by electricity there it will be
arder than ever to keep up with her
ace.
The Maine delegation have agreed
pom Gen. John Marshall Brown OF
ortland. as successor to Gen. Beal fol
he Maine member of the board OF
anagers of the national soldiers
ONES.
d. John +. Shehan of Dennysvillt
as received his commission as sur
con in the Cuban army and will star
II the scene of war Monday. Hi
ncle. Thomas Schibe. has been serv
with the patriots for a year a
iptain Oh artillery.
The collection of money from the va
Gus Maine districts is given in a re
,rt of the acting secretary of tn
easury to Congress. Here are tt
cures: Portland, $94917.71 Bango
2,2S0.S1; Passamaquoddy. SCI 1874 8:
roostook, $40 Sc; Bath. $5,612.6.
alfast. s117.54: Castine, 1882
renchman Bay. $293.99 Machias
S1.34: Saco. sl22.93, Waldoboro. ST.
sol; and Wiscasset. $4,000
There is considerable talk anon
ME of the packers Of sweet corn
aine about the policy of advancin
ices for the coming season. There
doubt but that the profits are niue
laller than in the past few years. an
ere is little doubt that the pack
96 was pretty well sold out. Sti
ere is a fair lot remaining. of tn
st quality, and if prices are ad
tnced, the chances are that it wi
imulate the industry in New Yori
ID the West.
Harold NJ. Sewall returned fror
Washington last Saturday. The Gu
IN patriots have his heartfelt sym
ithy. He says. I'm a lingo. and al
Ut ashamed of being called a Jingo
follow Frye. If we can't stop TIL
ar without blood then let us stop i
18th blood. | suppose the matter viii
. over to the next administration, blu
do know that Mckinley is not AYERS,
having it done right off" Mr.
ewall was on the flagship New Yorl
;tl~ ta11 4 h.
oys then that he was with them t.
ne last extremity. The eX-consuj
ants to see our shipyards busy anG
fairs going forward with slap and
ash. and thinks as soon as we get Nc
.inley we shall have them going that
ay.-Bath Independent.
Assistant Adjutant General S. l..
Iiller of the G. A. r. of Maine was in
lewiston this week in consultation
it'll the G. A. r. officials of Lewiston
nd Auburn relative to deciding upon
he next State encampment of the G.
!. r. At a meeting it was decided to
elect Lewiston as the place and the
lonth next April The exact date
as not settled upon, but it will be
bout the middle of the month at a
ime to allow the Communicated chief
f the c. A. r.. who will make a tour
Trough New England about that time,
o visit Maine and New Hampshire the
anne week Custer Post, G. A. r. will
.ntertain the visiting soldiers and
lewiston and Auburn will welcome
light royalty within their gates the
,rave soldiers of the war.
Oscar Pike and Ralph Pike from
Princeton were brought up before
udge Fowler in the Calais municipal
curt on Wednesday afternoon on COM
,laint of Game Warden French who |
made a seizure few days ago of a |
runk in which parts of two deer with
he hides were packed. From a paper
ound in the trunk on which the name
f Ralph Pike was written. suspicion
vas aroused that the Pike Brothers
we're the guilty parties who have been
deer meat to Boston since
pen time commenced, and their ar
ests followed on Wednesday,. The tags
which had been nailed on the trunk
md the different barrels and boxes
we're closely examined by experts who
declared the writing the same as the
land writing of Oscar Pike which the
warden had in his possession. After
listening to the evidence which is of
he most banging kind to the defen-
liant, Judge Fowler took the case un-
er consideration and will give his de- |
ision later. Oscar Pike denied all
of the transaction and |