Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24

| Bucksport has the roller-skating craze
| again.
| West Franklin has a new industry-the
manufacture of boxes for smelts.
The latest addition to Names musical
| organizations is a band at Abbot.
Seal Harbor's hotels are already selling
many rooms 10 next seasons guests.
Work has been commenced on the hi
cycle track at Poland Springs and II will
be in readiness for the cyclists next sea
son.
| Portland's city marshal has been shak-
ing things up by changing the beats of
nearly every member of the city police
force.
The Brunswick Telegraph reports more
agitation by a, few citizens of the pro-
posal TO try to get that town set over to
Sagadahoc county.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rounds of Bald
win We're pleasantly surprised by party
of friends ana relatives on Nov. S. that
being the 50th anniversary of their we'd
ding.
The Penobscot court of insolvency is
busy with more than 200 accounts which
have got to be examined before the case
Of the famous East Pond Manufacturing
Co.. of Newport, is settled up.
A woodsman says that 100 deer are
wounded for every five that are killed.
Probably most of the wounded ones es-
cape alive. but many Of them crawl off
into the thickets and die miserably.
An East Sumner citizen sent four bar
rels of choice Gentians To a Portland COM
mission house and received as the gross
receipts the munifcent sum of 40 cents.
The empty barrels would have been worth
Sl00.
Saturday what was said TO be the
largest killed in Maine this year a moose
weighing Loo lbs. was brought to Ban
gor. DR.. f. ID. Robbins of Charlestown.
Mass. shot the animal about 80 miles
above MaSardis
The complaint heard from many Maine
towns that it has been a poor season for
building can find a hearty echo here. says
the Houlton Times Compared with the
records of the last two years the record
Of the past spring and summer makes Il
very insignificant showing.
Mr. G. G. Downing of Dover. had Il
caller one day last week whom he lad
not seen for 81 years. 1t was Mr. David S.
Knapp of Paris, Me, who was a member
of the Second Maine Regimental band
Halls Hin. Va, Nov 10, 1861. 1t is need
less to say that they shook hands over
the occasion
a Calais man who has been drinking a
three months because his physi-
him thin thin met net thin Nun man '''i the
other morning who had been trying
of another physician. who told him that
it would make him fat.
David Pero of Bath. has in his posses
SION violin dated 1876. which he claims
is an original Straduvanius. He has had
1t examined and tested by experts. who
pronounce it valuable instrument. 1t
was bought from the estate of a blind
musician who died in the streets of New
York. Pero has refused a good sum for
the instrument.
Two successful Lisbon street Lewiston.
business women. have set a good example
to those just starting in business. In
stead of hiring Lisbon street rooms at
first they have opened business in their
own parlors. This gave them time to al
low their business TO grow and a chance
to find out whether they are adapted
to 1t or not before they incurred so much
extra expense.
Roadmaster Bassett of the Bangor &
Arpostook. and Frank Pond of Old Town
are to enjoy a two weeks hunting trip
IN a way to make hunters envious. They
have a baggage car lighted. heated and
comfortably arranged for occupancy and
will be side-tracked along the line or go
to the terminus of the road or to the ter
minus of a branch of the road. and hunt