Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-07

~ W thC iplS aIOullu HIS nOfnS IL
feet with his legs dangling and waving
IN the air like those of kitten wher
lifted by the head. Although the Oh
weighed 1900 pounds, he did not seen
to be injured by being lifted so high b,
the horns and when set upon solid
ground he walked off with the othe,
cattle as if nothing out of the common
run had happened.
A petition from the town of Brunswick
by its Selectmen. for a mandaml1s II com.
PEI the city OF Bath to maintain and keep
in repair Bull Rock bridge has been filed
in the supreme court in Sagadahoc county,
upon which an order of notice was issue1
commanding the city to appear before
said court on Dec. II and show cause il
any they have. why said writ of manda-
mus should not issue. Official notice OF
the petition and order of the cburt was
served upon Bath, and Wednesday night
the city council referred the matter TO
The joint standing committee on finance
with power to employ counsel Bull Rock
bridge has been closed about n month.
the city OF Bath which owns and claims
10 control il. declaring it unsafe for trav-
81. brunswick in its petition claims that
the bridge forms Il part of Il county way
established in 1s4s by Lincoln and Cum
~ way running from High street in Bath
10 the Turnpike road in brunswick. Bath
will claim, it is said. right under a legis-
lative act to close the bridge at any time.
There is history and interes, in the
dairy which Rey, Seth Noble. the first
pastor in Bangor Kept 100 years ago
These extracts will bear out these con
illusions:
Feb. 81 No firewood No meeting
May = and Y. Went to kenduskeag.
July II. Went to Mr. Colburn's.
= Aug %. Preached at Col. Brewers
Rev. 22:11.
Oct &. Regimental training.
1890
March g. Annual meeting.
April 6. Attached Tibbett's oxen and
COW.
Jan 81. Hand-sledietl firewood.
Feb. II. Sung at Mr.. Boyds
April :. Fixing my canoe
April y. Went TO Mr.. Burrs
April 3 Went to Prospect. Lodged at
Jan. 16. Sailed for Boston.
Feb. I. Heard Mr.. Belknap preach.
Feb. S. Attended the general court.
Feb: 10 Visited the governor
April ). Preached at Braintree. Cor.
April .. Got home
April 10. Ice went out
April I-26. Labored at fish weir
May ~; Married Charles Burr and
Polly Holyoke.
Aug. p. Set Il bear trap.
A misunderstanding on the part OF
Postoflice Inspector f. A. O'Brien,
stationed at Boston, has resulted to
the advantage of Maine in the matter
OF rural delivery experiments. The
establishment of free delivery at
brunswick, Me. which has just been
decided upon and which begins Mon
day next makes five rural free delivery
towns in the State. A great state like
Ohio has but three and Maine, if she
received her proportionate share of
these, whould hardly have that num-
Der. instructions from the postofiice
department to Inspector O'Brien were
that he could spend $1,000 year on the
experiments. He took this to mean
that he could expend $1,000 for the re-
mairder of the fiscal year which will
end June 30 next. The department
really meant that the Inspector might
spend at the rate of $1,000 per fiscal
year. As the fiscal year is about half
gone already the meaning of the de-
partment was quite different from
what the Inspector thought it was
However. Maine will have her five ex-
~ iiia'tiAf7 III Tree utuNtlN until
June so. 1897. Their continuance after
that date depends upon the liberaity
of Congress in providing an appropria-
ton for the purpose. The limits of the
free rural delivery for Brunswick have
been defined as follows 10y the depart
ment. acting on the recommendation
of Inspector OBrien: The route is to ex-
tend northwest from the postofiice for
a distance of six miles, thence south
two miles, thence east to a point near
OAK Hin station, from that place re-
turning to the office. John Leonard
20. viii be the carrier for this route at
q compensation of $500 per annum
This is the figure paid all the rural
free delivery carriers in Maine. IT
was so low that the department found
considerable difficulty in getting men
that wanted the job as they have to
provide their own transportation. The
chief clerk at the postoffice department
stated that most of the carriers We're
riding horseback, although some of
them travel with horse and buggy.
The four rural delivery stations al
ready in operation in Maine are North
Deerins, Naples. Sebago Lake and
Gorham. The carriers for these offices
are respectively Edward Bent. Ed
ward l.. Jewett, Gilbert e Moulton
and Charles II. Allen. Carrier Allen
at Gorham covers a route 16 miles
long. Carrier Moulton at Sebago Lake
covers between Is and Is miles with
horse and buggy. The route at Naples
is along the west side of Long pond
When the inspector made his trip to
Maine in October he went over the
routes carefully and maps of them
with comment on each have been filed
with the department in this city