Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-07
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The most noticeable costume worn at
colonial dinner in Farmington the
other day was worn by lady IN her
|nineticth year and was made from the
first piece of black cashmere ever
placed on sale in town.
The frequent inquiries tramps make
respecting what jails afford work for
the inmates and what ones do not, are
sure sign that the hobo is deeply
interested in this subject of work JailS.
One of the richest men in Auburn Is
accused, by local paper, of saving
his wood. AS no one has charged him
with not paying his debts when they
are due, not giving good measure, with
being interested in any trust III snort
with nothing more serious than doing
his own work instead Of hiring 1t done,
he should be assured that his attack
upon his own woodpile will not be gem
orally regarded as an attack upon the
decalogue.
Gorham sand along the line of the
Portland & Rochester Il. r. is being
brought to Portland for filling in flats
for the proposed marginal way.
The American Federation of Labor is
endeavoring to have its organization
extended to all branches of labor in the
city of Portland.
are reported to be contentedly bud
ding" the trees in the Aroostook forest
and thriving as surely as if in their
native woods.
The city teamsters of Lewiston are
accredited with a high sense of honor
in that they did not read but burned a
package of love letters. which it fell to
their lot to cart away to the city
dump. But. then, they handle so much
rubbish they naturally lose all interest
in it.
No one knows how it happened but a
certain Waterville gentleman actually
undertook to shovel the snow from the
sidewalk in front of his house. Before
he had finished he found it necessary
To paint this sign. Yes. l am really
working" Sticking this up in a con-
spicuous place he was able to continue
his work without being interrupted
with questions.
,iy1fe. ri "a in = ifk
that electric lights are being stolen,
sometimes right from the owners
piazza We hope that familiarity with
the lamp of learning has not led to this.
for it is we'll known that this sort of a
light affords no surety of ownership
OF street signs for instance-being
viewed in the right light.
An cmployc in a Rumford Falls paper
mill saved $500 from the wages of ten
months and has returned to Roumania
to get married. There's no need OF inn
migration restrictions for such as he.
Tho Office holding mania struck old
Town hard last week. There were p
applicants for the position of hostler
for the city team.
Several ladies attended the Blaine
town meeting this year and the omni-
present "dudeen' was conspicuous by
its absence for the first time in the his
tory of Blaine town meetings. The la
dies are invited to come again.
New Sweden is getting so small that
covetous eyes are fastened upon the
broad acres Of adjacent wild town
ships.
A subscription paper is being circu
lated in Bethel. The purpose is to oele
brate the towns centennial, June 10Th
Brunswick Telegraph: We don't see
in the newspapers any better copies of
shadowgrarhs or whatever yru cali
them, taken by the new process, than
those of Prof. Hutchins. He and Prof.
Robinson Lave recently devised scne
thing new in the way of tubes that
produce excellent results. Something
which has for the most part bafiicd ;he
experimenters is a picture showing the
small bones Of the wrist but Fiof.
Hutchins has an excellent one, and
several other weird and wonde rful
things in this line. Bowdoin and her
professors are very much up to date.
Here's another instance of awaken
ing and more general interest in town
affairs: y novel feature of the Fatten
town meeting was the presence OF a
dozen or so bright girls from the aigh
and grammar schools with note books
and pencils. taking notes of the pro
ccedings. Many of the boys We're pres
ent also.
Bicycle tourists will do well to bear
in mind that Maine can afford therl an
abundant measure of Sightseeing and
that it will be expensive to take their
wheels across the line into the prov