Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-29

Twenty-one houses have been built
in Norway this year
camp OF the Sons OF Veterans will
be organized at Biddeford soon.
AIR. and Mrs. Humphrey Dinsmore Of
Whiting celebrated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary, Oct. 20.
During q recent storm a Cape Por-
poise lobster catcher lost l05 traps
valued at about $500
Five deaths in 10 DAYS in SO small
Il town as North Haven is an unusual
occurrence yet such has been the case
A Bangor man who has kent ac-
count says that on As out of .the Iasy
llo days it has rained so that me.i
could not work out of doors.
ON Memorial day of 1897 the Chill
dren of the American Revolution or
Lewiston and Auburn Will decorate
the graves Of the few heroes of 177s
who are buried about there
The Philadelphia Christmas tree
buyers are canvaSsing Dover and Fox
croft for trees. Last year they shipped
~ 'tti ititAQS iIpft liiflt anu expect 10
ship the same number this year.
Miss Mnude Il, Buinham. a wen
known singer Of Sacn, has recently,
written d work entitled Modern Fairy
land which will be brought OUT this
season by the Arena Publishing Com
pany Of Boston.
A fast sealer last week at one IL Tho
ia
$40 for his week $ work and IN one ray
stocked $l2 worth Of cans. of these be
paid out 81 for leaks. Int even this
might TX called fair days tor week'sl
work
Thursday was pay day AZ the South
Paris corn factory. when the farmers
were paid for their corn. Nearly eight
thousand dollars was di=bursed. and
Foreman l2meley says that in the
morning the crowd was so thick that
he took off his coat and tossed II be-
hind him. aud it didn't get through to
the floor for as much as an hour.
y sailor from one of the vessels at
South i,reWer went ashore. Monday
night. and as he was walking along the
wharf slipped and fell into the river
He was unable To get out without aid
ard called loudly for help. David Nc
Eachern aged 80. heard the cries went
10 the mans assistance and succeeded
after considerable work. in getting the
man back upon The wharf.
Commenting on a recent article re-
gGrding the travelling concern that has
acen selling stoves 10 Maine farmers
This fall. at fancy prices, the Rumford
Falls Times says: There are several
farmers in this section who Bit the
same bait ANA are now wishing the
salesmen were in. wen place where it
IS hot enough to make them warp
worse than the stoves have"
y young girl had narrow escape
Il ON being burned the other evening at
Portland. She was carrying a lighted
amp from one room to another when |
4 exploded the flames reaching to the
ceiling. A man who Vas passing on
he street saw the fire. and rushing in /
- omptly seized the lamp from the !
tsriited girl and flung it out the Win |
low. The damage caused was slight. |
\ correspondent of the Aroostook |
i,ar Herald. who has been making OBJ /
for himself. thinks the Eng |
ish sparrow has been maligned when |
Reused of destroying the eggs of other /
aids, for during the past summer a |
pair of yellow birds had their nest in |
} tree in this correspondent garden |
md that tree was favorite resort OF |
llndreas of English sparrows. but the |
yellow birds eggs We're not disturbed. /
Nh!le the birds mingled together i'll |
,ac greatest harmony.
That story of a Caribou potato-raiser |
u 90 refused an offer of 4S cents a bar |
ri for IL barrels of potatoes. declaring
nat he would have S. or nothing for
tie load, is matched hy a yarn that |
comes from Grand Lake stream. of a /
man who recently weat after u calf +
-aat he had pastured out all summer. |
and asked what he owed for the pas
turing. Wei" said he farmer I've /
got bin Of $500 against you. but /
Nill take the calf ana call it settled. |
providing YOU are willing" NO, sir, |
i, as the answer. Il viii not do that.
3ut | will tell YOU what | will do You
Keep the calf two weeks longer and |
YOU can have her"