Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-14

Fails. u u
a Biddeford boy recently jumped from
the top of large schooner's tallest mast
fere.
A. +. Needham of North Norway has
dog that has killed thirteen woodchucks
this season. That dog has earned his Ii
cense.
Silas Gould of Bridgton in dressing a
| big turtle he had captured found a small
| live turtle inside of it. The conundrum
| Is. how did it get there?
Mr.. g. w. Phlbrick of Andover. has
says any one can raise figs in this eli
mate by taking pains enough.
A copy of an act signed by President
Hancock in 11I6, pertaining to the rank
| bountes and salaries of the American
navy Is Oh exhibition in Il Portland show
window.
\ Rockport gentleman has in his or
chard pear tree with fruit the size of a
large walnut and beside the fruit. are
blossoms. fun. as the first blooming. The
sight is unusual
Those interested in school work in some
OF the towns say, that it is hard for
people to realize that it is town rather
than district system on which the schools
are conducted. For instance Mexico has
one of the best high school buildings in
he county. and every tax payer in town
has an interest in it, yet there are some
who think it belongs TO Ridlonville ex-
clusively.
The industries now in sight which are
developing along the line of the b. and
n. Il. K. in Aroostook this season will
give employment to between five hun
dred and thousand men. and work up
material resources which have hereto
Tore either been carried out of the county.
TO add to the wealth and prosperity of
other communities or which have lain
dormant and untitled at home.
There was fire in Alfred w. Clarks
ltt, VII nj
carly Saturday morning. George Macom-
berS family who were in the attic barely
escaped They lost their household eff
lects. The value of the building was
Sinel. and of the stock 5000, insurance.
$4,000. The marines from the cruiser Co
lumbla went ashore and helped put out
the blaze, otherwise it might have burned
more than It did, The Columbia left Sat-
urday Tor other waters.
That birds do not mind "A noise so long
as they feel safe from enemies is shown
by pair of pewees who built nest this
sprins and Matched out brood in
North liminSton saw mill. The Nara
sansett sun says the nest is on Il hori-
zontal joist within six feet of the end of
the carriage where the logs are rolled on.
Al the time of the building, laying and
Matching three saws We're running ana
five men at work in the mill. The female
bird has laid again and is now setting.
Fred o; Lake the alleged horse thief
and Jail breaker, who was recently cap
tured in Lynn, Mass. broke Pennington
jail at 40 o'clock Saturday afternoon by
saving off the iron bars. Charles T.
lewcy of Phillips. who is awaiting the
action OF the grand jury for alleged fe-
lonlous assault on his step-daughter es-
capped with Lake. Lake was captured
near East Wilton by Cyrus n. Blanchard
and Bert Clark, while he was on his way
to East DiNiield. He ran for his life. but
stubbed his toe and fell, when Clark
sprang and secured him.
While out after Holsters Saturday.
Frank Getchell of Ellsworth. found a
mans body floating i'm the water near
Little Duck Island. Gctchell lowed the
body to Colts Island. a distance of %
miles where he thought it might he iden-
titled. Coroner Field of Ellsworth was
summoned and an inquest was held The
coroner decided that death was the re-
suit of drowning. The body was iden-
tilted as that of Peter Tremtini and had
been in the water four months. 1t was
found 10 miles from the place where the
drowning occurred. In the pocket of the
coat Were found three letters with a Hal
lowell date, and 81. % in money II is I'M
derstood that Tremtini has a sister in
Hallowell. The body was buried in Colt
Island cemetery. 49,.