Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-12

Roller skating Is to have revival II
| buckspctT.
| It IL well established fact that In,
| keel ard portions Of the bottom tiYnbcrs
| OF the Maigaretta. captured in Machias
June. lT7a. are imbedded in the filts. mu.
ana weeds at or ncar the head of Saw.
yess Cove III Jcnesport. II is l2p years
since left on the fats and net timber Is
| in sight.
Samuel S. l<imbal Of Bangor has a
80 when, William II. Harrison. the
Wing candidate. was elected. The badge
= s9n , and mounted IN gold. Il bear:
and a pitcher. and also the inscription
Harrison ard Reform.
James NOR Of Prcsquc Isle. had n hair
lifting experience recently He started
across the track al the Il. & A. station
became fastened al a switch and he was
hcld fast. The train had started. and
Mr.. Moir was Obliged to pun off his shoe
in order to liberate his foot, which he did
not n moment too soon.
The cargo carried to New York by the
steamer South Portland, leaving East
port. last Saturday was probably the
cepting any taken by the Valencia or oil
lvette. The South Portland's cargo con-
sisted Of 1900 cases Of canned goods. Is e
coo boxes smoked herring. 200o boxes
barrels.
y Lewiston gentleman has received q
letter from Hon. Fred c. Stevens. for
isowdoin college, who has just been
elected 10 Congress by he Republicans OF
,he, 4th Minnesota district. Air. Stevens
had "a majority of over 1900 BY far The
largest ever given in the district. MIR.
evens intends to come East another
year On 4 visit.
A very interesting event Of the recent
election in Dlxmoni. was that of tho ven
I 4 l1grf orr n he
appeared ~ the pods. Democrats as well
as Republicans stood back and gave the
s-,fl citizen the privilege of being the
hrsi 70 cast 4 ballot in town. Mr.. Alden
est his first ballot for John Q. Adams in
f ~. and has been anxious 10 live long
enough TO help elect another President.
The Portland city government l. exper-
i.rentinS with street lights with a view to
!, seeming expenditures IN that direction
Monday night contract was authorized
with the Consolidated Electric Light co.
for one year, al A price that is expected
t. make saving Of about $500. There is
1lso talk Of testing the Weisbach gas
-ehts. il being claimed that by their use
ECO could Zoe saved yearly and the city
! 'ye twice as many lights as now. An
c"ders for five or ten year contracts were
Indefinitely posi- pOned, ana a year hence
1t IS probable that the question will come
rp again.
AT Parker's Head. = beautiful place
Gown on tie lower Kennebec. a young
peoples society has begun work on the
NHiAt4p4 OF a ftHbllc nal! IN which they
can have entertainms nts this winter. Tne
building, which win he an ornament 10
ihe town. Is to be Sc by Is. They intend
Rave on the ground floor ladies' wait
i|E room on one side gentle mems room
the other side. with cntrr room he
iween. The han Is 10 be IS ny IS. Al the
cad of the building is to be a stage. e by
Il: with = rise from the floor of four feet
The cook room and dining rooms are 10
u in the basement.
The boring of artesian wells in Port
- nd has disclosed in one or two Instances
least. wafer Of 4 very excellent quality
ne Portland stove Foundry Co. has a
ell which WAS bored 10 q depth of 2S5
I Ct The water which was struck at that
Frpth Is of a remarkably fine variety OF
mineral water. showing an analysis near
y II not quite as good as Poland Spring
T'ater. People have come to appreciate !
Ire water. and regularly come TO the weFl
10 get the water. one man who has been
nable 10 drink water for II long time
: Ids in this water just the liquid which
is stomach needed. |
ton, they have a fine looking hound oni
ineir hands. 1t happened like this A |
ffamp stole the hound from a Lewiston
ran and started to bum his way to Fan |
! fr on the bumpers Of a freight train. |
: q depot between Waterville and Fan
: n The tramp was nut off the train. Some
/ ne took pity on the dog and shipped il +,
i tck to Lewiston by the American Elk
J rcSss. At the express Office they made !
F9metllinE of it, feeding and netting it, |
= hey have sent word repeatedy TO the
{ Nncr hut he hasn't called around for the
4 OK. and this is how they have u dog on
heir hands. Up to date al, efforts to,
: rive the dog away have been unsuccess-
ri much to the annoyance of the Office
men and drivers.