Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-05

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OF the inmates of the State prison at
Thomaston, 40 are under life sentence.
| The Auburn police report that thew
found the doors of 10 stores and places OF
business left unlocked after business
| hours, during October
1t is rumored as 2 possibility that the
musical people OF south Paris and Nor.
/ THE Bohemian Girl this winter
| Residents of South Portland have
! forwarded a petition to the postofice
department to have the postofice at
South Portland changed in name to
Ferry village.
| The first rosebush which ever
| bioomed west Of old Saddlepack was
carried to Rangeley tied to her saddle
| by one Ct the pioneer women of that
| section who recalls that she then rode
a horse as girls of today do q bicycle,
| that is, astride.
| Charles Brasher of Calais, recently lost
i, a valuable pet dog. He ut once offered a
| reward to the boy who would find It, and
| in short order no less than 16 enterpris-
| ing youths called at his store. each bring
! ing dog OF some kind or other. As yet
| no tidinSs of the highly priced canine
| have come to light, and the /places that
| knew him once now know him no more.
It is said in the woods regions that the
policy of some of the land owners Is calis-
| ing a. great kick among guides and sports
men. In past years they have permitted
sportsmen to locate camps on their prop
erty without charge. Now they announce
that license fees of $50 will be required for
each camp. The hunters declare they will
never pay the charge ana are calling the
land owners, all sorts Of names.
An Auburn man caught woodcock in
MS hand at Lake Auburn. the other day.
Nnv1 b,ip will taf
woodcock is the hardest 10 shoot, while to
catch one has heretofore been thought
Impossible. In this ease 4 eat ran the bird
into stone wall and all the man had to
do was TO step along to the hole. reach in
and pull out the bird. He petted it a
while and then let 1t 20. We don't give
the mans name because we promised not
TO, but truer story never was told, says
the Lewiston Journal.
A Medford nmrod Shot bear in Maine
recently. and sent ii home in a box. leav-
ing the hind legs to proirude. as the box
was short. on the arrival of the box in
Boston it was found that pair of black
socks Qengthy ones, and ladies' three and
a half shoes had been put on the protrud-
squadron got an eye on the-shoes and
ordered the box to headquarters, when a
post mortem was held. which resulted in
the loss of several bear steaks by Ned
ford's great hunter, because of the mis-
takes of the tall man in gold and blue a
the Union depot
Inc smaftest old gentlemen IN Andres
coggin county is said to be Shubai Baker
Of Livermore. Despite the fact that he IL
% he recently drove . miles from his
home in Livermore and he didn't get out
Of his wagon till he called up at the Elm
House in Auburn to see if they wanted to
buy from his load. He drove in an old
fashioned high wagon with back to the
seat only about six inches wide. There
was no cushion on the seat. The horse
blanket was used by Mr.. Baker as lap
robe and was all that he had over his lap
through his 2S-mile ride that cold. frosty
morning.
In Auburn recently while removing dirt
preparatory to laying brick for a side
walk. the workmen discovered a well Is |
feet deep, in the center of the walk and |
directly opposite the front entrance to the |
residence of Mr.. II. F. Day on the Goff |
street side. Its top was about Il foot be-
low the grade of the sidewalk and it was |
covered over with Old rotten plank. Ii !
was a circular well and its sides We're of |
brick. 1t was a rather startling discovery |
70 say the least-a well u feet deep in |
the middle of sidewalk. protected by |
only d few rotten plank, almost ready to |
cave in. As il was. the covering was so |
weak that one of the workInen came near |
tEmbing in.
a sensational incident hut without in
jury to man or beast, occurred at Bridg- |
ton recently. Normaft Dyer. with morse .
and wagon, and accompanied by his !
younger brother. had started from near
Forest Mills and was heading westward. |
when he stopped to take in young man.
at point just opposite the factory. On
starting again. the horse from some
cause suddenly halted. then backed the
carriage against the railing of the high.
steep bank of the m! III pond, causing ii to
give way. ana the mkt instant horse ANA
wagon went down. Two of the lads saved
themselves by jumping out, the other one
vent into the water. with the wagon over
him. whereupon men rushed to the rescue
and quickly got boy and horse out of their
bad predcAment.
one of the small clothing dealers in
Portland short time ago advertised Il
batch Of oVercoats and by way of an al
luring bargain. stated in the show win
low that a watch went with every over
coat, al the same time showing 4 number
IF the pretty time pieces in the window.
\ man went in to buy an overcoat, ana
the garment suiting, he purchased it, and
hen inquired about the watch. expecting
chat Us Il present with the purchase in
accordance with the announcement. oh.
yes. certainly said the proprietor. "a
watch goes with this overcoat the same
Is any other oVercoat. 1t don't stop go
ing. The coat was such a good tit that
1e kept it, but the customer went out on
he sidewalk and INDUCED in some sui
phurous language.
In one of the Portland schools the
other day there was an instance of
moral sGasion which was gratifying to
he teacher Some boy emptied a bot
lie of ink into another boys cap The
after boy took his cap to the principal
and made a bitter complaint. The
principal sent the boy back to his
DOM and told him to keep quiet. An
iour later the principal went into that
.oom, erased the figures from the
blackboard and wrote the golden rule
hereon Then he said. Boys. l think
'ome of us have forgotten this rule
Cunning to the boy whose cap had been
'poiled he said, IF by tomorrow night
you do not get 30 cents from the boy
Who turned the ink into your hat. come
o me-" The next day the boy showed
he principal a new cap, Tor the other
Boys conscience troubled him and he
paid over the required half dollar.
Great authors manuscripts in the
original handwriting are hard to get
nowadays" said Lawyer Leroy l..
Hight of Portland. who takes pride in
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