Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-18

at such proclamation Of what they arg
pleased to term Gods time.
Had ]. ID. Baker. Esq, OF Orrington
lost his pocketbook containing ovei
$500 in any other place but the good
honest town of Bucksport. he would
have never seen 1t again.-Ex. Now
now don't get self righteous on Sc
slight provocation as that!
A writer in the Bangor Commercial
assumes that co-education is respon-
sible for Colby's defeats at base ball
this season. It's lucky for co-education
that it can't be held responsible for
such IAN old woman's whim.
Lewiston Journal: six Augusta gen.
tlemen have contributed 800 apiece
towards the Fourth of July celebra-
ton. A Lewiston hat-passer would
find that considerably too high a limit
The people of Washington county
will be glad when all the tramps
"lookin' for work" get job at shovel
ling dirt on the new railroad
a few days ago the largest and
smallest of men who are not in the
show business met at Belfast. ]. W.
Post of New York City. and Don Or
man Robbins of Belfast Mr. Post is
~ years old stands six feet high and
weighs AIS pounds. Mr.. Robbins is 32
years old and weighs 3S pounds.
The house breakers will next hold a
series of afternoon teas. Refresh
ments will be provided by the house
owners. These occasions will be very
sWell-of the gross receipts of all but
the house owners
Bar Harbor has ghost, so the boys
say. That town has all the attractions
Even Scottish bag piper strolled into
town few days ago and let loose his
uncanny music. 1t had been years
since the horses in that town had heard
such a wierd strain, accordingly four
Of them attached to vehicles ran away.
The Highlander stopped in the middle
OF the tune and made haste to take the
next boat back to Bangor.
The skill of Biddeford lawyers is
great. so perhaps the one who has the
case of a Canadian man against a
prominent citizen will succeed. The
Provincial claims that the citizen has a
horse which was stolen from him in
Canada T. years ago. Here is a case in
which Identification is to play a more
conspicuous part than in the Stain and
Cromwell cause celebre.
Bangor Commercial.-An incident
took place a few months ago in town
at no great distance from Bangor
which serves to show how crude is the
development of the sense of proprety
in the makeup of some people. A
funeral was being held at the church
The deceased, having been prominent
man in the affairs of the town for
many years, there was an unusually
large attendance of townspeople pres
ent to pay their last respects to the de-
parted. The pastor was conducting the
services and deep silence prevailed
among the assemblage when, with
heavy footsteps, a gray-haired man
passed down the aisle, dropped into
pew near the mourners and as he did SO
half turned in his seat and surveyed
all present with look of enquiry. The
services were of a somewhat lengthy
character and finally the old gentleman
became so uneasy that he got up and
passed out of the church, with the same
heavy tread. greatly disturbing all
present. outside the door he met a
gentleman of whom he enquired How
long afore they are goin' to bring OUT
Their corpse?" The gentleman said he
though that the services must be about
over and the old man braced himself
against the door casing and prepared to
wait Soon the services were conf
pleted and the people began to depart.
Finally the bearers came out with the
coffin and as they were about to place
it in the hearse, the old man slid up to
one of them and said, "Say-I'm out
hyar with my team and it looks likely
to snow, l want a bar'l of flour and if
you have any of that"-but the irate
pail bearer told him to go and get any
thing he wanted and he would see him
later, and jostling this and that one in
his haste, as he passed down the side
walk, the old man faded from view.
There was considerable interest
year or two ago taken in endowing
schools with their country's flag. Now
that the schools are equipped it is COM
planned that they don't use their equip
ment.
Coed sense and fair dealing have
shown the way that labor troubles may
be averted, judging from the reports
from Biddeford.