Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

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river another summer for picnic par
ties and evening dances. 1t is the
idea to have d square sail on Noah's
Ark. which will be used to advantage
when fair wind is blowing.
The Cathance Breeze is authority for
| the statement that the next move for
electrics will be from Topsham to Gar
diner. The Augusta & Gardiner road
will then extend to Watervilie. making
connection with the Fairfield road
which in turn will connect with SHOW
hogan, thus forming a through line
from Skowhegan to the sea, which can
| easily be done by extending the Bruns-
wick road to Mere Point, about four
miles distant.
stakeholder in the st. Croix shoe
factory says he would not be at all sur
prlsed II the factory were to shut down
early in the new year and remain closed
for some time. The prospect for good
times for Calais according to the pres
ent outlook seems very remote. The ST.
Croix Tanning Co is liable to close
down at any time, and the granite
works. which promised so much at the
outset, are liable to average about the
same amount OF employment as they
have the past year.
Alderman George A. Wilson Of Water
vile. in the employ of the Maine Cen
trail has been promoted to the posi-
ton Of general claim agent and in
spector Of ties" held up to this date by
Fri Drew Wilson has been in the en-
ploy Of the Maine Central for the past
Is Years. His new Office will take him
IN mi la nd for Dir,
office of inspector of ties takes consid-
cradle time. as the Maine Central uses
300. coo in a year. and the inspector is
also the purchaser. so far as placing the
orders go, nearly all of which are given
to parties east of Bangor
a Biddeford man went into store
here recently and bought a pacE of
cards, and as he wanted them for the
fascinating game Of poker he naturally
desired correct pack. A few hours
later he rushed back, hair disheveled
eyes wildly staring and with unrnis-
taxable anger pictured on his counte-
nance. What kind of cards do you sell
here" he Missed. He was answered
that they were the ordinary kind.
Why, had a tray full and bet every
cent | had and the other fellow laid
down four trays" 1t was undoubtedly
a defective and expensive pack. His
tray spilled.
VIM. Metcalf came to the Portland
police station the other night and re-
ported that he thought man named
Johnson, with whom he had been smelt
fishing was drowned. Metcalf stated
that he left johnson on float and went
ashore to get lantern and some bait
When he returned to the float johnson
was missing and the only trace he
could find of him was his gloves After
notifying the patrolmen of the matter.
Deputy Sterling visited Johnson's
house and was much surprised to find
him safe and sound. He had fallen
overheard. but being able to swim
to reach the shore.
Two employees at the Hollingsworth
4 Whitney mill, Winslow. recently
made most novel election bet One
of them is very strong Democrat
while the other is equally as strong
Republican, The bet is this: If Bryan
is elected the Republican is to go be-
fore the house of the Democrat and
there give three cheers for Bryan and
silver If Mckinley is elected the
Democrat must go before the house
of the Republican and give three
cheers for Mckinley and sound money.
The Democrats say that when Bryan
is elected and the Republicans have to
cheer Bryan. that they shall have
band of music and the Republicans de-
clare that when the Democrats cheer
they will do the same.
A party of men sat in the Office of
a n tal
the Maine game laws, when one of the
party remarked that. to the best of his
peileI, there was not hunter in Maine
VINO would Not shoot a deer more than
the law allowed or kill COW moose if
ne got the opportunity and thought
mere was no danger of being caught at
II. AL this Charles a. Briggs of Green
held. spoke up and said: There may
De dishonest hunters in Maine but I'm
sure there's not citizen of Greenfield
mat does not intend to obey the law.
10 prove it | will tell you upon what
grounds base my claim. For the past
TWO weeks big COW moose has been
making her headquarters in and about
.Ireenheid. and several times George
wheeler. Albert Downes. Charles and
'oseph Fogg and Bowman Croker. all
hunters. have been within
shooting distance of her. vet she still
ives. And. gentlemen. I'll venture to
say that that moose is safer than in
my other part of Maine today"
I was Fenian in war times, said n
member of the Lewiston city government.
ana was a member of that last Ill
ated little handful of 800 men who
narched up into the Canadian woods
,nd tried to capture Canada, and were
zone up by the Queens own regiment.
IN. but they We're exciting DAYS. You
S zee ! was an lrishman born. and l hated
england. So when the political organ
cation called the Fenian Brotherhonl
vas organized in America of course /
oined 1t. Perhaps you don't know that
ne remains helped Uncle Sam in those
avs out its a fact. Company after
ompany, and ! might say regiment after
egiment' of lrishmen joined the Union
rmy in order that they could gain ex-
'erlence in war and be able to organize
n army IN Ireland. There were but 800
NJ us IN the Fenian affair and they were
'"o WIN recruits coming all the time. so
90 not think it was such an unequal
Eht seeing that We captured the Cana
ian colors and a lot of prisoners and
rad to fear Uncle Sam as much as John
suii: There! Times have changed and
.hgiand Is giving to Ireland more oppor-
unity ana the time will come when twill