Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-14

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appears 10 be what Maine gets this
year
They are already predicting q great
season for the Maine summer resorts
next year
Parties in this city. says the Rock
land Courier Gazette, who are in re-
ceipt of one of Uncle Sans maps of
the United States for 1896 have discov-
cred a queer omission. Lewiston, the
home of Senator Frye and Congress
man Dingley. does not appear. al
though Auburn is given prominent
position. They may leave Lewiston
off the map. but they can't obliterate
these two distinguished gentlemen
from the prominent positions they oc-
cupy in national affairs.
A Lewiston working man brought
5000 in gold into one of the banks
there one day last week. subsequent
to election and deposited it, saying
that now that Mckinley was elected
he didn't care to be bothered with ii.
Aroostook Pioneer: Governor-elect
last Friday. He spoke for Mckinley
and sound money seven times in Mich
gan and seven times in Minnesota, as
follows: In Michigan. at Detroit,
Pontiac. Owasso. Iona, Allegan. Kali
amazoo and Jackson. In Minnesota.
his assignments We're as follows: AT
Dodge Centre. where there was a rally
from all parts of the county. six bands
of music ETC.: at Faribault, a centre
OF industry and of education; at Gran
lite Falls. Montev1deo and Benson. In
several towns Mr.. Powers spoke twice
on the same day. and at Detroit he
spoke twice in the afternoon and once
in the evening. of Oct. 10. Mr.. Powers
returns much pleased with his West
ern trip, and much gratiied that the
cause, for which he labored SO faith
fully, achieved 50 signal q victory.
A correspondent Of the Republican
account of the manner in which the
news of the election was received in
Northport ''On a recent visit to the
island we were requested by Capt.
Emery Williams to raise a white flag
at some commanding point where ii
could be distinctly seen by him and
others. We told him we would. and
pointed out a tree from which we
would display the flag. Going to Bel
fast the night of the election we
learned that Mckinley was surely
placfa6 n nd thprafnra of a rlx
on Wednesday morning we raised the
white flag high above the tree top. Sc
curely fastened the pole to which it
was attached and left it alone in it's
glory to tell the news of the victory in
it's own mute way. The signal had
hardly been raised into position when
Capt. Williams and Capt. r. B. Trimm
spied it proudly floating from the
designated place. Capt Williams
started Immediately to spread the glad
tidings through the neighborhood
Having despatched a young man to
Guinea the citadel of the free sill
YER kings, to apprise them of the
news, Capt. Williams started for Capt
Trimm's in hopes to surprise him. He
was seen coming down the lane by
Capt. Trimm, and the latter being
anxious to forestall Capt. Williams in
the delivery of the news rushed to the |
door and began to cheer for Mckinley
in the stentorian tones that have often |
shaken Long Island from it's centre |
to it's circumference. Have you seen |
the flag? asked Capt. Williams. Il
have replied Bob. and together the
two veterans of the sea sent up a |
cheer that reyerberated long and loud |