Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-20
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of New York has bought the Ocean
House property on Cape Elizabeth
for $4,000.
Hon. Augustus F. Moulton of Port
land prominent Democratic lawyer
of that city, has repudiated the Chica-
go platform and ticket.
1t is said that a certain Gardiner
cop" drinks five quarts of buttermllk
during each twenty-four hours, and is
able to be on duty every day.
The Shaker community at Alfred now
consists of 40 members. The largest num-
Der that ever inhabited the village was loS
Elder Libby has charge of the community.
The First Maine Spiritualist State Camp
Meeting association will hold its 18th
annual session at Buswell Grove, Etna.
on the grounds of the association, com
mencing Friday, Aug y, ana closing
Sunday, Sept. g. 1896.
1t was in Biddeford one day last
week, according to a local paper, that
woman pawned her wedding ring in
order to set up drinks for the crowd,
of which her husband was one.
Eleven boys who came to Portland
from Boston and vicinity to black
boots, etc, at Rigby. We're sent home
by Marshal Trickey. They had no
means of support and We're sleeping
in barns near the park.
Tennis is having a great run at San
ford at present. Several private courts
have recently been added and a tennis
club formed which has built fine clay
court A tournament is being talked
of. Two of the better players had a
contest in which thirtythree games
were played before either won the set.
Fred Kelley, the treasurer of the
Lewiston machine stop, was telephon
ing to a man in Canton during the
heavy shower Tuesday afternoon when
a sharp flash of lightning came and
Mr.. Kelley was nearly thrown to the
floor. The man in Canton was also
affected by the lightning and did not
recover from its effects for some time.
At the time there was no sign of rain
in Canton.
Nature can produce great changes in
brief time, as well as man with all his
processes and inventions Robert Floyd
of WillimNntic. who is still a vigorous
man able to do a hard days work, says
that within his remembrance there was
no green thing growing between the Will
son stream and the mountains north of
Sebec lake, the whole region having been
laid waste by the great fire of 1925. Now
a magnificent forest grows there that has
any quantity of monster trees which look
as if they had been ages growing. The
change that even a dozen years can make
on region given over to forest growth is
astonishing.
For some time it has been freely
stated that Speaker Thomas B. Reed
of Maine would succeed the late ex-
Gov. Russell as referee to the life in
Surance anti-rebate compact 1t is
now announced in insurance circles
that Mr.. Reed will not accept the posi-
ton, his time being so taken up that it
would be impossible for him to con-
slider the matter. The choice of referee
now lies between Gen. Champlin and
District Attorney Hoar, and one of
these gentlemen will be appointed I'M
less the headquarters of the anti-rebate
movement is removed from Boston,
ard this is not at all likely to happen.
Tn tulloWing story comes from Cal
ais: A very amusing incident, even if
criminal in character, occurred during
the visit of the Fusiliers. AS Sheriff
Balloon was driving through a side
street he saw man carrying some
thing covered with a cloth across the
street. The sheriff stopped his team
and discovered the burden to be bar
rel of liquor, which he at once attemp-
ted to seize But, suddenly seized from
behind, he was held helpless, and the
liquor was taken from his possession
When he was released he secured as
sstance, returned to the place but
neither the liquor nor the men could be
found 1t is amusing but yet it is too
bad that it occurred.
James Burns of Benedicta was moving
some Swale grass the other day when
ms moving machine getting out of repair
he stopped to fix it. Suddenly he saw a
large snake coming his way and he
weapons were his feet which were en-
cased in an old pair of moccasins which
were out at the toe. Not waiting very
long to consider the matter Mr. Burns
jumped on to the snake trying to stamp it
10 death. The snake got a good hold of
Mr. Burns toe which was protruding
inclined to let go. Mr.. Burns tells the re-
mainder of the story thusly: Il tried my
best TO make him let go his hold but 1
S 6j n, SO IL, kept hitting and jumping on
his grip on my toe. After he was killed |
took my hands and forcibly pulled him
away away put my big toe nail also went at the
same time The snake was about six
rect long and about large as his arm
and was of the common black kind Mr.
Turns has the toe (minus the naiD to
DR.. A. B. Simpson, leader of the
Christian Alliance, has for some time
had under consideration a plan for the
erection of monument at Old Or
Chard, to commemorate the spot where
he received the Holy Ghost. The event
referred to occurred several years ago.
the doctor says. during one of his visits
to Old Orchard, and it is his wish and
that of other members of the Chris
tian Alliance to have suitable men,
orial of the fact placed as nearly as
possible upon the exact spot where he
first felt the descent of the Holy Spirit
upon him. Simon Blake of Biddeford
owns the land where Dr. Simpson has
thought of erecting the monument.
and negotiations have been in progress
for some time for its purchase, but a
failure to agree on the price to be paid
has prevented any bargain being made
yet. 1t is understood that the Chris
tan Alliance people desire five lots in
the Central Park region of the camp
ground.