Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-15
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Anyhow the "unterrifed" return
from Chicago Disguised.
Every shower is a reminder that hay
is to be somewhat scarce and high this
fall.
This Is the age of electricity a
Lewiston blacksmith shop is kept cool
by an electric fan. Next the horses
will be shod by means of the subtle
power
Local interest is divided between
the Washington county BURBERRY and
the Washington county railroad The
BURBERRY appears to lead.
They have in Biddeford what they
term hoodoo lawn. Every year when
moved the operation is followed by
rain. This yea was no exception
making the 10Th consecutive year this
has happened.
An Old Town gentleman of 95 years
was espied one morning recently. long
before most of the younger men were
up, down in his field swinging scythe
in way to give the fellow ahead ap-
prehension concerning the safety of his
heels.
The silver scare reminds +. Bartlett
Esq, of Auburn, of the time when they
used to make half dollars of dollar bills
by cutting them in two in the middle
Now the proposition is to cut their
purchasing power in two.
East Lebanon is "whoopng 'er up"
because it can't help it. Most every
body there has the whooping cough
Industrial Journal: Many Of the old
residents of Dexter can remember the
ancient hotel which occupied site
now covered by the Dustin block, kept
By John Favor, and which at that time
was quite popular hosiery. Favor
was quite a wag but withai shrewd
and calculating. He intended to keep
trade booming most of the time. and.
rs was customary in those times. he
dispensed the old New England bever-
age to all who desired One night a
crowd put up at his place and there
We're lively times in the bar-room in
which feats Of strength, stories and
hctS nl1N f,nnGtlirIin1ls t+c Finally
after a time when things had quoted
aOmcwh hat. Favor offered to bet the
crowd that his clerk could catch fish
and not leave the bar-room. His prop
ostion was accepted and the wager
was that the crowd should purchase a
certain quantity of liquor providing
the clerk caught the fish. All agreed
10 it and a hook and line was brought.
q trap door lifted in the floor and the
hook with small piece of pork at
tached dropped down into the dark
ness. In less than two minutes there
was a quick yank on the line and a
club wriggling and squirming was
brought up to view. The crowd yelling
good naturally, then paid for the
liquor. The bar-room was over the
stream which passes under the street
It this point, fact which one-half the
people who traverse the street little
icalize. The clerk who caught the
club is said to he no less person than
Allen Merrill. one of DeXters well
known business men. who was deputy
sheriff for a number of years
Lewiston Sun: The Sun learned
that Editor Bass of the Bangor Com
nerCirl used his persuasive arguments
Tor silver on the journey to Chicago
and that on a vote for national com
mitteeman Leaveitt had five votes
Gordon five votes, and Sewall two. but
after several ballots ScWaIi's two votes
were thrown to Gordon: and on the
Hill resolution regarding President
Cleveland'S administration all the dele
gates save Warren voted in its favor
and on the platform all Names dele
gates but Warren and Scott voted
against it, and on the first ballot for
presidential nomination Sawyer and
plaisted voted for Bryan. Warren and
Scott for Bland, Gordon, Winslow
Snow, Bcanc and Sherman for Patti
son. while Goldthwait, Deasey and
Holman refused to participate, thus
following the action of the New York
delegation. on the fifth ballot Warren
and Scott jumped aboard the Bryan