Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-26

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over the crust could be enJoyed q. ~
best down long hill, over stietcl 1t
the foot and onto the glare 80 ~
adjacent pond. There was law
ling man who learned OF t",, p'''
and every winter would SET ho''','i
friends to telegraph nm "iien ~
crust was in Just the rlSrl co''ui.'o,'
when he would come and spehd d h''i
day. at the least. INDUCING III thf e.
hilarating sport.
A Houlton clergyman mas PoPu'''
lecture which he has been adFertiseo
to give several times, but sofnethihs
always happened to postpone H. ne
last time the electric lights went our
Joneslort puts in a bid Tor an idio'
asylum A Jonesport boy CLIMBED Il
tree men were cutting down and then
dctied them to 20 on TAey dl1, inc
tree fell ana with il the b"j' WI" auS-
tanned injuries so severe as to require
medical attendance.
The remark that Ellsworth is unique
| in having but one woman's club brings
| out the statement that there are more
| clubs to the square inch in Ellsworth
| than in any other New England city.
D.! Throwing snoWballs was expensive
sport for Portland lad one day this
| week; s. and costs
| A South Portland family made ready
| to move from q house because the
| spooks runG their door bell. " hen they
discovered that the trouble was vita
! the bell wire.
| a Wesley correspondent expresses
devout thankfulness that his town has
suffered no more serious disaster than
German measles and is to have several
weddings this spring. -.
| Some of the Aroostook farmers ar.
being made to pay twice for fertilizers
because they did not take a receipt inc
| first time. This is a bad year to pay
SUI II high tuition for schooling in the
rudlments of business
| The rival revolutionary societies are
cunning for eligible candidates l..
| Lewiston.
Fer four consecutive years in the
month of March a Vinalhaven man ha ;
lost a valuable COW. He hoped this
year would prove an exception but was
disappointed.
collector tried to catch TAX
dodger over in Buekneld Tow days
ago but the dodger had the best horse.
However after having his fun he set
| tied.
Hancock county grangers have de
cided in the affirmative the question:
Shall the ladies' take advantage cl
leap year?"-Ex.
| Catch a granger committing himself
to any other proposition, II he did the
girl who finds the red ear at the leap
year "huskng" would pass him ~
with cold scorn
| The Passport merchants club doesn't
seem worried by hard times. as a
weekly clam-b bake at Shackford's Head
| is the programme they are now carry
| ing out.
The Biddeford Record names George
+. Bird, who lately escaped from the
Portland mayoralty contest. for Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress. He IL
too old a bird" to be caught twice by
such Chaff.
Superintendent Gachenbach at Bath,
of the Knickerbocllcr Steam Towasc
Co, can add column of figures with
one hand and write with the other i:
is said. We presume he can spell his
name backwards at the same time.
AT church social in Damariscotta
Mills, a few evenings since, a prize was
offered to the one eating the most.
"'''r ''''Nt N'Aif va - iflfitto ~ liftlstti
beans. cups of coffee. ) pieces of
cream cake. pieces of mince pie. >
pieces of custard pie and doughnuts
We would suggest that at the next
social a prize be offered for the ono
who can spin himself like top the
greatest number of times before fall
ing in dizzy faint. We are Of Tho
opinion that ii would inspire as mt.ch
enthusiasm among the onlookers inpix
no reflection upon the Damariscotta
cooks, while the winner would prob
ably recover much sooner from the
effects of the debauch.
The election of Old Towns MAYOR
hinges upon defective ballots OF
course somebody will rise to remark
that this is the fault of the system.
This seems like blaming one who
tells stupid fellow to make a chalk
mark on a barn door. because he made
it on the barnyard fence instead
The venerable William S. Boothby
writing from Cornish. calls attention 10
the fact that 1896 is the fourth year in
this century in which February has
had five Saturdays. The other years
a