Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-09
BIS OF MAINE NEWS.

Poultry thieves have been doing a brisk
business Of late in Biddeford. One man
reports "a chickens stolen.
The Burnham & Morrill, corn factory in
Auburn was broken into recently, and 90
pounds of solder was stolen.
Mrs. Hudson Hall of Brewer received
nearly $40 in premiums on plants and
flowers at the Eastern Maine State fair.
Mrs Margaret Alice Mccarthy who was
born in Dublin. Ireland. Feb. II, 1l9S. is
one of the interesting old ladies of Lewis
ton. s-.
There has been quite large number of
scarlet fever cases. one case OF dlphthe-
ria, and several cases of measles in Sher-
man the past four weeks.
The tide of summer travellers home
ward bound continues as great as ever.
On the New York boats from Portland
the staterooms are booked ahead to the
middle of this month.
Mechanic Falls may well be proud of
her electric lighting system. The plant
in that time the business has doubled.
The excellent water power at Page S
Mills on the little Androscoggn furnishes
power for lighting both Mechanic Falls
and Oxford. During this summer about
fourteen miles of line wire have been
strung, making about forty miles of line,
with construction ofsthe best.
Pleasant Beach, near Rockland, had
two unwelcOme visitors Sunday. in the
form of two ugly looking sharks which
became entangled i'm the Rackliffe weirs.
Mr.. Rackliffe put out a new net Saturday
night and during Sunday noticed an I'M
usual disturbance. He finally got the as
sstance of several of the cOttagerS.
rowed out to the weir and found the two
sharks struggling in the meshes. The
man eaters were killed, brought ashore
and found to weigh about 1000 pounds.
@la loti of 10
Stewart library building in Cornna> has
been awarded to w. N. Sawyer of Ban
gor, who will begin work at once. fhe
foundation was finished several years
ago. but the work on the building has
been unavoidably delayed The building,
which will be the finest of it's size in the
State, is the gift of Lewis M. Stewart of
Minneapolis. a former resident or Maine.
1t is designed for town and library
building and will be admirably fitted for
the uses for which it is intended.
A new fad has struck this way which
has been somewhat prevalent in Rostnn
of late 1t is the distribution of flowers
to the poor and lOwly children of the ten
derloin districts. Two Portland ladies,
for the second time We're seen husily en-.
gagged on Wednesday last in this sort of
distribution on Centre and Fore streets.
1t is said that the very poor class of chill
dren are Invariably fond of fBweFs, and
the ladies found that the saying is very
true, as athey seemed to spring up IN num-
bers from every avenue and receive each
flowers as presented to them with eager
ness. +s--5
The Maine Genealogical Society issues
| its thirteenth annual report in an inter-
esting pamphlet of some so pages. 1t has
| membership of 270, of which 22S are ac-
| tive or resident 2S corresponding and IA
| honorary. Its library embraces total
of l4O6 volumes and 1852 pamphlets, about
| 400 volumes having been added the past
year. The headquarters of the society
are at Portland and 1t occupies an office
and apartments for it's collections In the
building of the Baxter library. 1t Is do
| ing good work in preserving history
of the families of the State Ex-Mayor
Marquis F. King is president, and Fred O.
| COnant, secretary.
A somewhat remarkable gathering OF
| old ladies was entertained by Mrs. Lucy
L. Smith-herself so years of age-at Hol.
! lis Centre. on Aug. 81 The party con-
sisted of the following ladies whose ages
are given: Mrs. Hannah l.. Bradbury
SO: Mrs. Louisa Libby, 81; Mrs Nancy
Wormell, 81; Mrs. Rodah B. Burnham
"a; Mrs S. M. Thornton. 70; Mrs. Sallit
McDoual 50; and Mrs. Nancy knight, Z.
All the ladies are widows with the excep
tion of the last named, whose husband
Alvin Knight, is 81 years of age. and to-
gether they celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary the present summer
All the above named are well, enjoy goo(
health and visit much among themseive.
and in the village The number is quite {
remarkable one for a small country vii
lage to have.