Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-22

There are 40 bicycles owned in the towr
of Patten.
South Waterford wonders why it:
only outward mail leaves at SIS a. NJ
Bath clergymen are preparing for +;
crusade looking to the enforcement o.
the rum law.
OUT OF a flock of 10 sheep. owned by {
Mr.. Taylor of kennebunk, Sc have beer
killed by dogs.
Portland tugboat men are being an,
rloEed by tramp boats which come ther,
seeking business.
In the first 100 days in this year IS were
cloudy and either stormy or squally all OF
a part of the day.
Bangor pastors are forming bicycle
clubs in their parishes. thus recognizing
the glory OF a great sport.
The taxes for the town of Thomastor
this year will be 1872 mills. a decrease OF
nearly 10 per cent. over last year.
Portlsnnd commandery, X. r.. is TO have
an album to hold the portraits of every
living member of the commandery
Franklin street, Rumford Falls. is hay
ing a boom. Six as fine residences as ear
be found in oxford county are in process
of construction.
An old English fox hound made az
attempt to bite young girl in Bruins
wick the other day but was unsuccess-
full on account of poor teeth.
Il is understood that the government
Will purchase a certain property at the
South Portland end of the breakwates in
order to secure the right of way from the
breakwater to the street.
The committee to have charge of I
yacht race in connection with Baths
Fourth of July celebration have refuset
| to serve as they did not receive the finan-
cial support they desired.
Lieut. Herbert N. Royden, 2sd Infantry
United States army, instructor in military
science and tactics at the Maine Stat
| college. viii command the great parade
at Fort Fairfield. July 3D..
Piling mud on streets TO fill out holes
and to make grades is a good deal ik,
| stufting a newspaper into a broken win
| dow pane, both as regards appearance
ami utility.-Eath Independent.
= he Belfast assessors have completed
their assessment of valuation und find Q
total of 81 s6355l real estate. $20l0. POO per
soral, SS53. Isl. There are 1858 polls, taxed
at 81. The rate of the cash tax IS ~.
mills.
The directors of the Il. o. & O. Com
| pany Will use. for the extension of the
| line, iron poles instead of wooden ones
1t the request of Director Bead The
| wooden poles are at best disfigureinents
| 20 the highways.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Look of Jonesport, is one
of Names busy women. She is postu
| Ter of Monsapec and has just been com
ni5sione1 a magistrate with power &c
acknowledge legal documents and sol
cmnize marriages.
The milk sold in Belfast last year is es-
| tinated at $4,000 in value. the quantity
averaging goo quarts daily. all of which
| in the eyes of dhe milk inspector and
some other people affords good reason fol
the continuance of his office.
Mrs Linneus c. Worth Of Pleasantdlle
| is suffering from a scratch inflicted on
The bah Of her eye about Il month ago by
her seven months old baby, causing a Sc
rious inflammation. II has been growing
ste IDLY worse and she is now under the
csgre Of a physician.
The United States government has is
sued an order assigning three large can
non to Brown Post OF Bethel These
pieces are now at kittery navy yard and
are in fine condition. each weighing SBs
pounds being twelve feet hong. num-
bar of projectiles have been assigned with
the m.
The premium list of the New Eng
land fair to be held at Rigby park this
year, August 1921, appears in book
form with tasty and elaborate covers
With handsome Illustrations. They
don't do things by halves at Rigby.
Erunswickians are coming to the con-
clusion that after all their depot is 4
better affair than they have given l.
credit for Anyhow they note that tin
boy who has permission to black boots
| there pays % cents a day for the privi-
lege.
The Lewiston city government is max
ing ready to issue $1u0.0G0 OF 1 per cent.
bonds running 10 years from Oct l, 1915,
20 replace the 100000 Of . per cent "
year water bonds which come due at that
tinle Lewiston Will save thousand dot
| lars in interest annually on these bonds
and il is expected that they will net four
or five thousand dollars in premiums.
I ess3r. the Waterville weather prophet,
VITO is predicting the weather fer Maine
saws that he is one Of the ten that will
put five hundred dollars with any ten
weather prophets in the world to predict
the weather for 20 days ahead making the
| sum OF 5000 the winner 10 have the
| vi oie, amount. Any one wishing TO en-
ter the contest write to Chas. h. Lessor,
| Box is.
The Piscataquis Observer hears Of L
man who had six different trades tt
perfection and was carrying on three
at the same time, and adds. I'VE hap
| pened 10 know, however, that this same
| individual a few years ago settled his
debts in insolvency and Is in debt again
| so it is evident that prosperity does
| not come from having six trades"
| The Ashland Reporter Is tflt ii.tiie % s,
| new weekly paper to be started IN lhat
| hlpstling Aroostook town, in few weeks,
| 1t will be run by Charles n. Greeley and
| Fred w. Pratt of Dover two young men
| who have had some experience in the
| newspaper line. Mr.. Greeley VIII be the
| edltcr and Mr.. Pratt VIII look after the
| business part of the paper Ashland useu
| TO have a paper called the Ashland Head
| light but it suspended publication 4 lew
| weeks ago and the proprietor went 70
| New York to engage in other business.
| I4emuel Nichols Of Bangor the sue
cessful bidder for the contract TO carry
the mail between PASSPORT and Lube
was there recently to look over the
route. and endeavor to close trade
WIN the Passamaquoddy Steam Ferry
Co. to perform the service. but in tbs
latter was unsuccessful; before leav-
| ing there Mr. Nichols said he would put
| a steamer on the route to carry tbs
mail. and run in opposition to the
steamers of the company AS the mai
contract calls for $3.50 only. 1T would
sesm that Mr.. Nichols has quite an I'M
dertallinS.
-Four carpenters were at work on
| br,,so in a town not far from Portland
! recently. one on one side ana the othei
| three in a different place. 1he lone car
| ne1.t4f- was accompanied by ms constant
| raInr9nio,Y a big St. Bernard dog. Pres
| elllv tho man fell off the staging on
I which he was working and sustained Sc
| y,nra Injuries. AS he lay on the GROUND
! nowerless TO help himself his dog tired
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