Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-07

The caterpillar pest Is added to the
ether mlsfortuncs of the year, and IN
many an orchard the trees are com
pletely stripped OF their leaves. To
keep the caterpillar in subsection Is not
impossible NJ the farmer keeps at II,
and the suggestion has been made of 4
law compelling each owner to destroy
the pest on his own premises. The
prevalence of the caterpillar recalls the
famous Caterpillar year" Of about q
quarter of century ago when they
lccmpletely oyerrun parts of the county.
About that time came also the grass
hopper year when grasshoppers were
so numerous in some sections as to
drive flocks of turkeys out of the fields.
and utterly wreck acres Of grain AMI
corn.
| The rise in temperature is greeted by
the farmers with a corresponding rise
in spirits.
The Winthrop Banner perpetrates a
cruel joke when it tells how the fire.
men played upon piano during re-
cent fire.
Alas for the Maine base ball league.
1t had to give up the ghost. and we all
regret 1T. Bangor and Belfast alone HAD
the sand to say they were willing to
make a full season OF it.
ThomaSton boasts Of "a widows and two
1 =. Tyvx.
ponderence of widows affords a CON
templative bachelor considerable food
for thought.
| Sanford children have been disturb
| ing the revival meetings of the Chris
tian crusaders; the pastor has been
frightening the children and threaten
| ing them with the law, and the whole
Icommunity is up in arms.
The recently organized army of dis
closure commissioners is getting into
| in effect.
A lady customer in Portland store
was startled this week by the attack of
large cat which tried to carry Off a
stuffed bird on her hat. The feline had
evidently assisted in the celebration of
the Fourth
The town of Rumford Falls had rip
| roaring celebration with nothing but
cold water to drink. writes cores
| pendent, though perhaps if he had
| made an exception of lemonade and
soda water his statement would have
been more nearly exact.
The weather could not be held re-
sronsible for lack of enthusiasm in any
of Mondays celebrations. But such Il
lack does not, on the face of the re-
ports. at least. appear to have existed.
Portland played TO an audience of
nearly $4,000 people she says, and en-
joyed every minute of it. Bath made
such a success of her semi centennial
celebration that she has no doubts bur
that the Tooth anniversary will be
great and glorious occasion. Down on
the border the Yankees just let their
jubilee really is. Houlton entertained
1.-THE governor and Calais fairly whooped
till she was hoarse.
The foolkiller was off duty in Port
land and some incapable fired revol-
yer in the street Monday evening, the
bullet wounding man in his house.
1t is thought the shooting was acct
dental, although the bullet was
directed for the mans heart. A similar
affair occurred i'm Biddeford and a man
was hit in the forehead, but the wound
was not fatal.
Bangor has come to the conclusion
built this year or not the Il. & o. will
enjoy water front facilities of the first
quality. The rails of what is known as
| the Penobscot Central track are being
laid through Broad street to the wharf.
A ray of light has reached the heart
of Arocstoolx. The price of starch has
| recently risen a quarter of cent per
pound. One Pressure Isle man who has
| been holding 1900 tons of starch for just
such rise is especially happy.
Brunswick is holding its breath. A
| contractor has been at work there
estimating on contracts for the building
! of a new station, though it is under
Istood no action is yet taken by the road
ldoward commencing the work. The
lrlans for the new station show no
provision for train shed and no rooms
for a restaurant.
4 Haying in most parts of the State
idoes not begin so soon after the Fourth
as usual, and in this section it will be
another week before much is done.
The expected large hay crop seems
lprobable to be a delusion after all. The
unusual amount of rain has caused the
grass to grow UP tall and rank, but the
absence of sunshine has prevented It
lfrom acquiring the desired bottom
| The hen-roost robber of Winthrop
Iproves to be domesticated fox owned
Fin Readfield. The animal could not