Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-07

| II Is quite possible that the next meet
1t cost a Waldoboro youth $50 for dis
charging pistol under a seat in dance
hall Cheap enough!-Kennebec journal
/ Yes. but the youth came from Warren
| and disturbed the Waldoboro dance. Wal.
doboro youths are gentlemen.-I.incoin
1 County News
| Judge Deering of South Paris. is able to
attend church and Notwithstanding his
~ summers the judge is able to hear and
enjoy good sermon.
| ing of the New England league of fire.
men Will pe held in Portland. The Port
| land veteran firemen are endeayoring &c
bring this about and will use every possi-
bic means to accomplish their purpose.
One of the sights of the week is to see
the venerable and kindly faced ex-Gover-
nor Garcelon driving about the city with
a shying colt, and a carriage fuil of his
bright little grandchildren, the Dennis
| children. The children have perfect faith
IN his control of the horse. even though
in escaping an electric car the horse try
to take to the sidewalk. or shin up the
shade trees Dr. Garcelon's hand never
errs IN the handling of the reins.-Lewis-
ton Journal
One of the crew of the schooner Matte
J. Allies while lying in Portland harbor.
made quite sensational leap to win a
bet OF $40 from shipmate. He wagered
the above sum that he would jump from
the crosstrees of the schooner as she lay
at anchor in the stream. The wager was
promptly taken and the sailor, after
clothing himself in light attire, went
aloft to the crosstrees The distance was
10 feet to the water. buf with only "a mo-
ment' 3 hesitation the sailor made a flying
leap. lie struck the water squarely and
went out of sight like a stone. They
thought he was never coming up he was
gone so long. but he finally did and swan
to the side of the ship and grasping a
rope that had been thrown out speedily
climbed aboard. none the worse for his
Steve Brouie-like" act. The funny part
OF the yarn came in later when the OF her
sailor 'squealed' on paying the So Half
OF TINS amount was offered and when this
was accepted a still further Breakdown"
of IS was attempted and rather than not
receive anything this was accepted.
d. II. knowlton. Esq, of Pennington.
has some good IDEAS on how to run q
state fair. says the Lewiston Journal. II
should say If we get out of it this year
with $1,000 falling behind we have much
TO be thankful for" remarked MIR. knowi-
ton. Friday. II attribute much of the
falling off in attendance and exhibits 10
the fact that our fair was held SO soon
after the New England fair and the same
week as the Eastern Maine fair The
dates should have been ARRANGED so as
not to conflict. 1t is sometimes policy not
to be too set in some matters. The finan-
cial interests of Il society like this ought
not to be sacrificed In order To crafty the
notions of individuals We could have af-
forded to postpone our fair two or three
weeks; then we should have got the
crowds. There seems to be in my mind
no excuse for the two fairs being held
the same week. One or the other society
should have pulled out. / believe, too. in
a more liberal policy In regard to fair
matters. ! do not believe in the midway
business. want 10 see the show con-
tinued on the same moral plan we've been
following, but We should have the week
to ourselves and with an eye for special
attractions. | do not indorse the idea of
shutting down or selling Iife-member
tickets. | would sell as many lfe-mem
Der tickets as possible. We have plenty
of room here. Let all the people come
and spend the week with us The Maine
State fair is bound to prosper