Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-28


The young men Of Cherryfield propose
to give minstrel show on Thanksgiving
night.
Foot ball enthusiasm is on the wane in
Brewer evidently, as the movement to or
ganize a team failed.
The Portland Golf Club has voted to
build a house on the Scarboro grounds
The cost will be about $780,
Daniel Graham Of Chase's Mills.
found about 40 pounds Of honey in
hollow tree in the woods recently.
owners of coon cats report an epidemic
raging among them which is proving IA
tai in nearly every instance. In Halo
well several quite valuable shags have
been lost thereby.
Just few moments before the death of
Mrs Catharine WEIGH of Lewiston. Sat
u-day, a telegram was received ANNOUNCE
ing the death of one of her sons, who re-
sided in Philadelphia.
And still the musical enthusiasm grows.
Biddeford and Saco musicians have or
ganized choral society with j. y. brau e,,
bury president. Bucksport singers VIII
organize a society in the near future.
The marriage of Miss Frances Burleigh
of Houlton, and Mr.. Parker c. Newb:gan.
a prominent railroad man OF northern
Maine, takes place in November: MISS
Burleigh is a graduate OF Miss Gilman
school, Boston.
Alfred c. Andrews has been admitted
to the oxford County bar. He is ma
tive of Buckfield, son Of the Hon. Sulli-
van C. Andrews, formerly of that town
and later of Portland.
There are at present only u prisoners
at the Knox county Jail which is very
low number for this time OF year. Iher ere
have been very few prisoners at the jail
all through the fall. at one time there be-
ing but nine which is low water mark.
Complaints have been made to the
Portland S. P. c. A. that many OF the
hackmen Of that city do not properly
care for their horses. Cases are being
investigated and prosecutions may fol-
low.
The Biddeford Debating club has ac-
cepted challenge from the Portland
club. The subject for debate is Re
solved that the further extension of
territory is not in the interests of this
nation"
Chas. E. Coughlin of Rockland. has
quite a curiosity in an 1908 silver half dol
lar which he has carried for IA years as a
pocket piece. When he first received it it
was as perfect as the day it was made,
but now is worn as smooth and shiny as
bald head.
F'reeland Howe, Jr., of Norway, who
for several years has neld an import
ant position with the New York
World, has resigned and will enter
Johns Hopkins university, where he
will take course.
One of the finest collections of old
copper coin in Lewiston, is that of Mr..
Maynard Golf, who has been collecting
fo, 10 hoc Coyoro1 Sinpla
coins of 1899, U. S. of America, foc
which he has peen offered $35 apiece.
The Mechanic Falls Ledger says two Ia
dies of White Oak Hill who have been en-
joying a, carriage drive through Norway
Greenwood and Paris. bring back a report
of more than hundred barrels of apples
grown on one farm this year. That or
chard should have an extra coat of dress
ing. 81 r. anna.
Houlton can lay claim to having the
champion lady shooter of the Maine
woods in the person of Mrs S. A. Gray.
She arrived home bringing as a trophy
of her skill with the rifle the largest
and handsomest deer ever brought to
that town.
All but two of the members of the
Hyde Light Guards, Bath, are quail
fled as members of the rifle team.
Four members are in the sharpshooter
class. There is one first class marks
man and the remainder are in the sec
ond and third class.
At a meeting of the Maine Genealo-
gical society held recently at Portland
the following We're elected to activs
membership: Edward A. Woods, Pitts
burg, Pa; Hon. Frederick ROBBIE. Cor
ham; George F. West, John X. Martin
Edward Parsons Wentworth, Portland
On and after November 1 all Glouces-
ter vessels employed in the fisheries
will land their cargoes at their homf
port only. Boston and Portland fish
dealers who have heretofore bought
largely from Gloucester shippers will
now have to depend entirely for Their
fish on vessels from other ports. The
new departure Is an attempt on thu
part of Gloucester to cut into the fish
trade of Portland and Boston, and viii
in all probability be failure as far as
this city is concerned, says a Portland
paper.
The Sanford Tribune says the Cape
Porpoise Land Co., are laying Ou
streets on the piece Of land purchased
by them at Cape Porpoise. They have
25 men and five double horse teams a
work on the job and will have the lot:
ready for buildings in the spring. Sew
eral lots have already been sold. Trott':
Island, containing forty acres, owned
by this company, has been cleared o
bushes and will also be cut up int
house lots and parks shortly. 1t is un
derstood that a big hotel will be erected
at the cape before another season b.
company.
singular occurrence is reported iron
Bath. Marcia. the three-years-old daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Pratt, for som
time has been having an unnatural appe
title and complained Of pains in her chest
Several weeks ago she swallowed small
sharp fish bone and it was with difficult
that 1t passed down her throat. Tw
weeks ago she commenced to have a con
tinuous cough. physician was Gale
and he found her lungs perfectly clea
and decided it was bronchitis. Sh
couldn't seem to get enough milk and wa
ter but could not swallow any solid foO(
Early Tuesday morning she had a sever
coughing spell and vomited up larg
quantity of coagulated blood and with
the body of dead eel which was in