Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14

strongly at being approached by an
amateur. Scion escaped from the me-
lee alive and will confine- his liquid re-
freshment to more cOnvfvial beverages
in the future. Scion may be a good
man with a cork screw. but as a COW
boy he is a failure.-Brunswick Tela-
gram.
l"Ethell, daughter of c. C.. Smith, died
last Saturday night of diphtheria and
was buried Sunday. There have been
two deaths. and one young man is q
physical wreck from it. There have
been 40 cases. some of whom have re-
covered. and there is fear that the end
is not yet. The schools. churches. and
Grange hall have been closed, by the
board of health. Why the Portland
board should quarantine b. L. Hughes
house, and allow the young lady who
carried it there to leave the city and
scatter the disease is a mystery, and
very near a crime. 1T has caused much
suffering in this vicinity" writes tho
Mapleton correspondent of an ex-
change.
A year ago when the Young Mems
Reading Rooms were opened at South
Portland stray cat came in and made
herself at home. The janitor took an
unusual interest in the feline and
learned her several tricks. The weeks
rolled ntomonths and the cat became a
fixture in the hall. When the rooms were
closed last April the cat disappeared
and all efforts to find her failed. Last
Tuesday evening the hall was reopened
and during the session of the club the
long lost cat walked in and after show
ing her pleasure at meeting her friend,
the janitor, took her accustomed place
in the chair formerly occupied by her
end no amount of coaxing can get her
away from her home.
The earnings of the Boston and Maine
road for July fell off somewhat and those
OF the Maine Central road for the same
month dropped small amount-less than
than made up in the net by judicious
turning of expenses. During August, al
though many of the Industrial establish
ments were partially closed down traffic
earnings made very satisfactory gain.
About the first OF the current month in
.edustries had started up again in full and
both companies are now expecting a big
September. "Of course says one of the
officials. lit takes some time after good
times are fairly inaugurated to get the
goods manufactured and shipments start
ed so as to favoraby affect our traffic
But this is now beginning. and we are
expecting to see 1t continue. Passenger
business is sure to increase in due time
Portland Press.
certain business man, this morning,
met with case of pure. unallOyed nerve
in one of the .'gentler" sex which almost
took away his breath. A woman came
into his store and made purchase which
to just ten cents. She rendered
II s. hill in payment, claiming it was all
after the change which he handed to the
woman, and then stopped down and
picked up a dime which had dropped from
his pocket and rolled under the counter
The shopkeeper picked up the money.
The woman asked him what the coin was
and he told her ten cents. She demanded
it. saying she had dropped it. The man
reminded her that she had Just II few
minutes before declared that she did not
have any money except the S. which she
produced Even then her nerve did not
her. but she didn't get the money |
Portland Express.
The Buffalo Express passes along this |
story which it locates at the Soldiers
Home in Augusta probably referring to
a Togus veteran, the reporter being an |
inmate of the Home now visiting at Buff |
falo ''Whiskey Is on the black list of
the Home, and all sorts of schemes are
to. to obtain it, but they are dis |
covered sooner or later, and can never be |
tried again. There is an old fellow with |
a wooden leg at the Home. who had a
scheme for getting whiskey that baffled
all the officers who were watching him, |
and 1t worked so well that, although |
Wheeler was drunk nearly all the time. !
his plan was not discovered until last |