Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-13

TO New York and other markets. and
he seems To he making money, too.
When Hancock county issued 500
900 worth Of bonds In lsS5 to get money
To build a new court house with. the
calamity bowler declared that the
bonds would never he paid. The be
ginning Of the new year. however. saw
the last batch of the bonds go UP in
smoke and the nice court house has
been enjoyed all these years and will
be for a century to come perhaps.
Aroostook County Pomona Grange
realizing the necessity of a larger mar
ket for potatoes. that they might not
be wholly dependent upon the Boston
market. now largely controlled and
worked by middle men TO the detri-
ment of healthy competition. have Tor
the past year been perfecting an or
ganization for the establishment of "a
permanent business in the seed trade.
A mschievous little Auburn boy
kindled fire in the wood-box behind
the kitchen stove. the other day. and
then knowing full we'll that he would
get a whipping if his mamma discov-
cred it. stood in front of it to shut off
tlt view. ne TtiIld1Iltu there untlf lHt
fire made it uncomfortable. Fortu-
nately the mamma attended to putting
out the fire before she applied the shin
gle.
A new variety of bird. about the size
of the English sparrow. has taken w
its residence at Calais much to -tht
disgust of the latter which is contest
ing territorial rights with the strang-
er. The new bird is said by local or
nithologists to belong to a more north.
ern latitude. and will probably leave
on the approach of spring. Several
birds have been found dead in door
ways, probably killed by the sparrows
Since the permanent settlement Of
Machas in May. 1863, in no single yeal
has there been so much improvement
in repairing and building dwelling
houses. and erecting elegant business
blocks and churches as during the year
just closed 0S96) Notwithstanding
this seeming prosperity, the outlook fog
business for the employment of labor :
from whence all true prosperity mus
start, never bore more serious aspeCt
during the intervening 1873 years from
the settlement to the present time, thar
does the coming year 1897.
The Dexter Debating Club voted H.
favor of granting Cuban insurgents
bclligerent rights after a very strone
debate one night last week. F. H.
Dearth, Esq, opened the discussion o.
the question upon the affirmative side
and was followed by Col. STANLEY
Plummer upon the negative. A. P.
Abbott and w. l.. Fay ably supple
mented Mr.. Dearth's remarks, and N
II. Fay and DIR. w. A. Bumps took Mr.
Plummer's side of the question. Re
marks were also made by DR.. L. j.
Blanchard and c. w. Abbott.
1t was but little more than five weeks
ago that the Purinton elders, father
and son, commenced revival meetings
at Parker's Head. When they began
but very few were interested in re
ligious work, and there We're not more
than dozen at the outside who took
part in religious meetings. Now, after
a few weeks labor by these men, Rev
S. o. Purinton and his son, w. L.
Purinton, there have been 81 converts
besides 10 to IS who have requested
prayers, and 20 to so backsliders who
have renewed their vows. People are
turning their backs completely on Their
cid habits, such as drinking, smoking
etc. There is better feeling all around
old enmities. are put away. and there
is a most wonderful change
One of the employees at the new
Spring Point lighthouse. Portland har-
Dor, had terrible experience Satur-
day. He was at work on the outside
of the structure when he missed his
footing and fell into the water. AS he
went down his arm caught over the
painter of a boat and he thus escaped
death by drowning. He Immediately
commenced to shout for assistance, but
the noise of the waves drowned his
voice. The icy water rapidly chilled
him to the marrow and just as he was
about to release his hold on the painter
of the boat his plight was discovered
by fellow workman and he was res
cued. The poor fellow was almost
dead from exhaustion and his hand
and f0ca I,