Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-01

wards crimson have more than once
been lowered on the water to Bowdoin' $
white. More colleges We're interested
in rowing then than now, and in one
race the BDwdoin crew won first place
over the representatives of II other
colleges. The increased interest in foot
ball and field sports, and the expense of
aquatic sports have killed out boating
at Bowdoin and elsewhere, except at
the great universities. A decade has
passed since Bowdoin participated in
intercollegiate boat races. and 1888 saw
the last of the inter-class rowing races
on the Androscogsin, which had been
IN annual event since 1860, when Tom
Reed was Bowdoin oarsman. But those
banners and silver cups in the Bowdoin
library immortaIize the memory OF the
lays when Bowdoin crews were smash
ng records and leading all others
icross the finish line. And some OF
Bowdoin's rowing records have never
been broken.
A wall goes up from the temperance
resort of Peaks Island tnat II has no
public drinking fountain, and calls on
he city of Portland to supply the need.
The only way the travelling public can
luench It's thirst with a cup of cold
water Is to call at a cottage or hotel.
Crows are pretty cute birds but oe-
sasionally they get left. This year they
Ire conspiring with the elements to
uin what little corn is planted A
Greenwood man set three traps in close
proximity and crow was so cute as to
,et into all three of them. He was
.aught by his feet in two of them. while
me wing was in the third. That crow
must have acknowledged himself fairly
.aught Another was SO fortunate rs
o get out of the trap, but left part 81
lis foot there.
Thunda and lightning, and how it
aimed, Wednesday morning.
While stroling about the college
.ampus keep strictly to the paths or
wear high topped rubber boots.
The small boy haa his eye on the lin
lorn and fire crackers.
This week closes the commencement
season.
Winthrop is taking a peep into the
'utura. Two fortune tellers who have
,een there for week have been doing
thriving business.
Ellsworth claims 10 have in Joshua
Gellison the tallest man who served in
the only man President Lincoln had
20 look up to-
There is indignation in Marshville
pver the stealing of the little flags
With Which the soldiers graves Were
decorated. 1t is charitable to believe
hat it was the act of thoughtless child
en-. for It seems hardly possible any
nature person would do thing so con-
emptible and dastardly
Rhubarb, at least, thrives these wet
lays. j. NJ. Ludden of Canton, claims
the king stalk thus far, which is "a
nches| lcng and five inches around
rhe leaf was 29s4 by 27A inches
Mafhias Republican,: The worst kind
If quarrel in the world is a quarrel
piece with dog. Such quarrel COM
nenced in Whitneyville the other day
when John Haley told Thomas Carney
that ne was harboring vicious dog
Thomas said he was a and John
@hreE Thomas into q puddle of water
Ind made his ears shine. This resulted
II faw suit and John had to pay one
dollar and costs. amounting to SO
Thee is counter suit, on the ground
shat Carney is keeping a dog without
oay'ng a license, and also for indulging
in Irofane language in violation of the
aorimandments. and also of the Maine
statute. We understand that William
Carney. father of Thomas. has APP
pealed, or had his case postponed to the
Otober term of court Be that as il
may there is rumors of suits and
cousAer suits for various offences and i.
now Roks as ifst6e dog will be the best
man md be worth the a.essr~nEoney
when Ne sheriff and lawyers are paid.
unlessA Apmething unseen interposes to
S'de'ra 'he eon.es.an.s-
Gardissr boasts Of soda fountain
which registered 1854 drinks, last
mon and it wasn't much OF a soda
~ either. 1t is to be hoped there
linking at that fountain.
Penobscot citizen who fol-
lvice of neighbor and cut
his pig in order that the