Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-04

The Rockland Star says the Jail stone
yard in that place has worked to a
charm.
A New Sweden woman has decided that
ga rdeuiney pays Her son, this week, I'M
earthed a gold ring that she lost ten
years ago.
The erist mills of Caribou are over
crowded with grain. II is said that the
two mills at Caribou ground 1900 BUSH
els of wheat since last fall.
Three fish wardens made their usual
visit to this place last week. Queer ism t
it. how the air here does agree with
them? queries Port Clyde correspond
ent.
Calais has voted to pay $4,000 for land
to enlarge its cemetery. and also to put
up street signs. The appointment Of po-
licemen is now the chief subject of dis
cussion there.
Judge Whiting of the municipal court
of OldtoWn is said to be well-versed in
the laws of violin making, having re-
Gently completed new one that is we'll
spoken of by the connoisseurs.
The trustees of the Portland public IL
brary have voted to keep the reading
room open Sundays, not for the purpose
of letting out books, but for the purpose
of reading, after the new annex is COM
pleted and opened
A rather curious instance was noted in
Old Town few days ago when the
mother of four small pigs disowned them
and they were adopted into Il family of
small pups, the little porkers being as
much at home as though mingling with
their more fortunate brothers and sisters.
The shot at Caribou's high school
teachers church services seems to have
flashed in the pan, the school board final
Iy deciding that Mr.. Hin had right to
read the service a layman in the
Episcopal church every Sunday If he
wanted to- since it took none of his
weekday time. and also to play whist
and tenpins out of school hours if ne
saw fit.
The great change for the better seen In
the spiritual character OF the town Of
Holden is Illustrated in material i'm
provements about the parsonage. A
number of men and teams on two differ
ent days last week thoroughly prepared
for cultivation a new garden plot. The
old trees of natural fruit are undergoing
the converting experience Of grating.
May the good work go on.
One of the last public utterances Of
Gen. Grant was his message to the Grand
Army boys who attended the great ma
tional encampment ut Portland. Arising
with difficulty and taking his caller by
the hand he said: "Tell the boys that
they probably Will never look into my
face again. nor hear my voice, but. they
are engraven on my heart, and | love
them as my children. But still, he said
believe in prayer. and ! believe an over
ruling Providence has something more
for me to do in the world-if it is only
to finish my book
a former son of the Pine Tree State.
Mr. s. w. Woodward. native OF Damar-
iscotta. has assumed charge of one Of
the oldest and wealthiest banks in Wash
ington. d. c. He and Mr.. e. 5. Parker,
president of local bank. recently
bought controlling interest in the ma
tional bank of the republic here by the
purchase of 13iS shares of the capital
stock. The price paid was $2l1 a share,
the par value of each share being 800.
Mr.. Woodward is president of the local
board of trade and senior member of the
largest dry goods firm in Washington.
He and Mr.. Parker have not completed
their plans concerning the bank
A small blue dove or nerhaps more
properly q pigeon owned ~ }. Clifford
Of Bath has escaped the claws OF the
neighborhocd cats aud prowliue hawks
and is living we'll and hearty at the ripe
markable bird in his way. When the Of :
family eat has her brood of little ones
every spring he is delighted and seems
to think they are under his especial care
and viii hover around them, talking to
them in low, cooling tone. When the
cid cat is away he Will work diligently
carrying straws in his beak and spread
ing across them, and woe TO the hand
that tries 20 take Il kitten from It's mes
while he HIS charge. He Will peck and
strike with his wings anyone who comes
near He IS not blest with that gentle
disposition characteristic OF his race and
would rather eight than not and makes
Il good protector; but after the kittens
get large enough tn play they have fine
times together. The Kittens seem to
think he is q playmate for them. and wilt
roll over together, strange mixture OF
feathers and fur But sometimes he
does nos agree to such rough usage, ana
nc flies OFF after giving a sly pinch TO the
kittens tails. He and the family cats
are on the best of terms. They never
seem 10 think he might make a good
meal for them but will eat peaceably
from the same dish.