Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-17

threatened to expel the next one 'caugh,
at the practice. A few words put a stor
to the alleged sport.
While the captain of the Salvation Ar.
my in Monument square. Portland, the
other night was singing only Tramp
out on the corner two tough looking no
| boes were in the crowd and were quite
affected by the sentiment expressed, Sc
much SO that when the girl came 'around
with the tambourine they gave their last
nickels.
Potatoes are rusting so badly that
manly refuse to eat them, claiming that
the apparently sound ones are infected
| and will cause disease. The older people
remember that many years ago when the
diphtheria prevailed SO terribly the pota-
toes rotted as .Iiey have the present sea-
son. writes the Northfield correspondent
of an exhange.
A Bath man who had walked out to
Jake's Tuesday night. and was returning
on the railroad. was much alarmed at
loud OutCrieS of a man walking on the
main road near Blind crossing. The way
farer. who was uttering the cries, proved
to be church member on his way to a
prayer meeting in town and filled with
religious zeal, was commencing his devo-
tions in the woods. ~
Martin Hallacy of Webster, who has
a fine Jersey COW, missed her one eve
ming at milking time and instituted a
search He did not succeed in finding
her that night The next morning she
was discovered beaten to a jelly about
the forelegs and shoulders and with
one eye hanging out. 4"
The Biddeford assessors have been in
formed officially of the burning of the
Highland hotel at the Pool. The event
occurred about fourteen years ago, but
the house has still been a reality right
along on the books of the assessors. and
it was only a few days ago that their at
tention was officially called to the fact
that its ashes have long been covered
with a luxuriant growth Of greensward.
As the result of the careless handl-
ing of knife, Patrick McQuade of
Bangor. came near losing his life on
Wednesday afternoon in Eugene Nc
Carthy's barroOm in that city Me-
Carthy was getting ready to. place the
knife in bundle when McQuade asked
to see the knife. Mccarthy, in a jok-
ing manner. told him to look out, at
the same time swinging back his hand
which held the knife. SO that the weap-
on struck McQuade, who had stepped
forward to take it. The point of the
knife, or dagger, struck over the heart
but glanced on a rib. The doctor said
that, while the cut was a severe one,
the chances were good for McQuade's
recovery. Mccarthy will be held until
all danger is passed.
There was tableau the other eve
ming on lower Main street in West
brook which was only witnessed by the
participants. About 10 O'Clock when
every one was asleep in that quiet part
of the town, young miss returning
from a neighbours gave scream that
there was a snake on the sidewalk and
that she had nearly stepped on him.
Her mother with uplifted skirts tip
toed to the spot, where large adder
met her gaze. She spread the alarm,
and the father, who was quietly read
ing in the house laid down his paper
and ran for huge club with which ne
soon appeared on the scene; neighbor
across the street hurriedly lighted his
lantern and started for the place of ex-
citement; some passersby were stopped
on the sidewalk, and as the gentleman
raised his club in the air, the light CT
the lantern revealed lady's leather
belt!
There was a stranger in Portland
town Thursday. He arrived on the 43O
train from Boston. He was middle
aged man and was met at the depot by
a comedy looking woman. Nothing
strange would have been thought Of
this had not the man seemed somewhat
frustrated when he. returned for the