Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-14

This last cold snap just made the
skaters and ice men feel gingery.
The people living at Peaks island
are so healthy that the physician who
attempted to make living by remain
ing there failed and the islanders, sick
and well alike, contribute certain
amount yearly, outside that paid for
services. to keep him there.
When hobo walked into a Portland
barber shop the other morning and
washed his face the barber was dis
armed of suspicion. Accordingly when
the fellow called for shave and hair
cut the tonsorial elaborator cheerfully
complied and for his pains was re-
ferred to the overseers of the poor for
payment. But what a sacrifice to the
hobos feelings, that washing of the
face must have been!
Machias Republican: New York is
a big city and no doubt there is a lot
going on up there. But Machias isn't
So oihSCo ihhSH pcIilIlu dlltI ill
There was New Years ball, the penny
ante crowd have raised the ante to a
nickel the biggest coward in town had
tooth pulled. a man in Shindy Row
had the Jim jams" another had his
fingers bitten off in family scrap. and
the sporting club will close the season
with a turkey rattle.
Nearly every old fellow who has I'M
dertaken to show the boys how a pre-
vious generation cut pigeon wings on
the ice, has since been engaged in
bathing the results in arnica.
New York Sun: The richness of the
Maine talent remaining at home is the
more remarkable from the fact that so
much of it is furnished to the other
states. 1t is noted as a mere matter of
course that three of this years gov
errors besides Mr.. Powers come from
the Dirigo preserves. The climate is
not in every respect the balmiest
known. but there seems to be some
thing in it that braces the intellec-
tuals: and from numbering to states
manship there are few things worth
doing that are not done well in Maine
Having secured the laws now some
of the doctors want a special State
agent to\enforce them.
Biddeford's board of trade will take
the wives to the banquet.
High water in the Saco is enabling
the cotton factories to run without
steam power. saving in coal that
counts this year.
a dead horse discovered upon the ice
near Old Town is causing some of the
sensitive Bangoreans to bail their
drinking water.
The good people of Stetson know how
to enjoy life and support the church at
the same time. On Jan. the men as
sembled in the woods. 14sacres of wood
land connected with the church lot,and
prepared years supply of wood. The
women prepared sumptuous dinner
in the church and all went home feel
ing that they had done good work
and enjoyed it very much.
Portland fisherman took about so
fine scallops from Casco bay, the other
day. 1t is said these shell fish We're
never known to come so far north be-
fore. Perhaps the Legislature might
vote them fiannels for protection.
Eight sudden deaths Whereabouts
within a week has naturally had a
somewhat SOLDERING effect upon Bangor
An East Machias hotel boasts a col
ored coachman in livery with fine
span and capacious carriage. Oh, that
new railroad mustibe built.
| Some of those patent maleable,- inde-
structible, incorrodable stoves sold
throughout the country by indurated
agents of incorruptible concerns are
giving out heat enough for entire