Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-27

! with truth, may not prove applicap'e
to that Westbrook Naples i'''' o''''
charter.
A Buckfield man who was ourheu ou'
and became the. recipient OF favors
from his neighbors. recently found on
! actual count that 40 second-hahu 'eu'
steads had been donated.
Damariscotta Is well pleased with 'he
assurance that summer schooi Will
be held at that place.
The Pressure Isle sportsman WIN
winged the two leaders of flock OF
wild geese with one rifle ball a re" Gays
ago should be pardoned for relating
the incident to every one he meets
No sooner had the sign Pull peeh
F, placed on the doors at the entrance 10
Bangor's city hall than the prlght
young man who conducts Lin-o-Type
| column in the Commercial wants TO
know how anyone can expect TO get IN
| to City hall without a pull.
Only two yearling colts in the town
of Blaine. and only few
sheep. That shows what over
production of horses and the Wilson
bill did for that town.
The Madison Bulletin finds its 18th
anniversary a lucky one.
Saco would jump at chance to or
eanize a company of cavalry. -.
Although Swans Island was incor-
rorated a town by the last Legislature
the ants carried the last town meet
ing with a whoop and captured all the
offices. 1t is said the only kind of
Official question in that town Is the
question as to the wisdom of incorpOra-
ton.
Some have been making an effort to
agitate Portland over the need of an
inspector Of beans, so that dealers in an
inferior article shall not fix the prices
at which those who handle better
quality must sell. Twas ever thus.
| A Bath woman who had been en-
deavoring to solve the problems OF
Christian Science" recently became in
sane.
There's grumbling among some of the
Washington county towns when called
fn,. hntv. fnx fny lnf
yet in sight. though it doubtless would
| be difficult to convince them it isn't to
| be built.
What marvellous theories and dire re-
| suits would-be sleuths and gossipy
| neighbors might have evolved from n
shooting affair in Union several days
ago can only be guessed as the victim
recovered sufficient consciousness to
confess that he attempted his own life.
Before this admission was obtained
there was much wagging of heads and
insinuation. There were many who were
quite inclined to believe that the man
was murdered. and the name of the
supposed perpetrator of the crime was
freely used, says a correspondent. II
was said by professed experts that man
could not hold the pistol and shoot him
self as this man was shot. There was
doubt as to where the pistol came from.
and it was thought that the suspected
man would be shown to have had it. 1t
was shown that the victim was in good
spirits shortly before the shooting. and
apparently had no motive to commit
suicide. Every hour. some new piece
Of evidence was found and made more
or less public, all pointing directly to
the suspected man. Possibly his char
acter, which is without stain, might
have saved him, and perhaps an official
investigation would have vindicated
him. But had the injured man died
without recovering consciousness ana
admitting that he shot himself, there
is no doubt that quite a case would
have been made up against this innO-
cent man, and probably his name would
never have been entirely free from
suspicion.
The elm trees in Portland budded last
week ten days earlier than the average
for the past quarter of a century.
rms story about tame muSkrat
comes from Pittsfield: The boys of a
certain family living near stream in
habited by muskrats had made over
lures of friendship by throwing apples
and the like into the water. One rat.
more venturesome than the rest.
formed the habit of crawling up the
bank and prowling about the house for
food. Finding himself unmolested, his
visits became more and more frequent.
Finally he dug under a part of the
house where there was no cellar and
gnawed up through into the living
room. From this time on he became
the recognized pet of the family. His
favOrite spot was behind the stove.
where he would lie for hours like cat.
He would take food from the boys