Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-21
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY sEPTEMBER 81 1897

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courtliness Of the old French stock.
They were charmed with Mrs. Powers
whom they met for the first time and
were greatly attracted by his excel
lency's bluff heartiness.
From the same report we learn that
through the agency of Superintendent
Stetson and his associates in the man.
agement of the State schools, an I'M
portant and significant change is TAX
ing place in the Madawaska region in
the attitude of the Catholic
interests toward the State schools.
This is set forth in the proposition that
the Van Buren, convent become State
high school, so far as all practical pur-
poses are concerned, and receive State
aid and be controlled jointly by the
priests and the State superintendent.
Mr.. Stetson has effected perfectly
satisfactory arrangement with the
priests and the school will accept a
State stipend. These and others that
are occurring are important revolu-
size the earnest statements that have
been made frequently by the Madawas-
ka Catholic leaders that there is no
feeling whatever in that territory
against American ideas and American
progress. The priests have keenly felt
certain allegations that they were
standing in the way of enlightenment
and desired to hold selfish sway over
the people. They trust that this latest
evidence on their part of Willingness
to combine forces in educational mat
tiers will indicate their rightful atti-
tude The governors visit this week
has been a most happy incident. He
has met all the leading priests in the
ST. John valley and has earnestly dis
cussed with them the situation and the
prospects The result of all this will
be to assist greatly in the welding pro-
cess that has been carried on so per-
sistently by the State superintendent"
The veteran fisherman" of Dexter
has spoken and here is what he said:
II was seated in boat Wednesday
holding fish pole to which was at
tached a line with a hook baited with
live perch of small size. Feeling a
nibble at the bait l gave the line a
quick yank and commenced to haul ii
in when there was a swirl that made
my hair stand and cause visions of a
Silver lake salmon to float before my
eyes. 1 FASTENED in taking in my line
and was surprised at the result. l had
a pickerel 10 inches long on the hook
and another pickerel weighing over
two pounds that had attempted to
swallow the smaller fish. The perch
used for bait was uninjured."
Il do not want to be disturbed, no
matter how pressing business may be,
let me enjoy the strictest quietness and
don't call me until court time in the
morning" so spoke tramp arrested at
Portland one night last week as he was
being unceremoniously bundled into a
cell.
Some of the Bangor families hire
grAphophone over Sunday and all the
neighbors come in to enjoy the treat,
Little more than a week ago Bat,
man slept comfortably in a hammock
out of doors all night.
A woman entered Bath bakery one
Sunday morning recently and after
lecturing the proprietor soundly for
selling bread and beans Sundays ainallyJ
produced a bowl with the remark
We'll if you will keep open and will
sell on Sundays. and 1 can't conyincel
you that it's wrong, you can fill upsth
bowl with beans" There are others
\ ROckland woman has picked from
her sweet pea vines 1856 stocks by
actual count. That woman could keep
a diary.
Portland Express: If any one had
the slightest doubt of the emanci-
patton of woman. Cumberland
street a few evenings ago would
have dispelled those illusions. All of
Portland seemed to be there or getting
there awheel-' 1t was as if myriads IF
happy, healthy. good-looking crowd
they were! Perfectly Independent, |
wei behaved and decorous. What a
good time they had! How some of
them scOrched to get there! A great
many with escorts. and a great many
without just in twOs or threes, keeping |
each Dthtr company. One wonders if
their wandering thought turned to
their childhood days when they We're
outStripped in the race by the long
winded and greater endurance of the
boys, but now they are right in it and |
equal SO have they not reason to bless
the steel, steed and compare most fav-
orably that day with this.
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knox county claims to have enter
tanned more summeravisitors this year
than ever before. Next! Perhaps we /
shall find that including the first ftlIfl
of September the experience of some