Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-27

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VeSting.
Belfast had a sensation the other day
and it stirred the blood as effectively
as if it had it's origin in something
more stable than the Imagination. Two
Boston policemen, enjoying a vacation.
on their bicycles, came into town by
rail owing to wet roads. On arriving
they introduced themselves to Police
man Jipson and got permission to
stand their wheels in the lookup while
they took a stroll about the town.
When the people on the street saw Jip-
son go to the lookup with two men
and two wheels the rumor rapidly
spread that the police had captured two
bicycle thieves and the officers both Of
Belfast and Boston were kept busy for
some time explaining matters to the
many inquirers.
A former resident of Belfast who
visited there a few days ago, evidently
thought the town had stood still since
he left it, He found, on going into a
millinery store and calling for the hat
ter, who hadn't occupied the store
since 1881. that he had madela mistake.
A bicyclist scorching down a Bath
street with baby carriage attached
attracted considerable attention the
other day. Bath has not lost all inter-
est in the mild form of sensations.
And now comes the report that a lit
tie girl died at Bowdoinham the other
day because the parents had heard
somewhere that prayer was better than
physicians. They prayed too late and
when the physician was called he could
do nothing. If people want to stake
their own lives on such eXpedients few
will complain but when they assume to
risk the lives of others in an attempt to
verify their own theories they ought to
be held responsible.
A query comes from Starks seeking
the reason why several of the stock ex-
hibitors from Starks at the State fair
! entered from Arson and in conse-
quence the papers have been giving An
son credit for many more premiums
than she is entitled to. This cores
pendent is at loss to know why ex-
hibitors should do this, when the grand
old town of Starks is located in one of
the most beautiful valleys in the world
the Sandy river and is second to no
town in the State for it's beauty and
! productiveness as is shown by the list
| of premiums taken ny the Starks ex
hibitors, which is second to no town in
| tho iSfatan Z al
A case with several unique features
will be tried at. the October term in
Bangor and the verdict will determine
whether a man who leaves beside the
highway hay which frightens horse
| and causes damage can be held re-
sponsible. 1t is the action begun near
| lys a year ago by James r. Lynn Of
Hermon, against Mrs. F. l.. Hooper of
that town. Mr.. Lynn was thrown
from his carriage while driving along
one of the principal Hermon highways.
and suffered bad injury to his right
! shoulder. The accident was caused by
the horse taking fright at some hay be-
| SIDE the road; 1T was covered by a hay
| cap or cloth. 1t is alleged that owing
to the condition of the weather. the hay
had remained beside the road for sew
eral days. and settling, the covering,
fastened in place by pegs, was suffic-
iently loosened to admit the passage Of
| air beneath. Thus whenever a gust
| of wind came the cloth would tug at it's
mornings and display other strange
agitation. 1t was while in this condi-
| ton that the team driven by Mr.. Lynn
happened along and the horse espv,r,
the hay cap, became unmanageable.
| throwing Mr.. Lynn and his wife out IF
the carriage. Mrs. Lynn fortunately
escaped unhurt. The injured man is |
nearly 70 years Old and although a /
year has passed, has not recovered from
his injuries and probably never will
State Steamboat Inspectors Charles
Stapies,Jr.. of Portland and Horace At
WOOD OF Hampden have thus far in
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