Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-16

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A number of Houlton ladies have or
glnized a health club.
Three children in one Portland family
are i'll with diphtheria.
The government has had all of tn,
light houses in Portland haIibor painted
write.
A North Franklin man recently
bought five car loads of beans on
speculation.
Melba concert is said to be one Of
the good things to which Portland peo-
pie can look forward
Henry Doane of Northwest Harbor,
is proud little boy. He shot his first
partridge on his twelfth birthday.
Two poplars were cut years ago near
Cupsuptic lake tina. measured 1900 fee.
One contained 900 and the other 800.
Miss Grace Smith Of Rumford Falls,
has beef steak begonia that stands
% inches high and has 100 leaves on it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben W. Dill recently
celebrated their 5Oth wedding anniver-
sary at their home i'm Greene. About
80 friends and relatives were present.
Twenty-six short Holsters were found
in the car belonging to Angus Nc
Donald of Sunshine. says the Ellis
worth American. The fine was heavy
"A church fair without the apron
table would be the nearest 20 home
without a mother OF anything we car
call to mind. says the Rockland
Courier Gazette.
1t is reported that the Boston. NJ.
Desert and Machias Steamboat Com
pany have been unable to procure
serviceable boat. for the route. much
to the disappointment of people down
east.
Foriy-six deer come to Bangor on the
noon train of the Bangor a. Aroostook
Railway on Saturday. IL being the
largest shipment made on any one
train this year. Nearly every one was
a buck.
A Rcckland church has had hard
luck with fairs. the one just held nav
ing been the eighth in succession dur
ing which she weather has been
stormy. But they are plucky and pro-
Mrs. Susan Waugh Greenleaf of
SHARKS. lately received notice OF the
golden wedding anniversary of her old
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hosley OF
Chicopee. Mass. Mrs. Greenleaf acted
as bridesmaid a. their wedding so years
ago.
Keepers of the boarding houses on
the York corporation blocks in Saco
have been notified that hereafter they
will have to pay Sos a year rent. The
rent has been free to those who kept
boarding houses for the York opera
tives.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Ames of Sebec
village. accidentally swallowed two
teeth and recently coughed up the |
teeth. says the Eastern Gazette. Now
ulcers are forming on her liver and |
lungs. The doctor has little hope OF |
saving her life. 'f
Two ladies called at Phillips |
grocery store a few days ago and see
ing some long sticks of black licorice |
they decided that they had found just |
what they wanted. .shoestrings.
They bought the "shoestrings' and |
went home happy.
In the office of DR.. Elmer Small of Bel |
fast. is a sofa bed, very trim. substantial |
and com Portable and the wood work and |
finished with veneered mahog-
any. that is more than 100 years old, and |
was owned by Judge Crosby, father of |
the late Gov. William c. Crosby. in
whose family it has been until quite re-
Gently.
The Eastport Sentinel understands |
that the defence in the case of Treas
urer Foster of the Lubec Savings bank, |
now under arrest on the charge of |
embezzlement of So. 725 60. will be tina.
the apparent shortage can be eX
planned and shown to he due to |
in values, etc.
One frugal and forehanded Bath
woman was among the few patrons of
the food fair who more than cleared |
expenses. Her three children helped
her. Saturday night she had a collec-
ton of samples in her kitchen that
would start an enterprising farmer in
a successful mercantile business.
Rev. G.. w. Hinckley of Good Will
Farm has recently received check
for $1.G67.03 from Harper & Brothers.