Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

Portland is having diphtheria
scare.
The South Portland Reading Club has
so members.
Diphtheria is prevailing at North Wal
doboro, and the grip at west Waidoporo.
Sullian's Sorosis earned $3.50 during 1896
and all this went toward some gooo
work.
No one wants the job of hauling that
big gun from Fit. Preble to Portland
Head.
Lewiston high school scholars want
an all day recess a week instead or TWO
half days off.
There are now IS prisoners at Alfred
Jail now, most of whom are working
in the stone sheds.
John Garner has, for the 10th time,
been elected president of the Lewiston
Grocers' Association.
A vessel in the bay in January is one
of the unusual sights at GouIdsporo'
made possible by this unusual winter.
The Greater Portland scheme seems
to have flashed in the pan. and all ow-
ing to a lack of agitation, says the
Portland Express.
According to the returns at the city
clerks office in Saco, the number OF
deaths curing tfe year io5o was ~" ''i"
the number of births, III.
Southport. at it's spring town meeting,
will have the privilege of voting on the
acceptance of Union hall, which the own
ers of that building propose to give TO
the town.
Belfast Free library during the past year
was &c, 266. The number of new books
added was 522. and the number OF new
cards given out to new patrons was ls4
80 pDth
public library. S71s per cent of books
loaned last year We're fiction. This leaves
but 12l. per cent of educational reading
provided by our library to citizens last
year.
The members of the Sagadahoc Gun
the winter months. The Portland team
has done the same thing for several Win
tiers. A warm club house makes the
shooting very comfortable.
Lester Phillips. son of Horace Phillips
of Holden. caught another Wild cat, last
week. This makes two he has trapped
within Il few weeks. The first one
weighed As poundswnd the second was
fully as large. Young Phillips has been
very successful with his traps TINS faii.
Charles II. Ingraham, a retired banker
of Providence, r. l., is negotiating with
the Popham Beach Real Estate Associa-
ton for the purchase of a tract of land
at Popham. If he succeeds in making
deal for the lot he desires ii is his inten-
ton to build q residence which VIII cos,
about $S0d0
The Maine Amateur Press Associa-
ton will hold its next meeting at He
hron Academy, Hebron, Feb. g. This
| association embraces nearly every
school and academy pa9ag in the State
and as the society is Fery active
one very interesting d beneficial
| meeting is expected.
VIM. Holden of Otisfield, who, it
will be remembered killed hog not
long since that was thought to be af
fected with tuberculosis. has received
| word from DR.. Bailey. who has ex-
amined the lungs of the hog. that it
| was positive case of tuberculosis and
that he has turned the case over to
Commissioner Deering. who will go
to Mr.. Holden's place as soon as pos
sible to test his cows.
Wallace G. Everett of South Paris,
has just received his diploma for the
exhibit of corn which he made at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago three years
ago last fall. The diploma was sent
about year ago, by registered mail.
Wallace S. Everett 1t has taken about
a year to go through the red tape nee
essary to correct the error and deliver
the diploma where it belongs.
Il have never been believer in
dreams said A. S. Plummer. the wei
known Auburn undertaken Friday. but
the other night | had a dream that SCI
me to thinking. l dreamed that some on'
was calling me up by telephone to motif.
me OF death in one of these cities The
name of the deceased was not given, bul
| recognized the voice as that of a frieno
whom | had known for years. 1t al
seemed so real that it Weakened me ant
! jumped out of bed as though | was
about to answer the call. ] was soor
convinced, however, that it was only
dream and | was about to drop off t.
sleep again when | heard the telephone
ring. While | was punching myself t6
see if l was really awake the bell tinslet
again. There was no mistake about l
| that time sure. for when | got 10 the
| telephone | found that there had been
death and that I was wanted to attend t.
| it. The conversation was similar to thai
which | had held in my dream, only thu
name of the deceased was given and the
place of residence Since then / have
| been wondering if there wasn't some
thing in dreams after all.