Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-23

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Hay is being stolen from Riddeford
Brownfield has a brass band and in con-
sequence may have q Fourth Of July cele-
hration. 4ebvs K 80.
Three cars of pulp wood have recently
been shipped from Maysvflle station to
Augusta. % IA
has met and decided that the COW should
! be tested. 60.
Mrs. Freeman Oliver of Waldoboro. has
a German Bible that Is 1872 years old, and
| is highly valued
/ One of BATHS leading ship builders pre-
year will be lively along the water front.
One of the best Patchen colts owned
| in Hancock county is that of ID. A. Carh
ton Of Sedgwick. He ID fine styled ana
fast. ~
Capt. A. c. Coombs OF Castine. who
| has charge of the string of horses be-
longing to Col. A. X. Bolan of New
York.
A Grafton grumbler thinks that IL all
the peddlers who tramp over the State
pay license the treasury ought not to
be empty.
sent drum corps through the streets
drumming up attendance and made big
| success Ofit.
A. j. Chase of Dover. recently pur-
chased In Springfield. the chestnut nut
] PAGER Thomas b. Reed by Advocate for
/ Portland parties. Ns
The Rumford Falls murder mystery Is
solved Tne human blood found near the
Suiphite office was where Jack Mcclellan
| killed his bull dog.
pated in entirely by women, is one of the
| Things the people of Presque Isle are to
be treated to in the early future.
An intention Of marriage was recently
recorded In Bath. The. bride was G6
been twice welded. he three times.
1t has been learned on good authority
| that no money will be appropriated by
government for digging out the harbor
is appropriated for that service every
| two years.
| a Bath farmer came to town last week
with novel vehicle. a combination of
sled ana wheels. Where snow could be
| found the runners were brought into use
and the wheels were made TO do service
on the many bare spots.
Two Auburn boys who have excellent
homes have taken it into their heads to
considerable money with them. and no
| body seems to know where they are or
just what they are up to.
| The Ellsworth board of overseers of the
poor report at present twelve paupers at
the poor farm and fifty-eight being cared
for outside the farm. There are seven in
sane paupers-one at the poor farm one
at home and five at the State asylum in
Augusta.
| A boy baby was born in the town of
Naples the other day who rejoices, or
would rejoice If he were able to UNDER
| stand about 1t, In the possession of ten
grand and great grandparents. This
must come very close to beating all rec
| ords in Maine.
Mr.. s: d. Amazeen of Houlton. is the
oldest violin maker in New England hav-
ing been 40 years in the business. He
only makes a violin when he receives an
order. He has made during. these 10
years Is violins-orders received from
some of the noted professors of the Uni
| ted States and Canada.
| A Blaine citizen recently received by
| mail a sum of money that surprised him.
| The letter that accompanied it stated
| that it was to pay for chickens that the
sender stole from his hen coop at Hodg-
don. 1t appeared that the writer had
been converted and his conscience had
| been gnawing him, and he took this way
| to relieve it.
A singular accident befel Miss Alice
Cook of Oakland who had the misfortune q
| to have the bridge of her nose broken in
runaway in Waterville few days ago
| A day or two after the first accident she
was at home and suddenly sneezed when
the action displaced the broken bones and
she was obliged to submit again to the
operation OF setting.
A pipeman in the plumbing department
OF a Biddeford mill was sent to thaw out
Il frozen pipe recently and worked four
hours when the boss came along and
made an examination and found there
was no water in the pipe but that piece
OF iron had lodged inside and closed it up
II was 'hoss and hoss" who was the most
disgusted. the workman or the boss.
poverty party was given Wednesday
evening. by one of the young ladies of
the town society in honor of friend
visiting her from Bar Harbor. The invi-
tations We're written on cheap wrapping
paper the guests and hostess were at
tired IN ragged ill-titting garments and
for comfort. Bread and molasses and
dry salt fish were served on tin plates.
| as the first two courses. The dessert was
molasses gingerbread. Nothing else eat
able was served.
A Biddeford Journal reader has un-
| earthed from the Editors Drawer of
Harpers Monthly for 1870. court
yarn which though good enough to
by many familiar with the stories
of the York county bar. 1t has the mer-
It also of being true yarn. 1t is as
follows: Down in Maine the intercourse
between judges and witnesses seems.
now and then. to be of that pleasant
coiioduial sort that might be enulated
with advantage elsewhere. Judge 7.
| for example. who held the January term
OF the supreme court at Saco. besides
being learned i'm matters legal is also
an excellent judge of horse flesh. A year
ago when horse case was on trial, one
of the parties. who was also a witness
Grace by name 0ucus a non lucendoo
not being SO clear In his testimony the
Judge thought desirable. was asked by
him to describe the animal more minute
~ Why. judge. all you Saco fellers
know that air hoss Twas the Bill Lit
tleiield hoss that Al Hodgkins used TO
drive!" was the minute clear and ready
reply. In a patronizing tone. The "Saco
feller" on the bench smiled quietly; and
the rest of the "fellers'' smiled au(ibly
till the sheriff "feller'' called order in
court
Isaiah Pompilly of Auburn. is driving a
five-yGar-old bay colt by Harbinger ont
of Il Drew mare. The colt has recently
been geided and is stepping along at a
lively gait.