Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-17

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| You measure more round the waist
than l do" said fat man to slender
clothier at Bar Harbor. The clothier
knew better and offered to bet the
cigars for the crowd. The clothier was
! measured by the big man. You meas
ure more round the waist than H. re-
peated the big man as he threw the
| tape line on the counter, "for you are
the first man l have measured for two
years" The crowd laughed and called
| upon the clothier to bring out the
cigars. which he did at last. though it
| took him some time to see how he had
| been beaten.
| Maine is promised a cavalry raid
| this fall. The national government
has promised Portland to send To the
New England fair the famous troup Of
trained cavalry from Fort Ethan AL
len, Burlington, VT They will march
across the county. Now Bangor has
put in request for the troup at the
Eastern Maine fair and of course,
Lewiston will not want to get left.
a woodchuck was wandering through
the main street of the town around
Dover. THURSDAY They had lots of
fun trying to capture him but he
lodged all pursuers, including the min
lister who tried to gather him in with
a clothes basket. Finally in the eve
ming a small boy run him down. anu
the woodchuck surrendered under the
church steps.
1t is well known that the advent of
the bicycle was a serious blow to the
horse, and here is how Foxcroft
equine literally got it where he wears
his name. A team was driving
through the village when two bicycle
riders came up behind evidently hay
ing race. They passed on zach side
of the team but one was little ahead
and when the horse saw him he jumped
to one side just in time for the other
rider TO strike the horse back of the
shoulder and mount him. This was an
additional surprise To the horse and
for a time bieyclist, bicycle and team
We're sadly mixed up.
Dover BARRIERS do not observe the
third commandment and the good eiti-
Gems are trying to bring about a cru
SADIE against Sunday shaves
a dog war has been waged in Houl
ton with profitable results. out of 173
bow vows in town 100 have been
licensed and 10 killed. Last year the
town drew revenue from only sc
CANNES.
Bangor's trolley lines still have many
woes even though the famous war is !
ended. Now it is teams that block the
streets SO that the cars cannot pass.
one day last week six round trips v ere
lost on account of the interference of
the teams Of single firm. Bangor is
bound to be metropolitan or nothing.
Bethel air. is a healthful kind to
breathe. one day four of the young I,
fellows of the town taking little rest
from their labors happened to meet in
a store. and the talk turned to the |
matter of ages. They found their ag
gregate age was SO years; the oldest, |
Luther Littlehale. being So. Alfred |
Twitchell 49, Sylvester Robertson 81, |
and Stephen Packard ~.
= The story of a very queer accident |
comes from Bradford and it's truth is |
vouched for. Lightning plays strange |
.. hIit oil ll, ia hf..l
case. one day, not long ago. a farmer |
was driving home through a shower |
when the lightning struck his team !
cutting off both thills and rendering |
him insensble. When he recovered |
consciousness he found himself in
one place. his wagon in another, and |
his mare in a third place and she had |
given birth to twin colts. both of |
which were dead.
The latest reports from Portland in |
dictate that the capitalists, who so |
want the citizens to have cheap elec- |
tricity, have at last found way to |
realize their wish.
Here's the latest from breezy Bidde- |
ford regular police officer arrested !
Thursday, special who had just been
engaged in Selling liquors in various |
places and locked him up on the charge |
of intoxication. There are wheels |
within the inner wheels of Biddeford's |
municipal methods, especially as re-
CARDS the liquor business.
Pine Point is wondering what will |
harpen when the next storm comes. |
The extreme end of the point, about
two acres in extent, with several valu
able 'cottages, has been made an island |
by this weeks storm, and if this is |
removed the rest of the point will be |
seriously exposed
How sad is that tragic story we read |
from Bridgton, where q friendless old |
man. over so years of age, went to the
village cemetery and drank a fatal
dose OF laudanum over the grave of his
wife who committed suicide a few
years ago.
They are telling about one of Lewis