Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-05
and nearly all said they had one of tn
best terms for years.

and nearly all said they had one of the
best terms for years.
The financial troubles of Leslie Demer-
lit of Sangervile. have been the talk of
the town for the past few days. Mr.. De-
merritt has always been regarded as one
of the most wide awake hustlers in the
section and his credit has been undis-
puted. He has been a dealer in live stock
and it has been considered that he was
making money right along. There are
numerous stories atfolt which if true in
dictate that some of the business men in
this place are interested to the extent OF
several hundred dollars. 1t was said tina.
Demeritt was Offering II centS on dol
lar to settle matters without going into
insolvency.-Bangor Commercial
The results of the apportionment by
the Androscoggin county commission
ers shows an increase Of $277 CPS in the
county valuation over last year. and Of
$4,000 in the tax. LeWiston's valuation
is increased $16S.S63 and its tax in
creased $24S3.61, and Auburn's valua-
ton is increased $42, 641 and its tax
$11S1I2. The tax of every town in the
county is increased, but the valuation
of the towns of Durham, Greene, Leeds.
Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland and
Wales is slightly decreased from last
year.
The schooner Hannah Grant, Capt,
Strout. bound from Machias for Boston
is in port and a leak in the afterpart OF
her hull is being repaired. The Grant
was not in collision with any vessel
though according to superstitious sail
ors she would probably have met with
some disaster ere here destination wa
reached, for the reason that rodent
tried to make his escape from the craft.
The story told by several members Of
the crew has salt sea air tinge to it. in
fact several grains of salt. They claim
that rats knawed 4 hole in the stern of
the craft near the rudder post and the
vessel began to leak badly. That is the
reason why she put into this port, where
she will make repairs and proceed.
Principal Albro Chase of the Portland
high school has. long had in mind q
project for centralizing the various
forms of school pastimes under what is
known as an athletic association. For
instance if a new game or sport was ia
be included in the list Of school pas
times let there be meeting of the ath-
letic association, the proposition dis
cussed, and a vote taken on whether or
not such sport shall be included, and if
so, how and when it shall be governed
and operated. Principal Chase is also
of the opinion that members of the
alumni should also be included in the
personnel of the association, not of
course to take any active part in the
sports but to have a voice in the way
they should be operated and managed
alumni members to be charged a small
sum for the privilege of membership.
A man giving his name as DR.. Charles
r. Love, residence 757 West avenue.
Boston, applied for lodging at the Lam
cey House in Pittsfield, Wednesday
night. He claimed to be a trained
nurse of the Red Cross Society and told
a pitiful tale of having been in a rail-
road smash-up on the C. p. r., about
ten months ago, and of having
been in the hospital at Hall
lax since. He was in the
employ of the road as Pullman car CON
ductor at the time he was injured.
He had been given a pass as far as
Bangor but could not get transporta-
ton further. He had bought a ticket
as far as Newport, stolen ride to De
troit was put off the train and had
walked to Pttsfield. There was no doubt
ng that the man was sick and the fact
that he was going on crutches with one
of his legs badly used ID was sufficient
90 enlist the sympathies of Landlord
Burns Of the Lancey House, who not
only gave him a good supper, but a
ticket to Boston. While his clerk. w. j
Bray, gave him sum of money Sutfi-
Gent for his immediate needs and the
man took the Pullman for his destina-
ton.