Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-03


old bachelors in town should be auc-
toned Off he has been informed that
five of them have been spoken for ana
he impatiently awaits the announce
ments of their engagements.
Not until his companion was sweetly
slipping sweet soda at his expense did
a smart young man in Richmond. few
evenings since, discover that the strange
young woman he had accosted on the
street and treated was really one OF his
male acquaintances in disguise. But
the expense for soda didn't end there.
The two men who left Machias for
Cathance lake and left their fishing
apparatus at home have been asked since
their return how they managed to dis
pose Of their bait.
Spectators at scrub game played on
the banks Of the Aroostook river, one
day not long ago, were greatly inter-
ested. but not In the game. The inter-
est consisted in watching youth. who
every liiiIS tilS Odii W e~' fAAAO~s>SN sAssV
the river, which was not infrequently.
leaped upon log and with q pole
would dart hither and thither In pur-
suit of the pig skin. not falling of once.
The conclusion was that log drivers are
born not made.
A lively chicken that boasts four legs
is the property Of one of Newports Sc
lectmen, so his pecularities are well
authenticated. That bird ought to
make it's way in the world and be able
to scratch out living with no more
exertion than helpful exercise would
demand. We understand the owners
neighbors who have gardens are appre-
hensive of that bird.
miss three OF whose grandfathers were
in the War of the Rebellion.
Sacos city treasurer who wrote his
name 1862 times the other day on the
city bonds must have had sort OF
photographic nightmare following the
feat.
The tramps are shy Of Bangor Jail
since the pile of unbroken stone was
placed in the rear of that institution
and the threat is now being held over
the poll tax delinquents.
Pittsfield's watch dog Of the town
treasury is in a plight. He insisted at
town meeting that the cost of collect
ing the taxes was too much whereat his
townsmen elected him collector and
would not take no for an answer. la
The friends of a young inventor in
Portland thought they were to have
lots of fun with him when they discov-
cred that he had built in the cellar
boat which was too big to go out
through the window, the only exit for
it. They were surprised one morning to
find the boat outside and could not dis
cover how it was done until the inven-
tor explained. He had steamed the
boat until he could squeeze 1t in that
somewhat pliable condition through the
window.
1t is said of a young man in Penop-
scot county that he married young
woman all because of her beautiful hair
and now that he has discovered it to
be false he wants to get divorced.
Serves him right.
A man in South Troy has arranged
to have his old Plymouth rock rooster
assist in doing the chores. This Is the
way the inventor explains 1t: My
ROSTERS the most regular felier you
ever see. He crows four times in the
morning and then at half-past -FOUR, al
most to a minute, he walks down OIL
the perch and makes for the yard. He's
a big rooster and to make him heavier,
I have half a pound of lead in bracelets
round each leg. When the rooster
goes out he flies up on bar that
have put across the henpen door IN
such a way that he's got to light on IL.
No hen in the whole flock is heaVy
enough to press it down and so there's
no danger of any one except the regular
old rooster operating it. l allus put
the feed before the horses. cows and
pigs the night before and hist up
boarding that runs the whole length or
the stanchion. This makes sort OF
partition between the critters and the
feed boxes Well, when the rooster at
early fodder time steps on the bar, II
pulls a cord and the cord pulls pin
out that holds up the boarding. Down
it drops through a slit in the floor ana
there's the mornin' feed ready at hand.
1 amt got to git up and mollywhack-
in round out in the barn until after
get my breakfast. I don't even have TO
wake UP. But in case I want to get
around early, l just hook my alarm
cord on to the feed boarding and when
it goes down, plump, it pulls the cloth
| ing off my bed, strikes match ana
sets the kitchen fire going. opens the
faucet in the sink and sets fresh water
| to running, opens the kitchen door, let's
out the dog and does any other little
chores"
The Winthrop Banner has happily
disappointed those who read it's recent
obituary for it is to have another life
under a new management Success to
| it..
The Biddeford board of health is