Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29


On this sad day within our year
Their memory hath woii,-
Weave, with your love, one garland more,
And twne one added spray
For those who sleep by sea ana shore
In unknown graves today
Pluvius made a week OF IT,
The farmers would like the next
week to themselves.
Two East Belfast ladies were staftied
the other day,no by man under the
bed, but by a noise proceeding from
under the seat of the carriage in which
they were riding They, however, had
courage to investigate and found there
a biddy that just laid an egg While On
joying the ride.
An inquisitive advertiser who noted
the rapidity with which tin advertis-
ing signs disappear from alongside the
country roads has discovered that the
bows use them to line squirrel traps.
Officers detailed to capture unlicensed
dogs in Belfast, found one belonging TO
poor woman, who felt so badly at
prospect of losing him the officers re-
Tented and raised sufficient money To
pay the tax We fear they'll find that
bread cast upon the waters unpalatapie
by the time it gets back to them.
1t Is thought the presence of the Co
burn cadets may prompt the Bath
high school boys to reorganize the old
cadets. No doubt there's been fee
ing of rivalry there.
Several Bath newspaper men were
recently gathered in certain Office
and there was evidently no little rival
ry to see who could get Off the long
est words. Some very lengthy ones
had been worked into the conversation
when suddenly and from unseen cause
large dictionary fell from table to
the floor and when il struck il opened.
The word in large type at the head of
the page was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Served EN- right. +tns
With so much of the money voted 70
him as a chairman of "a committee, as
he considered above what he had
earned, Alderman Gooch of Biddeford
has bought forty volumes for the pub
lie library.
over in Bradley the other night
tramp stole a bottle of patent medicine.
Cold victuals may have impaired his
digestion,
The Bath Enterprise says it's really
stimulating and inspiring to see the
committees on the approaching Fourth
of July celebration work.
The York county fair management is
trying to get Fitzsimmons to go on ex-
hibition along with the prize beets.
The resignation of several of the
pillars of a church in Gorham is the
latest sensation in that town. 1t is
said the pastor wanted the new chapel
in one place and is carrying his point
Notwithstanding many wanted the
chapel elsewhere. As he has a way
of getting what he goes after the afore-
said pillars propose to let him run the
church to suit himself and without any
of their assistance.
The people of Monroe who are greatly
stirred over the attempt to poison one
of their neighbors, according to the lat
est reports have not yet found that the
hoodlum assault upon the hotel the
other night has made right any part of
the wrong or aided in the discovery of
the poisoner.
The Commercial thinks a building
cal festival would just suit an indoor
athletic meet. a horse show, dog and
cat show, any old thing requiring
plenty of elbow room.
Hearing about some ancient relics
reminded Belfast lady the other day
that her husband brought home an
orange from South America before the
Rebellion so she hunted it up. 1t was
found to have retained its shape and
color but was harder than base ball.
A Garland orchardist cleared nine
dollars from his $50 trees last season
and is setting out SO more trees this
year.
Farmers have about concluded that
tramps are the greatest pest they have
to encounter. And there are few far
mers in this State who wouldn't gladly
give the tramp chance to earn good
board and clothes If the latter could be
trusted and would work.
New Brunswick is beginning to see
the need of some such legislation as
Maine has. The lobster must be pro-
tected or it will be exterminated and
though the price is higher because
both big and little are not allowed to
be taken experience has shown there
are enough ready to pay it.