Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-21

Inc dummy 1ell over Wnen the post
master attempted to investigate.
Somewhere in the land building oper-
atoms are, brisk and the call for Knox
county lime is unusually great for this
season of the year.
1t is quite interesting to watch fads
if one can do so without falling a vic
tim to their allurements. Especially
among children are they most amusing.
In one town perhaps all the boys will
he wearing Indian costumes and some
queer habiliments are made to pass
muster. In Rockland just now all the
boys are walking on stills and one man
is kept busy making them for the local
demand.
In Dover the young fellows are plan
ming to form companies to operate the
old tubs. 1t is always gratifying to see
the young men cultivate an interest in
matters of public welfare, and the fire
company affords an opportunity, es-
pecially in the smaller villages.
Lewiston Journal: The important
question whether a town in this State
can go into the manufacturing bust
ness, may be decided before that Nor
way case is ended. The courts already
have decided against a towns right to
exempt manufacturing company
from taxation. This Norway plan,
however, is for the town to own shoe
factory and rent it to some one else to
run. The town has voted to expend
$4,000 in repairing the building, and an
injunction has been asked for. to re-
strain them from doing it. The case
came up for hearing last Saturday and
after a full hearing, Judge Emery or
dered a preliminary injunction to issue,
stating that under the statute the ma
jority of a town could not vote away
the money of the minority except for
public purposes, apparently agreeing
with the petitioners who argued that
shoe shop was neither for public use nor
a public eXigency and that hence the
town had no legal right to repair or
build one and offer it without just
compensation.
Reporter-Journal: A man, who II
years ago held responsible positions in
the political world, was a deputy
sheriff of Kennebec county, and Jail
turnkey, boarded the boat this after
noon in this city for Boston, having
just served a term of so days in the
Augusta Jail for drunkenness. Verify
old Johnny Barleycorn beats the best
Of them.
The mackerel fishery all over the
world has had poor year and Maine
fishermen have shared in the disap-
pointment
A pious Orrington farmer doesn't ex-
pect to be church mauled for his mis-
take but he is in a humble mood. He
was caught shingling his barn on a
recent Sunday and persistently de-
clares that he clean forgot" that it
was the Sabbath day.
The annual meeting of the Bangor &
AfoOstook Railroad Company was held at
the office of the company in Railroad
block Bangor. Tuesday forenoon. at 10
SiO.h. ACoiueul a. "A. 5uflelSn OF
Houlton. presided. The old board Of off,
GERS were elected for another year as fol-
lows: A: A. Burleigh. president; f. w.
Cram, vice-president and general man
ager; Edward Stetson treasurer; F. II,
Appleton, clerk; F. C. Plaisted cashier:
A. A. Burleigh B. B. Thatcher. C. A. Glib
son. Edward Stetson. H. p. Oliver, F. w.
Cram, F. H. Appleton of Bangor, direc-
tors. Messrs. E. L. Houghton, Fort
Fairfield, w. Pullen of Pressure Isle, and
G: b. Dunn of Houlton, who were elect
ed to represent Aroostook county on the
board, were confirmed as directors The
usual annual reports were offered and
accepted. The other business was Of a
routine nature. No action was taken re-
gariing the Limesfona hrn.al, nn,,, hos.,-