Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-31
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dry.
Waldoboro has been having diphthe-
ria scare.
There are 20 horses in South Portland
village alone.
Seven new houses have been completed
in Lewiston the present winter.
Three Auburn families have moved to
Freeport in the last few months.
Camden Is to have a new summer hotel
with Henry Z. Capen in charge.
The Pemaquid Messenger has beer,
merged with the Damarlscotta Herald.
T. G. Burden OF Chase's Mills has
made. this season. R.0o0 apple barrels.
Six hundred tons of hay will be shipped
from Corinrra within the next few weeks
H. a. Chase of Chase's Mills. has
tapped nearly 1900 maple trees, This
spring.
Amateur actors at Milbridge will pre-
sent a play to raise funds for tie public
library.
There IS Il well-founded rumor that the
Lewiston police force will be reduced AZ
least five men.
\ $4,000 bridge between Tukeys bridge
and the north end of Washington street.
is on Portland's list.
y Caribou sheep having heard that
wool is 10 be projected gave birth to four
lambs the other day.
Bath sporting men are arranging a
place at the Alameda.
Dlphtheria has again broken out at
Orr's Island. AT last report there were
several cases and one death.
Wilbur ID. Spencer of Berwick. q grad
uate of Dartmouth College. is writing a
history OF the Spencer family.
Alva Shurtleff has been elected presl-
dent of the South Paris Savings Bank
for the 2ith consecutive time.
a Biddeford lad fell into an open sewer
pocket the other day and would have
drowned but for prompt rescue.
Names Commercial Travellers Assoc
citation has gained 81 members since jan
uary, making the total membership $50.
This is attributed to a Bath wheel
crank: A bicycle built for two is COM
plying with the law, for 1t most always
has belle on 1t.
In the probate court of Penobscot
county the aggregate of accounts allowed
in 1896 was Sl.670 go and the amount OF
inventories 1872. $780,
Mechanic Falls people are on the
anxious seat. They want the electric
pushed on to Lewiston.
P. H. Woods of Biddeford. has accepted
the position of second tenor in the Wilbur
Opera Company and will enter upon his
engagement next month.
Portland's leading citizens that an effort
ought to be made to erect statue of n.
P Willis in Lincoln park.
The odd Fellows of Union dedicated
their new hall Thursday night. They
have one of the best halls to be found in
the State in a town OF similar size.
George A. Gorham. Esd law partner Of
V. b. Wilson Of HoultOn. has accepted
;Un invitation to deliver TIE Memorial aid
dress at Blaine before r. J. Grey Post, G.
y. r.
What has become of the Auburn Re
tail Merchants Union? 1t was organized
over a year ago. membership fees were
collected and only two meetings have
been held.
More fnnan f1addie are being cured this
year than for any year in the history of
the industry, especially at Boston and
Portland, prices ruling as low as three
cents a pound.
Mr. +. II. Cloudman. chemist for the
S. d. Warren Company, West brook, has
been granted n patent for applying coat
ing mixtures to paper for the purpose of
making a smoother surface.
The Auburn shoe manufacturers who
cut patent leather in any quantity. are
Interested in the new provisions of the
Dingley bill as concerns that product.
Most of il in use in Auburn shops comes
from Germany.
The extent to which the supply of min
listers in certain sections or the country
outruns the demand for them. is shown
by the fact that there is not a single
self-supporting parish in Maine which is
now without supply.
A Franklin county plantation with just
Thirteen voters has put off its annual
town meeting until the last day or March
for the purpose of allowing one OF their
yourE men, who will become OF age On
that day a cnance to vote.
A way back countrynfan who had
never seen the electric cars before visit
ing Bath last week, when asked. on go
ing to Brunswick, if there was much
snow in Bath. he replied: Il reckon not
for the cars come in on wheels
Willie Stephenson. the seventeen-year
old son Of George Stephenson Of Houiton.
weighs PSI pounds and continues dairy to
gain in weight. His father. Judging from
his gain this last year thiniss that with,
out doubt. in three years 400 pounds Will
be his mark.
Col. S. W. Tinkham and vile of Anson;
81 and So years Of age. are finely preserved
old people Mr. Tinkham manages his
large farm and does lots of work himself.
Mrs. Tinkham is this winter DOING her
Homework alone. Last summer with
some help she made the usual amount of
No / domestic cheese.
A visiting agriculturist complained.t to
a Lewiston policeman last week, that his
pocl1etbook containing SO had been stolen
from his pocket on the street. After CIV
Gnp the officer all the details the farmer
pulled out his red pocket handkerchief to
wipe away the tears OF wrath, and out