Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-25

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| Christian Mirror: The special cleo
| tons at Portland and Augusta. Mon
day, illustrate anew the great peril OF
| American cities. the lack of interest
| in municipal affairs on the part of their
citizens.
| Waldoboro is trying new expert
ment with family Of paupers Thorn
aston has been charging up TO them.
| Waldoboro has hired small farm for
the family and put them on il, hoping
they may at least partially support
| themselves.
| There We're five Syrian peddiers on
one Casco road last week. They are
getting to be almost as big a conun-
drum as tramps.
| The Fort Kent correspondent of the
Aroostook Republican is the sender of
| good news. He says Major Dickey. who
| has been i'll since his return from Au-
gusta, is now rapidly gaining in health
The major has kept his room the great
er part Of the time and has been
harassed by a disagreeable cough. but
! has never been confined to his bed. has
manifested a lively interest in every
| thing and has never been denied TO
visitors. He walked up to the new
| church on Thursday, has since been
down town and is gradually resuming
his accustomed WAYS
| Every wild cherry tree within sight
| of a Maine highway is almost literally
covered with the tents of the cater
| pillars.
| Some of the Aroostookians thought
the appearance of a Caribou farmer
who wore a fur overcoat while driving
a horse narrowing, decidedly novel even
in that climate. 1t wouldn't seem bit
out Of place in some of the climates
we've recently been having in kenne-
| bee cCunty.
Every rise in the price of potatoes
makes the man who sold for less some
what uneasy But supposing it hal
been the other way?
The agent who canyassed Oxford
county for wall paper and agreed to
| deliver on a certain date and didn't is
| laying up a store of trouble. Those
who got ready for the paper and were
disappointed are now getting ready tol
| the agent.
| The promoters of the various "agri-
cultural expostions, otherwise known
bothering their heads about attrac-
tions 1t isn't the lateness of the sea
son and it's consequent effect upon tbs
prize pumpkin. it isn't the luscious
green in the pastures. which bespeaks
sleek oxen and plump sheep. it's al
labout some gimcrack whirligig by which
they hope to induce the people to come
and see what the farmers have to ex-
hibit.
Rumford Falls Sunday ball player;
thought to be smart when forbidden
indulgence in Sunday games they wen
lover the line into Mexico. There. how
lever, the Mexico constable lay in wait
FOR them and put an end to their plan
lThey will have to get day off in order
to indulge themselves in the delights OF
the national game.
Bangor Commercial: A certain wei
known Bangor gentleman left town OF
Wednesday night for n city of the ma
ltion, Fastening to the train just in tim,
to buy a ticket before the hour for de
lparture He had left his home in tire
lmendous hurry. Throwing his overcoa
over a seat in the waiting room, h,
: hurriedly purchased his Pullman paste
board and turned to catch up what h;
supposed was his coat. but which proved
to be his daughters spring jacket
which he had snatched from the hat
tree as he fled from home for the train
ALTHOUGH the circumstances was unfort
innate, it will probably not affect thu
remaining sessions of the Compression
al committee on naval affairs in Wash
ington, this summer
The Caribou poultry fancier who re
ceived a dozen wonderful eggs from
a friend FASTENED to put them under
hen with an inclination to sit. Wher
two weeks later he learned that thos,
! eggs had been boiled he was--wel
, somewhat yexed
2 1t is feared that the barn burnins
lunatic who terrified Rockland peopl,
/ about three years ago has resumed
operations. A recent fire cannot wei
be accounted for otherwise.
] The proprietor of a cash store in
r Maine city is SO extremely consisten
: that he refuses to give the city credi