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

An attempt was recently made I,
bring. to Justice the miscreants il
F.aston, who locked a horses tail am
cut the harness off him in spirit O.
unmitigated iniquity. 1t was not sue
oessful but the effort was so much il
earnest that ii is hoped that the ras
GALS appreciated the possibility tina
they would be caught if they should
sttempt the like again. The rowdy o.
the rural village has been rendered
less obnoxious in recent years by ap
plication Of the law.
The Phillips Photograph devotes ons
page of its last issue to the village
schools and an interesting feature it is
Just of the right sort to awaken the
kind of local pride that works won.
tiers. The Aroostook Pioneer of tina,
week devotes column of its edito.
rial page to discussion and exposi-
ton of the splendid work being done in
the Houlton schools. All this helps to
arouse the interest not only of people
in immediate localities but of other
parts of the State
Eastport Sentinel: The Indians al
Pleasant Point are, year by year, be-
coming mere like their white brethren:
rot being content to live as did their
forefathers. on the bounties of the
state. eking out an existence by fish,
ing and hunting, and always averse to
any manual labor. they are rapidly
Initiating the practices of some of the
whites with whom they are thrown in
contact: bicycle riding. polo and base
Dali playing and brass band are
amcng the innovations that have been
introduced into the tribe, now they
have organized a company and in con-
junction with the brass band. intend
to visit several places in this vicinity
for the purpose of exemplifying the
CUSTOMS in vogue among the tribe in
earlier days. including the so-called
dances by which victories. weddings,
etc, were celebrated.
One of our Maine exchanges devotes
third of. column to an editorial on
pussy willows. and mighty encourag-
ing as we'll as entertaining reading it
Is these days when old winter is show
ing more violence in his death throes
than he did in his prime
AS partial result of the efforts of
the officials of the Bangor & Aroos-
took Railroad to extend the market for
1Aroostook potatoes; 1873 car loads have
been shipped to points outside New
England. OF these III went to New
York City, q went to Jacksonville,
Fla; II to Atlanta, Ca; II to Charles
ton. S. c.; 3 to Austin. Texas. And the
people liked them SO well that in
quiries for seed arc coming in from all
parts.
Piscataquis Observer: Nearly every
town has its local saying. In Garland,
when we lived there. it was a common
thing to hear the expression, Docs
Squire Coolidge live here?" This had
it's origin in the following way: A
man who came fron,aEngland and who
afterwards had one of the best farms
IN town. at first lived in house so
poor that it had no front door. Later.
when he began to prosper, he put in a
door and. naturallyffelt quite proud of
1t. After 1T was in place he went to
the outside and knocked. His wife
came to the door and was met with the
inquiry, Does Squire Coolidge live
here? which had its significance in
the fact that Squire Coolidge was the
nabob of a neighboring town. Ever
after this saying was found applicable
N many cases.