Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-12

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| Lewiston wants wire reform and the
first sleet storm that brings her crazy
system of wires down about her ears
will serve to hasten it,
| a motorman on the Rockland- street
railway worked $3.50 days last year
| His energy and thrift are admirable
so much so in fact that it seems unnec-
essary fer him to employ them every
! day in the year in order TO provide for
| the rainy days of the future.
Need of a board of trade is the sub
| ject of discussion about the stoves in
evenings.
| North Arson boasts that more than
60 deer We're shot during the last hunt
ing season within radius of five
miles of that village.
The Houlton parsons small boy who
essayed to ride bareback the gentle
moolley cow his father told him to ex-
ercise is now confined to the house
The parson would enter the COW at
Rigby We're he not disposed to frown
upon racing.
Portland Express: 1t was crafty
ing to the friends of the good roads
movement that Governor Powers took
occasion to speak a good word for
their cause in his inaugural address
Sometime the spirit of improveme mt
will have taken such a hold in our
good State of Maine that there will be
a general desire everywhere to keep
abreast Of the times on this all i'm
portant matter.
The haunted house deserted and
alone is not infrequently heard of but
rarely does one hear of a block in the
heart of a busting community being
troubled by departed spirits. In
Springvalc, however the Beehive
block" is said by some of its inhabi-
tants to be visited 10y spooks and the
owner Of the building has had the
cellar dug over to convince them the
superstitious are mistaken.
The Pennington Chronicle anxious
to know whether the population of
Franklin county had increased or
diminished in 1896 made inquiries from
town clerks. From Is towns and plan
tations it found that there had been
in those. the past year. 81 births and
zl2 deaths, a gain to population so far
as heard from of As.
Now it is Lewiston that shudders to
think of the tuberculous milk it has
been drinking. Augusta is one of the
cities that hasn't had the scare yet.
The following comes from Ninal-
haven: Rodney Lane believes in
keeping up genteel appearances and is
wearing a silk hat during the absence
Of our senator-eiect who is the only
citizen that sports an every day tile
about town.
a slow delivery clerk at Bucksport
assumed a jaunty air as he stepped
into a house late one day with broom
he had agreed to deliver in the morn
ing. His departure was more abrupt
and less jaunty for the hired girl met
him With the 'baldheaded apology with
which she had been compelled to sweep
the floors that day He got it over the
head and in the neck and it followed
him in his flight hurled after him by
the irate and muscular female
Biddeford Journal: The Maine bear
is fast becoming tradition. There is
talk of abolishing the IS bounty on
bears. Might it not be well to establish
a five or ten years close time on bruin.
to allow him to recuperate. Maine
without bears would sink to a level
with the rest of New England, in
point of historic interest
Seven nonagenarians, three from Or
land, died in Hancock county last year
The oldest was "a years and five
months of age.
A large herd of sheep were driven
through MAIN street saturday and at
tracted considerable attention. In
olden times or perhaps a few years
ago this was common occurrence, but
sheep are really a scarce thing near
the city, and to see a herd upon the
streets is something new to most
young people. AS rule in Waldo
county where farmers kept from $50 to
200 sheep about 10 or Is years ago,
they are now keeping 20 or 80 and think
they do not pay for keeping.--Belfast
Age.-The Age should advocate + the
passage of the Dingley bill.
The Machias Republican isn't worry
ing about war with Spain since a fair
miss in one adjoining town shot a
buck the other day and another WASH
ington county lass hit a rabbit on the
run with rifle ball. The gallant don
would surrender at first volley.
Calais Democrats are going TO trv