Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

negatives were obtained. Then the
turned and walked away into tn
| woods. The photographer expect
them around soon to see the proofs.
Pressure Isle is looking forward to
grand potato exhibition next fall.
| The Salvation Army is usually quic
spirit, but a queer case of rejected piet.
comes from its Portland barracks. TIL
vociferous music attracted a younl
| Swedish sailor who was passing. Ven
| turing in and seating himself h
awaited an opening to join in the sing
ing. 1t came when a hymn was begun
with tune familiar to him though tn
language was unintelligible. He san,
| in good form and Justify but in hi
mother tongue. one of the lady cap
| tains of the evening thinking ne wa
fidiculing the meeting called up one D
| the men officers who succeeded il
| quietly removing him. The sailor mad.
strenuous efforts to explain. but hi.
| ignorance of English made ii impos
sible. and poor Jack returned To hi.
vessel "a sinner still.
The Penobscot is all right OF course
but Linotype of the Bangor CONNER
cial had to view the kennebec to ge'
really impressed and this is what ht
wrote: mo sight so expressive of the
power OF a great river has been seen in
Maine for years. until the coming 81 thg
great log jam in the kennebec above
Watervilie. The spectacle IL almost
terrifying, though now all is still as a
picture. For long distance up AMI
down the river, a little above the Maine
Central bridge, the logs are piled up In
great masses. which. from a small dis
lance look like gigantic chevaux de
frise cast up by an army of Mlthrida-
team warriors. The river is choke
with the sticks. and men can climb across
the wooden mountains and span ths
rough valleys between, dry-shod. Some
immense logs have been hurled high in
the air by the force of the tide. and
stand straight up dixie stats. The
manner in which the water cast TIN.
logs about was SO like the style in
which a child might toss tooth picks
on the floor that until some continued
contemplation it is hard to believe that
any great power has been at work
there. Ii villa require the labor of
many men to undo what the water &C.
complished in a night
Summer residents at kennebunkport
scott at the proposal to substitute a
coaching or floral parade for the annual
river carnival. Other places have their
coaching parade. they say but the river
carnival belongs dlstiuctively To Ken.
nebunhport, and this year there arc
over 400 boats and canoes in the river
which could participate in the carnival
No like amount of material is available
for coaching parade.
There is a good chance for a mission
airy with a horse whip and some
markeddown bathing suits in place of
a Bible, in parts of Aroostook. if We
may judge from this item in the Fort
Fairfield Leader. "A small party from
this place went to Aroostook Falls last
Sunday; your scribe went along to
keep them straight. The day was fine
and picnic dinner was spread by the
famous spring in the Basin For en-
tertainment three stalwart natives
clad in nothing but a silly grin went In
bathing. The ladies of the party Of
course lost their appetites and wasted
Is minutes looking at the bushes along
the shore
Portland Express: There is gold ana
silver to be obtained from upturninr
the rocks on the hillsides of Maine. ana
the chances of getting a good living.
passing a comfortable life and bringing
up ones children to be happy and use
fui members of society are much be-
ter here than they can be on the banks
of the far off river Yukon.
TWO w'heemen,. one haling from
Washington and one from New York
who are travelling together through
Maine this month. do not intend to be
held up by Maine highwaymen. and
are we'll prepared fer any little emer-
gency which may arise on the road.
Each has revolver. slung in a case on
the bicycle head, at a handy place for
the rider to reach at a moments no.
tice. They do not propose to be taken
unawares, but we are at loss to know
where they acquired their erroneous
idea of Maine, anyway.
Maine ladies going to Massachusetts,
must remember the new law in that
state against wearing the feathers of
song birds on their hats. Perhaps the
Bay State authorities will enforce it to
get even with us for enforcing the game
laws against them.
The Washington county railroad
project has received a black eve. hut
not Knockout blow, and the Bangor
News gives it's friends some timely
words of advice and announcement
1t says that while the Shore Line Rail-
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