Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-17

Five members of a Biddeford famiI.
have died of consumption within i
months.
The Wentworth reunion will be held tn,
second "Wednesday In September, al TN,
home OF Jesse l.. Wentworth In Apple
| ton.
Family reunions announced recently
are the Durrell reunion at KingiieId
Aug. 26, and the Gilkey reunion at New
Portland, Sept. 4.
Some Of the solid men of Peaks island
nave decided that they need "A hand en-.
and one will be organized soon
Hon. VIM. Freeman has been practic.
ing law at Cherryfield for 50 years. Not
many Of the Maine attorneys have worn
the legal harness as long as that.
One Of Hancock county's oldest and
happiest couples is w. w. French and
wife of Orland. who on Sunday, Aug. /
reached the fiftieth milestone OF their
| married life.
AT the meeting of the Bangor city
government, Tuesday night, an order
was passed for a new hose house on
Thomas hill at cost of not more than
$1,000.
Five sets of farm buildings, with a
radius of little more than half a mile.
have been burned to the ground upon
warren Hill. Palmyra, during the
last 20 years.
Bath lady recently gave q lunch to
her shakespeare club and presented all
the members with dainty souvenirs.
which she found in Stratford on Avon
during recent European trip.
Bristol entertains strong hope that
soon telephone connection will be had
with Damariscotta. Enough subscrib-
ers have been secured to insure a line
to Round Pond, passing through Bris-
tol Mills.
"A movement Is on foot in Bangor for
the removal from Mt. Hope of the SOL
diers monument. to a spot nearer the
center OF the city where it will be seen
by larger portion of the public than
views 1t at present.
Mrs. Octavia Hutchinson of Kenne-
bunkport ate heartily of toadstools for
mushrooms recently. and but for the
prompt administration of mustard and
warm water the mistake would proba-
bly, have resulted fatally.
Never before has there been so gem
eral complaint of damp cellars in
portland. as now. The exceptionally
rainy and foggy season is the probable
cause. Mould has appeared in houses
where it has seldom, or never before
been seen.
An account book recently found
among some old books and papers in
Belfast mad some charges which look
queerly now. Under date of June .,
1872. there were the following: 2B
gals molasses. $1.67; pint rum, 25c.
l pint gin. 20c.; corn, $3.50 bushel; salr.
Sl.oo per bushel l glass rum, 4c.; 3
pounds butter. 36c.: yards cotton.
Sl25; 81 pounds pork. 75c.
James Simpson and George Pooler
broke the record of WatervilIe bicycle
riders for long distance rides last Sum
day. They left home at about 8 O'Clock
IN the morning and made the run to
bangor and return the same day.
Ihey arrived home at about 10 A. NJ.
and made an average time of 10 miles
an hour. This is the longest single
day ride made by any waterville
wheelmen.
There is in Bath club of little girls
from 1--WE to nine years of age, calling
themselves the Sunbeams, who have |
been interested in noble charity. Af-
Ter several months of faithful work |
they gave sale of fancy articles and a |
very attractive entertainment as well |
From this they netted $40, and. as a r,.. |
suit of their efforts, 30 poor children
and their mothers have enjoyed a long
day at the seaside.
TWO Thomaston women while berry
ing at Gushing recently, found lady's
Dlcycle. The wheel had been there
some time as it was badly rusted. TIL,
make of the wheel had been effaced. |
but the number 20,743 was intact. By |
means OF the number the bicycle was
Identified as the one belonging to n
daughter of Mr.. Bicknell, of the firm of |
Blcknell 4 Jones, of Rockland. which
was stolen about three weeks ago.
The dates for the great Maine festi-
val have been definitely announced. 1t
VIII commence in Bangor, Thursday
evening. October "A, and FIVE perfor-
mances will be given. three evenings
and two matinees, closing with a
grand popular concert on SATURDAY.
evening, October Is. Beginning at
Portland on Monday, .October Is. the
same programme will be repeated
closing on Wednesday evening, October
90
Work has been commenced on the ad
vertising boards for the new Portland l.
-heatre, and a large force of carpenters
VIII be employed for the next few weeks
erecting what will be the most complete
ma largest advertising plant used in con-
1ection with any theatre in New Eng I,
ana. 1t Is estimated that it will REQUIRE
'eventy-fve thousand feet of lumber to
,uild the complete plant. From two to
hree thousand sheets of Photographic pa
Der will be posted weekly on these boards
'equiring the services of two men and a
special advertising wagon, now being
)uilt to order for service in this city.
The bark Jennie Harkness' OIL
Rockport. which was recently sold by Il
Carlton, Norwood & Co., to parties in I
Germany, is now the bark "Freida'' OF
Germany, and is commanded by Can
ain Y. c. Denman Of New York. The {
bark was built in 1879-since which {
ime until this change she has had but
wo captains, first, Captain E. T. Ans .
bury. now Of ship IS. D. Carleton" of
Rockport, and later his son, Captain t