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

Bears are reported to be plenty in Con
cord, Me.
One man has planted in Pittsfield s.
| shade trees this spring.
Five sisters had a reunion at Paris las
| week. The oldest is IS years and tn,
| youngest IS. and they have never LIVED
more than ten miles apart.
Mrs. Harriet Mank of Waldoboro. has
an educated dog, that will. when asked
go .out to the wood-pile and bring in
wodd, and perform many other remark
able Nfeats.
Two drunken men stopped peddler ii
| Orono the other day and called for his
| license He became SO frightened tina,
| HE left his team and took to the woods
and has not been seen whereabouts since
| A gentleman who is able to Judge tells
! the Dexter Gazette that Dexter wants
\ no more Industries. He says that in all
| his travels he has never seen Il place en-
| lowed by nature with such privileges for
| an inland summer resort.
| An exciting sport which is carried on
| very quietly in This city, is that of cock
| fighting says Calais paper. The
matches are usually held on Sunday, in
some quiet place and considerable money
| frequently changes hands on the result.
| Lewisiton's broom factory is doing a
Carving Business, and the industry bids
| fair to grow. local broom maker says:
"'rhe climate of this country is favorable
| to the growth of broom corn and here
broom corn is cultivated with the great
| est skill and with the best results"
The marine railway at Portland has
certainly made business and given EN-
ployment to many this winter and spring.
Since February, an average of two ves-
sells a day have gone on for repairs. The
Had
here, and all the boats of the Casco bay
line.
Fort Fairfield is going her whole
length into the celebration business;
July 3. She has already engaged three
bands-those from Pressure Isle and
Woodstock and her own band. An
also talked of.
There's nothing to take the place of
novelty at Names shows and fairs.
Pennington is wideawake. and this year
they propose TO have among other at
fractions. a farmers green horse race.
bicycle parades for ladies and gentlemen.
a baby show and a horse race to be
driven by ladies, who must harness, drive
one-half mile and unharness.
A Maine man remembers of playing
croquet one time when campmeeting
John Allen rode past and stopped 10
watch the game. One of the party
asked. What do you think of croquet.
Mr.. Allen He Strengthened UP and
said impressively. '-Humph, Billiards
gone to grass" But he walked away
with a merry twinkle in his eyes, in
spite of his implied disapproval of the
game.
In all probability a Dexter young lady.
Miss Bertha Ryan. has record of at
tendance upon school unsurpassed by
that of any other scholar in the State.
Miss Ryan VIII shortly graduate from
the Dexter high school and in II years
she has missed but one-half day This
occurred the second day that she began
her school life and it came about through
her arrival at the school building 4 few
minutes late and her fear to enter the
schoolroom alone.
One of our merchants handling such
wares. recently displayed a reel of barbed
wire in front of his store says the Farm
lngton Chronicle. A lady passing by
that way caught the skirt of her dress
on IA barb of the wire and made a bad
rent in it. The merchant becoming
aware of her misfortune nj once ordered
new gown for the young lady and pre-
vailed on her to take it--and now he IS
regarded as one of the most magnan-
imous of men Verify. his tribe should
increase.
Cushing Mitchell of Milo, is a hale old
gentleman who bears the weight OF his s.
years SO edSuy tHdt ne drives ABOUT DiS-
cataquiS county buying veal calves as ac-
lively as any Of the younger butchers.
In conversation with one of his CUSTOM
ers the other day he confided to his lis
tener the fact that years ago he had an
encounter with the notorious Cromwell.
one of the murderers of Cashier Barron
Of Dexter and came near choking him
to death The old man says that in the
light Of after events he has reason %
regret that he did not finish the jon and
thus indirectly help save the life of a
good man later on.
The rules that govern the movements
of ocean steamers during fogs obtlee
them to run at half speed. A captain of
one of the English steamers that came
here this past winter told the Portland
Express reporter that although they of
course have to follow This rule. it was.
in his opinion not the wisest for the rea-
son that it is almost impossible to change
q steamers course while running at half
speed If vessel should loom up ahead.
If the steamer had been running at fun
speed, however. she would wind her helm
much quicker and her course could be
changed within n short distance The
captain said that he had known of sew
eral collisions in the fog that might have
been avoided if the steamer had had
Roadway enough to turn her aside.
This late incident of life along shore is
given by the Eastport Sentinel. A dory
fioa ting quietly up river midway between
Kendalrs Head and the Deer Island
shore, was seen about the same time by
people on both sides of the river, and
those on a sail boat some distance astern.
Very soon boats manned by sturdy row.
ers truck out from each shore. and as
the wind was light man on the sail boat
hauled UP his dingey and also started
after the dory. All three boats We're on
about even terms and a mile or more of
hard work brought them all quite near
the floating dory and each crew re-
doubled their efforts to secure the prize.
Just as the leader was about to row
alongside, 10, the, occupant of the dory
who had been Lying low enjoying the
drift. and incidentally watching the race.
rose and taking his oars rowed leisurely
in shore
gentleman from Hancock county
came to this city the day of the third dis |
trict convention and took a look about
before he went back. He liked the town |
for he couldn't help it, For some time
he had been considering a plan to give
up his home in Hancock and move to
some town where there are educational ;
facilities that he may make use of for I
his sons and daughters. As he walked
about Waterville and noted her beautiful I
streets. well-kept residences. and her in
situations Of learning he had to conclude
that here was probably the best place in
Maine for him to settle, and The Mali
learns that he has practically decided 10