Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-24
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

RockIand has now 1888 telephones ant
they are all kept busy.
| Artist Sanborn of Belfast, has painte,
more than 200 Belfast cats.
Work on the new chapel In the Stat,
prison proper is about completed. Tn,
| finishing touches are now put on. TIL,
chapel is Of brick and has cost $1,000. Tn.
| builders were the w. II. Glover Co. Of
Rockland. and that they have performed
most creditable piece of work is the
general opinion.
A well known Bangor market man said
Tuesday that he fully believed that by
teiegraphing to dealers in Boston he
could obtain cartridges that had beer
| shipped from this State. He said he had
often received cartridges from Boston to
supply his trade In years past when he
was unable to purchase a sufficient num-
Der in this section. The birds are shot in
Washington county and forwarded by
shipped annually and the game laws o.
the State thus openly violated.-Bangor
Commercial
The Portland Star makes the somewhat
sensational charge that rum drinking Is
on the Increase among the women of
Portland. Certain restaurants and drug
stores cater especially so this paper says,
for the liquor trade of women and in
some OF these places a number of well
ntted up rooms have been opened for the
eSpttidi peueUt Oh lauy customers. Inc
women who frequent them are by nc
means those of questionable character
On the contrary, says the Star they
would become highly indignant if called
otherwise than respectable. Probably
this CLEAN from the Star passed through
the prism of truth would afford evidence
of mighty little to substantiate it.
The merchants of Camden are beaming
with smiles for the summer season Just
past was the most beneficial in many
ways that the town ever enjoyed. In the
first place the town was full of summer
people. Then the weather was very err
ratio. Now the summer people as a rule
DO not spend great deal of money and
they filter from place to place. This
year the condition of things was changed
Many of the people who arrived early ir
the season intended to stay but week
or two but the weather being bad they
remained in Camden and enjoyed the
pleasant weather when possible and
spent much money to help make the en-
joyment. Then the good weather came in
August and the guests still fingered and
spent money. sfssf
There are some things that have very
little value in themselves, but which are
exceedingly precious because of the as
sociations connected with them. Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow had a lock of
Washington's hair. 1t was given by Mrs. |
Washington to the poets grandfather. |
Gen. Peleg Wadsworth. when member |
and had been handed down in the Long
fellow family from the time of the death |
of the father of his country. Mr.. H. W.
Longfellow had 1t placed in a large gold |
!ocket. and when he died he left it to his I
sister Mrs. Pierce, who still lives in the /
old LOngfellow house in Portland. By
Mr.. Longfellow's will it goes to the Maine
Historical Society on the death of Mrs.
Pierce. 1t is only lock of hair. but it
will always remain a priced possession.
he g. |
Croix Valley are keeping an extra watch
on the front doors of their homes for fear
he thieves who have been operating so
recently throughout the val
If the holiness of the miscreants was re-
ated by well known resident of Main
street Calais. who was sitting in the par
ar when the front door opened and |
nan entered and went up the stairs and
after trying one of the doors and finding
I locked came down again and departed
Thinking it was one of the young men of
he house the lady paid no Attention to
he intruder until she heard him going
,ut, when she looked out and was
lmazed to find stranger just leaving the
hallway. 1t is needless to say the door
las been kept securely locked since then.
Oliver Cromwell is still in the broom
department. at the State prison. He is
low Sc years old and his health is very
,oor. 1t is thought that Cromwell is not
ong for this world. He has about given
Up all hope of pardon. His comrade.
stain, continues to mend the shoes of his
elbow prisoners although now 81 years
I'D. He is in rugged health and looks at
hings in general in a philosophical way.
sam Haines now occupies position of
rust in the broom department, position
which he will be allowed to keep as long
IS he behaves himself. This is the first
ime that Haines has been in the guard
Dom since Is years ago when he at
empted to escape. Sam has been behav-
ng himself of late and being brainy
elbow he Is able to serve the State to
God advantage in his new position, He
5 enjoying excellent health and appears
o have made up his mind that he must
re satisfied where he is.
OF the many hundreds of visitors that
here are at the Perry Bros. limerick
uarry. head Of LIMERICK street, each
ummer, there are occasionally but few
Who care to make the descent a sheer
Instance over the edge of the cliffs of 1854
eet. Just looking into the bottom of the |
uarry where the workmen resemble
warts. is enough to make the average
nan feel giddy and the writer is certainly
ne of many who have not the physical,
outrage to stand on the little dray and
'e lowered down the shaft. What the,
you'd you say at being told that womer
ad performed the feat? Such is actual
the case although the record was not
made until last Saturday when through
ne courtesy of the quarry's foreman
udson B. Winslow. party consisting Of
1rs. DR.. Hargraves. Mrs. Miller and Mis-.
ga Miller of Boston, Miss Mile Simmons
I Butte, Montana. and Mrs. L. F. Chase
4 this city made the venture.-Rockland
'ourier-Gazette.