Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-02

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The State Board of Trade will meet a
Ellsworth, Sept. 16.
1t is said August was the banner mont
in the history of Bar Harbor.
Ten family reunions were held in O
near Thomastons one day recently.
The first sermon in Maine was de
livered at Monhegan Aug. Q, 1907.
| 1t is proposed to hold an jllumina te,
procession of wheelmen In Bath thi
| month.
A young whale weighing about 200
pounds was captured the other day of
| Biddeford Pool.
Livermore Falls is feeling pretty metro
| politan with a water company plant cost
| ing $W.OOO In immediate prospect
The laundry bill of the fleet during thei
| stay In Portland amounted to over 800
so another local industry was benefited
A quite elaborate roster has bee,
prepared for the 2lst Maine Regiment
which has its reunion at Bath Sept. 10
The Bath Independent has resolutel,
made up its mind not to be surprised II
some day cotton mill should be built II
that city,.
The Montgomery Guards, Portland. will
celebrate the 2ith anniversary of the com.
~ Aitiu dty anu SnoOl at I<ouE
Island. Oct. 4.
A Pleasantdalc lady IS years of age
walked six miles the other day to make
call and didn't experience the slight
est Inconvenience.
A young boy named Coffin. who ran
away from his home at Lynn. Mass. was
arrested Monday night at Portland. by
the police, and sent back To his home.
Miss Marian l.. Kelley. local editor OF
the Camden Herald, has accepted n posi-
tlon as typewriter in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Annie kittridge taking her place.
Old Orchard is pretty well deserted.
The hotels have discharged most OF the
heIp and what guests there are left look
decidedly lonesome. This week will end
the season.
The usual amount of talk is going the
rounds regarded the building or open
ing of a casino in Bar Harbor after the
fashion OF the one at Newport or Mar
ragansett Pier
II is estimated that the summer resort
capital invested in the mills. and that this
summer visitors leave more money in
Camden than the mills do.
The Tooth anniversary of the incorpora-
tion of the town of Waterford will be
celebrated Friday. September g. The ex-
ii l.
the birthplace of Artemus Ward
A real estate deal of some Importance
was consummated Wednesday. whereby
~ acres of land on Beach street Saco.
passed into the hands of Mr.. Warren of
lewiston Ihe new owner intends to lay
1t out in house lots.
A Bucksport horse which several
months ago got frightened and ran away
was driven over the same road again
Monday, and kicked up. similar antics al
the identical spot that he marked at a
runaway gait on the former trip
c. Il. Buswell, who has run. the Dover
house at Dover, for the past three years.
has sold his interest and gone to Exeter
to run the hotel there. j. c. Cripps of
burlington, has bought Mr. Buswell's in
terest and will continue to run the house
Many barrels of sawtust are shipped
from Bowdoinham every day. 1t is used
TO cover the floors of express cars i'm
which fish are shipped. the sawdust abb
sOrbinS the wet and moisture coming
from the fish and ice with which they are
packed.
AT the recent field day meeting of the
oranges of kennebec county held at
the grove in Vassalboro some person
carried away little kitten belonging
to little girl of the school. The own
er of the kitten mourns it's loss a grea,
deal and a reward is offered for it's
return.
The seven sailors from the Texas who
were left In Portland when the fleet sailed
and were forwarded to Bar Harbor have
written a letter to Alderman Rounds of
Portland. They say that they have been
deprived of shore liberty for three months
and that the paymaster has deducted six
dollars from the pay of each to defray
the expenses of board and travel while
they were gone. They thought their lot
rather hard.
The Dexter correspondent of the Whig
& Courier writes: At the Abbott wooden
mill of late there have been two crews |
running both day and night, consequent
~ the day crew has been on short hours. |
and Monday morning the weavers came
out on a strike demanding more pay |
The strike was of short duration. In |
about an hours time the strikers were all |
at their labors. having accomplished their |
purpose and secured an increase of one |
cent a yard. This is the first strike for
years In this town and hardly anybody |
knew of its occurrence until after 1t had |
been settled.
1t is interesting to note that during this. |
I he last week in August. the mails have |
been larger than ever before in the his |
tory of Bar Harbor and also during this |
week the American Express Company has |
over 20 tons of freight. Those
town Is full of people. it is full of busi- |
ness; $500 men have been added to the |
population by the arrival of the ships; |
this means increased activity in every |
part of the town. The livery man is BEN
Gifted. the baker the grocer, the market |
The town never saw a |
better August.-Bar Harbor Record.
The Living Church contributes this adj |
litiOn to Hannibal Hamlin literature;"-
In his earlier days. at certain caucus in
Hampden. the only attendants were Mr..
Hamlin. and a citizen of large stature.
Mr. Hamlin had some resolutions to pass |
which began by representing that they
were presented to a large and respect
able gathering of voters. Hold on"
cried the other man. I'VE can't pass that.
for 1t amt true! 1t amt large and re.
spectacle caucus! There's only two of |
us" You keep still. brother COM
nanded the willy Hannibal Its all
light, for you are large and am respect
able. You just keep STILL" So the reso-
utions were passed without further de-
nur.
A number of summer residents have
been considering the plan Of opening a
steeple chase track in the vicinity of
Bar Harbor and they have consulted
the owners of a large piece of level
land known as the Heath
Pond farm in Hulps Cove, a distance