Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-21

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i The goldenrod is blooming now in all
its glory beside every stone wall.
Many farmers have still large fields
of grass uncut. Haying has been !
slow and laborious process this year
but the crop is unusually large. They
will have to learn the art OF navigation
before they can cut the meadows.
Bath may be seeing dull times, says
the Enterprise. but for all of that there
are number of nice new houses
underway here just the same.
i That Sudbury, CMass.) citizen, who
has come to Port Clyde every summer
for 20 years, evidently believes thai
Maine is the best place in the world %
enjoy vacation.
Fishermen will be interested in an
apparatus which is being made for 4
Dexter physician. 1t is something like
a telescope and will be used to discover
| If possible if there are many salmon in
| the lake there and il SO where they
congregate. The device will be several
feet in length and the doctor is Of the
| opinion that by inserting it into the
water it will be possible to examine
the bottom of the lake through it. at a
depth of 40 feet or more. The result of
| his Investigations may prove of decided
| interest.
| One of the unusual sights at Old Or
chard Beach is a little boy who goes in
| bathing with the aid of crutches. He
is jolly. CHEEKY little follow and skips
| down the beach in as lively a way as
| any of his playfellows for daily dip in
| the water, seeming to enjoy it as much
| and to manage as well as anyone could.
There was CONSERVATION for a short
time in Biddeford boarding house one
morning recently. The landlady awoke
at 25 minutes past 2,and thinking that it
was ten minutes past she hustled
| around and got breakfast Without
looking at the clock again. having
everything in readiness, she rang the
gong, which is used to awake the
bOarders, and in short space of time.
they began to flock down, with fright
ened looks on their faces. Everyone
wanted to know what was the matter.
The landlady informed them that ii
was time for breakfast. When told to
look at the clock she found that it was
ten minutes past three. Although the
'boarders did not relish having their
slumbers disturbed. they all Joined in
the laugh, and went back to bed.
The electric road meeting at West
brook. today, if all signs don't fail, Is
sure to be an exciting one. Already
several preliminary meetings to discuss
the situation have been held. and the
interest is at the highest notch.
One Greenwood housewife has held
for number of years the unique
record of making eacho ummer the first
green apple pie in that town. This
year she says she made her first pie
three weeks later than usual.
AClC ID a. lSdSl OAC uOI SC III w ASH
ington county that lis sure of a pleas
ant home and kind treatment as long
as he lives. The other day Mr.. George
Cook of Perry, went into pasture to
get his two farm horses. One was Sc
cured and, returning for the other. he
neglected to watch a strange colt also
pastured there, until he received q
50 pa oil in b.a ha oil ;cI, II
him down. The colt backed up and
tried to get in number of extra kicks
at the PROSTATE farmer and here is
where the faithful farm horse dis
played intelligence, in coming on the
scene to protect his master. He rushed
at the colt and took up the fight.
Hoofs met hoofs and the battle that
took Mace is described by the few spec
tators as novel and exciting, but dam
gerous to anyone in the vicinity. The
colt was knocked down by the big
! farm horse, and Mr.. Cook was then
rescued by his friends. His injuries
were not severe, but he says his life
was saved by the big horse, which is
| now a greater favorite on the farm
| than formerly.
" There was grief in a certain West
| brook household recently. The mis-
tress of the house has fine vegetable
garden in which she has taken much
pride. The other morning she went
| out to view it, only to find that it was
| thing of the past. Several cows had
visited it the previous night and had
eaten everything growing in it.
The ideas that some people have as to
what constitutes a vacation are pecu-
| liar to say the least. A well known
| Portland business man on his way
home to dinner a few days ago, had All
attack of dizziness, and upon consult
ing his physician was cautioned that
he needed a vacation, and must take
it at once. He thought over the mat
ter seriously. and, as result of his
cogtation, declared that he should act
on his Doctors advice, and would go to
the circus. 1t is not known what his
medical adviser thinks of his patients
liberal Interpretation Of his instruc-
| tions. ~