Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-03

come in Of all the stations on the road.
Nathan Ash Of Bar Harbor. has 30
horses at his farm at West Hancock
He has had about ~ in the stable dur
ing the winter, in the care Of Albert
Hamilton.
The women who have been employed In
the South Gardiner pulp mill picking out
knots. have all been discharged, as the
company has put in a machine which
does the work at less expense.
l.. X. Porter Of Hodgdon, owns a very
promising colt four years old. 1t weighs
between eleven and twelve hundred
pounds. Is from trotting stock. and one
Of the handsomest I'm the county.
What came near being a fatal accident
occurred in Portland few days ago.
An eighteen-m child fell from a
second-story window but fortunately
struck on a pillow that hung from
window beneath which broke the fail
so that the child was uninjured.
Capt. y. Il. Foss of East Belfast Is the
owner of u handsome gelding colt Of
which nc IS of course quite proud The
colt is bay. with dark points. standing
1873 hands high. and weighs 1900 pounds
The sire is Nelsonee, by Nelson; dam a
Ledo mare. The colt possesses much of
the action Of his grandsire, and is three
years old.
During vacation time in one Of the OK
the schoolhouse was lost and for two
DAYS after the term began teacher and
pupils accomplished their incoming and
their outgoing through window. Then
somebody was found skilful enough 70
nick the lock and the door was used
again. Those oxford Bears the bound
90 have an education if they have to
climb a tree for IT,
We seldom hear Of deeper affilction
than that which has befaileu a family.
that our Garland correspondent tells
about saws the Bangor Commercial In
Il little more than four years Mrs Emily
Murdoch. q Garland widow, has buried
nve children between the ages Of II and
p. all dying of consumption, four sons
and one daughter. The last three have
died within the last nine months. One
child a daughter, still remains. The last
10 be laid AT rest WIS Arthur. the young
est son. who died last week.
The city government. of Biddeford has
gone a step in advance Of the policy rel
lating 10 the securing Of neatly kept
streets recently outlined by Mayor Red
ington Of Waterville, by passing an order
directing the police of the city to pre-
vent rubbish Of all kinds from being de-
posted in the streets so as to become
nuisance and especially to prevent circu-
lars bills and other advertising matter
from being thrown about the streets. cor
pora ton gates. and doors and allowed TO
litter the streets and become menace
and an annoyance and inconvenience TO
the public.
Diver Sidney Cook. who once recovered
81 2e.S 600 from the sea after Others had
given up the task is now living quietly
in Pressure Isle, enjoying a Well-earned
rest from his tolls. The treasure referred
To was part Of the cargo of the steamer
Golden Gate. burned off the MeM-
can coast. July q 1862. when 22S
lives were lost and 96 boxes of gold
coin and bullion sunk. Several expedi-
tions attempted 10 recover the coin. one
sent by the insurance companies. costing
ST.. O0I with nothing To show for it, and
another. $50 011. with a like result. Then
Mr. Cook undertook the task.
When Mdle. Calves company left the
Congress Square hotel. Tuesday, to go
to another city the famous singer was
through some mistake left behind. Not
knowing the English language she. was
in a predicament and was absolutely I'M
able to make it known that she wanted
to nav her bill and 90 to the train. In
an endeavor TO find an interpreter 1t was
learned that the wife of one of the bar
beers in the hotel barber shop could speak
French so she was quickly sent Tor ana
after her arrival was presented TO Mdiie'
CaIve. Ii did not take long to arrange
matters and the lady was about to de-
part when Mdlle. Calve insisted that she
accompany her to the depot and see that
she founI her train.-Portland Express.
f. NJ. Blanding lately received through
the courtesy of the L. 5. flsh commas
sion and the Maine commissioners OF IN
land fisheries and game. 5000 Swiss lake
trout which in cooperation with the
board of trade committee committee
composed of President Pearl George W.
Parker l.. ;. Chilcott, George a CleVe-
land and Caldwell Sweet, he has been en-
gagged this week in distributing in lakes
and ponds along the line of the Mt. De-
sert branch of the Maine Central:
large proportion of the fish were placed
in Phillips lake, but Holbrook pond got
a liberal share. Residents of East Hold
en- and Dedham gave willing assistance
in the distribution of the fish. These
trout We're Matched at the L. ;. station
AT Craig's brook East Orland. and are
yearling fish. averaging upward OF three
inches in length. some being SIX lnches.
They attain large size. Col a. I.
Hamlin of Bangor, has seen them q
inches long.
\ Deering matron owns a pet canary.
which until recently she thought was the
smartest eutest bird in town. The little
feathered songster is very tame and has
been allowed to leave its cage ana ny
wherever il pleased aboet the house.
But it is now kept in close confinement.
few evenings ago the young woman
entertained few friends at supper. The
guests were seated about a table, upon
the decorations of which much care had
been expended. and which displayed the
hostess finest linen. china and silver
The bird which had been sitting on the
back of a chair the subject of admirlnS
conversation. suddenly flew upon the
table 1t gave a few hops and deliber-
ately landed in cream pitcher, proceed
ing to take bath. The splashing OF
cream from its wings not only spoiled
the table decorations. but also the cos
tunes of two or three of the guests;
Since that eventful occurrence, the bra
has been in disrepute.
The Courier Gazette hears many in
quiries as To- just what the smelt law IS
at the present time. these inquiries being
induced by the fact that the law Is
altered at nearly every session of the
Legislature. W. l.. Blackington. deputy
fish and game warden for this district.
says that ii is lawful for each individual
between the first Of April and the FIRST OF
May. to catch with dip net one-hail
bushel of smelts within "a hours, ana
tina the same may he offered for sale
After the first of May it IS not lawful TO
catch smelts save by hook and line. ac-
cording TO his Interpretation. An I'M
mense quantity of smelts has been taken
from Georges river this month, ana
Deputy Blackington has little or no
doubt that the law may have been Vio,
lated so far as catching n hay bushei
per capita goes. but it has neter beeh
done while he was about. To keep the
law strictly enforced would require the
constant presence on the fishing GROUNDS
of half dozen or more deputies. Smeits
have retailed from the fish stands az
three pounds for a quarter and on the
streets even more cheaply.