Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01

Rev. E. w. Kicker of Lewiston. will
leliver the Memorial day address at
Pennington, n. II.
1t is said the work incident to the for
eign steamers seeking port there gives
employment to about 500 people.
Several farmers have opened green
louses in Androscoggin county within a
lew years. to supply city florists.
At a town meeting of the citizens of
Yarmouth. held Monday. it was voted to
.xtend the water works at cost OF about
AGO.
An electric motor has been attached to
he Portland Congress Square church or
gan. so that the organ now runs by cleo
richly,
Rev. Selden Gilbert. d. D.. of Machias,
will give the Decoration day address be-
ore Hiram Burnham Post, No. 80. Cher
'yfield.
]. W. Penny of Mechanic Falls. has
completed a genealogy of the Penny
'amily. which will be published this
month. e..
York. Monday, was the largest owner OF
The Bluehill Steamboat Co., and was well
known in this State. mss
E. NJ. Small of Lewiston. has invented
an impression tray for dental work.
which he has patented and sold to the
Consolidated Dental Manufacturing Co.
Ex-Gov. Henry b. Cleaves has received
from friends in Leadville. Col, a beauti-
FULLY mounted head and antlers OF an elk
The antlers are about five feet long and
perfectly formed. -
In three barrels of Maine Holsters re-
ceived. Monday. l24 short ana three seed
Holsters were discovered. Out of the
whole lot only 159 Holsters were of the size
required by the law.
An exchange tells of an extremely eco
declares washed the towels and used the
same water in order to wash his dishes
md parboil his beans. so as to get water
20 wash his face.
Aged Women. Bangor. 10 women over 80
years of age, four over 30 and one who is
Is years old. Last year there were three
ieaths at the Home and SO far this year
there has been one.
Recently twin boys, pounds and I
ounces, and pounds and IL ounces. re-
,pectively, were born to the wife of A.
g. Townsend of North Paris. This is the
third pair of twins in this family and
i've of the six are now living.
The new theatre at Portland is rapidly
progressing. The floor of the auditorium
Is now being laid. The balconies are up
and one can. by looking in at the side.
:heatre is going to look when completed.
On the next trip to Portland the, Do
minion liner Labrador will have
$50 of DR.. Bernado,'s boys as pass:
go to Canada. where they will be given
an opportunity to grow up with the
country.
At the Maine G. A. r. encampment to
ne held in Lewiston, one of the questions
to be decided is If the division will vote
70 attend in force at the unwilling OF the
Grant Memorial at New York, April n.
Ind take part as distinctive feature Of
the parade.
The Bath school board has decided
hat all the teachers in the public
lchools in that city shall undergo an
examination and that no discretion in
the matter of issuing certificates shall
De left to the superintendent.
On recent trip the steamer Scandina-
Wan brought to Portland horse which
weighed POO pounds when he left Eng
land During the voyage the animal lost
about 80 pounds In weight. but still his
size was sufficient to attract considerable
attention when he was led off the steam
err.
Two stowaways came over on the Scan
dinavian and are at present detained In
Portland Jail pending an investigation
of their cases by Inspector Fogg: The
names of the stOwaways are Charles
Keene and James Driver. The latter
claims to belong in Philadelphia. while
Keene says his parents live in BROOKLYN
The rebuilding of the dam across the