Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-19

A BiddefOrd small boy stole a nice
watch from his mother the. otherSday
and sold 1t for 81.
The cat stealer has been getting in
his work in several places about Wafer
Vile Of late and good many pets have
come up missing.
The joke Is on q Rockland man who
planted so hills Of beans, which he sup
posed were pole beans and according
placed pole in each hill. He is now
watching his bean poles grow and eat
ing bush beams.
Bowdoinham citizens are enjoying Il
laugh at the expense OF one of their
number who turned an ice cream
freezer an hour and half and finding
the cream didn't freeze found there
was no spindle inside.
A Bath bank president met with a
strange accident the other day. He
was walking along Front street wher
an awning was allowed to fall Look
ing up. the awning pole struck him on
the mouth, breaking off tooth 1t
was striking example of the preva-
lent habit of placing awning gear too
low
Bath girl. who rides bike" was
enjoying the sport the other day at
Popham Beach. She was peddaling
along the hard sand with her arms
folded when some one way behind hail
ed her. She turned around and gazing
intently forgot the direction her wheel
was taking until she had plunged into
the white capped breakers. bike and
all. She managed to crawl out after
swallowing a pint of salt water.
In grocery store in Presque Isle re-
Gently two brothers met who had not
seen each other for 40 years and who,
during the whole time, had exchanged
but one letter and that ten years ago.
John Webber is hard working. indus
trious farmer residing in Mapleton.
About 40 years ago Henry Webber went
West and commenced the raising of
sheep on ranch; after few years he
gave up sheep-raising and began to
raise cattle. At this latter industry he
met with success. Having accumulated
quite snug little fortune, he sold out
his ranch in Idaho. and two weeks ago
returned to the home of his boyhood in
Aroostcok. meeting his brother in thu
grocery store upon landing in Presque
Isle. Mr.. Webber has great faith that
in Aroostook the raising OF cattle can
be made a profitable undertaking, AMI
his intentions are to buy some good
farm, well adapted for stock-raisng.
and embark in that business.
The law provides that all persons
testifying either before the grand jury
or traverse juries shall be paid a GER
tain fee from the county treasury. 1t
also provides that all uncalled-for fees
shall be forfeited to the county at the
end of three years. Now ii happehs,"
says County Treasurer Noel b. Potter
of Androscoggin. that men and women
earn fees every term of court that they
never take the trouble to collect. I
have known it to reach a total of $3.50
in a single term. The amount varies |
but it is always something. The money
thus saved is turned into the general
fund, being posted UP in the books
from term to term as forfeited fees"
on the part of some and carelessness Oil
the part of others. Some don't care to
bother about it. Others think that the
county is good for it and that they can
get it any time by calling on. l re-
member a few years ago man down
of fees due him for attendance upon
court in 1868 be forwarded him. Blu.
he was more than 80 years too late"