Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-19

The Church club Of Maine y growing
In membership.
Machias will hold its 11lth annual
town meeting March -.
A South Paris firm has made 5000
apple barrels. this season.
The scallop fishery in Casco bay Is
becoming an extensive industry.
Bath has more smokers than any
town Of its size in New England.
Aroostook farmers are rushing their
potatoes into market, fearing . drop in
prices.
About $1,000 will be expended 10 re-
pairs on the Portland custom, house,,
this spring.
The natives OF Maine living in New
Orleans have presented silver loving
cup to the war ship Maine. ~
Down In Nobleboro 1t 10 said there
exist thirty-seven old bachelors who
cook their own Johnny cake becauSe
they dare not try matrimony.
Interest is exhibited among tie
Lewiston merchants in the proposed
electric road between Oxford depot aad
Oxford village via Welchville.
During the three years that Nafhaa--s
lei Palmer has been building vessels
in Bath. ne has constructed me-
schooners and put into circulation
about $500. II .Yzss1s.
Gardiner ladies have recently organ
lied an educational union. The object
Of this union win be to, form classes m
dressmaking. embroidery, kitchen gar
den, and manual training.
Among the guests present at the re-
cent celebration Of the ninetieth birth
day Of Mrz. Hannah 8. Wisgino OF BGth.
were Mrs. W.. E. Dain ami daughter
Of Auburn. making four generations.
Ira B. Northey, late deputy warden
Of the State prison, whose sudden
resignation last fall is well remem-
bered. is about to leave ThomastoD
for Machias, where he will open q cloth
ing store. -
The Nelson Tenney Company Of
Portland, manufacturers and deaaers'iu
stoves and kitchen furnishinss. have
suspended. 1t Is rumored that the.
assets at face values will exceed the
total liabilities.
Small Point claims the honor Of mv.
ing the oldest house in Maine. It wax
built. so 1t is said. over $50 years agp z
and Is in the Sylvester house. Its in
terror is said to be even more stirling
ly ancient than the exterior.
An PASSPORT teamster had an iron
stake in his sled repaired by . black
smith, and. without cooling. put It In
place and started homeward. With ex-
rectations Of free ride, two young :.
men grasped the stake to get aboard. :,
hut they didn't hold 1t long,
Many curious mistakes occur in the
rostoffice, but one which came to the
tween Boston and Portland. last Week.
takes the palm. A letter addressed to i;
a person at Frankfort on the matfrin
Germany. had been sent here from
England. and was being carried down
to the State Of Maine
In Portland a project Is on foot to have
the police civil service act 80 amended
that persons who may be veterans Of the
war shall not be required to pass civil
service examination for appointment on
the police force. A petition Is In ctrcula-
ton which will be sent to Senator ReT- 4
nolds for presentation to the Legislature
il 1t is deemed advisable to present It at
tnlS ldte nOur Oh the SESSION.
The members of>the Penobscot tribe
of Indians held an indignation meeting
at the hall on the island on Monday 9.
evening. Several white people have 4,
taken up their residence in the island
and many Of the tribe object to this
and are making an effort to have such
people move to the main land. The
law stipulates that no member Of the, Il
tribe can sell fand to any person not
member of the tribe. They can, how
ever. lease land by the sanction Of the
agent. 49,
A workman in q hotel at RanEeley
thought he would climb through the
dumb waiter and save time In going
from one room to another. But the
dumb witer wouldn't wait for him and
as soon as he got well into 1t. 1t started
downward with q rush which phased
him. He stopped quicker than he
started and the most Of the strain
seemed to be on his chin and toes 1t
that time. He was anything but =
dumb waiter though he had to wait Tor
help" says Rangeley Lakes.