Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20

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sigh of the local editor OF the Gardiner
Reporter-Journal SO fond Of wedding
lcake as that?
Notwithstanding the awful penalty
fixed by young mans club in Bath
seven years ago one of the number is
to be married. The penalty is ban
quet to all the members.
Thomaston, st. George and Gushing
are grumbing in the supposition that
the town Of Warren has got the better
of them in recent legislation regulating
the fisheries.
Rockpcrt has one of the youngest
town clerks in the State, but he has col
lectea every dog license and was OBJ
| liged to have no canine killed. This is
q severe test of the abilities of town
clerk, however. for in some commune
ties If all dog licenses We're paid the
town would have to pay not few on
the dogs OF its paupers.
| Apple blossoms appeared in Portland
| this season five days earlier than the
average time for the past 80 years. The
latest date during that time was June
| 6, 1888 and the earliest May 9th. 1873.
| Two young ladies' of Monsapec STUN
bled upon a wild cat in their rambles the
| other day, when any desire they may
have had for demonstrating their ell
gibility TO the new womanhood sud
denly oozed away. They fled. secured
| the assistance of men and the cat was
| killed.
Complaint comes from East Steubeii
that some of the poor people down
that way are maltreated by the law
| which forbids them taking and eating
short Holsters. That being so, the
lobster fishermen. whom the Law bene-
| hts might make up purse for tn 2
hungry East Steubenites.
| young man who has been adver-
Using the fair by passing handbils was
last night ordered To appear in court
today in answer to charge OF vioia.-
| ing a new ordinance, forbidding the
strewing OF paper about the Streets
Portland Prcss.--That looks like a
rigorous attempt 70 abate public
| nuisance And why should anybody
| for the sake u pccuniary profit be al
| lowed to strew the streets with paper
when a person may not throw by the
wayside bits OF paper that cucumber
him. and thus secure greater personal
comfort?
| Who said left handed persons are
lucky Here's one in Milbridee, one Of
whose hands was mangled in a mill the
other day, and it was his left hand.
Some mortals are never satisfied and
the wonder is If they viii be as immor-
| tails. A Brewer fisherman. who takes
more pride in landing a fine specimen
Of the finny tribe than some people dc
| in harvesting wealth. caught tive
splendid salmon at Green lake the
other day. To those who congratulated
him he said. do you know there was
an outlay Of $500 for every one of those
fish"
| Skowhegan is waking UP TO the need
Of a local S. p. c. A. See that she
! doesn't fall asleep again.
| Rivalry among ice-dealers Is reduc-
ing ice rates for Rockland this season.
No sooner did that Saco mill decidf
to start 100 new looms than no weavers
could be found. And yet there is com
PLANT that every occupation in this
country is more than filled.
Pittsfield people gave very pracu-
cal demonstration of their big hearted
/ ress the other day When they raised
! $4,000 for a poor widow in the village
who was sick and hungry. There's al
ways an opportunity for the display OF
that sort of generosity. if community
has il. and we are disposed to believe
that most have if one can only get al
it.
i The Canadian land company feels very
| confident of being able to carry through
| their plans for a summer hotel An agent
Is now at work raising the necessary
funds. The hotel when completed would