Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-10

Princeton takes kindly to its new
electric lights.
VIM p. Moody of Saco, is making
preparations to give up business in
which he has been engaged for u
years. continuously. He has been in
business for a longer time than any
other merchant in the two cities.
There is again talk Of starting a
trade union store in Biddeford, to b.,
run by the labor unions, dealing in all
kinds of necessities which are to be
sold as nearly as possible to cost 1t Is
said that Boston Wholesalers viii back
the scheme and that the plan is to dis.
pose of tickets good for one dollars
worth of goods, by rattle and lottery
through the mills and about town It's
rather late in the century to establish
a reliable business with a rattle
If you want to see some euriosities in
tickets, look over State Fair Treasurer
Eveleth's State fair collection. says the
Lewiston Journal. a ticket TO Maple
wood park at Bangor. was found in
the railroad coupon tickets II WAS
taken up at the gate in rush. \
number of people passed out their
coupon railroad tickets and were adj
mitted on them. one such ticket was
from Westbrook Junction. Whether
the railroad conductors accepted the
State fair admission coupons fares Is
not recorded. But the railroads make
good all such tickets found in the State
fair treasury strong box.
Joseph Kelley. who murdered Cashier
Joseph A Stickney. OF the Great Falls
IN. h National bank April ls. last.
was proVident man before he became
criminal and had his life insured for a
moderate sum. 1t is understood that
he insured in the Union Mutual and
that he has kept his premiums paid
promptly and regularly since his ar
rest. There seems To be no doubt that
ne win he hanged, and he and his rela-
tives undoubtedly understand it per
feetly. Although he has just been
brought before the grand jury, and
must yet be tried. there seems no loop
hole of escape for him. The rnioa
Mutual win undoubtedly be ready 20
pay the Insurance as soon as the exc
cution has taken place, IL there be an
execution,
One of the ''drummers" who visits
Maine occasionally Robert Tilson. Is
u years ola. and says that he is the
oldest aud poorest hummer on the
road. but ne manages to pay his hotel
bills. He has been on the road Il
years, 81 of which he has travelled for
one house, which has changed firm
names once. Mr.. Tilson has been
I k,a. IL. ~
but will get in and out of wagon as
nimbly as many young men with the
fun use of both pedal extremities. He
has never used tobacco. never drank u
glass of liquor and says that he new IT
used any profanity. When, he first be-
gan travelling in Maine he only went To
Portland. Bath. Rockland. Waterville |
and Bangor. and then had to travel h.
stage or boat. He says that when he
hears a man using profanity he falls in
his estimation according 10 the amount
of oaths that he uses.
Much amusement was afforded the |
passengers on a Union station trolley |
car in Portland Saturday afternoon by
a business-like passenger. who de |
a receipt for his fare. do you |
ductor. Il don't know" replied the |
eccentric man. I've never been on |
your car when it was crowded" After |
many sarcastic remarks the |
conductor signed his name to the piece |
of paper handed him by the passenger |
The receipt was worded as follows: |
Received, five cents for fare from |
passenger riding from Elm street to
Union station" on being asked why |
he wanted a receipt, the man said he |
was getting tired quarreling with alb |
sent minded conductors, who frequent |
ly asked for the necessary nickel after |
it had been paid. He also said that a |
few nights ago in Boston he had to get !
two passengers to prove that he had |
paid his fare. AS the man was always |
placed in an embarrassing position on |
such occasions. he adopted the receipt |
method in order to save further trouble |
in the future.
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