Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-13

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end motioned for the reporter to hell
him on with his overcoat, which ths
latter did and the man unconsciousiS
/ murmured his thanks. The reporter
nearly fell over backwards. Mutua
explanations were in order when " was
| discovered that the mistake had beer
mutual. The supposed mute was MOI
but thought the reporter was.
Rockland is really counting on hav'
ing the great Knox county fair that i
to be another year. with a Midway
thrown in, not naughty they say but
nice.
The young men of Houlton haVlhe
vainly tried to make literary club a
success will turn attention to making a
go" of social club.
The boomers from the haunts Of the
herring do say that while the amount
Of sardines put up this season falls
considerably short the quality is UNI
surpassed. That's good news ana just
the KIM the XNttliC oeAA NiAAN PeN'N"'
wants spread abroad.
! The small boy ought not to grieve
that it isn't so fashionable as formerly
| to give slippers on Christmas. he
naturally regards them as an uncom-
Portable thing to have lying round the
house. He will do we'll to bear in mind
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| Mrs. Goodwin Cole resides in the
village of Gilead and the other day
she arrived at the conclusion that the
only real balm for her ambition wouli
be to shoot a deer. Accordingly she
donned her equipments and set forth.
Soon she struck a trail, it was fresh
and she pushed on. a quite long tramp
was had before she overlook the trail
maker then at a distance of eighteen
rods she brought a 200 pound deer to
earth with the first bullet. With moth
ing more than piece of belt lacing
she dragged that deer mile and half
and then borrowed rope for the re-
mainder of the distance. We can't
speak as an expert but would be will
ing to wager that woman could learn
to play golf.
Portland Express: Lewiston people
are stirring themselves to get that new
Franklin county narrow gauge to come
to that city instead of to Augusta. but
we fear their efforts will be in vain.
Vko 70 which nj CO
was born indicate that it will be q
Franklin and Kennebec road, if it t..
anything but a wind road.
For fear some of his passengers
might not understand the correct pro-
nunciation ii Is said a certain con-
ductor on the Boston and Maine calls
out when the train reaches Saco:
"Sawko! Sayko! Sacko! Sawso!
Sayso! Sasso!'
the little town Of Alfred. Me-, with SC
Democratic votes had eight Federal
Office holders and we presume it wer,
as well to try to charm ache with al,
anu d6Ouy Will WOIuS DIS " SPcdH
words of coincidence to them now ever
at this late day.
Cherryfield thinks that if the prin
ciple of the manufacturer going to tho
raw material is to be followed a hard
wood working concern will seek q
privilege in that town right away and
avoid the rush.
The following story has been located
in Portland: A young man with
glass eye was calling on a young lady
of very jealous disposition and wher
he happened to mention the fact tina;
he couldn't call again for several days
as his cousin, a young lady from Bos
tor, was coming to make visit, the
jealous sweetheart flew into a rage and
ordered him to keep away from his
cousin and to show up as usual tht
next night. The young man demurred
and finally rebelled. Then his finance
quickly and deity snatched out hi
glass eye and crushed it beneath hei
heel in the best style known to thf
tragic stage The young man was
therefore an eye out. but he managed
to rescue the fragments and he brought
them in wrapped up in tissue paper
The girl supposed she had fixed him sc
that he couldn't go into society 70,
some weeks but the optician managed
to scare up an optic that wasn't exact
ly a mate but was near enough for
evening wear.
An army of hoboes is reported t.
be seeking green fields and pastures
fresh" along the line of the new
Washington County Railroad. We
imagine that the farmers of that county
will soon be in line with those in Other
parts of the State in demanding q
more vigorous enforcement of the
tramp law. Why shouldn't the State
Grange take this subject up at it's an
nual meeting? With little co-opera-
ton among the people, officials may
possibly be aroused to the necessities
of the situation, and the State relieved
of the immense ta2 imposed upon it
by the army of professional vagabonds
that. driven out of other states, find
nothing to prevent them from begging
bullying or stealing living from the
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