Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-19


last week were those In Pittsfield who
saw large bird nv. into . tree ana
began to throw stones at it. Soon
down from among the branches came
the startling cry, Go to H., you
young lobsters!" The terrified boys fled
at full speed, and little later the
mystery was solved when they heard
that pet parrot had escaped from a
neighboring house.
The Brunswick Telegraph Of July 1G
has the following remarkable bit Of
news: 1.-THE Maine Press Association
passed through Brnnswick, Monday
forenoon. en- route for Hoothbay. where
they. pass a weeks outing. G. e. Ken
drick of the Register Is engineering the
party."-As the outing of the Maine
Press Association win not take place
until July 1929 1t Is evident that
Brother Shorey is getting a little too
enterprising.
Rangeley isn't satisfied with claim
ing that President Mckinley will visit
it's famous fishing grounds this sum-
mer, and now announces that vice
President Hobart is also expected.
Prof. Morse of Atlantic City, N. j..
who broke the salmon record for
Rangeley last week, says Mr.. Hobart
ard also Governor Griggs of New Jer-
sey will be his guests.
A Bangor sewer digger was forcibly
impressed recently with the fact that
the bicycle in it's progress stops for no
obstacles. A young man was wheeling
rapidly along the street and before ne
was aware of his danger was close
upon a sewer being extended across
the street. Just before him was a la
borer in the sewer his head even with
the top OF the ground. There was no
time to hesitate. The rider turned his
wheel toward the head and, before its
owner knew what had happened, had
gone safely over. using the Uranium as
a bridge.
Such Is the modern Sunday. A little
PASSPORT maiden who saw her father
clad in his bicycle costume one Tues
uhy HING 10 luls SuU-
day." On being told 1t was Tuesday.
she said. well what have you your
Sunday clothes on for?''
Already people are looking forward
to tine visit of DIR. Simpson of New
York, and his Christian Alliance work
ers TO Old Orchard in August, and
wondering il this wonderful leader will
make his usual 100000 collection. A
Scarbcro man has written to the Port
land Argus denouncing in strong terms
the methods of DIR. Simpson, and urg-
ing an investigation into his healing
miracles.
Cannot some enterprising Maine city
discover the missing Grace Stephenson
in it's midst? Every other state has
been heard from.
Lewiston Journal: Why don't the
Maine State Fair trustees ask the
United States navy to rendezvous at
Durham shipyards during the greatest
show on earth to be held in Lewiston
next month. And while this is going
on in the suburbs let the United States
army perform in Lewiston. Well open
all our hotels for the boys.
The man who declares he saw ice
floating down the Androscoggin, last
week, is being looked upon and listened
to with suspicion by his neighbors.
An Illinois man. now visiting in York
county. is hunting for the grave Of an
ancestor who died there in 1857. At
last accounts the grave was undiscov-
cred.
The mackerel are said be fighting
shy of the Maine coast thus far this
summer M
Those who think that the only de-
light of BARRIERS is to shave and bleed
people will do we'll to note the philan-
thropic purpose of the Lewiston and
Auburn tonsorial artists who propose
to play a game of ball for some
| charitable object.
Squirrel Island needn't be putting ON
| airs because a shark has been seen
around there OF late. Every resort,
seashore or inland, has it's sharks, and
| most have more than this pretty
island.