Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-26
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Thanksgiving day, though few minor
games will be played, this afternoon
The last college team to go out of
training is Bowdoin, which played a tie
game with the strong Portland Athletic
Club eleven, Thursday morning, before
1000 people. Bowdoin has played twice
rs many games as any other Maine
college, and against several stronger
teams than the others have met The
Bowdoin team has had a very success
full season, playing II games. of which
eight were won, three lost and one tied.
Happy Waldo. Tramps are such a
scarce article there as to be looked on
with curiosity when they accidentally
stray there. This is due to the drastic
enforcement of the law. The Belfast
jail has no attractions for them.
The Lewiston Sun, in speaking of the
agitation for a curfew law that is be-
ing made in several Maine cities. syg-
gests law providing that "any parent
who allows his children to roam the
streets too late at night shall be i'm
prisoned as many days as his children
were out hours after 9 o'clock"
The savings bank men are moving
again to ask the next Legislature for a
reduction in taxation. They say that
the rate, seven-eighths of one per
cent. in investments outside of the
State and five-eighths within, is too
high. and they will probably fix a re-
duction of one-eighth of one per cent.
as satisfactory. 1t is pointed out that
after January l, there will be but two
or three savings banks in the State
paying as much as four per cent. on
deposits and they will doubtless have
to come down to the level of the others.
The banks have an efficient committee
on legislation. Hon. l.. c. Cornish of
Augusta, Seth l.. Carterlof Lewiston.
John A. Morrill, of Auburn, and John
L. Crosby of Bangor, being among the
members.
The Camden Y. w. C. T. U. held 4
debate, one evening this week, upon
the subject Resolved, That the Men
tai Ability of Man Is Superior to
Woman" OF course. we all know how
it was decided
1t will be of interest to pensioners to
know that the postmaster general
has issued an order authorizing the
cashing of pension checks at all money
order offices from money order funds.
This will be great convenience to
pensioners and>will also be a saving to
them.
Lewiston Journal: The latest is that
Five Islands have got together to or
ganiZe a chorus! But l suppose in the
enlargement of the Maine festival en-
terprise nothing ought to surprise now.
1t wouldn't astonish me bit to hear
that the oratorio Jonah and the Fin
back" opus southe by west half
southe, is to be produced this winter
by the Monhegan High Sopranos, OF to
learn that Matinicus is to cut her
cables for a performance OF the can
tata In Cod We Trust" before trying
it on the dog-fish next summer. Get
ting on? The muse seems to be taking
special pains to go out into the BY
ways and hedges and the unsteady
muddy ways of Maine; but 1 never
knew she could swim before and go
through the five-knot tide Of Hell-gate
for the love of art! But she's Won
der when she gets started.
1t is a rare occurrence to see ana
hear a man nearly 80 years old in a
church choir. yet Charles Davenport,
BATHS Oldest and wealthiest citizen,
may be heard every Sunday in the
chorus choir at Beacon street church,
where his son, George p. Davenport
presides at the organ.
According to present appearances the
woman's club movement has but just
begun to take possession of the lana.
But it's getting there. Lots of new
ones are starting this winter.
Some of the Maine towns that have
already used up all the money appro-
priated for highways this year are
hoping that those big drifts predicted
by the goose bone and the musk-rat
will be melted before they reach the
earth by the big sun spots reported by
the astronomers.
Lewiston Journal: A Portland pa
per which thinks it would be a great
scheme to get the prohibitory law res,