Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14

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There is some talk in Rockland of or
ganizing bowling club with lady and
gentlemen members.
There were in kingfield in 1897 twenty
one births-nine male, twelve female: ten
marriages and twelve deaths.
Capt. and Mrs. Benjamin Atwood Of
| Winterport observed the 10Th anniver-
Sary OF their marriage, Wednesday,
Mrs. Mary Jane GuptilI Of Swanville Sc
| years of age. has spun twisted and knit
full fleece Of wool during the past fall.
The fire loss last year in Bath was SO :
! 900 which exceeded the loss in 1886 b..
| $4,000. There were q alarms of fire dur
| ing the year.
Orland reports during the past year 20
| births II marriages and ~ deaths The
| number Of deaths is slightly below the
average for the last six years
| The oxford County Democrat has bur
I chased the subscription list and good will
! Of The Saco Valley News q local weekly
published at Fryeburg. which VIII be dis
continued.
Bethel enthusiastically remembered
that Judge t.npch Woodbury's SDth birth
day came upon Saturday. the 9Th at least
many of tn" Bcth"litcs did ana many re-
membranes were received from distant
friends.
Three steamers are making regular
trips to Bath Thcy are the LINCOLN
ii'Ih itiS ihb ibulHi lIlIi~ Il week between
Bath and Boston, the Salacia running 70
Portland, BonthhaY ana WsrasSet ana
tn" Winter Harbor running 10 Popham
Beach.
Bangor and Portland are becoming
great shipping c"nt"IS, but Bangor has
not get arrived AT Portland's record of A
schOoncrs in one day. nor yet Of 1925
scEnoners. i2IS steamers, - banks. 40
hargos. II briggs ana - sloopS-Fortand'
record of last year.
\ Portland dealer observes that the fact
that the fruit OF 1896 WAS finer than that
Of 1884 can be readily seen BY opening
and comparing canned goods Of the two
years The apple of 1896. for instance. APP
pears nat only larger and handSomcr, but
has much better favor.
\ Lewiston physician is treating a deaf
patient to daily doses of monograph mu-
sic. The idea is that the rcVerbtTations
Of sound 50 clos" To the inner ear give
supplencss To- III" joints Of the tiny bones
IN the tympanum making them sens-
tive ID the sound nerves.
Rev. S F. Pearson Of Portland who
was 50 severely injured by falling upon
TIA, icy sidewalk recently. was thought
~ BE- nearly well, ana on Sunday con
Quoted funeral service. He contracted
cold and is again confined to the house
Mrs. Pearson IL critically i'll with the
grippe.
\ Belfast lawyer while presenting his
NAi'' ''i - ttt~f' ~ nv jury GdS uIt'ti
ny the attorney on the other side. The
former paused in his argument ana turn
ing 10 his brother lawyer made the fol-
lowing startling exclamation: You shut
up your mouth. m talking" The Judge
members Of IN" bar and jurors smiled.
There were twenty children born in the
town Of Surry during the year 1891. ten
of each sex. There We're seventeen
deaths during The year. Two were Of per-
sons past eighty years of age. and six
others had passed seventy. There was
only one tan infant less than twenty -one
years Of age. and only tw" between that
age and thirty.
II, l.. Hackctt who for many years has
shipped oil by the ear load from these two
cities. which he tried out Of leather
scraps. stated Ia reporter in Auburn
yesterday. that he has inst shipped a car
load Of oil which netted him $ll0U. Mr.
Hackett said that for The same cargo he
could have received 5000 five years ago.
Lewiston Sun
William K. Chapman said 70 u News
reporter in Dansor, Tuesday evening. be-
fore the concert there. that the series of
concerts given up to that time had re-
suited in loss of $l2p0 Houlton. he said
had given $3.50 house. while the best up
Ia that time had been only $3.50. The
Tuesday night concert in Bangor was the
most successful to date the receipts be-
Ing stated at nearly $500
1t is again reported that there are
troubles in the ranks of Go. G.. BanEor's
military company. As near as can be
learned there has been a falling off in in
tcr~St among the members since the
close of tn" state muster. 50 that out OF
company If % enlisted men the average
number in attendance ON drili nights is
only twelve 1t Is limited that an inv"sti-
Cation of III" company will be made by
tn" rcEimtntal officers. Bangor News
y Maine newspaper correspondent pays
this unique tribrit" Ia highly respect ID
lady. recently deceased: "Oh, how We
miss dear Mrs. -- whom death has 50 1
recently taken from our midst, There |
WIS no one lady at the village whose loss |
would hay" been felt by 50 large Il circle (
~ friends as hers for she was Il dress 1
maker OF eNteuSiy" patronage ana note \
worthy patience. II will he a long time /
before We get accustomed to living with |
out her. Why she was taken from US is
one Of the questions in the long list only |
to be answered i'm eternity"
y young man Of - from the suburban 1
district OF Auburn was seen in Auburn !
SATURDAY. III" NuunG man was "A large. /
rugged fellow and said that was the tifth /
day hc had searched for work in the city. !
lie said: My folks did not want mo to I
star out but ! thought | could certainly |
find something to do | have visited al !
most every place in Auburn. where help !
Of all kinds is employed, but in vain. To- |
daV was compelled to sell my glasses, /
the proceeds of which will be exhausted |
by tomorrow. If fail to find work by |
Monday shall be compelled to return |
home.
That rumor of a combine to purchase (
ana control the timber lands in four couu- !
ties is interesting: but even it, as init /
mated. tn" land of these large regions |
should be cleared. Maine would vet have |
a vast amount of forest. 1t is believed. |
however. by many well-informed people. |
that it is time something We're done look
ing towards the preservation of our for
'StS. or at least regulation of cutting. |
There are places. even in Maine where |
forests once destroyed. trees find it very
difficult again to get foothoid. The |
bleak island of DamariscoVe at the mouth |
of Boothbay. once heavily wooded is a
good object Decentralization Journal.
Capt J. s Winslow. the we'll known
ship broker of Portland. was sailing down
the harhor Il few summers ago. en- route
10 the islands. when he espied ON the
stern of an old dilapidated craft that
was creeping up the harbor the name
"Peninah and Josephine. Nothing
flashed across his vision that could have
awakened more exciting "reminiscences.
1t was the same old schooner ON which