Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-09-20

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gerviile business men and Ia horsrs az
obliged to hire houses In adsoin;ne
towns.
fistsiieid already has 500 incandes-
cent lights IN stores and dwellings, and
ABOUT twenty S2-candie-power incan-
descents will be located at different
points for street lighting.
Only ten prisoners are now employed
IN Alfred jail work shop. The output
oI neels Is about 100 pounds weekly
New recruits will soon stvell the crew
70 much larger proportions
The Portland Press understands that
Mr. George Archibald. executor of the
estate OF the late George s. Hodgdon, is
70 me claim for $3.50 against the city
OF Deering for the horse recently killed
by electricity on Spring street.
The oldest person now working at
the Bridgton corn factory is Stephen
Edgerly. who was 81 last July. He is
IN the husking crew, and one OF the
most active of the elderly ones in tina,
department.
Hon. 5. s. Harris of Brownfield SO
years old, has kept house alone during
the past year. and carried on a good
sized farm. He has cut 20 tons of hay,
rode machine to cut and rake it,
loaded and slowed 1t away.
Rufus Benner OF Waldpboro, has a
piece of steel which, by authentic rec
ord, was used $50 years ago for getting
fire with flint and punk. 1t is shaped
like a rasp. He has two gallon jug
that. 1t is claimed, was brought over
in the Mayfiower.
| On account of small attendance al
the York county fair, this year, it is a
| question whether there will be a fair
next year. Some of the officials are
discouraged, and believe that it would
be expedient to let the thing rest
awhile before trying again.
Two gravel pits belonging to the city
of Bangor were sold at auction Friday,
the first to w. N. Sawyer, the price
paid being $40. the second. which was
the roadbed of the old Milford railroad
and which is at present the Niben BIZ
| cycle Club path was bought by the Nj
BEN Club for $175
Good cooks are scarce, said a Bath
captain recently. The most of them
cannot talk English and they cannot
cook any better than they can talk. Ii
is rather discouraging to hire mall
as good cook and then find out tha.
you have got to teach him to talk Sd
you can understand him and then al
most have to teach him how to cook
The most disagreeable part of going to
sea in coastwise vessels is the difficulty
with cooks
HonOrs were even with two Cumber-
land young men who went out fishing
for Huefish the other day. and VIII
had wager as to who should pull in a
fish first. Both got bite at about the
same second and there was some lively
hustling for few minutes. When ths
first brought in his haul and it proved
to be beautiful collection of seaweed
the other chuckled gleefully, but hi;
joy didn't last long as his catch came
alongside just then and it proved to bt
of the same material.
While Jesse Bartlett of Denmark
was after the cows recently, he saw
coming after him very swiftly a hugs
snake. He started to run, but finnfng
the snake the swifter, he resorted to q
club and after a hard struggle. killed
it. 1t was four feet, one inch long and
about six inches around; the colors
were brilliant and in checks. II is very
unlike any snake ever seen in these
parts. Description has been sent tc
the Massachusetts Natural History
rooms for information concerning it,
says the Bethel News.
The citizens of Berwick held an in
formal meeting at the town house
Thursday evening when the committee
appointed to confer with the Somers-
worth water commissioners made their
report, which was that the commits
sioners had decided to recommend to
the city councils that the citizens and
water under the same rules and regu-
lations that govern the city of Somers-
worth and citizens. The charter of the
Berwick Water Company must be Sc
cured OF permission granted by the
Maine Legislature before the water
pipes can be laid and therefore a COM
mittee of three, consisting of VIM. 5.
Mathews, VIM. H. Rich and VIM. &.
Spence, was appointed to see on what
terms the company would give up their
charter. If no agreement can be made
the matter will have to ge before the
Legislature in January.