Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-05

... - aiIeady discussing a cele-
pration for July 4, 80. = Ne'
ABOUT SO cases of scarlet favar ara
les pu han IA biddeford. The city anrbori-
TO prevent further spread of 81 measures
IA a.. w. W. sturges of Lewiston. has IN his
Snnu, W. Srapapple trees. one praftad ro
,Thew baPpiSs, the other TO Wapners
sion for M oorne fruit, without intermis-
past three or four years.
Qui.e number of Brooklin Young,
,ilen Intend TO make business of seal
lop nshing the coming winter. It is
rough cold work, but pays well.
taptalh William E. Leighton of Penn
broke, has lobster claw measuring "a
ihches long and 61a inches wide The
Empty smell weighs II ounces. The
lops'er was taken at Bailey's Mistake
and weighed 20 pounds
Probably the Herald offica ;s tho
oi,is newspaper office in the country
Where the editor can catch a mess Of
smeits from the back window. To be
aoie 70 use scissors and fishing pole in
the same room is not common occur
rehce.-Damariscotta Herald.
A brunswick lady is perfecting black
BOARD eraser which will work mon the
iha an d,,1 M fp carpet sweeper and will collect
opvlate some of the disagreeable things
shat nave been spoken of in the papers
nenoig III, tne pedagogical and medical meet
mss IN Lewiston within few weeks
a,,sat a1nearyIleld stands in need of an aque-
uuCt .i! ana some ready means for extin-
gulsning fires. The town being closely
nestled between the hills and the bujId
,nss M 5, sta standing near together, fire would
pe most disastrous to the business of the
niace. The question of putting in a svs-
tenn OF waterworks will soon command
the attention of the new board of trade
MRS. Saloma Sellers of Sunset, cele-
brated the 9Sth anniversary of her
birth recently, receiving the calls of
relatives ank friends. Mrs. Sellers is
next to the oldest citizen of Deer Isle.
Nathanlel Robbins was 9S years of age
last March. They were schoolmates
together.
Business among Bath merchants is bet
Ter .han II was year ago, there's more
work IN Bath than for years and rents
are more scarce than they ever were be-
lore, sun business is not as good among
the store Keepers as it should be under
Ihe prevailing circumstances. Why"
Some people who have good judgment, as
general rule, say it's because there :
so much shopping done outside of Bath.
Bath Enterprise.
A Lewiston girl who recently gave the
police good deal of trouble by running
away from home, and Stealing goods at
the boarding houses where she was liv-
ing. and who was rescued from jail by a
woman who was friendly to her family
ana who promised TO hire and pay her
regular wages, and ait the same time
back to the people from whom she stole,
all the value of the goods taken.
In the Bath police station the other
morning was a young man who had been
arrested the night before for drunken
ness and who. had just paid a fine of
about $40. As he prepared to leave he re-
marked Il hadn't drank a drop of liquor
for three years and five months, since l
spoiled a suit of clothes, spent IS last
night, paid s.0 fine and got fired out of a
job l guess in the future | had better
leave rum alone.
There is but, one man in Cherryfield,
who believes that his business must suf-
fer seriously by the railroad, Charles
McGouldrick has always carried on one
of the largest livery business and trans
portatiOn lines in Eastern Maine. Now
he will keep fewer horses and do a much
smaller business. Mr. McGoulrick. how
ever, says he is willing to make some
personal Sacrifices for the benefit of the
public.
Colonel Morrell of Bar Harbor's cot
tage colony, holds out prospects of a
great season at Robin Hood park next
Stdl. All tlOil Will pc iIldue " iS-
vive interest in running races. and in
coaching exhibitions. Robin HOOD
park is being converted into a hand
some field, and the half-mile track is
being put in shape
Residents at Lamoine Point expect,
next summer, to have a water supply.
Blunts pond on the hill above the
Point, forms a natural reservoir, and
the water is excellent. Pipes will be
laid from the pond to the Point, and
next season many of the cottagers will
add Blunt's pond water to their bill-of-
fare, and the comforts of life at La
moine Point will be proportionately
heightened.
Cherryfeld's board of trade will make
every effort to promote the business In
terestS and welfare of Cherryheld. 1ne
| Washington County Railroad runs through
| the central part of the village and along
| the river where are situated SaW-m1llS oil
different kinds, and where the peopie
soon hone TO see new factories located
Cnerryfield has one. of the finest water
powers in the State, sufflclent TO run m lne
| as already reported, has been consider
ing ui1e advantages of The place Tor
wooden mill, has been before the loca
| board of trade and offered TO establish a
| wooden plant on the river near the rail-
| road station, provided the town will in
vest capital in the enterprise. WITH
! railroad facilities and other advantages
| Cherryfield is bound to grow and increase
! her industrial strength in the future
Active preparations are now going on
at Fort Preble for the construction OF
new buildings both at Fort Preble and
! the Head. 1t is proposed to erect al
once temporary quarters for the men
at Portland Head and the speclhca-
| tions will call for three barracks
capable of quartering about 20 mer
each In addition house with about
eight rooms for officers will be bullt
Besides these, a barrack and a mess
hall will be put up at Fort Preble. The
hall will be large enough to accommo-
date an entire battery, while the par
racks should hold about 20. men tins
same as those at the Head. Work VII
be vigorously pushed so that the mef
can be comfortably housed by the time
winter sets in
Last winter Judson E. Cottrel OF
Belfast. as an experiment, made tWt
small paper boats, thereby learning
| how to prepare the cement ana Woff