Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-06

Portland is doing Christian work
in filling up the old, unused reservoirs
that have existed as death traps und er
the sidewalks and paving.
The Biddeford parish of Chaplain
| Es,abrook of the 1st Maine is not
financially inclined 10 grant him the
desired leave Of absence, but he viii
stay with the regiment.
This is a great week with the Maine
colleges. The closing base bah games
| of the league series will be played,
and the interest is red hot, the contest
for the championship lying between
BoWdoin and the University of Maine.
The intercollegiate field day will be
! held on the Whittier athletic field at
Brunswick, Wednesday, The BoWdoin
and Colby freshmen Will hold their an
nual dual meet on Saturday. More
over Friday is ivy day at Bowdoin,
the great day of the year for the jun
iors, and in all the colleges the grim
Sl3tttCt VI iiiiti tAetillIAA'A'iNi -
ing the dreams of all students.
1t would be hard to find a more true
hearted patriot than little Paul Crab
tree, of Hancock. aged six years. With
bouquet of apple blossoms and a
large umbrella. in the pouring rain he
marched all alone down TO the GENE
terry ON Memorial day to decorate the
soldiers graves.
a Bethel man believes in doing bust
ness in business-like way, and he in
serts the following advertisement in
the oxford County Advertiser: wife
wanted. by a widower with son l. years
old. Have good pension. Want wife
with home
New York Tribune: Bangor. fearful!
Of Spanish bombariment, mined the
entrance TO its harbor, thus putting Il
stopple in lhe dcmjjohn OF it's conn
merce Its first cry Was for defence
now it appeals for deliverancc from tho
engiuery Of It's protection, 50 that us
shipping may move TO and fro again as
usual The board III trade persuaded
the government u plant the dreaded
t0rpedocS. and has nGW succeeded In
getting an order u have the most dan
Eerous Of them pulled up, the citizens
meanwhile favorinE the idea that that
body should hcntcfurWArI cunfnc it,
functions To the ceremonial ana spec
tacular one OF eating its annual dinner.
one which it is sure to perform III j
strictly Crrlitable and Bangorlan
manner.
Boston Herald: The fact that The
Maine Populists are opposed to Bryan
can hardly be said to possess deep sig
nihcance. Among all the cranks Oh
this hemisphere thu Maine p0puiis Is
rank first ana foremost
Last spring Col Kendall was the Re
publican candidate for mayor Of Bi1de-
ford ana vas defeated after a cam
paign in which every kind Of abuse
and insult was heapcd upon him by the
opposition. Now that new honors
have come to him ana the Whole State
Is sounding his praises Bidleford i
beginning 70 appreciate its distin-
guiShed citizen and even the Biddcfnrd
Record has the following 10 say: Col.
Kendall has thus early been given
command Of a brigade ana brigalier
general is practically his title. 1t Is an
honor in which the whole LIST Reg.~
ment. the whole State and particularly
Biddeford rejoices but ID Us here at
home who can remember back three
months how small it makes Col Ken
daIls political enemies seem. Only
three months ago ana Col Kendall was
not good enough for mayor OF B.dde-
ford. not good enough 10 receive HI"
votes of his party. publicly denounced
as an unfit and unworthy candidate Of
the party, Yet today all Maine is proud
to claim him as the foremost military
representative Of the State II was
just as we'll that he was not elected
mayor because, as it has turned out
h. would not have been able to have
served. but for all that the recognition
he has since received only serves 10
show how contemplate was the oppo-
sition which denied him political
honor