Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-24

| AudH1S lOfIleIIy TeSiOCu IOTtIdI0
| and did business there.
| II. G. Chaples of Belfast, has a fine
| lot of large tobacco plants which he
| has raised. One Of the plants stands
| about six feet high and has long leaves
| about eight inches wide. The plants
are now in bloom having small red
| blossoms. The seeds of the plant are
smaller than that Of the common pop
| py and of a dark color. The plants
are in a very healthy condition and
attract considerable attention from all
| who have the pleasure of seeing it.
The strange actions of a party Of
young wheelwomen on North street.
Bath, attracted attention, when the
leader in the party passed by the corr
ner OF High street, westward bound,
she changed her pace and went ex-
ceedingly slow. why do you ride SO
slow for?" cried one of the other girls
and her friend, pointing towards sign
near by which read go Slow Here"
said, Don't you see that notice, fool
ish?" Then they all rode slow. The
sign was one for electric motornen to
obey.
Alexander Bates, a well known Bow
doinham orchardist. has just sawed
down a mammoth apple tree, the big
gest in the town and perhaps in the
whole State. 1t was Is inches across
the stump, 6 feet trunk. then branch
ing out in long branches. 1t has been
a very thrifty, heavy bearing tree of
winter Greetings for the last 80 years
he has owned the farm. Two years
ago it bore its last crop of apples, and
1t has died rapidly since until there
was not green leaf on it. 1t must
have been nearly or quite 100 years
old. 1t was truly a monarch of the
orchard.
II. w. Bryant of Portland, the anti
quarian. has added to his collection of
rare old books. a small volume. Judas
the Traitor" by Rev. Samuel Moody,
published in TIA, and an essay on 1.-The
Variety of Human Invention" pub
lished in London in 1866, bearing the
autograph of Rev. Samuel Moody,
showing that it evidently once be-
longed to the library of this well
known divine of the 18th century. Both
books are in an excellent state of
preservation, due. Mr.. Bryant thinks.
to the fact that they were on themes
that did not awaken much interest on
the part of the general reader.
George Crane of Camden, must be a
valuable person to have in a neighbor
hood. he having saved two houses from
burning lately. The Camden Herald
reports that he discovered that Mr.. F.
X. Aliens barn was on fire and he and
Mrs. Allen put the fire out. That blaze
h1-c hn nj "
ing in the stall and set the fire. He
next noticed smoke coming from Mr..
Hollis Beams porch. This was caused
by the hired girl taking some ashes
from the fireplace that she thought
We're cut. She took the ashes out and
put them in a basket Of shavings and
put them in the porch. Soon the shaw
ings were on fire and set fire to the
porch. The flames here also were put
out without much damage.
A Bath man who had been on a
several days drunk was before the
municipal court recently and fined.
Rev. F. W. O'Brien interceded for him,
however. and Judge Fogg finally
agreed to suspend the sentence, pro-
viding the man would behave himself.
He said he would reform, was fur
nished with medicine by Mr.. OBrien
who said he would also send some gro
ceries to the mans house. The fellow
started for home apparently, buts,was
watched by the clergyman who saw
him enter a saloon. Mr.. OBrien
started on the run, darted into the
saloon. caught the man by the shoulder
and drew him into the street. Then he
told him he was going to have the
judge impose the sentence, but the man
begged so hard that Mr.. O'Brien finally
consented to give him one more
chance, and he went directly to his
home.
A strange conflict has been waging
between two young men of Portland
They are brothers, and the younger
came home one night with a new razor.
He used it, said it was fine, and went
out, cautioning the older brother to let
it alone. But the latter could not re-
sist trying it, and when a nick in the
blade appeared, he put it back in it's
place and, being cross-examined, de-
MED his guilt. The incredulous younger
brother was SO incensed at this that he
took one of the others razors in his
absence and purposely ruined it,
AIteTWdTuS lie, TOO, nut WIN an lrrlta-
ting smile. professed innocence
See here" said the older brother, II
admit that I broke your razor, but 1
did it accidentally. You have broken
mine on purpose. and if ever again,
after this, l find you wearing any of
my clothes, look out" The younger
regarded this warning for awhile,
then wore, one night when the other
was not expected home a pair of his
new trousers. But the older brother
unexpectedly arrived and discovered
the absence of the trousers, and with
pair of sharp scissors cut off one tail
of the younger brothers dress coat
The younger retaliated in few days
by severing at the elbow both sleeves
of the older brothers celebrated pad
dock coat. Nothing since then has
happened. But they continue to exist
on war footing, and either is expected
at any time to take UP the scissors
again and charge terribly on the ward
robe Of the enemy.
IFS a mistake to imagine that itchins.