Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-29

BADGES the merry go-round was well
patronized, but Captain Mitchell said
that the management of it was so poor
that he decided to withdraw from the
business. and sold out to the two men
for 500. Afterward the merry go-round
was carried to Cuba and sold to other
parties, and finally stranded in Santi-
ago, where it was found by the Aneri-
can troops on taking possession OF the
city.
A pretty good joke is told on three
Old Town young men who went on
hunting expedition few days ago.
They took with them a single barrelled
gun and stood it up in the back OF
their wagon. II commenced to rain
but the boys did not think to put their
gun under the seat and it filled with
water. To add further to their disgust
after reaching their destination the
boys found they had forgotten to take
any ammunition except the charge in
the gun.
Two Gardiner girls are trying to get
positions as army nurses But this has
happened since the batteries were or
dered South.
Courier Gazette: What Rockland
needs most is new industries that shall
bring in outside money. We can't
among ourselves.
Many Bath people who invested in
a lottery for trotting horse now wish
they hadn't as the owner not only col
lected about $500 by the sale of tickets
bat by the system he arranged for the
drawing the lucky number was held by
a member of the family. There is "a
little moral to this tale.
Portland Advertiser: Maine troops
are to see service in Cuba after all.
The battalion of artillery, 500 strong.
is going down as part of the seventh
corps. 1t is not an unwelcome order to
the men. Very likely they would pre-
fer to be mustered out, but If they are
to be kept in the service they would
choose anything rather than monoto-
nous inaction in camp. For four
months they have been kept in waiting
in Augusta, and it is not only tedious
but with cold weather coming on it is
growing uncomfortable. The battalion
goes to Cuba in the best part of the
year. when the rainy reason is past
and the heat has moderated. The win
ter climate of Cuba is enjoyable and
with reasonable care is not unhealth-
full. The army of occupation is, unlike
ly to have any fighting to do, but it's
activities will be confined to temporary
garrison and police duties. 1t should
be a not unpleasant winter sojourn.
In one Bddeford family five men,
bers have had the typhoid fever since
a son came from Chickamauga sick
with this disease The same expert
ence ON a smaller scale, has been true
of many Maine homes.
Gardiner Reporter-Journal: Why
cannot the sister cities of the Kennebec
unite and have a peace jubilee that
shall do them all good? The three cit
les could arrange a programme and
parade that would be worth seeing.
Why not try it?
Gardiner Reporter-Journal: That
trial of Rose White for the murder of
her husband is another illustration of
the uncertainties of juries and courts.
The jury found her guilty of man
slaughter, although it is difficult to see
why if she killed him it was not muir
der. Ten of the jury are said to have
held that view of it, but the other two
held out. And then the judge gave her
a sentence of only four years. Her
former disreputable character and the
desire of the community to be rid of
her seems to have acted to mitigate
her sentence rather than otherwise. 1t
looks as though murder gets less pun
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