Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

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son CT Millionaire Burnham who pulled
$50, 900 that Pool Cashier Gibson lugged
away.
land. the other day not only interested
observers but taught a lesson of self
denial which will not soon he forgotten.
| A little fellow was trudging along ana
| cycling the sweets and fruit displayed
| in the stores, for he had but one cent
! to invest and was anxious to get the
| most for his money. While thus en-
| gagged in the pleasures of anticipation
he noticed the poor old blind man who
sat near the First Parish church, max
| ing d1leful music. and with his tin
| dipper extended in mute appeal to the
| charitable. The boy stopped ana
hooked at him a moment and then
passed on and resumed his tcontempla-
ton of the fruit and candy. Presently,
however, he returned, and stood a
minute by the blind musician, then was
| off. and once more returned. the con.
| flict between seifishness and charity
evidently being we'll on now. Finally
he contributed his mite to the blind
mans fund, and ran off happy as a
| lark. Many of those who had wit
messed the incident followed the boys
example, and, threw nickels and dimes
into the man s'dhpper. An
Aireturned volunteer relates the fol-
remarkably higi, trestle which
stretches over some of the streets AMI
the Ohio river at Parkersburg, Va.
with the LIST Maine Regiment aboard,
one OF the boys dropped bareback on
which he had inscribed his name ana
address. 1t was not broken from the
fail from the great height. and. as it
CHANGED, fell into the hands of pa
triotic young woman, who forthwith
opened correspondence with the writer,
and the marriage of the two young
people will soon occur as a result
1t was very fortunate for Maine
farmers that the recent extreme drouth
did not come earlier in the season
Their crops for the most part got ahead
of it and the chief damage has been
done to the pastures. Much trouble,
too, has been caused by the failure ut
wells SO severe a drouth is seldom.
seen, but it is we'll broken now.
Chester, Pa) Advocate: MAINE
sent all her congressman back to
Washington for another term. The old
Pine Tree State knows that good
representative becomes better by long
service. 1t is better both for State and
nation, and Maine always stands in the
forefront in national affairs by reason
of the efficiency of her congressman"
Boston Herald: Judge Putnam of
the circuit court has been giving MI.
Joseph Chamberlain an opportunity to
meet some of the wise men Of the East
at dinner down at Fort Preble. in
Maine, including Speaker Reed. Sem
ator Hale and Judge Webb. The wit
must have sparkled like the cham
payne.
One sympathizes, as never before,
with the Rangeley boy who asked a
stranger where he lived, and when the
stranger replied, with an air of pride
New York city," the Rangeley boy
said, Il should think you would hate
to live SO far away At this season o,
the year many a man regrets that his
home is in the man made city instead
of in the country God made.
The season at Portland's beautifu
and popular resorts. Riverton. Peaks
Island and the Cape has Closed, so fan
as entertainments go, but the fins
(; weather induces many to continue
y these delightful rides and, sails. Man.
ager Cooling states that his Ger
theatre at Peaks earned $500,
more than the old theatre
last summer. which is not sur,
G prisirg when it is recalled how popu
i lar it has been from the start 1t ma.
!. made reputation which will cause it.
. reopening next season to be anticipate:
= with pleasure by patrons. The crowd.
| at Riverton have exceeded all previou.
seasons. evidencing the hold this hand
t some resort has upon popular favor
: The Cape electric road management
report satisfactory season for thei
casino and theatre, and promise SOM
rev attractions next year.
Searsport man has secured distin
n guished piscatorial for5r4 in rather {