Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-14

The elder boys at the Bath high
school are to organize a company OF
cadets.
during the past three weeks there
have been fifteen Cinnamon in Bidda-
ford.
| Inc bangor firemen want uniforms
not the old redshirted kind but the
modern article. blue, silver buttoned.
natty and up-to-date.
Mrs. G. Arnold of East Waldoboro
set ninety eggs and did not get q
chicken She believes IF at first YOU
don't succeed, try, try again.
a part of the Friendship fleet has
returned TO port some of the crews re-
| lusing to serve on account of the posi-
| blilty of falling in with Spanish priv
| ateers.
I A blanchard hog escaped from the
pen a few days ago and during efforts
to get him back. he ran into the river
| and was carried down stream. He did
| not return for three days but at last
| appeared in good health.
South Berwick celebrated Dewey's
victory recently in an up-to-date man
| ner. An immense bonfire blazed in the
| center of the square and many, who
1elt SO inclined, paraded the principal
streets of the town to the music of the
Happy Valley drum corps
y prominent citizen of Belfast. who
occasionally gets left by failing to con-
meet with boats or trains made a break
in the opposite direction few morn
| inGs since. The train leaves a rs and
he arrived at the depot at 6.04 an hour
| and eleven minutes too soon.
II is claimed that Arthur Frank Dur
gin was the first Bangor young man to
go to fight Spain. He was acting as
clerk in Chicks drug store. when they
began to fill up the ranks of the United
States army, and about four weeks ago
young Durgin joined the Seventh Uni
ted States Infantry. He is now with
his regiment on its way to Havana
Wouldn't the golden rule to do I'M
to others as you would that they
should do unto YOU have a homely.
but practical Illustration if those who
allow their hens to run over the walks
and scratch up the gardens of their
neighbors. would keep them shut up
on their own premises ?-Inquires the
Camden Herald.
1t is pretty mean chap who will
steal anyway, but he may be consider
ed thrice mean who would be guilty
of stealing an American flag. Yet
there is some one in Watervile who is
that mean, as Charles Libby had a
large wool flag stolen from the front
of his home recently.
The way of the school truant trans
gressor in Harrison is hard. Truant
officer Charles H. Eaton has posted
notices warning all scholars between
eight and l6 years Of age that if
found on the street or any public place
without written excuse, from the
teacher, during the school hours. they
will be arrested and punished accord
| ing to truant law.
Il is resolved by the examining COM
mittee of the Hancock county bar, that
all applicants for admission to the bar
shall in their written examination at
tain an average Of al least s. per cent
as Il prerequisite to their admission.
Such written examination shall en-
brace, among other subjects, real prop
crtY. pleading. evidence, BINS and
notes, contracts. equity, criminal law,
tcrts. agency and practice.
There has been some speculation
among Saco citizens, in view of the
| falling off in valuation shCWn by the
assessors books. as to whether the tax
rate would have to he raised this year,
in order to meet the city's expenses. 1t
seems to be the opinion Of the city Off
| Gals, however, that the tax rate will
not be raised, but that the expenses
| Will rather he cut down, so as to keep
within the amount which can be raised
at the present rate.
Mrs S. S Knight Of North Deering,
! has received letters from her son, Cap
tain George Il. Leavitt of the steamer
| Newport of the North Pacific whaling
| feet. He writes that they were frozen
| in September IA, 1897. Three vessels
| have been lost. two crushed by ice and
| one burned. They were in no danger
| from starvation. although obliged to
| live on short rations. The letters were
| brought overland Ivy one of the men
who came down and the last one was
| dated October 26, 81.
| A Prospect correspondent contflD-
utes this account of the discontinue
of a Wolild-be smart young lawyer.
who finally, in a case of assault and
| battery. asked an old man of the Vicln-
| itv at what distance he was from the
parties when the assault happened.
Just four feet five inches and a
half" answered the witness.
Flow came you to be 50 exact?
| asked the counsel.
Because ] expected some fool or
! other to ask me and SO | measured it. ~
Village Improvement clubs and
many individuals all through the state
| have employed men and boys to gather
and destroy the eggs of caterpillars
this winter and spring, and no doubt
| much has been accomplished towards
lessening these pests. The crusade
| should, however. extend to the wild
| cherry trees. the favorite breeding
places of these troublesome creatures.
| If the rOadsides could be cleared OF
these trees and bushes it would do
much towards reducing the number OF
| caterpillarS that prey so much on val
va ble products. Strike the axe at the
| of those trepS.-I2rmlnGtOn