Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-03

One thousand kilograms sent and re-
ccived on the Boston wire at Portland
in one day. indicates the awful anxiety
of the mourners in that stricken city.
is there ray of hope in the fact that
not fragment of a life boat or life
raft from the Portland has been
washed ashore with the other wreck
age? Perhaps. Friends of those on
board would be likely to grasp even a
more fragile straw, even in view OF the
fact that sailors say a boat could not
have lived for a minute in such ter
rible gale.
The fluffy little curls on the back of
a girls neck look real cute. but
South Portland girl has discovered that
their creation is not always pleasant
matter. She was expecting her best
young man. the other night, and was
using the hot curling iron with her
usual deXterity when in some manner
the iron slipped from the handle and
went down her back next to the skin.
From blissful anticipations of the
young mans call she suddenly came
back to the burning realities of life,
and went through vigorous course in
gymnastics and calisthenics which are
not down in any book of instruction
There was a wild scene in that room
for a few moments and though the
t:rns were decidedly painful they did
hoe prove serious. But the young man
wondered what made his best girl so
coy and reserved, that evening.
Lewiston Journal: The outcome of
this tragedy should be show by the
people of Maine of benevolence and
Christian care for the distressed aud
the orphaned by this great calamity.
careful investigation of the needs of
the families of those left destitute,
should be made at once, SO that the
public may know how to bear sym
pathy and comfort. so far as possible,
to those who have lost their all in this
disaster.
From all along the coast the sad
tales of the great storm are still COM
ing in. The loss of the Portland has
so completely occupied public attention
that few realize how numerous and
dreadful were the other disasters. Tn.
whole coast line is strewn with wrecks
of schooners, and scores of brave men
persisted. May none of us live to see
another such blizzard
Think what must have been the suf-
fering during the Sundays storm of
the regular soldiers in their frail shell
ter of tents at Portland Head, The
men have been stationed at that ex-
posed point between six and seven
months. and during that long time
have experienced every discomfort in
cidental to camp life, and the needed
barracks have not been built; if begun
even. The delay to properly house the
men is exciting general Indignation.
After number of the poles of tents
were blown down Sunday, the remain
ing tents We're struck, and the occu-
pants sought shelter in barns and other
cover available. Fuel had run short,
and wagon bringing the unfortunate
fellows bread got stalled i'm the drifts.
1t is an interesting. though melan-
choly, fact that two county treasurers
have died in the State since their cleo
ton. One is Joseph Call of Lincoln
the other is Albert Goodwin of YORK
In Mr.. Calls place Eben Chase of
Edgecomb has been selected 1t is eX-
pected that Mr.. Goodwin will be sue
ceeded by Chas. H. Adams the present
treasurer who had previously declined
to serve any longer.
Bowdoin students have had some
shocking reminders of life's uncer-
tainty in the past few days. In the
campus chat of the last Orient was an
item stating that Eugene T. Minott. '9S.
was visiting friends, and another that
George B. Remission, Jr., 02, was a
likely candidate for the relay team to
race Harvard. But when the Orient
reached it's readers, a few days later.
both of these popular young men
sturdy athletes in the full flush of
health when the items We're written,
were cold in death. One died after
three days illness of appendicitis, and
the other went down with the Port
land .t..
The Franklin correspondent sees a
| text for romance in the notice of a
wedding in that town on Thanksgiving
day. A young man wooed and won the
affections of a young lady of that
town, 80 years ago. They Were pub
llshed' but circumstances arose (which
| made is impracticable for the wedding
to come off. Each went their way he
to the West where he for years cared
for the family of a dead brother She
married and settled in the county. A
daughter was born to her who is now
married. we'll and happy. The hus-
band died and this season the man
came back for a visit, met his former
betrothed. and the result was the we'd
ding of Thanksgiving day.
Damariscotta Herald: Another MUIR
derer given five years in Maine State
prison. Guide Peters offence was a
mild one in comparison with Rose Car
son Whites. He killed another guide
in a quarrel. Mrs. White slew her
husband in cold blood, hence Peters is
given more severe sentence than Mrs
White.