Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-11

grip. '''''i's siege OF the
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,o - SIX year-old West Sullivan girl. while
tyra through a book. came to "a pie
moir o she ss ered ob Running p s her
| ishF d. 'u "esun anu never mn
q. me ,,,, excellent skating of late has tempt.
| hon M tne Dogs out to enjoy it. One Of
mem. lately noticed by York cores
pondent was George C. Lunt. who.
in4;ugh nearly 80 years of age, was en-
''.ihe the Skating with the best OF them.
hookfh 1udg man who is employed In a.
pan about a year ago received an ime
y na.; 70 one OF his fingers which to all APP
never exne ~ou,d - De permanent. and ne
days ago he was at work in the hnnE.
nndery when he had this niger crushed
his great sxrnris was s summoned; who. to
injury had completely remedied the orig.
nal hurt. and he was able to announcs,
snntiy " ,,nr wen the finger would be per-
Mr.. Charles @. Goodhue Of por,,.r.,
| mas nnisned tine picture Of historic
section OF the town, the corner OF Fore
III III wh anfoGk streets as Il appeared in
poet Longfeiiow. and Of Speaker Reed.
me Lonyfellow house marks, also. ths.
site OF: OF the settlement OF cleve and Tuck
er. The account says they were first I'd.
tracted to the spot by "A stream of water
which was there. Three houses nre
SHOWN IN Mr. Goodhue's picture, the mid
die one having originally been harm
connected with the LongfellOw mansion,
a Bangor man counts among his treas
. ures an old pistol that was dug up on an
island at Lake Onawa. last sumnihr, rs
men We're digging In the sand to get
i,oundatfon for wharf. There are many
legends connected with this locality.
about two Indian tribes that were con.
S.Intiy ilshttng and Il battle said to have.
tdken place between the French and the.
Indians on the lake, in which the latter
We're beaten. and the present owner OF
.ne gun would give much to know the
story Of the conflict in which this Old
flint lock participated.
Bowdoinham man who never had
much use Tor tralnps thinks worse OF
ago one OF them called in his absences
ana prevailed on the mistress of the
mouse mouse to hand out some provisions. The
tnem When he had finished he thanked
the siver with some great pOliteness and
moved on He was considered an unus-
band a little later went to put on a pair
OF rubber boots and found that the tramp
naa taken them along with him. leaving
a wornout pair of brogans in their place.
There is no place for weary wanderer
IN that household now.
Biddeford has curiosity in the shape
OF a human rat killer. His name u Char
bonnean and he gained notoriety In KILL
ing rats while working at one OF the liv-
cry stables. Charbonneau has great
iondness for the pastime. he is quick as
ms prey. His only weapon is a long
bladed knife and with this he watches
for long time with all the patience Of
a cat or terrier at IA rat hole and the
instant rat makes his appearance the
knife descends and fmpales the animal.
He does not wait for the body of the rat
70 get out OF the hole but the instant the
head Is In sight Charbonneau makes "a
quick thrust with his knife and the trick
is done. -
A rather eccentric old man who lives
IN the quarry districts all by himself in IA
campl1ke howell containing two rooms .
plainly finished and sparsely furnished :
concluded recently that it was truth the
poet sings: 1T is not good for man 10
live alone Failing in his effors topper
suade any of the local homeworkersi and
TO become his caretaker he.
acting no doubt upon the advice of some.
wellWlSher inserted an advertisement in
a Boston paper. Inside of IL week the re-
plies TO his.persuasive appeal had reached
nearly two hundred and represented ev-
FRY degree of servitude from the discon-
soiate Magdeline who would exchange
her services for a home. to the high-sal-
aried matron who could rule the iveried
servants of a colonial hall. Nearly all
these replies contained stamps for furth-
or information. an income which trebled
the outlay, and Yet there are still some
few remaining who say advertising does
not pay.-Bar Harbor Record.
This amusing story reached my ears
the otncr day, says Wayfarer IN the
Portland Express. from a man who was =
here and heard it. 1t was the occasion
IF the first inauguration of Hon. Freder-
elk Robbie as governor of Maine. The
people We're crowding up the stairs
eading to the Representative hall in the
State House and along with the crowd
were Clark ii. Barker of this city with
MS wife, who. it will be remembered, is
Gov. Robes daughter. and their littic
;on, probably about four or five years
Did The little fellow had his eyes Wide
tNI IL In, <xf
md the stately public building with an
that perhaps would have
escaped older eyes. Turning to his faith
r. he exclaimed Papa, Is this where
grandpa is going to speak his .piece?''
TO him the hOnOred governor of the State
was grandpa" just as he had known and
owed him in the home. and the inaugural
which was read and commented upon as
,ne of the ablest of our State papers
VAS hut the piece that grandpa was
,Oing to speak.
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