Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-11

This has certainly been a great sea
son for the fairs.
Two young ladies at York We're re-
| Gently frightened out of their
wits by what appeared to be ter
rible confiagration. but which proved
| upon investigation to be nothing more
| than the bonfire of n picnic party. 1t
| is to be hoped that the young ladies in
question reached the scene in season
to secure a share of the Clans
Even the sheep Of North Sebec are
reported to be expansionists It's in
the air.
And now the Bowdoin men, not sat
isfied with cutting out the town boys.
appear to have invaded the Social pre-
serves of the busy little ship building
city. The Times makes the following
| sad announcement: The Bath boys
have a couple Of weeks of Grace Cor
| Clara or Jane or whatever her name
isl Bowdoin opens in about that
time.
The "Old Home Week" was such a
success in New Hampshire that there
| is growing sentiment in favor of
adopting the idea here in Maine.
What a distinguished gathering of
sons and daughters could be assembled
within the confines of the old Pine Tree
State upon such an occasion.
One day last week, New York
lady, who is stopping at Pleasant
Point, went out for berries. and took
with her as guide an old lady of so
summers. AS night approached, a
dense fog came up, and neither the
New York woman nor her guide was
able to determine which way to get
| out of the woods. After wandering
about for a time, they gave themselves
up for lost, and prepared to make a
| supper of berries and find a bed on the
cold ground in the wild forest. They
| shouted loudly for help, but none
| came, and they became very much
| frightened. But suddenly the fog
lifted and they got their bearings and
reached home safely. but having been
very thoroughly frightened.
Portland is anxious to know the rea-
son for the delay in carrying out the
provisions of the act of Congress ap-
proved February 4, 1899. authorizing
and directing the construction of a
| lightship with a signal to be located
near Cape Elizabeth.
Bangor reports a greater activity in
real estate matters than for a number
of years past. The Queen City is evil
IDENTIFY enjoying its full share Of the
benefits OF the business revival
| Thomas S. Leigh, who keeps the
switch house in the Grand Trunk yard,
just below Fort Allen is something of a
naturalist. He has two lobster traps
which he sets in the morning and then
after his days work is done he pulls
them to see what manner of wild ami
mails have come to him during the day
Recently he captured a sea cucumber
This is one of the lower forms of sea
creatures of the same general style
as the starfish. 1t is about six inches
long and colored just like a cucumber
which gives it it's name. On the out
side are several rows of spines that are
for all the world like the spines on a
cucumber. At one end is an opening
from which protrude at times some
delicate veinous matter which serves
for head and mouth in one BY ex-
banding and contracting this mass of
fibre the animal makes it's way from
place to place. secures it's food and also
breathes. Sea cucumbers are very
rare on the Maine coast. though the
books tell us that they are common
enough farther south Not long ago
Mr.. Lee found a sharks egg in one of