Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-20

MRS. A. l.. Bateman OF Portland. has
fuchsia with 100 blossoms on it,
Camden selectmen have forbidden
| the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks
of that town.
Old Towns already excellent fire sys-
tenn is to be further improved. this sea-
| son. by the addition of several hose
stations.
dozen building lots We're sold one
week recently, to different persons in
Van Buren, all of whom intend to build
at an early date.
WaldOboro will have three hotels and
several boarding houses for the accom-
mediation of its numerous summer
visitors. this season.
1t is reported that Bangor's Park
Commission will ask for $4,000 for
park Improvement this year. and pro-
poses soon to enter their Forest avenue
park for first prize among Maine parks.
Lubec is enjoying the largest build
ing boom in its history. But notwith-
standing this large increase in the
number of buildings. writes a CORES
pondent. rents will be scarce and high
in Lubec. this summer
That was rather cute, the story OF
the two little children Of a well known
Bath pastor. who got up early one
morning. crept noiselessly out Of the
house in their night clothes and went
To the waters edge at one Of the ship
yards and gave each other what the
little tots called baptism
1t is said that little daughter OF
Frank ('1nEav &c,
from what is termed the st. vitus
dance. due to vaccination The little
child is in such a serious condition
that 1t requires some one to hold her
all the time to prevent her doing her
self serious injury. The case is a
particularly sad one
One fond Bath father thinks he has a
pretty bright three-year-old He took
the child on the river, Sunday, in a row
boat. it being the first time the little
fellow had ever been on the water. In
describing his experience afterward the
child said: My papa apd me had a
sweat time. I sat on the seat and he
scwatched the water with two sticks"
I. b. Knowles of Dexter. is the pos
SCISSOR of pair. of iron bowed spec
| tacles. the age of which, it Is said, can
be traced back 200 years. The bows are
| plainly hand forged. the amount Of iron
/ in them being sufficient to make several
pairs of bows equal in Weight to the
style used at present. The glass in
them magnifies but slightly, is much
smaller than what is used now, and
placed farther apart.
Mrs. Charlotte Hargraves Of Shap-
leigh. is thought to be the oldest per-
son in York county Her one hundredth
birthday occurred on April %. She is
| native of Newburyport. and one
would scarcely believe that she was
beyond the century mark. for she still
goes about quite easily, reads with the
| aid OF reading glass. while her
memory is quite keen. and her desire
| to live as earnest as 80 or 40 years ago
| a serious and singular accident re-
Gently. Mr.. Moore lost one Of his legs
at the knee some time ago and uses
an artificial limb. On the day when the
| accident occurred he was riding in
| wagon and leading COW behind. The
| COW got frightened at something and
| this caused the trouble. She ran into
one of the wheels, the wagon was tipped
| oNtI MI. hooTe was thrown out.
| The leg. of which he had already lost
the lower portion. was broken half way
above the knee. His artificial limb
| also was completely shattered.
Very few towns the size of Camden
have so many well-kept lawns and neat
| looking yards as this town. At the
same time there is room for improve
| ment in many places. This is the time
of year when move should be made
in this direction by every householder
| in town. 1t is house cleaning time,
/ and when the women of the house are
putting everything inside in apple pie
order. il is the opportunity for the
men to show what they can do in the
| Improvement of the yards and lawns
tnsightly fences can be removed. rub
bish cleared up. grass seed sown. trees
planted and pruned. grading done If
necessary and many other things to
make our homes look neat and attract
| i've on the outside There are so
many well-kept lawns that those that
are not. show up strongly by contrast.
| A little pride on the part of those that
are negligent in this respect would do
much toward making our beautiful
town still more attractive.-Camden