Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-04

calf with six feet attracts many
curious people to the farm of Elliott
Fisk in Rockville
Next spring Lewiston will see a
large number of new streets opened
and house lots put upon the market in
all parts of the city.
AS result of a bet on the Columbia
Shamrock boat race well-known Au-
burn clerk will pay double price for ms
shaving and hair cutting for one year.
Arrangements for the championship
in a series of games of chess by tele-
graph are in progress by the expert
players of Machias and Cherryheid.
From recent announcements of en-
gagements and marriages among the
summer smart set it would seem that
Cupid had been kept busy during the
season at York Harbor.
Mrs. P. L. Osgood who is IS years
of age, and has been postmistress at
North Penobscot more than So years,
rendered her resignation some time ago,
but as vet it has not been accepted.
The purple beech-trees in front of the
CIapp mansion, corner of Elm and Con-
planted so years. and the gardener who
placed these old trees in position is still
in charge of the old place.
Another straw showing Camden
prosperity this year is the large amount
of lumber brought there by vessel the
past summer. About every week from
one to three cargoes have been re-
ceived.
At the court house two deeds made
in 1888 have just been received for
record. This shows careleSsness for
which there is no excuse and in case
of loss, as several people living in the
back towns have experienced. there is
little NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Observer
Dover)
Hudson Sides of West Waldoboro,
has been going to sea for % years. and
encountered his first disaster last
week. He made trip to Rockland,
and on the return passage his craft
went ashore and sprung a leak. He
got her off. bailed her out with one of
his rubber boots. and arrived home all
right.
The owners of pasture lands in Col
umbia Falls are earning a dollar this
season by cutting Christmas trees for
New York dealer. who has engaged
five carloads for the Philadelphia mar
ket. The trees range from four feet
to twelve feet in height, and the fir is
the choice.
The Lewiston police force has de-
clared war upon junk dealers. That
half the trouble with boys who are ar
rested for larceny originates with per-
sons who buy the stolen lead and cop
per from them. is the belief of City
Marshal Wing. and a detective is now
being employed to ferret out the wrong
doors. If there is any way in which
this illegal trade can be stopped. it will
be done.
Mrs. Hammond of OronO. has a coon
cat which recently displayed consider
able intelligence. The cat called at a
neighbours barn and found a wire cage
mouse trap into which two mice had
found their way. The cat tried to get
at them but finding that he could not,
he took the trap in his mouth and took
1t home to get assistance in having the
mice relieved so he could get at them.
Phillips schools are at present finding
great deal of amusement in playing
war. They have two factions. the
American and the British. and some of
the engagements are more or less
warm. One little fellow entered into
the game with so much spirit one day
recently that he was unable to sleep.
and kept his family awake explaining
stratagems whereby the opposing
forces might be defeated
A Dead River cat had quite an ex-
perience the other day and has been
receiving tender care from her owners
She was pursued by a dog and ran
upon the roof where the chimney
seemed to offer safe refuge The cat
sprang down the chimney and down
the funnel to the stove in which a fire
was burning. Its mistress had been
watching the cats fight and wrenched
the funnel from the stove 50 quickly
that pussy escaped with only blistered
feet.
cartridges seem to be quite plenty in
the vicinity of East Franklin. A few
days ago one flew against T. f. Hoop
er's house and one against j. p. Cor
don's buildings and We're killed. An
other flew into Mr.. Welch's house
through 15X2S pane of glass He was
a little frightened at first but let Mr..
WEIGH pick him up and smooth his
plumaee. When Mr.. WEIGH carried him
TO the door he seemed in no hurry to
go, but finally scared away.
1t has recently been ascertained that
the roof that Surmounts the present
ferry house of the Portsmouth. Kitterv
d York Street Railway. the former
Spring Market building. is the identical
roof that once covered the Congrega-
tional church at Durham, in the cellar
OF which was stored the powder cap
tured by General John Sullivan and his
little band of patriots at Castle William
and Mary at Newcastle. December 49,
l''4, and which formed the bulk of the
ammunition used by the Continental
soldiers at Bunker hill.
Miss Cassie Haggerty of Lewiston.
has notified the city of Lewiston that
she will demand damages for the in
jury she sustained in a fall over a de-
fective sidewalk near the corner of
Lisbon and Ash streets few weeks
ago She is cripple. and lost one
leg in an accident few years ago.
The other day she was going down
Lisbon street when she tripped over
the projecting bricks of a walk, and
fell breaking her leg.