Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-25

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Cyrus w. Longley. clerk OF the com
mon council of Bath. has complete,
% wears of consecutive service in tina
position.
A Bath man who has worked for one
firm over 20 years, has applied for /;
position on the street railway. H,
says he has done one kind Of work 81
long that he wants a change.
A Waldoboro man who has kept Il
dozen eggs all winter. during whici
time they have Been worth from Is t.
So cents per dozen. sold them, tn,
other day, to a grocer for II cents.
| There is almost wood famine il
Fairfield at present. The market 70
wood and coal has been unusually goot
all winter and the supply of dry hare
wood is now about exhausted.
1t isn't safe to demonstrate when 70,
are snowballed. A Bangor young maj
did so one afternoon, recently, and wa
quickly grabbed by the young hood
lums and hustled to the nearest snow
bank. where his face was washed.
George and Carl Hennings of Waldo
boro. boys II and IL years old re.
spectively. have been into the woods
the past winter. and cut five cords OF
wood. which they have hauled to theil
dooryard and are now manufacturing
Town clerk, H. B. Thayer of Presqu.
Isle. reports that the whole number Of
deaths recorded from March /, 1898. t
March /, 1899. is As. whole number OF
births reported during the same periot
IS.
Anyone who imagined Foxcroft dea /
or dying can now undeceive them
selves. A town that can raise with
good grace $500 on debt and interest
and $500 for kindergarten and library
with a SAC, 1000 debt staring it in the face
is neither dead nor sleeping.
A stranger recently passed a counter.
felt $40 bill on Rockland electric car
The bill was split being regular SO
bill on the back and on the front a 81
bill with 10 marked over the one. 1,
was quite an ingenious device and APP
peared like the work of an expert.
Nettie McCrilhs of West Palmyra
aged IL years and her brother. Ivy
about 9 years old. take turns in driving
their fathers milk team to Newpor;
and back. They go alone, through the
bad travelling and do as well as mar
would do.
Cassie Feyler of Waldoboro. has i
looking glass that is IS years old. Over
the glass is a picture of the fight be-
tween the Enterprise and the Boxer
off Monhegan. She also has a mug
that is over 100 years old. 1t was the
property of her grandmother, Mrs
; Catherine Feyler.
Brunswick bicyclists are now plan
ming for the building. of bicycle paths
as soon as the frost leaves the ground
1t is hoped that some arrangement can
be made with Bath wheelmen whereby
they will bear part of the expense OF
constructing first-class track be-
tween the two towns.
A little girl was visiting her grand.
mother in Waterville, last summer. ant
was shown around the college campus
Later she was writing to younger
sister and said to her grandmother:
IF 1 say ! nave been on the campus
she won't know what l mean so l will
say I have been around the college
dooryard"
| A Bath man who was in "a grea,
hurry to catch the next electric ear
and yet who wanted to get shaved
went into Bath barber shop and just
three minutes from the time he sat
, down in the chair the work was done
hot towel and all. This can well be
called the record in Bath.
a Portland young lady received a
unique surprise party recently. Each
guest brought some article belonging
to kitchen or pantry. including all
kinds of cooking utensils. She is to be
married the first of April. and her
young friends had heard her express a
wish for all sorts of tins. etc. and so
many of these dishes were left filled
with best wishes.
Miss Sofia Larrabee Of Brunswick, 9
sister of Judge Larrabee Of Bath. has a
fine collection of family furniture dat
ing from early colonial days. She is 9
descendant of the Simpsons who came
over in the Maylower in 1920 and also
of the Westons who came to DuXbury
Mass, in 1885. In 1888 the latter family
removed to the town of Brunswick ano
brought some of the furniture no"
owned by Miss Larrabee.
There is no more delightful chance
for a sail in Maine than on Sebec lake
and the public this year will find two
new boats waiting to take them from
FoXcroft landing to Willimantic--ont
built by David Greedy which will ac-
commodate $50 passengers and one
little smaller built by Capt. Ansel Il
Crockett. Now if the water will only
keep at high enough pitch. Sebet
, doubtless will have plenty of visitors
this year. .,5 ast
Judge Smith. an old-time judge OF
the Lewiston municipal court. fulfilled
the idea of benevolent paternalism or
the bench. He was u shoemaker. ano
held court in his shop. When any one
was arrested for intoxication he was
brought before Judge Smith. whe
would get up and take off his Leather
apron. for dignity of the law. and tint
:. the man. IF the victim couldnt pay
, the old Judge would put it on the books
and the drunkard would come arounc
when he got ready and settle the ac'
count. IT. ., "a,
s. j. Starrett. who until recenus
acted as rear brakeman on Maine
Central local freight train running Ne
tween Bangor and Waterville. IS prop
ahIv tho only deaf mute who was eve