Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-23

Houlton already has it's committee al
work for monster Fourth of July
celebration.
The big Maine lynx which was eN-
hibition at the sportsmea's show in
New York. has been purchased by the
Lewiston. Brunswick 4 Bath Street
Railway Co for its park at Merrymeet-
ing bay. near Bath.
Three more Bddeford young men are to
enter the regular army and expect to see
service in the Philippines. 1ney are Dea-
his hazeltine Thomas Reddy and David
Buckley. all three Of whom served with
the Bddeford company at Chickamauga
last summer. They left. Wednesday
afternoon. Tor Plattsburg. n. Y, to join
a company which has been ordered 20
Manila. William Quinn a Biddeford pri-
waite in the 2lst l.. S. Infantry now in
Cuba, is expected home next week. his
second term of service having just ex-
pred. He will probably re-enlist
An important land deal was consum-
mated in Newport. Monday. when Mrs
Maria A. Morrill, of Waterville and Mrs.
Addie A. Todd of Newport. heirs of the
late l.. II. Todd. sold the entire prop
erty at the end of Grove street to DR.
AretuS Rowe of New York This is
one of the most valuable pieces of prop
erty on the shores OF Lake Sebasticook,
1t being near town. and has a fine
beach fully three-quarters of a mile
long and extending well back from the
shore. The price paid for it is not
known TO anyone. but those who are in
terested in the deal This land is next
to Il large tract which is already owned
by DR.. Rowe 1t is reported on the
street that DR.. Rowe intends to build
a fine summer hotel there this season
Colonel Morrill,. who is at Bar
Harbor. will on his visit lay out work
at Robin Hood Park. where he intends
TO have hurdle. steeple chase, fiat and
running races during the coming sea-
son. COL. Morrill, who OWES some of
rho finest thoroughbreds in the coun-
Try. will bring his entire string here
Freddie Gebhardt. who is much inter
| ested in Col. Morrills plans. will bring
Ills string Of thoroughbreds here the
coming season. Should VIM. c. Whit
uey come to Bar Harbor this season
an effort will be made to induce him
to bring with him mis- string of horses
containing the largest list of winners
anu the tOStileSt racers III Inc country.
Il is expected when the park is formal
~ opened there will be great revival
in society life. There will probably be
two race days week and the public
will be admitted to all events of that
kind
Several Bangor mail clerks have re-
Gently been promoted from the fourth
to the third class with an increase in
SALARY. Those promoted were S. T..
Prouty F. W. Merrill. l.. F. Tapley and
G.. G. Russell. The two first named are
already on the Bangor and Boston
r light run. while Clerks Tapey and
Russell have been changed from the
day to the night run. George r. Gould
has been transferred to the day run to
take Tapley's place while A. 3. Shee-
hun will have Clerk Russell s run. Other
changes are G. w. Garlic to the crew in
charge of Clerk Godfrey, Clerk Hub
bard from Prentiss' crew to Knapp's
crew on the Bangor and Boston run
ard H. T.. Foss from S. l.. Haynes to
II. S. French's crew. also on the Bos-
ton run. Two vacancies to be filled are
n clerkship on the Augusta and Port
land run. made vacant by the death of
Clerk Spear. and the Boston city letter
clerkship vacated by Clerk E,mmons
VINO has been appointed an inspector.
An important purchase of valuable
Jerseys from the Hood Stock Farm, in
lowell Mass. has been recently made
by Z. S. Stearns of Camden. The
stock includes Il bull and four cows,
which We're royalty bred The bull won
the first prize in 1898 at the New Eng
lend fair. He is by Chrome. by Di-
ploma. which is the bull which was at
the Worlds Fair where a majority Of
| TIE Jerseys were bred to him. One of
the cows. Brown Bessie 3rd of H. F..
b. Brown Bessie's Son. the bull at the
| head of the Hood Farm herd and A
son of the great Brown Bessie. the win
! ner of the 80 and 30 days test dit the
Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893, WHICH
made more butter in day. a week. a
month. and throughout the entire peri
cd of tests than any other COW of any
breed. Another COW is Maid of Yo-
kun, daughter of Ida's Landsee.
The stock has been brought to the
farm at Camden by George E. Nash.
the superintendent. formerly of Mont
Vile. and it is safe to say it will be the