Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-15

longing TO the Caucasian race, and in
some localities cats, dogs and sleeping
babes are so promiScuouSly sea ttercI
ABOUT that the pedestrian who steps out
of the beaten paths of Commercial street
has difficulty in picking his way.
fortnight ago a Boston man went
to Ocean Point to consult a land pro-
prietor with a view to purchasing a
cottage lot at that place. Now there is
a cottage on the lot. practically COM
pleted, so far as the exterior is con-
cerned. 1t is a large, two story and a
half house at that.
Marshal Harmon of Biddeford. has
given orders that all places of business
excepting the drug stores, restaurants
and news stands shall be kept closed
on Sundays. Places where meals and
lunches are served do not come under
| the marshal's orders, but they are not
allowed to deal in candy or fruit or TO
do any kind of business except serving
meals.
City Clerk Lucius II. Murch of Bel
fast, in his weather record, shows
June, 1899 to have been warmer than
the average June for the past 40 years.
The mean temperature was 1915 de-
grees. The total rain fall was 2.09
inches and fell upon twelve days. The
highest temperature was 81 degrees
and the lowest 80 degrees.
Mrs. r. V Barbour has presented to
Mayor Robinson of Portland, a copy of
the original charter and joint rules and
orders of the common council OF Port
land. 1t was printed in 1888 by Thomas
TAI1 That SAho Smith Np1l
Dow and Stephen Longfellow We're
among the members of the school COM
mittee, and $4,000 We're entrusted to
them for disbursement.
A young lady in Belfast, recently
had the reputation of getting her
washing out earlier than any of her
neighbors, and some We're enviOus Of
her on account of her smartness. 1t
transpired later that her brother-in
law arose early in the morning and did
most of the washing while the maiden
slumbered. and her reputation as an
early riser and smart worker suffered.
Mrs Frank Clement OF Biddeford. hlG
a very narrow escape recently, when her
house was struck by lightning. She
watching the shower. Her husband was
working out in the shed and as the
lightning grew iicrCer she went out to
see what he was doing she had not LEFT
I, M @ngb ",In,' tbar Ii,.nreJ
Till chair IN which She had been sitting
into hundred pieces AN, ana raced tnro ,li,. u
dnw There can be little doubt tina: if
fae h2d rtin3'eF ~, nyr Gi,l" S'ie
An Auburn man has hog which
he has kept several years. All that
tlIiie ne mas pteH va! ms i''N O'i0
MS nelghporS asked MN the olhcf udS
why ne didn't XIII the hoS. W ell l
have got To keep hog anyway, he re-
piled, and | have got 50 used To tins
one that | hate to make any change.
You see | know just how much this
one Will eat and just how to take care
Of him. If | get new one | should
have To go to work and learn the whole
business over again, and 1 guess II
amt worth WhIle'
Town Clerk Sampson mas compiled
from the records the following status
tirs relative To the deaths in Harrison
l., a,,o r,.,,,ac+s
the laS- seven years III SUN
il is a remarkable showing. From
Ian 1st 1Soa To Nav Sth. 1899 there
were II deathS' rs ~
was 63 years: which CLASSIFIED by dec
AIDES was: between ! and 10 years,
-. h.,u.aoo IN ana % two. % and
elSht' between ~ any ~ 49,
50. nine: 80 and 40. eight: 40 ana oo'
az. N ,,,d Ga II. ca and 70 -. 20 and
nv, 'V an 90 an, ., M ~.
~. II; 81 ana W. - over w. SiA'
The bicvclists in Newport have or
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