Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-16

A Portland grocery firm recently
shipped large order OF goods t
ChIistiania. the capital city Of Nor
way.
A list recently compiled by a Dexter
citizen. shows that there are upward,
Of So persons in that town over $,
years old.
Mrs. Ruth Curtis of Eennebunl<port
recently celebrated the 101st anniver
saly Of her birth. She was born anc
has always resided in York county.
Prof. Carl Braun has thus far thi,
season removed from the trees in gar
dens on Fourth and Fifth streets, Ban
gor. about 3o.0000o0 eggs Of the cater
pillar pest.
one IF Baths aldermen got embar-
raised. Wednesday night. ana proposed
that the TWO boards should go int
joint confession" The other ii,
promptly sat down on the proposition
\ bright little Bath girl went home
from school after hearing her teacher
discourse upon the proposed curfeN
ordinance and asked her mother if She
knew about the ''perfumery law
The up-to-date girl must add another
accomplishment to her list. She must
be able To carve the Christmas turkey
or duck in the proper style. one OF
Portland's fair daughters is an adept
in this long neglected accomplishment.
Some II years ago Lewellyn Mank
Of North Warren. while digging a cell
lar. lost ring from his finger. which
he recently found. none the worse for
having lain 50 long buried in its natural
element. Mother earth"
a Lewiston policeman has made 4
pretty good thing out of the United
States government this year catching
deserters from the army. He has
caught two or three at reward of $50
apiece.
There is movement on foot aiming
towards the organization Of 4 society
in Houlton for the purpose Of charit-
able work during the winter. Members
of the different circles of King ;
Daughters are to undertake the praise
worthy work.
A Lewiston Wholesaler concludes that
cold snap is coming by the way Of
Boston having received and shipped to
one customer in that city % gross of ear
protectors There are half Il dozen
styles of ear projectors on the market
but The Maine article ontsells all others
| in all parts of the country.
The sight Of about 30 gold fish swim
ming together iii large glass jar is
an unusual and novel sight in East
| port ana large numbers have called at
| Judson A. Palmers drug store to see
| the pretty fish Mr.. Palmer states that
| Ne has a gold fish farm III Perry
several miles away.
| IT business continues to hold up in
| Dexter to its present rate. in order t.
| accommodate the many families NOV
| ing into town it will be necessary fol
| some Of the citizens to build more
dwelling houses to rent For seVera
| months there has been a sharp call fol
| rents. ana several parties are nov
waiting to secure rent. but are unablt
| to secure amy.
| When the officers of the county jai
at Belfast took account Of stock. 50 [,
! speak. at the close of November they
| found only four prisoners. This mum
Der showed 4 marked falling off from
| the year before. accounted for by the
| fact that during the year a stone
breaking establishment has been added
10 the Jail equipment. The tramp Gle
mcnt as a result of this move has beer
| practically eliminated from the jai
population in Waldo county.
The friends Of well-known South
Brewer young man were having great
deal of fun at his expense on Monday
night The young man left Brewer
early in the morning for Montague
where he was going to work in the pull
mill for tho winter He returned or
the noon train. having been to Mon
tague and not liking the place camt
home He was in Montague exactly l.
minutes
| 4. NJ. Harrington Of Rockland has
completed the shipment Of POO An
| CORA cats and kittens for John Wanna
maker the Philadelphia merchant and
| politician The cats We're mainly So
| cured in Knox county and were the Al
| breed which has made that section IA
| nous as the home Of the shaggy feline
| The cats We're shipped by express anG
arrived the following day in good con
dition one of them weighed twenty
| four pounds and is thought To be the
largest eat ever shipped from Rock
| land.
John n ana James Stewart Of Bel
! fast. have invented an apparatus foI
| raising sunken vessels. The idea is t.
put in. when the vessel is built. one ~
more pairs Of steel cables extending
from the keelson to the deck. between
the timbers. With eyes at the upper
| end into which the Wrecking tackle
may be hooked. This will do away
with the necessity Of divers going
under the vessel to pass cables around
| hrr an operation always difficult and
! something impossible. a patent has
been applied for.