Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24

| MOTIFS small VI MdNtielu. mas hiiit'
| twenty foxes, sixteen skunks. one
coon, one mink, one deer this fall.
| The Portland woman's council has
voted TO continue its work in the line
of patriotism. its efforts to secure the
curfew law. and to establish one play
| ground next summer.
A Sebec woman made vow she
would not do any more washing until
after the election of Bryan. so now she
must send her washing to the laundry
| for the next four years at least.
Only two corporations have been or
eanized in Knox county the presen.
year. There was "A year. inside of the
last decade when the record was 20
corporations.
! \ movement is being made 10 form
| a business Mems Association for the
purpose of looking after the welfare
of Ellsworth and to try and get differ
ent industries located in that city
| An inspection of the records of Lew
| iston show that from 1893. when the
i town was incorporated less than 1000
births We're recorded UP TO 1882. From
| 1872 to the present time about 300
| have been recorded.
Mrs Emma \. Hardison of Frank
/ lin has = trio of cotton plants watch
are nearly four feet high. The seeds
were sent from Virginia last sIdins;
and the plants have blossomed this
I fall attracting much attention from
the people i'll this section.
The @rocers of South Portland are
talking of forming an association for
/ mutual benefit ana protection. which
Nill protect themselves and in the Ions
run benefit their customers by tn"
lower rates, which they will he able To
give.
Some malicious person bent tl.r pipes
in the organ ut the Episcopal "hurcE.
/ VhomaSton. last week. Tn" 'nStru-
| ment was rendered we.i-nigh unScr-
| Hiceahe 1t was an pftr'.,e which
ought not 10 <" unpunSlrd il th.
! guilty ones can he found.
\ peculiar epidemic is prevalent
among the young children Of Bucks
port. The physicians are w YET I'M
able 10 name the malady. the SYmp-
toms of which are hard sWellinGs or
| humps about the throat and general
depression ana weakness. Ii appears
IL lac contagious.
That some of the Boston men VIII ,
i are sent to Maine To work in n :
/ woods have il small conception uf the
! work expected Of them is easily irdi-
Gated in the remarks of one of the men
| who remained in old Town for :. fey
hours this week When asked if h.
was going 10 use an axe in the woods
he replied: No. was aired to
swamp" Now some of the oid-ti1 -
are wondering what kind q swamp
ing will be done without axes.
Geo. Hall Of East Raymond, mas in
charge for the winter a male sheep
which has been III the late Philippine
war. Was brought home u the fort
near Portland. from there taken I"
/ Winuham. and sent to East Raymond
for winters lodging. He is of good
order fair size and shows no hard
/ ships encountered while a soldier He
keeps step to martial music ana re-
members the lessons learned while
I there.
The finest private stable in Port
land was erected a few months ago
1 by James {. Hamlen and jeremiah
w Tabor two of the best known ncr-
\ chants in tn, city. 1t is built OF brick.
i with slated roof. finished in hard
woods. and fitted up IuXuriously. Their
are sleeping apartments and bath
rooms. for the hostlers and coaChmen.
ana quarters for the horses that
would make Il trotting king envi"us
y Calais young lady recently gay. 4
party that possessed features out OF
the ordinary For the usual table
ware was substituted Vegetables cum
ningly wrought into the form of
dishes. Even the cdndlestickS were
} made Of vegetables. The center piece
of the dining table was made from 4
pumpkin filled with hiSh-bush cram
berries and flowers. The decorations
y.er- all in autumn Units. and every
thing Was dainty ana III exquisite
taste.
\ Portland man owns a trick dog of
iun.ch he is Very proud The dog is Of
hig name hut diminutiVe structure.
b-iu. called Nero. ana il make NJ i
black and tan TERROR The dog ac-
rompanied his master when h" went
tn vote at the recent election. aud ut-
tracted considerable met1imrnt IN "nr
IT his tricks. ia an OF handed way his
] master NDlllti say Aero. NIll'l il'i'i
YOU rather do. vote for liryan OF dr"i
dead XII Whereupun the dog would
promptly drop upon his back. legs Sky
ward and in all appearance b,r"mc "a
tirst-class 'orrse-
E,aStbrook suspects that there Is =
firohug III the town. one night last
week the timely discovery Of Il fire in
Guy Hutlcr'S barn saved the buildings
from destruction. The fire had evil
IDENTIFY been set. People Of EaStb. 'Uol;
have been annoyed for a year past b.
minor edations-snall theftS.
broken windows. and few minor
iirc~-hut this is the first time an al
ttmpt has been made I" set fire 7"
valuable property. and the citizens ar.
| thoroughly aroused. 1t is suspected!
that ii is another case Of pNromani''
! similar to that which troubled Maj II 7
vile short time ago. ana for which
a Young man is now in the insane aNy-
lam at Augusta.
\ Calais clerk is lamenting the loss
of a fine gold watch which has become
the property Of another in strictly
legal way. The party who now sport
the ticker has the reputatio Of being