Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08


The school teacher found much that
was interesting in glanting over tn,
inscriptions on the old gravcstones IL
the village cemetery. one OF them
reads:
Here lies Ann Mann:
She lived an old maid.
And died an old man.
The shipment Of Christmas trees
from Maine is looked upon as profit
able industry. but ii is time to wake
to the possibility that present profit
may mean future poverty. The com
bination of saw mills. pulp mills
Christmas tree shippers and forest
fungus is making rapid progress IT,
ward denuding Maine OF its forests
The time ought to be not far away
when the question of forest prcscrya-
ton will receive part of the attention
ii eserves.-Biddeford Journal.
Houlton is the latest to the list OF
towns dissatisfied with the census re-
turns. The report as given out from
Washington last week credits Houlton
with less than 5000 inhabitants Those
who have carefully followed the
growth of the town during the last
decade are convinced that there are
more than 5000 inhabitants III that
town. Some of those particularly in
terested in the matter are talking VI q
recount for personal satisfaction.
There is an urgent demand for lime
in New York city and scarcely Il bar
rel afloat. The election of Mckinley
and Roosevelt caused a resumption nf
work on nearly 400 uncompleted build
ings and the call for lime became too
extensive for the depleted market.
The Rockland- Ruckport Lime 60. :
barges which have been used in the
coal trade have been ordered here to
relieve the MISUNDERSTANDING
Courier Gazette.
There is in the window Of 6. NJ.
Hoxies taxidermist shop. Dover. an
object which is attracting considerable
attention. 1t is an OpoSSum from
South Carolina. 1t was sent 10 w. g.
Woodbury. OF Dover by Mary Hodges
negro woman who has worked In his
family for some time past. but Nho
returned to her home III South caro-
lima Il few weeks ago. 1t arrived the
evening before Thanksgiving; perhaps
she thought he would like it for his
Thanksgiving dinner it is considered
such a dainty by the negroes. Inc
beast seems to be in good health: II
win eat almost anything that is given
to il. especially meat and corn.
rho board of health in FoXcroft have
taken steps to prevent the spread 81
scarlet fever now raging in Dover
The town schools are not TO begin IN
til further notice. FOxcroft Academy
is not 10 commence until after TIVE
weeks The churches in both towns
were closed Sunday at the request 81
the boards OF health and are 10 remain
closed next sunday. after which they
will be subject to further orders ~
| that time it is thought that the epi-
| demic will have abated SutilcletiN Il
| allow them to begin holding service.
| again The Dover board Of health MI
| found no new cases since about We"l
| ago.
| The stone cutters situation Is IN
| changed. and both the towns OF SUM
| van and Franklin are Serlousl,
effected by it. At the quarry Of JONI
| Paul Gordon Of Franklin where las
| wear - or 80 men were employed. one
| finds now but l.. while at the quarry
of Frank bradbury. also at Franklin
| hut 10 men are at work, instead OF :.
| or 80 as heretofore. Mr. bradbury has
| the contract for furnishing the SION
| for the Washington County faiifoa'
/ bridge work, and will be busy unti
| christmas filling it. 1t is hoped ina
! the difficulty between the employer
| and employees will be satisfactorily al
| iusted in the early spring. ana pf"h
| ably will be if the contract for iurniSh
ing stone for the Coaling station y
| Lamoine goes to Sullivan. ana 1t ~ uh
| derstood that the sullivan stone j
preferred by the government.
George Mckenzie of Whitneyville
started q hennery recently. and being
! in a position to take advantage Of the
markets. east and west. bid fair for :
while 10 place his enterprise on pa!
| ing basis. and doubtless would have
done so. in time. if he had not pur
chased a swine of the razor bacl
breed. Mr.. Mckenzie had been eNor
cised over the loss of hens which hao
mysteriously disappeared from time U
| time from his enclosure, until, of hi
| large tlock. of few weeks ago. bu
few remained: and those few. doubt
less. would have gone the way OF TN
others had chance not made apparen
the secret of their departure. whicl
nroved TO be his razor back swine IN
fence which divided the pig stye an'
henyard was too high for the hog Z
climb but was not high enough TO pre-
vent the hens from occasionally iiylni
over and when once there biddy wa
nor riyen time to make the cry usua
IN occasions OF danger. before she dis
anpeared feathers and all. down tn
throat Of the pig, which fact Mr.. Nc
Kenzie was we'll convinced from tn
Sudden demise. in this way. of one hcl
| 10 whose death he was an unreconcile'
witness, .-