Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

An unusual number of deaths have &C.
Cured in the vicinity of Old Town and
Orono during the past week.
The engagement IS announced of a we'll
tnnwn Bath man aged fifty. TO a Massa-
rhuse.ts young lady but eighteen years
old.
Mrs Sylvester Frost of Perry, has in
her home an ordinary lamp chimney
which has been IN constant use Tor TWEEN
;v-three years.
live geese in cattle cars are the latest
article OF commerce that the Portland
-ailroad men are called upon 10 struggle
nth They pass through en- route for
pnston coming from the provinces.
The question OF system Of water
~.nrts in Orono is now being agitated
ouite a little as the past two fires have
eiearly demonstrated that they are now
d. necessity and not a luxury.
The Village Improvement Society, an
.ssoctstion OF Belfast ladies. had the
streets IN that city cleared of rubbish and
loose paper for Old Home week, and now
have voted 10 employ some one TO do this
work once week
The lo-year-oId son of Orrin A. Glidden
of caribou, in one and one-half days re-
c.,tly dug It's barrels of potatoes using
q digger and driving pair of horses. And
he also hauled the potatoes to store
house during that time.
has A lobster pound on Dyer'S Island and
mas recently met with heavy loss. From
some cause the largest part OF the 10000
Holsters have died causing loss Of three
"a I'VE thousand dollars.
Farmers in Holden report that two
large black bears have been visiting the
farmers Whereabouts. Traps have been
sci for the animals and several hunting
narties organized to hunt the bears down.
but so far one has been fortunate
enough TO ge, shot at one.
During the past six weeks some of
portland's largest dealers in certain lines
Of goods have had great difficulty in get
ting their fall and winter orders filed by
N. manufacturers in New York. because
most of the workmen in such lines are OF
the Jewish faith. and the holidays are
strictly observed by them.
We have from time 10 time heard about
good roads bad roads, level roads. hilly
roads. rough roads and smooth roads but
the village Of Fort Fairfield this week
can boast Of the softest piece of road tor
street, Of any place We have ever seen.
II is altogether too soft for walking and
a little too thick for boating. In fact 1t
is just in that condition that all who
come in contact with II. are glad TO leave
it, yet are sure to take some of il away
Warren Carr of Bath, while spending
vacation III Searsport, took stroll
around the western shore and finding
bottle on the beach he took a slip of pa
per from his pocket and wrote little
note requesting the finder to notify him,
giving the address of his home in Bath.
Within less than week he received An
account that the bottle had been picked
up on Long Island. across the bay near
Gilkeys harbor light. by Harold Maker,
who gave as his address Mediield, Mass.
and who had been spending the summer
at islesblro.
Quite a peculiar incident is related by
W A. Frye II Newport. Last February
while Mr.. Frye was engaged in packing
ice in raking over the sawdust to smooth
off the top. he discovered a gold cuff but
ton in the shape of the three links. or
Odd Fellows emblem. Not finding the
owner ne thought little about it. Re
Gently while removing some ice from the
house he saw something gliSten in the
sa~dust which on close examination.
proved to be the long-lost mate TO the
cuff button found seven months before.
While Mr.. Frye is a i loss 10 know who
came there It is his opinion that they
must have been brought there in the
sawdust.
TIE mackerel Or tinker" fishing iii
Belfast hGrbor has not been 50 good i'll
years as at the present time and the
many fishermen who are daily patroniz-
ing the boats and trying their luck are
many In nearly every case the fish
seem TO strike in shore. As a rule the
fish bite best about sunset and then fast
for short time after which they appGr-
entity sink GU; of sight to the bottom Of
the water. Nearly everybody who can
row a boat and ge, away from business
takeS part in the sport and the water in
places is almost alive with boats and
rnackerel are growing larger and are
very sweet, making very accepta bic fish.
In the markets they bring about fifteen
cents per dozen.