Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06


club in Brunswick has fallen fiat.
Bath, within Il miles of the ocean,
gets most Of its fish from Boston and
Portland.
A South Woodstock farmer sold. this
season, 96S quarts of blackberries in
Rumford Falls.
1t is said that this has been the live
liest season in the history of Castine
as a summer resort.
Mrs. Samuel Jones of Foxcroft, uses
a rolling pin that has been used in her
family over hundred years.
The Pennington man who is increas-
ing the size of his earlapper factory
evidently believes that next winter is
going to be an old hoosier.
Wiscasset has already contributed
money for the the Galveston sufferers.
and its citizens are now collecting
clothing and more money.
J. W. Leland and W. Starbird Of
East Sangerville. believe they hold the
championship for threshing, having
threshed 10 bushels in one-half day.
With minstrel show, an opera and
| three fairs under sway, Westbrook
promises to have more than a taste of
| amateur entertainments this season.
Mrs. Daniel Read, of Portland re-
| Gently opened can Of pears that had
| been sealed for 50 years. The pears
were in excellent condition and We're
eaten with a relish.
| The Rockland. Thomaston < Camden
! Street Railway has offered to devote
one days receipts for the benefit Of
| the Old Ladies' Home to be opened III
Rockland, this month. Young ladies
will replace the regular conductors on
| that day.
| y Biddeford sage says that when
herrings are plenty, it is sign Of a Re
publican victory, and when apples are
| plenty, a Democratic victory is Ger
tain But he says that these signs
only apply 10 national elections.
While the sardine factories at East
port are idle much Of the time owing
u Il scarcity Of fish. the factories Al
Milbridge are Wei supplied ana a full
force is kept employed With weekly
payroll of $1,000.
capt. Ambrose Fossett while dig
sing we'll at Browns head. Waldo
boro at a depth of 10 feet struck a
mussel-bed TWO feet thick. He then
H1l y 'VH7S' II" P!S".H
The members Of the family Of John
! ". Leeman of Abbot are by no means
light weights. 1t consists of seven
persons. the youngest IA years old. and
the total weight is 1446 pounds. an
average p 20 r. pouhuS' II h7n'-
81 "eisi'7 oNei -
Fred CasWell OF East sumner had IN
ms garden, inns season potato tops
that exceeded MS he'snt D! sew "I
incheS ana must nave peen I'VE lee'
elght lhches hlsh- ! ne 'upe's were
dlSo ldIse dhu Pleh's TT s"'H IT =
tops.
Miss Rose Cleveland. sister Of eX-
President Cleveland. recently pur-
chased of Capt. j. j. DrinkWater Of
fockIahd' 9i2 acres 81 iahu auJ"ihIhS
hef cottage 10Y near lsie9ppr"' MISS
'ieNelahu lhtelds y pullu tHeIe heAI
season.
Mrs. A. NJ. Kingman Of Otis, boasts
of the prettiest day lily in the county.
1t measures twelve feet in circumier-
ence. and has fourteen blossom stalks,
each in full bloom The flowers are
pure Whlte' l4le pant II more IMAM
1olly years olu.
A little boy four years Of age, who
has been living in New York for some
time past. has been spending the sum-
mer in his former Lewiston home. Up
on being asked one day if he liked liv-
ing in New York. he made reply: NO.
| don't like New York, there is no
grass there. | rather live in Gods own
country down in Maine"
yvilbur Carver Of Saarsnort has =
,..,.,. haautifu1 ,,aar1 that ,yaigbs eleven
grains ana is clear as crystal. for
which he has been offered thirty dol
lars. Ii was found in a fresh-Water
clam in Piper's stream. 1t is said
that in the streams in the northern
part Of Searsport there are more pearls
than in anv other section of the State.
E,raa,,,,,, man who i eiob+,- ,-,.,,.
l14 a...nd,d ta,,.,, p,aatirg III III,
c.,,.s,t,ha,. ,fo,.tia, Vii. I'LL f,... ti,,.. Il,
:, il,l,.,, ,...,,, LII. ,,.,,+ai j. ,-n+o Wit,
,,;- ~ ,hr. ,,-o, ! o,,atl,. fo VA
Legislature on the Democratic ticket.
Eut the old gentleman made a mis-
stroke and voted tha straight probibi-
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