Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-30
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A Pressure Isle dealer sold II bicycles
one day recently.
mare owned by Charles Harding 2:
West Baldwin, recently foaled a pure
white colt.
There are now 10 names enrolled on
the roster of the South Portland Re
publican club.
The sardine business is rushing. At
Boothbay one young woman operative
made SIS in a single week.
1t is pretty certain that if any man
is Ioafing in Waldoboro, today, it is be-
cause he wants to, says the Lincoln
County News.
House rents and stores are in de-
mand in Waldoboro. Those who take
boarders have all they can accommo-
date.
Rockland fish dealers claim to have
plenty Of white fish and buefish on
hand, which together with red herring,
the Fourth.
Is life insurance a good thing? Il
brought into Knox county last year to-
tai Of $S5, $50 in death benefits. goodly
sum to fall to the use of widows and or
phanS at "A time. usually. when money IS
sorely needed.-Rockland Courier-GaZette.
Mrs. Lettie MeloCn of West Falmouth.
this season. has devoted 1000 feet Of
ground to sweet peas alone and has
from ] 200 to $50 beautiful asters. She
has over 80 varieties of sweet peas
planted.
There is quite a demand for improved
farms in Aroostook county, and the
ria Of 10 advancing h11t
there are few farms for sale. The call
for farms is largely from persons from
over in New Brunswick.
Bath physician recently took one
Of his patients out for pleasure drive.
The lady is SeVenty-siX years old and
the route was up around Lovers Re-
treat and covered distance of seven
miles. which was the longest carriage
drive the lady ever went On.
Speaking of hedgehogs. there is a
poplar tree in Greenwood. eight inches
in diameter, which one or more of
those animals stripped If one-half its
foliage in one night. Some of the limbs
are more thar. half an inch through.
and looked as if they had been cut off
with n dun knife.
Oll one OF Inc streets IN the lower part
of Portland, resides a woman whose dhil-
ity as a whistler is something phenom-
email Almost any pleasant evening she
appears on her doorstep ana executes the
most elaborate pieces in clear. melodiouS
notes. This performance never fails Ia
draw a large and apprcciltiVe audienC"
who remain 50 long as she fdVorS them
with the music.
Ashley Weeks family. kezar Falls.
We're attracted by a peculiar noise re-
Gently in part of their house, and
after investigation they found a swarm
Of bees had pitched in one of their
chimneys not in use. Mr.. Weeks at
once went and got a hive. and placed it
On tor Of the chimney for the bees to
go up into.
\ Blaine correspondent writes: Never
before in the history of potato culture in
he county has there been such great
quantities of potato bugs. This is prob
ably oWln& 20 their being no frost In the
ground To- destroy them and on old po-
tdto ground the land is full Of them and
as soon as plant appears above the
surface of the ground ii is quickly de
stroyed. Paris green is in good demand
ana is being freely used. but never before
50 early in the season"
ON Thursday. July ,, at ten o'clock at
he Lewiston high school building. candi-
dates for nomination to West Point Will
be examined by committee selected by
Senator Frye. The applicants will be
given an examination in arithmetic,
grammar. history and geography. and in
the marking Of these papers writing and
spelling Will De considered. This exam
iuation is open to boys between the ages
Of seventeen ana twenty-five. residents OF
| the first and second congressional dis
| tricts Of the State.
Brewer woman caused quite a
| little excitement in that vicinity The
other night by her outcries which
brought out the neighborhood. The
woman declared she saw a ghost but
| her eyes or her head must have de-
ceived her as the neighbors who re-
| spDnded to her call made search but
| failed to find any trace Of what she
| claimed to have seen. The next time
| she will look twice before being quite
50 frightened.
Some of the Lubec factory help are
| feeling somewhat blue over the scarcity
Of fish. and have about come to the con
| rluSlOn that the season : work Will be a
| failure. y prominent factory man. in re-
| ferrins To his book of records. finds the
present year in nuwise singular from
| some Of the past. In lS90-I there was q
fair mack before the 4th Of July, 1892 none
packed until after the ith Of July. 1Sa;
| none until the 9TH of July. 1894 first fist
packed July lst. 1898 few in May and
catches before the 18th. 50 it is plainly
To be seen no alarm need be felt al
present.
\ Great pond young man had a sur
prise one night recently that was not
altogether agreeable. The front door
blew open sometime in the night and 4
hedgehog walked in, wendell its way
up the stairs. ana when the young man
| aWoke it was quietly sitting on the
broad window sill of his room. He did
not stop for inquiries before knocking
it out through the screen. but there
was a quantity of quilts in the case
ment next morning as souvenirs of his
nocturnal visitor.
Among the passengers alighting from
the Maine Central train at the Old
Town station. Monday was George
Sherburn. who had come back to Maine
| from California for the first time for 81
years. In 1850, while young man Mr.
Sherburn caught the gold fever and
went to California and has spent the
larger part of his days in mining. He
was born in PASSPORT and had from
time to time written his relatives but
not until week ago did he make III
his mind to visit Maine. when he de
cided tn come to Old Town to visit hi.
sister, Mrs. S. +. Symonds. who is ar
invalid.
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