Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-04-10

|, Just a year ago. the ice left the
Kennebec. 1
The schools are entering upon the
last term Of the year.
! Up-to-date Pressure Isle IS 10 haVt
an electric fire alarm system.
If any son or daughter of Maine op-
| poses Old Home week he is yet to be
heard from.
Perhaps those victims of Jamaica
ginger We're getting in some early
| training for the watermelon season.
This is the milliners' busy week. IL
next Sunday is as lovely as last, the
churches will see some grand millinery
openings.
Rockland means business in the pur-
suit of that firebug who has placed
so much life and property in jeopardy
of late.
1t does one good to look at the big
wood piles in the dooryards at this
season of the year. 1t betokens COM
fort and generous provision for home
and household wants, and what
good appetite the boy of the house
hold has in consequence.
The ice that is coming down river IS
from the river above the Augusta
dam. Augusta is always latc.-Bath
| Independent.
AS the ice passes Augusta before it
does Bath, the latter city must Of
necessity be later in the matter.
There is yet a great amount of snow
in the woods, and the prospect of
| spring is remote in northern Maine.
A few hours journey by rail takes one
from midspring to midwnter III
| Maine.
1t seems to be pretty certain, in view
Of the sustained ana steadily increas-
ing prosperity of the Bangor & Aroos-
took Railroad, that Aroostook. at no
httt III tllf Iubbi'' " III ~ ''i'
to dispose of its preferred stock at a
price which will entirely clear off the
debt assumed in aid of the construc-
tion of the road. This prospect is
highly gratifying. and it is pretty
nearly million dollars better than
was predicted by quite percentage
of our people at the time Aroostook
| pledged its aid to the road.
n full count of IN" letters received
by the Phillips Phonograph in answer
~ an Question "Sbnuld tb.ra ~
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pulIt ~ mat Guy III lN"S- Ah Augusta
/ man. jung INi,'- IiI 'iHti'H tH' '"7''
ana enthusiasm ana some bright
haIi"Weii machihStS the materials ana
skill. n common stone cart was pro-
cured ana the front wheels taken o1i
n Whlth pace was substituted a
single wheel lor steering purposes
from Mhlch was an upright dhu i
regulation sallDoat tllItf Just over
the rear axle WAS pIdctd lHe pollrI
aHu engine bolh nauc II N" machlh'
shops Tor the automoplle. Iha
| DolIer was good Tor ten morse power
ana was o1 me old "boot leS typv
H"N put niue seen he engine was i
tlrNtI Dli q skill ana nad f-lHCH
power was applied to the rear wheels
pE Sprockel Wheels ana chalh. ms
+ao Fast Tba ,ri,1 trir. o,.or ~.
u.IIou.oI1 str.ots dou-, ,brorct
..Ionn," and mn ,bo rim, ,,.a,a 80
.,,caassf,I o,d Ia,r ,a,,.,,,,t taro,,
tn ,,,tf;, rba5o,,o,.tu.o to,s,ndu,.
tboreforo mt IrboIl,, ,r..ticoI for rood
work The iudpa having demonstrated
to bis eatisfactiop n. practical work,
incs of n vehicle of such a nature had
enough Of the excitement and it was