Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-21

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1t is reported that the population or
harrington VIII exceed that shown by
| the 1890 census by about 100.
One of the sights in Freeport the other
day was woman "A years old practicina
| target shooting with a repeating rifle
The 10th Maine Regiment Association
will hold it's annual reunion August St,
ana sth. at WlEdermere park, Unity.
The meeting of the 26th Maine Regi-
ment Association in Bluehill has been
postponed from Aug. 9th to Aug. 18TH
on account of Old Home week.
Cherryfield has fallen into line with
| many of the other towns and cities in
the state ana ordered all nickel-in- the
slot machines out.
a postofiice called MacMahan has bec,
established at MacMahan island and John
GreSSon. Jr, former Bath boy and can
tam OF the Bowdoin college eleven. has
been appointed postmaster.
At a recent special town neetino
brunswick voted to raise $500 for the Old
Home Week celebration. The committee
have their plans nearly completed and
brunswick Will have a celebration to he
proud of.
when a summer cottage which rents
Tor twelve hundred dollars a season can
De bullt. furnished and rented inside of
six weeks, the prospects of York Har-
Dor are not 50 bad. says the Tran
script.
Bangor owners of stylish horses and
carriages Will have a fine opportunity
to display their turnouts on the after
noon OF Aug. 3. when the floral parade.
the chief feature of Old Home week
celebration there, will occur
n handsome spI6ao bropza o,,aI-oa =
foot in length was captured by J. Spear
of PASSPORT. recently, in his hen house.
where it had supposedly gone for food.
The bird is rare specimen for these
parts. and has been finely mounted.
c. j. Richardson of Waldo. found in
ms field, recently, a swarm of bees
clustered on scare crow. Although
they seemed happy and contented Mr..
Richardson furnished them with a hive
which they readily took possession Of.
and they are now busily working to
pay their rent
Among the cherished possessions Of
Charles III. Lamson of Portland is a let
ter from Col. Baden-Powel the hero Of
Mafeking; 1t was Col. Baden-Powell who
was the first man in the English army to
make an ascension supported by a kite
and was concerning one of Mr.. Lamson' 5
Kites that he wrote to that gentleman
pralsinS its liGhtneSS and strength. That
was several years ago, but Mr.. Lamson
keeps the letter. 1t may be added that
while BadenPowell has won fame as a
soldier he would never win prize as a
penmau.
During its palmiest days when Oldtown
boosted of lumber mills that extended
the whole width Of the Penobscot. there
was never such a crowd of laborerS on
t he streets as at the present time, when
4. . nj ha Ham f1as4
plants releases between 800 and 600 men
women and children. For a few moments
Main street is crowded with operatives
hurrying home to their meals and the
sight IS good to person anxious and
pleased to see the town grow. In and
about that city some 1900 or 1000 laborers
are employed, and the number is con-
stantly being increased. much to the joy
of every business man and property own
cr in Oldtown.
Several regimental reunions are to be
held in the vicinity of Portland during
Old Home week. on the second
Wednesday and Thursday of August.
that is on the Sth and 9Th of that
month, the reunion Of the Fifth and
Eighth Maine Regiments Will be held
1t Peaks Island. Many of the men,
bers of these regiments live in the far
West and with low rates on the west
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thought that there viii be big attend
ance at these reunions.
At the Portland islands this summer
complaints are made Of the presence OF a
species of miller. Of large size and tiend-
| iSh pcrsistency to get into the cottages
when lamps are lighted. Mosquito net
ting and other familiar methods fail 20
keep them out. and for that matter it
! is a mystery how and where they find
admission. 1t seems as though they must
80, hut =
never seen except full grown. one theory
| is that these pests have their nests be-
meath the houses. one man upon Peaks
| says scarcely an evening passes that they
| do not kill from = dozen to a score in
his house At CuShing'S. houses are SIM
| ilarly infested. despite every precaution.
A Belfast High, school boy had an in
estinS experience last week. He is en-
ployed in a summer hotel in another
| town, and one night he dropped and
broke in the kitchen a large lamp filled
| with kerosene. AS the other help haG
| all retired he carefully picked up the
broken glass and mopped the oil as
evenly as possible over the floor. Next
morning he met his employer in fear
and trembling but was surprised when
| that gentleman complimented him on
| his thoughtfulness in attending to the
| OllIilS VI Ilt iipDi anu tiAC Shill WIN
which he had done it.
| The fish hatchery seems to be the Nee
| ca of all pngrims sOujourning in Caribou.
At nearly any time on any day in the
| week large crowds may be seen leaning
over the rail of the foot bridge watching
| the manOeuVers Of the multitude OF
| speckled beauties to be seen in the clear
| water of the pond. \ faVorite pastime is
| feeding the trout and these favored
| members of the tinny tribe receive many
| a toothsome morsel from the hands OF
| the visitors. So accustomed have they
| become to seeing the people and being
| fed bV them that they have lost all their
| natural shyness and will jump for the
| crumbs within few feet OF the bridge,
| in fact they have been known to take
| food from the fingers Of the giver. Fifty
| or one hundred trout ranging in weight
| from one to six pounds is sight well
| calculated to excite interest in the breast
| Of any person whether a disciple of lZaak
Walton or not
In the spring of 1881 the late Patrick
MCGOWAN was elected a member of the
| Portland school board from Ward .
and two years later the late Col. ChaS.
Z. Merrill was elected a member from
| Ward T. Both served several terms
and left records that are recalled for
their great earnestnesS and devotion to
the welfare of the pupils. They We're
the oldest members of the board dur
ing their service and belonged to the