Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-13

CALAIS IL PisaiS ioi d it.'NV
can't house and city hall.
An effort is being made in Gorham
among the young men to form Il socie-
~ TO prevent cruelty to animals.
Not a church bell was rung in Ma
chias on the Fourth. thing that never
hanpened but once before in the histo-
~ of the town
Work on the new Sisters Hospital.
Lewiston. is progressing rapidly. 1t is
expected that the brick work will be
completed within two weeks.
The hairpin. that most useful of art
ic,es has a rival A Bethel woman re-
moved fish bone from her brothers
throat with her curling tonss. recently.
The Ellsworth tennis club will he re-
organized this season. The courts on
Hancock street. which We're not used
last season. will be put in shape for
play at once.
4 rather novel sight in South Fay
cite is an apple tree. one-half of which
is bearing apples about the size of an
English walnut. while the other part
of the tree is quite profusely covered
with full blown apple blossoms.
Chester Edwards of Auburn has 4
litter of six small pigs. each one of
which has eight distinct and perfect
feet. The pigs are otherwise ordinary
piss and scamper about the same as
other young "gTunters" are accus-
TONED TO DO. Mr.. Edwards has been
offered 500 to exhibit his little family
of eight footed pigs at the State Fair
in Lewiston this fall
A famous bee story comes from
Newburgh village. Roscoe Harding of
that town is the fourth generation of
his family who now reside on the same
Mace that members of his family have
occupied for l0l years. During all that
time the Hardings have kept bees and
have never lost swarm. Is goes
without saving that they are Il peace
. able family and have always told the
bees and draped their hives with black
whenever a death has occurred in the
family.
The selectmen of BoWdoinham have
been busy the past few days preparing
. the annual financial statement TO go
before the State board of assessors. 1t
is reported that a good showing will
be made There is 1000 worth of
taxable property III the village upon
which a tax rate of $3.50 on a thou
sand is placed. Last year the rate
was a tenth of a mill lower or $3.50
a thousand. but there was debt
Of $1,000 so that it was found necessary
to raise the taxation in order to liuui-
date the debt.
In recent years the boys have had a
playful habit of borrowing the shells
On the Grand Army lawn and rolling
them down hill on Union street. They
tried il again on the night before the.
Fourth. only to find that some of the
veterans had anticipated them by Gov
ering the shells With a fresh coat of
black paint. After struggling bravely
with the heavy balls the boys gave up
the job, and are now inVenting all sorts
of excuses to account for the black
paint on their clothes. There's nothing
very Slow about the Grand Army men.
-Rockland Courier Gazette.
Writing from Camp Lookout, Nor
cross. correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial says: Il hear some of the
farmers hereabouts say if We do not
do something to stop the killing OF
moose and deer we will not have one
in Maine in a few years. Such had
better 30 up in the northern woods
and look around. There is more game
now than there was ten years ago. \
NJ. Houston and myself started from
my camp at Pameiumcook lake and
went around Rainbow lake, out by
Roach river and to katahdin Iron
Works. We saw nine moose and Il
deer on the trip and found where bears
had killed two deer. We had a fine
trip and caught all the trout we could
eat-every brook and stream seemed
TO be full of them
\ good story is told about a Maine
newspaper man, now working in New
York journalism. 1t was when he frs
began his newspaper career in a Maine
city that he was sent by his city editor
To interview Bil Eye. who was lectur.
ing in Maine. 1t was the first tim,
that j. Otis Swift had interviewed
great light. ana he was at n loss how
10 begin. He was ushered into thu
room of the funny man and received
with good deal of annoyance by Nye
The writer of personal funny incident!
had not got up right that morning
His coffee and rolls had not agree,
with him. He was annoyed by TIL
noise of the falls in the river a littl.
distance away. and rang for the pro
prietors to have it stopped Thcl
turning to Swift he said Ask you
las l. f.ll 60,
nave got to go to q dentist souns yoI
are through. After a few detail
about when he arrived. etc. Il brillian
idea struck the reporter. Bill Nye il
his funny articles was always writing
about his bald head. The reporte
thought that it would encourage tn
great artist To be funny if he spoke o
It, How lid You lose your hair?
asked Swift. There was Il mumcntar
pause during which Nye observe
swift severely through his glasses an
theh jumped up eXcitedly and threN
open the door. Il didn't come dow
mere to he made fun of by You. sir.
ne eXclaime.i.' Get out of here, sir ce
III have You thrown out by the hott
detective" Swift tried to apologiZ,
pot found himself outside the door
ms incident he learned that profcs
Slohal funny men DO not relish funni
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