Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-23

dogs. some dead. others yet living. are
responsible for the plague, the cats
having caught them from that source.
Certain II is that the affiiction is n real
one and that both dogs and cats are
suffering misery and death in conse-
quence. Some have had 10 sacrince
their darling Persian pets. while com
mon eats are doomed right ana
left. 1t is very evident that the GOOD
people Of South Portland have yet TO
learn the practical uses Of clippers ana
copperas baths.
Hon. Joseph Williamson of Belfast.
is soon to publish an edition of the his
tory of Belfast. lS74-i9OI. completing
the last century, containing AGO pages.
from the Office OF Loring. Short q
Harmon in Portland. Mr.. Williamson
wrote years ago the present history or
Belfast. work of history. facts ana
general information of great and un-
equalled value which has had large
sale and has since been compiling facts
for the second volume, which will APP
pear early i'm the fall 3
Sheriff Pearson appears. to be as
agile in covering territory as n Kansas
grasshopper.
With five wooden mills being run to
their full capacity and some Of them
lacking help and unable to supply the
demand for their goods furnishing en-
pioyment to about 500 hands; ma
chine shop providing employment for
- more. to say nothing of Eldridge
Brothers. the canning factory OF F. H.
during the summer will give employ
ment to about 30 hands. Dexter is feel
ing about as prosperous al any
time in her history.
Two fish wardens clad in duck trouS-
ers. and supposed to be summer tour
lists made a descent upon the fisher
men at Eiddeford Pool Saturday. and
seized a number OF short Holsters.
Their appearance created not little
excitement.
Houlton bought a good stone crush
tf t1lS StJSofi. Dut w 'h'
necessary funds to run Ii. Al re-
suit its operations have been sus-
pended. and until the next meet
ing has Il chance Ia remedy this
little omission. it will be- used ex
chIsivelv for show purposes.
One of the most notable we'd
1;n., L., Na,na fn, .n,,,. linn. win IN L..
place at St. Mary -the-Sea next
Saturday. when DIR. Charles Harrison
Frazier OF Philadelphia and Miss Mary
Spring Gardiner of New York will be
united in marriage. The brides grand
father. Bishop Doane. Will perform
the ceremony. to which eight thousand
invitations have been issued.
A~leading attraction at Sunset is
magnificent hydrangea belonging TO
Mrs. Clara Lufkin. II is house
hydrangea but fills n large wash-tuD.
ana has sixty-seven magnificent truss
es Of bloom.
one Of the oldest if not the Oldest
III o'sti' - A's'eHN'
Of North Castine. who Is 81 years old.
Despite his advanced age. however
MIR. Mather has n record for faithful
ness that il would be hard to equal
He has not been absent from the office
q day in five years. His work is so
well done that one would need 10 be
very proficient in the modern methods
of the keeping of books" and "verti-
cal penmanship" to excel his ac-
curatelykept and plainyrwritten ac-
counts. ,...,,, ...,.
An interesting annual feature at
Sunset. Deer Isle, is the spinning bee of
the Martha Washington Society. The
bee was held last Thursday. A large
number was in attendance. many of
the old residents being present on their
vacation with a goodly sprinkling of
the summer residents of the cottages.
Quite a number of spinning wheels
were in evidence. and the spinning
seemed to be great attraction to the
rusticators. One learned professor even
went SO far as to spin a" thread of
yarn which he carried off as hat
band for a trophy. A quilt pieced by
Aunt Salome" Sellers since she was
100 years old attracted considerable at
tontion. and was sold quickly.
Most any battered old dish or piece of
furniture with a suggestiveness of
antiquity about it can be paimed off
upon the relic hunters during the dog
days at good price. The fever will
not run as high when the weather be-
comes cooler.
The rumor that the r. & A. road con-
templates some extensive improve
ments in that vicinity has been sufii-
Gent to start a good sized land boom
at Ashland Junction.
President Barton of the Maine Demo-
cratic club insists that Bird s. COler
of New York will be present at the
Saturday .conclave at Merrymeeting
park. II this is the fact--and for the
sake of our Democratic brethren we