Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-03


ID regiment at Camp Hill.
Usually August comes when July
goes, but. this year. the change was
back to June.
Miss Heel of Newcastle put her foot
down when it came to being forced
into marriage.
The natives Of Maine everywhere are
buying tickets and studying the time
tables.
At brunswick. today. the champion
:narksmcn viii compete for places on
the Sea Girt team.
Director Chapman, having con
quered Maine. New Hampshire and
Vermont. now proposes a musical
conquest Of New Brunswick with a
festival at st. John.
There was frost in Ellsworth last
W. dncsday night, That will he "A hard
story for some parts of the country To
believe hut the American declares it's
fact nevertheless.
There will no longer be a grand rush
from the Maine bound trains when
they reach Portsmouth. President
futile has forbidden the sale Of liquor
at the Boston & Maine restaurants.
Eastport wonders why it cannot have
some band concerts. The city has two
brass bands but their music is hidden
under a bushel.
The Maine Press excursion will he
being in the hands of special COM
| mittcc.
Charlie trcary, tcn-year-old Port
lind boy. is rapidly acquiring quite "A
local reputation as a life saver. creary.
although a little fellow. can swim like
Il fish and during the present season
by his skill in this direction he has
saved two youngsters from drowning
Here's fish story from Stonington
Three well known citizens went on a
fishing trip and in about FIVE hours
they secured 1900 pounds of large pol
lock. They tried for cod fish. bur the
pollock We're 50 plenty they could not
get their lines down through them
without getting on pair
John +. Bunker Jr.. Of Bar Harbur.
has filed q bond in the suit brought
against him by II. l.. Graham for
false imprisonment which represents
through its signers more wealth than
any other paper ever filed in the State
II has been estimated that more than
$50 000 Gao is Represented by the many
names attached. among which are:
George w. Vanderbilt. John s. Kenne-
dy. J. Montgomery Sears. Morris *.
Jesup. George r. Dorr. Joseph Z. Bass
Gardiner Sherman. +. II. Mears. Fred
4 G. Lyman. =. &. Reynolds. Benjamin
l.. tad!cy and Max Franklin.
The Cutler Memorial library at
Pennington is now n certainty. Sew
j crttl architects have been making plans
for suitable building and those
drafted by Architect Miller of Lewiston
have boon accepted They are cxcellen,
admirably suited to the lot, corner of
High and Academy streets. and the
Il building when erected will be excep-
ticnally convenient and attractive
The work Of clearing TIE lot will begir
4
the building will commence. II will be-
an ornament to the village. and what
is better will be of very great educa-
tional value.
Frank, lin county is proud Of Ellery
w. Niles of North Chestervllc. VIII
has just been admitted to West Poin
after very successful examinations
This is the third time in the history %
the county that one of its young mel
has entered the military academy. Th'
first vas .Jaled a. Smith Of New
Sharon. now Col. Smith of the corps %
engineers who entered the academy "a
4 West Point in 1858 and has had q loni
and most honorable service: anothe
: was James T.. Porter of Strong. wh'
was ADMITTED toe Inc aCdutIny on
compst itiYe examination, in The SOS
graduated. and a few. years late
died while serving with Gem Custer il
the West.
Here's a little story of the .advanc
in Mt. Desert real estate which wa
told this week, Eighteen years ago
4 Northeast Harbor mani wanted to pain
A his hOGse. He, approached an Ellis
/, worth man and told him If he woul'
, let him have $50 to paint his house. h
would give him the deed to piece o
n land which he owned at NOrtheas
7 HarbCr. II wasn't much good 70
4, farming land. but might be wOrtl
something some day. The Ellsworth
g man gave him $50 and took deed o
the land. A short time afterward h
:, sold a half interest in the piece l.
another Ellsworth man for $1,000.