Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11

Master Robert Potter of the South
End while playing on Harrington.
wharf saw an alligator swimming In
the river, says the Bath Times. A,
hrst he thought it was piece of bark
He started for pick pole to try and
capture it but was too late. IL is sup
posed that the reptile was brought on
Il schooner from the South ard es-
cared. His appearance will make the
boys who are in the habit of going in
| swimming pretty careful hereafter.
| Rev. a. A. Smith. who is an cnthusi-
| astic student of birds, furnishes the
| Belfast Journal with list of the sew
| entecn species of birds he has seen this
| spring. as follows: yellow palm warb-
| Ter. myrtle warbler. tree sparrow. song
| sparrow. fox sparrow. vcsper spar
| row, purple finch. bluebird, tree swal-
low. robin, white breasted nut bird,
| downy woodrccker. yellow hammer.
| English sparrow. Phebc bird. gushcak,
| chickadcc.
In reading the various spcllings Of
Wytoptlock noticed by the postmaster
Of that place. Rev. G.. +. Eouilllrd Of
kenncbunk was reminded of the va
rious ways in which his name has been
wrestlcd with. The following may not
he Il complete list of the various spell
ings of the name. but it is certainly
suggestive OF the possibilities of human
ingenuity in writing Roui!llrd: Roll
lard. Rou!llard. boulevard. Roniccard.
Rowland. Ehoullard. Rommecard
Eonilard, Roulilard Bourillart.
tuuilett, Pollard. Rovllard. Horcil-
lard. Homeland, Rcvilard. Lolard.
Rolliard, Louillard. Eouelard. Roul-
leard, Roiulard. Rondlard, Focillard
What's in a namc?" was Il question
cnce asked. Certainly there is much
III this one.
That fearful experience of being
chased by Il bull. which has been the
horror of many young women and
Sirl cyclists since the general intro
ductiOn of the safety bike. has fallen
to the lot of two Aroostook young
ladies. Friday forenoon. Miss Fccncy
Miss Fry were riding, their wheels in
Monticello when Il large bull chased
them. Miss FCcncy MANAGED to keep
on her wheel bu. Miss Fry in her cx-
element tumblcd off. She ran and
got over the fcnCc. The bun got
tangled UP IL the wheel and did ii
much damage. Miss Fccncy soon
brought back hrip, but before they ar
rived the bull finally walked into
another pasture. Miss Fry left her
wheel and walked into the village.
She says it was lucky for her that
she WAS 4 good fence jumper.
Stephen Kinds, TIE Portland young
man who fell under the wheels of
T. w. Il
ford. March Is. AMI lay beside the
track ali night win both legs cut of
at the knee. is rapidly recovering. 1t
will be remembered ;lat the fellow
was stealing a ride Wen he lost his
balance and fell across the rail. He
was not found until some six hours
after The accident happened. He was
conscious. however, and told a ptful
story of the terrible night he had
passed beside the track. At that
time it was thought the fellow could
not recover. Kinds is now able to sit
up in chair and will soon be able to
leave the hospital. One Of his legs
was amDutated just above the knee
and the other just below the knee.
Kinds must possess Il constitution Of
iron or he mover would have survived
the terrible accident.
During his recent appearance 1T the
jefferson theatre. Portland, Joe Jcffcr-
son was called before the curtain for a
speech In it he mentioned the fact
that he first played in that city more
than 40 years ago. At that time II"
was called on by young editor ana
invited to Il dinner by the newspaper
men of the city. and he remembered
that the man who presided at that dln-
ncr was James G.. Blaine. More than
a quarter Of century later he met Mr.
Blaine ana that gentleman repeated to
him. word for word, the speech he
(Jcffcrson) made on that occasion
1--WE all know" said Mr.. jefferson,
what a wonderful memory Mr..
Elaine had. | said to n Portland gen
tleman today, to whom | told the
story, and ne said he did not sec but
what my memory must have been as
good as Blaine's or else l could not
nave told that it was the same speech
Not at ALL said |. for Blaine never
heard the speech but once, while X
was my regular after dinner speech,
and was perfectly familiar with 1t.