Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-17

1t is said that about 1910 Portland
people get their living hy buying and
selling old bottles.
a four-years-o Sangcrville DO,
caught a pickerel Weighing two and
one-hSlf pounds recently.
Seal Harbor has Village Improve
ment society orga uizcd last year. and
it is doing good work. There is room
for more societies of this kind.
Ten years ago 4 lookup was built in
Blaine 10y subscription. During tina
time. however. only three persons nave
been there as prisoners and the lock
up has finally been removed else
where.
city clerk Victor B.ett If Bangor.
who has just completed - year uf
continuous service in office. VAS pre-
scented recently with a silver service ni
eight pieces Nv the members Of the city
council and subordinate officers.
Swordfish and halibut are Very scarce
and are selling better than ut amy 9th
III time for years. An o'd Portland
fisherman said recently that % years
ago fishermen would hardly haul in
haddock and now the great chowder
fish is almost out Of the market.
For the month Of July. the first
month the rural free delivery has been
in operation in Norway. John +. Jud-
hIns, carrier on rural free delivery
route. No. |. delivered 2.2l3 pieces Of
mail ana collected S66 stephen l..
E,htridgc on No. delivered 1854 pieces
and collected 9Si.
The longest street in South Port
land is Sawyer. beginning at the ferry
landing and running devious courses
To the far west Cape Elizabeth line, a
stretch of about 21a miles. \ house at
the west extremity of this stscet would
be No. 1855, or about that.
1t may not he generally known that
one Of the largest, if not the largest
daily shipments of paper manufac-
tlred at the =. u. Warren mills, West
brook. goes to the Century Magazine,
Harper's. the Youths Companion and
Munsey's. The periodicals that are not
sold are returned to the mills and made
over into paper for new issues.
While a crowd of Milford people had
a good time "A hand organ grinder
picked up quite a few pennies in IL
Sercnale given Il newly married
couple recently. The organ grinder
was hired to stand in front of the
house of the newly married couple for
several hours and grind out the same
tune while the crowd cheered him on.
The Maine Woman's Suffrage Asso-
cation will hold its midsummer meet
ing at Ocean Park on August %. The
morning meeting will open at ten
o'clock and an attractive program has
been prepared for that part of the
day. The afternoon meeting VIII open
AZ 40 and will be occupied by Ma
tional President Mrs. Chapman Gait.
Manager Moses Of Columbia theatre,
Rath. this year intends to have the
curtain rise at every play promptly at
eight O'Clock. In past seasons 1t mas
ALWAYS been SIS and sometimes SOU,
so that it was generally eleven o'clock
before the theater-goers arrived home.
In the largest cities the theatcrS are
onening at eight O'Clock and il is prov
ing very popular
Socialists of Maine will shortly hold
n meeting in Portland for the purpose
of thoroughly recognizing thelr Stdte
committee and preparing for the cam
naign of 1902 in which they propose to
take an active part. They also in
tend nerfectng IA ward organization in
Portland. preliminary to placing a
municipal tocket in the field at the
December election.
A postofilce has been established at
tho little village of Harris Neck, Knox
co,,ntv. or. as it has lately been called,
south shore. with the name Gilmore
tst George) A few years ago, the
author. Thomas Bailey Aldrich. erect
ed a summer residence there. and
others have since been built and more
are projected. To accommodate the
summer visitors and resident popula-
ton. the Office has been established
and Joel Barter appointed the flrst
| postmaster