Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-27

dog. ''"''ieo
u"eioru insurance agents say that
'.'Ne last saturdays big fire. MANY
Sois nave lost no time in taking
""t Poh'icS' One agent wrote IA nov
p"'iccs. Monday. and about tho Same
number, Tuesday.
Inc congregational church at Ellis
worth Falls, for the sake of economy
mas decided to dispense with the scr
vices OF lanitor. members of tb,
church taking that duty upon them
selves.
Bath does not anticipate having that
much desired city hall this wear IN,
IS hopeful that it may some day i'm the
NOT tar distant future have a new.
modern. convenient. up-to-date. and
thoroughly satisfactory city building.
Frank L. Harlow of Gorham, has
quite Il curiosity in his orchard in the
shape of an apple tree. which is hcav-
lily laden with fruit. with the cXccp-
ton of one large branch which is COW
cred with apple blossoms.
One Of the young lady guests at the
Seashore House. Old Orchard Miss
Maude Locke, is able to boast Of hav-
ing been the slayer of "A 300-pound
black bear in the woods last fan This
fall. she hopes to add a moose to her
trophy list
The Dead River correspondent of the
Maine Woods drives this nail in hard ::
The deer are so thick on ID. &. Durelrs
farm that he has to hang up lanterns
in his garden TO keep them from eating
up his vegetables. ! think the least the
State can dois to buy him a barrel of
kerosene and say nothing.
Congressman Littletield has Just add
ed to his library in his home in Rock
land a set of reports of the doinSs of
Congress from the organization of the
government down to the present time
Tho set comp,i-es some 500 volumes
and is not eXD. cted to be read in its
entirety.
Henry w. Mari liner Of Belfast. has a
very large and beautiful climbing rose
bush. Ii is the Queen of the Prairie
variety. II covers Il large part of the
side of the l.. and IS completely COW
cred with blossoms. This years shoots
have grown seven feet and viii proba-
bly, more than doub." that before the
season is over.
Within the past few days a remark
able Improvement in the white perch
fishing at the lake in Newport, has
taken place and now some exceedingly
large catches are being secured. John
Dow of Newport. caught ll3 one night
recently. as fast as he could take them
from his hook and many Of them We're
of cxccllen: size. When a party strikes
Il school of the fish. ana this is by no
means uncommon. a large number can
be secured in a very short time.
The officers at the state prison say
that Edward GRAHAM. the murderer
of Clifford MoSher of Gorham. has
settled down to work at his oil job
in the carriage paint shop ana APP
pears as contcntcd as if he were work
ing for wages in an open hayheld-
He is a philosopher. always gentle
manly, gives the officers not the least
hit of trouble. and when III his cell
after work hours reads a great deal.
Since he began his life sentence ne
has not had a chance tn speak To MS
accomplicc. Sill Hands. or has "ld
friend. Joe Kelley. who gave such
damaging testimony against nm.
Thinking it might not be wise to allow
GRAHAM and Kelley to work IN the
same department, DIS they formerly
did. the officers of the INSTITUTION
separated them. and Kelley now does
work around the prison var !. MS
| tvr-vrar sentence Will expire next ldi
Bii! Hands GrafTam neSr" a'to"'-
plicc in the Gorham tragedy II Ie"ih-
ing the blackSmith's trade ana IL III Il
separate wing from GRAHAM. Ih"F
have never met since theif dI'lN'' 81"
the prison. Hands receives lcE'ii''
| instruction in reading ana Nil'i"E'
! Speaking Of Graffam. oN"rSccr rec
! han. who got a slice Of IN" r'N'i"'
| said: II consider him one OF tn" best
w"rkmcu in the institution Ihesf
isn't /. lazy bone in his body.
A gentleman. whose nam" n Tor on
= >jous reasons withheld had u some
| what UNIQUE experience not long ago
! i'm travelling on the NJ. {. l.. X. ana
| il is suggested that he take with hIh''
hereafter either a guide or a chaperoh.
1t seems the gentleman was al brun"-
/ wick and wanted to go 10 fcJePsCo' -,
! the early morning tram. so ne po'i' Wv =
: what he guessed was inc Le" iSloi'
! train. and started on the route. H'
| first station the train stopped al w.
! Freeport and the gentleman nav '.iS
/ found out his mistake. got Oh anu ~.
| station agent kindly told him ne Wou'h
i be able to return on the lo''l - -
| train and have time to calch the u am
/ for lewiston The stranger accofuhiS
! ly left Frecport on the tram men
! and the Freeport ticket agent Ihous ~
no more about him until the ll-Zo trai'
I from Brunswick. en- route LOT Io'
land. pulled in to Freeport' Wheh 'i'c
| Stranger again alighted feciihg sure
he had reached Pejepscot 'hiS III
/ but the sight of the station dSe''
astonished countenance brousht m,
! quickly to a realizing sense that ne i"''
again Numbered and taken the Wro,i6
train and brought up in Freeport' me
O'Clock carried out from freepo' !.
en- route to Brunswick. a yer! '"|'i
weary and disguised man. freePoi
g people and the railroad employees ~
having a good laugh at the Str"''Sc'
EXPENSE and whether h" ever sue ce'
cd in finding PejepScot OF i''' VI -
still travelling. is a query.