Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-05

have them come to Maine and renre-
sent Waterville and Fairfield in a series
OF games.
By strange coincidence, Alvin
Brown, blacksmith at Upper Glouces-
fer. recently shod in one day seven
horses from seven different towns. each
being driven seven miles to reach his
shop.
Here's a late strawberry item: On
Sept. /. DIR. Harvard Greedy, of Ellis
worth, picked a pint or more of nice
ripe Strawberries. They grew in his
field, in rather secluded spot. and
while growing, never siw the sun.
About the meanest act of vandalism
which has stirred Old Town people of
late is the smashing Of the beautiful
large memorial window of the Metho-
dist church. Several large rocks were
thrown through it and it will have to
be wholly replaced at cost of $3.50.
A woman from somewhere outside
of Waterville called at a leading gro
GERS in that city and asked for some
sweet cream of tartar, saying the last
she had gotten there was sour The
grocer was obliged to confess that he
did not have it in stock.
The elusive mackerel still continues
to puzzle the Maine coast fishermen.
body of fish outside but they are very
wild and show up only occasionally.
1t is generally believed, however, that
the palmy days of mackerel fishing are
slowly but surely to be repeated.
Thomas V. Doherty, Esq, a well
known Houlton boy, who has been
practising the profession of law in
Butte City, Mont, has decided that
there is no place like Maine and will
open an office in HOulton. Mr.. DOherty
graduated from BowdOin in '95 and
studied law in the office of Williamson
& Burleigh, Augusta, for time.
The close time on cartridges expires
Sept. Is. On that day the birds will
have to look out for themselves, as
the hunters have long been waiting for
a chance to demonstrate their skill
with a gun. cartridges are reported
to be very plentiful and those who
have been in the neighboring woods
say that some good sport is in store
for the local gunners.
Evidently smart girl in sardine
factory can make money to burn. One
girl in an PASSPORT factory, one day
this week packed "a cases, earning
$4.32. Two others working beside her
earned between $3.50 and 81 each. But
the drawback is that the factories run
so irregulary.
Here is the story which one CORE
spondent tells us: 1.-The young lady of
this town who wrote the following to
her steady company did not think he
would let it fall into the hands Of 9TH
ers, but we withhold names and give
Cupid another chance. Here it is:
Dear the reason didn't latf
when you laff at me Yesterday was
bekase i had a bile on my face and
kant laff and if do it will bust. love
you old sweet thing, bile or no bile, laff
or no laff, you know j do. p. 5. burn
this
Tho Maina nanerS are nuhliShinp in
rapid succession an item to the effect
that there are seven living eX-govern-
ors of the State, and the list is given
as comprising COnnor Chamberlain,
Robe, Burleigh, Cleaves
and Powers. The list is correct as far
as it goes, but there are really eight
living former governors. Sidney Per
ham served as governor in 1871, 1872
and 1873, and is still living at the age
Of 81 years, part of the time residing
in Washington, d. c. and the remain
der of the year at Paris.
The spending of the $4,000 appro-
priated by the Legislature, this week,
for the st. Louis exposition will be in
the hands of the commissioners who
were appointed by Gov. Hill last Win
ter, The gentlemen forming this board
are: Louis B. Goodall, Sanford, chair
man; F.. w. Cram, Bangor; f. II.
Briggs, Auburn; Charles G. Burrill,
Lemuel Lane, Westbrook;
Henry W. Sargent, SargentvHe.
Several Maine newspapers give re-
ports of the special session" of the
of Maine, which is in
correct The session held this week
was simply an adjourned session Of the
list Legislature. Had it been a "special
session" this one would have been con-
vened by the Governor. Instead Of
that it met according to regular ad-
journment last March and was the
final sitting of the Maine Legislature:
Seventy-hrst session." 1t is just as
easy to be right about these things
while we are at it.