Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-03

Bangor whose school has $50, pupils to
375 in Auburn.
The prOudest girl in Portland is Mabel
G.. Morse age 49, who shot buck and a
Goe on recent trip to the northern
woods.
Biddeford now has a hospital fund of
$4,000 and expects to build within a
year. After a city has a hospital ii
never understands how it was able to
get along without one.
Portland will see the great Henry
Irving, January IA in Waterloo and
1.-THE Bells The securing of this
famous actor is the greatest stroke Of
enterprise since the Jefferson was built.
A $500 guarantee was necessary.
The residents of North Saco, who live
in the vicinity of the scene of the
Ivory Boothby murder, were consid-
erably startled just at dusk the other
evening bv rifle shot followed almost
Immediately by the crying and
moaning OF a woman evidently in dis
tress. When a crowd had gathered
they found that woman had shot her
pet cat which she had seen in 4 tree and
mistaken for coon.
Thomaston has a typical David
Harum in the person of one of Its
citizens. A horse trade took place at
the West-end, Saturday, in which the
Thomaston man got very much the
best end of the bargain by swapping a
rank puller for a sound, easy-bitted
animal. He voucht for the animal he
traded as being without blemish.
but would pull you along right smart. >
And the horses new owner remembered
that remark while driving home.
The Bates debaters looking around
for new worlds to conquer have found
that the University of Vermont is
willing to be sacrificed in the good cause
and the contest will be held in the
Lewiston City hall during the winter.
Uncle Sam officially recognizes 95s
retail liquor dealers in Maine; that IS
| he issued that number of licences dur
ing that last fiscal year. However, that
| IS less than the previous year when 1909
were issued.
| The appointment of Ernest Stevens to
q government position in the Philip
pines will make three Bridgton young
men in those islands. The others are
John Corliss Bowdoin graduate who
went as a teacher, and Amos Jackson
in the engineer corps.
| The rumor that a chapter of Theta M
Epsilon has been established at Colby
will arouse interest in college circles.
This is an intercollegiate sophomore
society which is popularity suspected OF
a good share of the deviltry committed
at institutions where it is located. AT
some colleges it is under the ban OF the
faculty, and in some of the chapters o;
the regular Greek letter fraternities
the members are not allowed to join it.
A chapter was established at Bowdoin
in 1894 and one at the University OF
Maine a year or two ago.
II have no use for these Christmas
present friends" says the young man
who Is not such fool as some of the
girls take him for. What l mean by
Christmas present friends are those
young ladies Of your acquaintance who
always begin to take some notice OF
YOU about this time of the year, but at
all other times are so obliviouS of your
lexistence as though you were a poor
lrelation. The way the girls pull the
wires for a substantial remembrance
from you at the Christmas season beats
lall the schenning Of politicians ant
diplomats for great favors from the
government. They seem to think thai
the one that wheedles and coaxes the
Largest number of gifts from her gen.
Itlemen friends is the smartest and mos
attractive young lady. So they make
a systematic canvass of all the meI
they have ever exchanged a word with
and treat them as though they were
the very dearest friends they have i.
the whole world. They flirt and chatte
: in the liyeliest manner, and are Away
very sure to make Christmas presents
the leading topic of conversation. TIL
poor fellows generally tumble, o
course, and sink many dollars in tn
purchase of furs and jewelry for thei
. friend i used to do it but don't now
When a girl who has refused t.
recognize me all the year comes dane
: ing UP to me with merry 'ha ha jus
before Christmas I nerve myself up an
pass by on the other side. 1 don't kno,
her at all or not ten dollars wort
lanyhow."