Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-12

cation, this summer. He has not had
one worth the name in % years and
nobody who knows him or reads his
excellent paper will deny that he has
earned one.
Waterville Mail: In many Maine
cities and towns that take pride in their
good locks, there is heard just at pres
ent a strong protest against the dis
tfguremcnt of what would otherwise be
beautiful and attractive scenery ana
surroundings through inartistic, in
appropriate and entirely out Of place
advertising signs. This is still a young
country and a great many people in 1t
have yet no notion of anything ono
half so important as gaining dollars,
and so we find advertisements of all
sorts Of things that people could
easily find without such aid thrust into
a most offensive prominence. This sort
of thing will ultimately he all done
away with, when the lawmakers have
it called to their attention that heauti-
full scenery and delightful roads have
better uses than to serve as back
ground for crude. often offensive, and
always useless, advertising scheanes.
4 dastardly attempt was made 4 few
nights ago to destroy the Marsh school
house in Palmyra. This is ono Of the
best rural schoolhougcs in that part of
the state, having been built some
three years ago and equipped with
modern seats and other up-to-dat"
convcniences. The attempt at in
ccndiarism was discovered by tn"
teacher. Miss Parkham. when she went
to tho schoolroOm to prepare for tn"
work of the day. She found the build
ing filled with smoke, and fire
smouIdcring near the middl" Of the
main shCoolronm. She promptly called
Ior help and threw pail of water
which had been brought for drinking
purposes the day before upon the fire
and then went for help and NOR"
water. What fire there was was soon
put out. \ hole about as big as
hu4hel basket was burned entirely
through tn" hardwood floor The alb
epnce of craft of any kind was all that
saved the building, as the fire must
have been started several hours before.
\ partly burned pile of cOmbustibicS
used for kiudlinSs Vas found and
there was plenty Of evidence of tn" use
of Kerosene oil. So there is no chance
that the fire was started accidentally
by any persons who may have mad" 4
nocturnal visit to tn" place for any
other purpose than to burn it up.
There is much indignation in the town
over the affair, and the selcctmen
have offered a reward Of 500 for the
arrest and conviction of the in
crndiary 1t is difficult to conceive of
the vicious and Wanton spirit which
couii prompt such attempt Us the in
cendiarY made.
Here is the tale of "a Dover horse
trade as lold by correspondent in
that town. Dover has a vcritable
David Harum. our David is not q
hanlcr. hut he knows how to turn a
dollar ana get new one for it. II" is
also \ d.dlor in horses all right on
Tuesday h" traded horses. not with
deacon. but with Il Coupl" of city mon.
The strangers drove pair of horses.
They several times expressed a desire
to trade horses with somebody. and
asked if anybody over traded horses in
Dover. Soon after they met our David
on the street, accidentally, To all APP
pearaucce. driving Il dcmurc but
smooth looking red horse which would
be easily taken for u family horse.
our David is also Il meek looking man.
with a smile that is very catching to
stranger. The city m"n suggested to
o11r David that they would like to pX-