Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-12


eiitlfe distance, II miles, in about an
hour and half-a remarkably good
record Tor girl of her age.
Inc interest in the propagation of the
looster seems to have been felt by the
iortlahd dealers as they are now saw
ING the seed Holsters that come into
'neir hands for the Maine fishing COM
mission schooner Sea Gull.
Judge Davis of Norway reports that
ne IS 80 ahead inasmuch as some
l"enty or more years ago he gave to q
ieiShpof in distress that amount OF
iiioiley and recently he received a check
lor same from his old neghbor who has
prospered.
The Portland husband, arrested on
'ne charge of assaulting his wife, and
VINO informed the judge that "all Wo-
men need to be corrected at times has
peeh given 80 days in Jail to think the
matter over, and arrive at different
conclusion.
a Liberty photographer recently took
sioup photograph of II persons, the
tillidfeh of the late r. f. HoWes of that
Image. Ii was quite an incident.
fourteen children, all Of one father and
| lliothef, and never Il death in the FAM
! liy. The oldest is Al and the youngest
! q.
). +. Stevens of Plymouth, who has
oeeh suffering from a badly lacerated
hand which came i'll contact with the
sfapples of a hay fork is getting along
as we'll as could be expected. Mr..
stevens is IS years of age and this was
the first time that he WAS ever attend
ed by physician.
The Doughtys seemed to be dis
tlhSuishinS themselves Monday morn
ihS for three captains bearing that
name and not being related to each
other, came into Portland harbor. each
with a trip of fish two With mdckerel
ana one with sWOrdfish. They We're
captains Lewis Doughty, Elijah
Doughty and Gilbert Doughty.
Having made a practical test a GER
tain Iichmond man knows the differ
ence between ammonia and soZodont us
tooth wash. Applying the former to
his teeth a few mornings since by
mistake he burned his mouth IN Il fear
full manner. and it is said thai the
dentrilrice will be good enough for him
in the future.
A most curious and rare find was
made by a Bath man the other day as
he was coming out of his home. He
noticed Il small brown bundle on the
platform and it seemed to move. Upon
examination it proved to be Il red bat
and three young cubs. The mother
was unable to fly with her heavy load
these animals do
more than two young at Il time = he
animals are confined to Il small wooden
caSo and hung from the top seemingly
contented with their surroundings
Mrs. Mary Ann HemmngWay of
Warren, recently had the novel eX-
pericnce of her first ride on an electric
car, indeed it was her first ride ON amy
lind of 4 car. Mrs. Hemingway is So
years Old ana has lived in Warren for
a long time but when she rode previous
to the foregoing date it had always
been in q carriage. When she started
out for her car ride she was somewhat
afraid of being dizzy or overcome with
car sickness. but much to her delight
she had no such experience and :hor-
ouShly enjoyed the trip from Warren
through Thomaston to RockIand and
return.
y Portland motorman recently gave
n small boy of that city u vigorous
whipping. and the bystanders agreed
that il was deserved. The boy had
been accustomed to stand directly in
front of the car on the track. COM
pelling the motorInan to stop to avoid
hitting him. Then the boy would
Z Il Al.
This he had repeated so many times
that the motorinan lost patience and
took measures to stop the fun. The
motorman feared that by and by he
would be unable to stop his car in time
and then he would be blamed for run
ming over the lad.
James Fl. Banks of Westbrook. has
in his possession Il curious document.
1t is quarterly report of the Freci,ort
postolhce to the general postoflice de-
partment, from October 10, 1896, 10
January l, 1897. 1t is signed Nathan
Nesson postmaster. This is probably
4 copy of the original report. The
paper is very old and dropping to
pieces, Yet the ink is in fairly good
color and the writing very leSible. one
of the items carried out is Six free
letters, cents each, $.12. Then many
letters We're sent and the postage paid
by the receiver. Another curious thing
is that one-half cent frequently oc-
ours in the column.
Reports from Washington county
state that bears are very numer-
Gus this fall and that some ex-
celient sport is assured those who
make a business of hunting these
animals during the fan and early
winter Charles SpraGue of Wes-
ley saw one of the animals within half
Il mile of that village last week. The
bear is said to have been one of the
largest ever seen in that locality. The
farmers are feeling somewhat uneasy
in regard to their sheep and young
| cattle, but as yet none have been re-
ported as. having been killed by bruin
Game of all kinds is exceedingly
abundant about Wesley ana the head
waters of the Machias river and the
Sportsmen who visit the place from
year to year consider it one of the best
places in the State to visit for all kinds