Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-18

Portland is trying hard but cannot
succeed in getting up much excitement
over its approaching municipal cleo
ton.
Tuesday, December 6. is the day for
the special Republican convention in
Kennebec county to nominate a candi-
date for senator.
The report of the building inspector
shows that 70 new buildings have been
erected in Houlton this season. This
is only one of the many facts which go
to show that Houlton is the growing
town Of ArOostook.
The largest express shipment ever
received in Portland was the carload
Of telegraph wire received by the
Western Union, Tuesday. The COM
pany was bound to have the wire in
the least possible time to help replace
that destroyed in the big storm. The
express charge on the lot was over $500.
Army officers all along the Atlantic
of the probability of Portland's becom-
ing the headquarters of the Depart
ment of the East. All indications in
their minds Seem to point that way.
The recent visit Of Gen. Grant to Port
land and his inspection of the different
hot &c
| being of the greatest significance.
Thousands Of telegraph and tele-
during the storm. The Western Union
was the chief sufferer and had 600 poles
down between Waterville and Bangor
and 800 between Bangor and Vance
| boro. Only about 40 were down be-
tween Portland and Waterville, 25 on
| the Rockland division and 100 on the
Bar Harbor division. The Postal COM
pany and the New England Telephone
company suffered only a little less
severely. 1t was the most disastrous
storm they ever experienced.
1--WE can't begin to estimate the dam
age" said an official Of the New Eng
land Telephone Company. 1T is so all
over Maine, telegraphs and telephones,
fire alarms and trolleys. Wires, worn
by use. snapped everywhere. Poles
subjected to the weather for year or
more gave way. 1t is a State or rather
New England disaster and hundreds
Of thousands of dollars won't pay the
bill in actual loss both in material and
suspension of business"
A man at York village answered ali
advertisement the other day Which
stated that for fifty cents would be
sent wonderful device for saving coal
bills. The joke was too good for the
family to keep, and it has leaked out
that the man who was so anxious to
save his coal bill. received in return for
his fifty cents bill file.
Toxcroft people are telling of boy in
one of their schools who. when the
teacher asked him what nut contained
the most nutrition. replied. a doughnut
That showed a thoughtful mind, but
we think young Napoleon of finance
lives in Dover. He was speaking of
attending a social and remarked that
he didn't know who his partner would
be but hoped he would get her after he
got to the schoolr3om so he wouldn't
have to pay her admission.
Stevensville might we'll lay claim to
having the champion zig boy Of this
county, if not of the State. in the per-
son of Master Murohie Robinson.
While Murohie was just fifteen years
old on the eighth Of October. he stands
six feet high in his stocking feet. His
shoulders and breast are of herculean
breadth and depth and although he
does not carry an ounce of superfuous
flesh, he easily tips the scales at 1876
pounds That young man will be an in
valuable acquisition to some college
rush line if he only sticks to the laud-
able ambition of getting. higher edu-
cation.
The other day winged teal
came up to the house with the ducks of
| George G. Peterson at Saco Ferry, says
| the Biddeford Record and followed the
| flock of domestieated birds into the
pen. The young son of Mr.. Peterson
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