Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

Now for the last of the June we'd
dings. 1t has been a record
month.
BY the way, We suppose the proper
appellation of the glorious luminary of
these nights is the Honey moon.
We hope the roof of the Bangor
auditorium is well fastened on. There
will be more music under it, today.
than during the Festival
Occasionally there is a happy maid,
as in an Augusta case, this week, who
can use at once her graduation gown
for d bridal dress.
The lightning is beginning it's usual
midsummer pranks, and does not hest
tate to shatter the old proverb about
not striking twice in the same place.
About 70 cottages at York Harbor are
now occupied for the summer months.
This is said to be the largest number
VI nOuSeS OCCuDlcu 81 cdIly III lIlC oCet-
son in the history Of that famous re-
sort.
The York sclcctmen did the public q
good service the other day, in chasing
out of town two men who were painting
advertising signs upon rocks and
fences.
a Wilton man who was feeling "oue
of sorts has tried the fasting cure,
this month, and after going u days
with no nourishment except water, felt
like new man, better i'll all respects
though somewhat thinner.
Brunswick is at work upon the so
driven wells which will give it's supply
of pure, cold water.
The names of the first settlers of old
Machias are to be perpctuated upon
bronze tablet erected by the Hannah
Weston Chapter. D. A. r.
Aroostook potato bugs are scarce
and lonesome this spring. Once in a
while farmer comes into town nova
days and reports having seen the first
bug for the season. 1t almost seems
as if the continual spraying that the
farmers have been INDUCING in, is going
to sweep the country of the armies of
bugs which have toasted on the leaves
of Aroostook's greatest crop since
1877.
Over 400 men in the employ of the
International paper mill, Oxford paper
mill and railroad ut RumfOrd Falls,
have signed an agreement to join the
Young Mems Christian Association,
and it is understood that the associa-
ton is to be presented with a $25,0Op
building fully equipped and furnished
with reading rooms, writing rooms. a
gymnasium, billiard and pool rooms
bowling alley and swimming tank.
This will be a realization of q long
felt want for men that have had no
place where they could spend an eve
ming except on the streets or in the pub
lie pool rooms.
The common star fish of the New
England coast, almost invariably has
five rays; in fact, it is known among
fishermen as "fvefinger." Occasional
ly, however, one is found with 1rgc
number of rays or fingers. Last year
Capt. L. II. Colby and son Miller of
Belfast brought in a few with from S
to II fingers, and last week Arthur
Gray of Belfast, found three, with IL, Il
and IL fingers, respectively. Old fish
crmen say that star fish of more than
five points are very rare, and one man.
more than so years old, says those
brought to Belfast by Captain Gray
were the first he ever saw, although
hic whole life has been spent on the
sea coast and on fishing vessels.
The iron railroad bridge across
Maranacook is to be replaced by a new
one. The present bridge is 100 feet long,
but as new piers are to be built, the
new one will be considerably shorter,
and the channel will be somewhat mar
rover. The new bridge will have the
trestle work 10 feet higher above the
water, so that steamers can pass under
without any difficulty. Work has al
ready been started on the structure,
and it will probably take all summer to
complete it. Tie bridge now in use is
so low that steamers can only pass I'M
der it at low water and then the smoke
stacks have to be lowered. In the sum-
mer of 1887 the wooden bridge, which
extended from the west to the east
shore, distance of about an eighth of
mile, was buried up to nearly the
east end. The Maine Central bought a
part of the sand hill on the John Wool
farm, about a mile south of the station,
on the west side of the lower lake, and
used it to cover in the bridge. Over
q, 800 carloads of sand and gravel were
used for this work. A channel of 100
feet was left at the east end. and there
is so much CURRENT that there. is open