Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-10

and Orono. today.
| Bangor is getting worried over the
frequent occurrence "f mysterious fires
| The rain checked the forest fires and
was just what the tiel:ls and gardens
wanted.
| 1t took 293 ballots for Lewiston to
elect a man to the $500 job Of liquor
agent.
| The COMPLAINT comes from. Bath that
there is danger of closing the shirt fac
tory because Of the difficulty in secur-
ing girls for the work.
Ex-Governor Garcelon of Lewiston
passed his 92d birthday. Saturday. in
Iattcnding to his professional duties as a
physician. He is Main-s smartcst old
man.
The fastest devil wagon in Maine ~
said to be new 10 horsc power ma
chine purchased this spring by DIR.
Warren of Biddeford. II is good for 60
miles an hOur-thOuyh Il might have
Trouble in making that time over soma
Maine highways.
The Poland Spring house. Maine's
greatest summer hotel, will open June
II, for it's s30th season. It's prospectus
for 1908 Is the most elaborate booklet
Of the kind ever published IN the State.
The cake used at Il Portland wedding,
last week, was baked for relative of
ltte bridegroom OH the occasion of his
marriage 10 years ego. 1t doubtless
tcaused dreams all right for those who
Iinduiged in it. ...-.t
! In the case Of an invoice of rabbit
thc treasury department has decided
THAT for revenue purposes rabbits are
venison and dutiabIe III two cents
lpolnd. This Is reminder Of the
classification made py thu Engilsi, rail-
tuay porter: Dogs is dogs. cats IS
dogs. and turcles is hinsects.''
The State Superintendent Of schools
of Maine has been selected as one Of
tho lecturers in the Department Of Edu-
cation in Yale University. 1t is indi-
lcative Of the higher plac. the common
lst hools hold in the thought and esteem
iof the public when one CT our Oldest
land most famous univei stiles makes
lprovision for the study ard solution OF
Educational! problems by college profess
sors and common school men.
| Ellsworth American: Bangor fisher
men who come to Green lake and catch
four pound trout AMI seven-pOund
salmon are 50 well satisfied with them
lselves that they talk about 1t for weeks.
How much different 1t is down here in
the Hancock county towns! If fish
Ierman should get trout or salmon rs
lsmali as that. and only get one of them
in day. too. he would feel so mean
THAT he wouldn't say fish, for q week
a Portland Advertiser reporter was
the recipient Monday IF piece of
tobacco which for its associations is
lprizeG highly by him. The tobacco is a
Ipicce cut from lot. that was found
boxed and imbcdted in the ice of the
Arctic regions by Commander Peary on
his last dash for the pole. The box in
which the tobacco Wis found was part
IOf the supplies Of the Greedy expedition.
land must have been frozen in the ice
for more than twenty yeavs until it was
found by Commands. Pcary The
tobacco is black. yet rot very strong,
land has a very rich favo-.
Portland Express: The following fig
ures taken from the records Of the
police court of the City Of Portland are
most illuminating. They show as no
amount of theoriZing can do. the effect
OF the closing of the LIQUOR saloons in
this community. The total number of
ARRESTS last month decreased almost 50
per cent as compared with April of last
year. while the number Of arrests for
lntoxication during that month is
shown to have decreased more than 60
per cent. The percentage Of decrease
Tor March. as compared with March Of
last year. is not so large. the decrease
In the whole number Of arrests being
almost 30 per while those for in
toxication decreased ,:tle more than
:. per cent. thus showing the cumula-
tive influence of the enforcement of the.
law. The figures speak for themselves
as follows:
| Total arrests for March. 1901 81
Total arrests. intoxication. Mar. 1904 49,.
rotai arrests for April 1904 .......... PSI
Total arrests. intoxication. Apr. 1904 2os
Total arrests for March. 1896 ........ aH
| rotai arrests. intoxicat1On. Mar. 1906, III
Total arrests for April. 1906 ....... 1913
Total arrests. intoxication. Apr, 1906 6
Here is the good word from Rich
mond according to the Zee: THE tide
has surely turned. Many people, who
have moved away in The mast on ac-
Icuunt of no business. ara coming hacx
|again. Business is on the boom
strangers are seeking homes in and