Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-25

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Democrats in the Old Town city cleo.
ton.
The report Of the first 1908 grasshop.
per was brought to the Journal office
Tuesday.
Plenty Of candidates, and some very
strong ones too, for the congressional
seat left vacant by Mr.. Littlefield's
resignation.
Nestficld sends out the story of a
rooster in that town which stands
three feet high and weighs IS pounds
Perhaps it is young ostrich in dis
guise.
The Portland Express hears that
there is much rejoicing all over the
swamp land of the country that open
work shirtwaists will be much worn
this summer
The sunday afternoon opening of
the Bath public library is proving very
popular and increasing numbers of peo-
pie avail themselves of the opportun-
ity to use the library on that day.
The death of DR.. William Pinkney
Bridgham of Buckfield, Saturday. at
the age OF 81 years, removes probably
the oldest living physician in Maine
since the death of Ex-Governor Garce-
Ion at Lewiston last year. DR.. Bridg-
ham was a staunch. hardy old-time
physician, who spent his whole life in
his work. He was one OF the best
known men in Oxford county. His
father was DR. William Brigham Of
Buckield, the first practicing physi-
clan of that town, who went about the
country on horseback ard carried his
medicine in his saddlebag. From his
father. William junior received his
training as a physician and when the
father died the son took up the prac-
tice.
One of Bridgton's elderly and level
headed citizens. who has good
memory of past events and old-tilne
people of his native town. beats the
record, so far as is known, for absent
mlndedneSS The other day, being
much troubled with lame back. he
harnessed his horse and drove to the
Center, over two miles. to get a plas-
ter for his aching back But his time
was SO taken up in animated chat with
his toWnsmen on the street and in the
stores, that he forgot his physical
trouble, and also forgot all about the
plaster, and went home as plaStcrless
as when he first started His back is
now all right. nature alone having
worked a cure; but his good wife is
anxious for him 10 take few lessons
in memorization, lest he sometime for
get that little GRAND at the milliners.
Ninety-three miles travel in one night
is hard luck for any man. and this is
particularly true when it comes as 4
surprise to the traveller. When THE
Great Divide" was in Lewiston, q
BoWdoinham boy went to see the play
He missed the Pullman train from
Lewiston to Brunswick, and then be-
gan the first stage of his night travels
Taking the electricS to Lisbon Falls
he found when he arrived that he was
on the last car that went that night
He hastily procured team and drove
to brunswick, only to find that the
east-bound Pullman had gone. Not
discouraged by the trick fate had
played him. he jumped a freight train
going east, but when near Bowdoin-
ham he found he was on an express
freight and that the first stop was
Gardiner. Forced to keep "a going"
whether or no. he tarried not long in
that city, but on his arrival turned
round and came back on a slow freight
arriving in Bowdoinham Just in time
to open the store where he works. at
$50 in the morning. He travelled 9S
miles to see the play.
The romancing confidence men of
Spain, with their stories of dungeons.
a hidden fortune, 4 beautiful daughter
and an alleged American relative are
again busy at the old game. 1t has
been tried Tor years with varying sue
cess and varying details of the same
story. Several months ago the Span
1Sh authorities sent to the Uuited
States authorities for dispositions OF
persons who sent monty to Spain in an
swer to letters sent by the confidence
men and several dispositions were oh
tanned here in Maine Saturday a
well-known Portland man received a
long letter telling of hugh fortune
made from graft at the time the
French We're attempting to build the
Panama canal, of a prison, and a beau
tiful daughter who is now without the
protection of her father. One fourth OF
this vast fortune was promised to the
Portland man if he would become the
guardian of the daughter In order to
get this the Portland man must send
money enough to pay the passage Of
the daughter to the United States.
The Portland man, who does not wish