Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-22

Is not dead,
We're glad our WhiSkerS
Are not red,
We're glad we are
Not Doctor Cook,
We're glad we have not
Got the hook
Worms, glad we're not
A flea-bit pup,
And glad we've got
This column up.
Judd Mortimer Lewis in Houston Post.
Sheriff Thurlough can rest assured
that none of the other sheriffs are
jealous because he has been elected to
make the fight.
Everybody's Granger in Bangor
this week.
The selection of G. Raymond Joy
for the pcstmastership at Bar Har-
Dor is popular with the people of the
rest of the State as we'll as Bar Har-
Dor, for Mr.. Joy has q host Of friends.
On the inside of a coal closet door in
the Pythian block at Belfast is the in
scription Ben d. Field, December l,
1879" On inquiry it has been learned
that Mr.. Field wrote the words when
messenger for the Western Union COM
pany. The writing is as legible as
When first written.
Bdieford residents are greatly inter-
ested in the ordaining to the priesthood
of Timothy j. Mahoney of that city as
he is the first young man from there to
take Holy orders. 1t is likely that the
young priest will celebrate his first
mass in st. Marys church in his own
city.
The great linden tree at the corner of
Washington and South streets in Bath,
which was planted IS years ago by the
late Samue. Sloane, has been cut down
some distance below the branches
which were rapidly dying. 1t is said
that It will branch out again.
Mrs. Margaret A. Miller of Gushing
health and spirits. Mrs. Miller comes
from a long lived race, her great uncle
Conrad Heyer died at the age of 107
and her grandfather at SO. Mrs. Miller
has resided in Gushing for S. years and
has a family of three daughters ana
two sons who keep her busy.
Deputy Sheriff Austin NJ. Titus of
East Union has curiosity in the shape
OF red fox with a jet black tail. The
animal is unusually handsome and
such a combination is very rare.
Portland Augusta man attracted
great deal of attention yesterday
noon by walking up Exchange street
to a string in his hand. They were
about a foot long, of a bright red color
as though white fish was smearcd all
over with blood. They had very large
eyes and We're otherwise noteworthy.
Upon inquiry it was learned that they
are called brill and are caught off shore
in cold weather only They are said
to be fine eating, tasting much like
shad and like shad having very we'll
built, bony structure inside them"
Residents Of Bowdoinham are greatly
interested in some hairless squirrels
which have taken up their abode in an
attic on Pleasant street. The little
creatures are white and have not bit
of hair on their bodies.
Mrs. Cordelia Anrabel CT SkOWheSan
has Il wonderful cat and it has been
trained to do many tricks. The cat
viii bow as politely as person and
few days ago gave an example OF rea-
soning which is worthy of note. There
are three kittens in the family and
when the cat brought in mouse, there
was q scramble. The mouse was given
to q kitten and the other two were
cuffed away. the next day the act was
repeated only another kitten got the
mouse. The third one was given meal
Of mouse flesh the following morning.
The fourth mouse was brought in and
after the cat had seated herself before
her three kittens she ate it with
seeming relish.
Mrs. Phoebe Rebecca Gibson, who
died in Greenwood, Ind, a short time
ago, was a daughter of the late Israel
owen and was born at Cook Hill in
EassalbOro.
Mrs. Albert Vose of North Union
has a coon cat which is pure white
with blue eyes. Mrs. Vose is the
proud possessor of a lemon tree which
bears one lemon each year This
time the lemon is nearly as large as