Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-25


For they are again in style
| Houston Post.
The Greenwood correspondent of
the Oxford County Advertiser sets
forth the following essay entitled,
The Cat, the Cow. the Man:
| Aside from a certain element of
danger that entered into the affair,
happily with no serious consequences,
our fellow-townsman, Sylvester Cole,
mad decidedly ludicrous adventure the
other evening.
| 1t has been the habit of neigh
bors cat to get around at milking
| time. She has always taken a lively
interest in the operation. probably
more from selfish motives tran with
any idea of increasing her store Of
knowledge. on scientific or other sub
jectS.
| ON this particular occasion every
thing was apparently as serene as one
|could wish with no hint of any I'M
toward event in the evening air. The
| COW was contentedly chewing her cud
and If any thoughts crossed her docile
mind they probably pertained t" green
pastures and running streams. The
cat pnrred away happily while Mr..
Cole, milking. sang in blisstul ignor-
ance of approaching disaster, Nearer,
My God, to Thee Then Pussy, as is
her nature, made an attempt to
| sharpen her toe nails. That is per-
fectly proper but Pussy's mistake was
| in selecting the cows leg for Il grind
stone.
Then. things happened With a
gasp OF amaZement the COW swallowed
| her cud, the cat forgot to purr and
Nearer. My God, to Thee was never
| finished. on that occasion Talk about
transformation scenes and lightning
changes ON direct testimony Mr.
Cole deponeth that he thought light
ming had struck his barn in II different
places ana an earthquake was shaking
the foundations of the building. Did
the COW kick? Well guess, and
then some. About the second kick she
pushed her foot through the coat poe
ket OF Mr.. Cole and did not get it out
until the garment was torn in ribbons
ana Tor several moments he thought
the same result would be attained in
his case Happily he was not injured
The milk was still in the barn but not
exactly fit to use as it had washed up
a considerable portion of the floor
The cat innocent cause of all the
trouble, Travelled so fast through the
tie-up window that all one could see
was a f1eck of darkness against the
sky. She waits no more of an eve
ming for her dish of milk and has a
scared appearance quite pitiful to be-
hold even to this day"
DIR. Harry H. Nevers. a former Nor
way boy, now city bacteriologist of
Lawrence, Mass, has been given by the
mayor, full charge of the sanitary de-
partment until suitable board of
health committee can be nOmina ted
and confirmed. The Lawrence Daily
American speaks highly of the good
work accomplished by the young doe
tor along this line, and cOngla tulated
nm because of his unselfish devotion
to his professional charge
Work on the North Baldwin Grange
hall is progressing finely. according to
the Argus. The completed building
will be one of the finest in that sec
ton.
New York Commercials: Railroad Of
ilcials, who keep a very close count on
summer business, have estimated that
no less than four hundred thousand
people go into Maine annually for va
cation purposes, and that they spend
there an average about $50 each; this
puts $2O,O00.000 of outside cash into
circulation in Maine every year from
the tourist population alone. Ii has
come to be "A great business-this en-
tertainment of the fitting butterfly
population of the country; and Maine
most certainly does her share Of it,
The following testimonial to Cap
tain Josiah r. Brady. written at Camp
Preble. which stood on the site of
what is now known as the Camp
Ground at Ligonia, near the works of
the Portland IRON and Steel Company
was the outcome of some trouble
which arose among the officers of the
Fifth Maine Regiment that was at that
time stationed there.
Camp Preble, June %. 1861.
capt, Josiah r. Brady.
Dear Sir:-We the undersigned
volunteers in the 5th Regt. NJ. Y. NJ.
with not little surprise and very
many regrets, learned this morning
that you were to leave us. We take
this opportunity of expressing to you
our belief and knowledge of your eff
ficlency as an officer. your honor as a
man, as soldier. and your true Union
principles as citizen. If your with
draWal from us was caused by any
scheming or false reports on the part
OF your brother officers, our wish and
desire Is that the hand of justice may
deal deserving!y with them. We. mem
bers of Company +, having served un-
der you since our enlistment, hope
and pray that you will return to us, as
we wish to serve under no other cap
tain unless by your request