Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-09


loss of their ret cat Tim" Which died
| Sunday night after lingering sickness
| of three weeks. NrterinaritS were II
attrndanca and etrrything done to
| say" the lttlc pet life. Tim had al
| ways dinei at the different lunch
| rooms and cafes throughout the city
| WAcrt the ieStoliicc employees lunChod
| and knew which one WIS first to &c
out Tor dinner or supper. He Wore
an expensive collar. bearing Inclt
| Sans trade mark. this giving him
| great prt stiSc At the restaurants
which other felintS could not enjoy.
This remarkable eat could be found
at the fish market every Friday. the
only day out oi the week that he
wouln call Tim was cremated, Mon
| daV, pv the boys in the office. with all
| due solemnity.
| \ hotel proprietor in Van Buren, has
been keeping tally on the weather
| since December Il. He reports y days
when the temperature. at $50 y. Nj.
stood above zero and "a days when it
was belo=e The average for the
| below-zero days was approximately
Ii degrees.
| Maine lobster fishermen are interest
ed ir the report that the shortage OF
leDsters is likely To bring about the
| importing OF the "langoustc,' an i'm
| mcnse lobster which grows in French
waters. The average size Of this lob
| Stor is about eight pounds, and it fs
said To be NOR" delicious than the ma
tive sneeies.
Much interest in theatrical circles
Throughout the state has been mani
Tested in tine hearing at Portland upon
the petition al T.. f. Keith for the
dissolution OF the temporary receiver
ship of the Keith < Proctor Amuse-
mont co. The ease which was III
progress for several daNS in thc SUI
preIaa coart was completed lat" Tues
day afternoon, and each session was
marked by lively legal Tits. The writ
ten arguments are to he submitted
within two weeks.
Miss Alice Luce OF Auburn, who is
dI the lltd'l III IL ~ tttt' 7Nll''i III i''i
lin, Germany. writes her mother that
she is arranging for a large musicale
for the benefit of the American church
in that city. a pleasant surprise
came from the Empress in a request
by telephone for five Of the best seats.
Miss Luce is n graduate of Edward
Little High school of Auburn, in the
class of 1850. and is one of the most
prominent woman educators in the
world.
Picture the geographical dilemma Of
William Douglass of Lisbon Falls, who
travels daily in two counties and
three or four towns. His friends find
it very hard To keep track of his
movements and the following is told
for an actual fact. The other day
Mr.. Douglas, of this town, started
ont to get a load of wood at the back
part of his farm Leaving the town
of Lisbon. in Androscoggin county, he
drove for half-mile when he
reached the town of Bowdoin, in
Sagadah hoe county. Travelling on for
forty rods more. by logging road. he
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again. but in a few minutes found
himself in the town of Webster His
course again carried him into Lisbon
where he loaded his sled and started
for home. The trip had taken longer
than he had planned and his friends,
becoming worried, started out to hunt
for him with lanterns. After Il long
search they We're informed that Mr..
Douglas had been seen in Sagadahoe
county and gave up the chase. They
returned to find the wanderer COM
fortably resting beside his own fire
place. It's bit bewidering just the
same, says Mr.. Douglass"
The town of Cornville has again
voted not to appropriate $4,000 toward
| the construction of an electric car line
between Skowhcsan and Athens,
( despite the majority vote for the ap-
preparation.
A member of the crew of fishing
schooner which was anchored in the
| harbor walked into the Portland police
station, Tuesday night, exhibited q
bloody nose and demanded that thu
captain of his vessel be arrested for
assault and battery. The captain
was brought, with another sailor, to
the station. The captains companion
declared that the complaining sailor
mad started an argument and finally
had attempted to mop up the deck
with the wiry master. The job proved
little too big and the sailor beating
nasty retreat. had sought revenge
IN other channels. Seeing his cast
going against him, the accuser Offered
to withdraw his charge, the captain
magnanimously agreed to let the mat
ter drop and the men made their wa,
back to the schooner.
Soldiers in Hayti carry in one han
rifle or machete and in the other
stick of sugar. This latter is the dali
| ration, anu not to symbolic that
is sweet to die for ones country.-N
Y. Telegram.