The Republican journal., 1881-08-25
Maine Matters,
SUNSET All BAR HARBoK.

crowd are gathered to hear them Here group
OF young tars from the government war ships ly-
ing IN our harbOr, with fiat caps and square collar
ed blue shirts wide trowSers and all the convel
tonal rig of men wars There little
semblage OF Indians, of whom has thrown a
big pack of birch bark from his shoulders that he
may enjoy the music unincumboTed looking
soberly on. Several noisy urchlns are pounding
pebbles in imitation Of the cymbal players, and
tumbling pell nell over each other on the gravel
led walk Red legged fancy capped tennis players
blooming country madenS. in holiday attire :;
queenly daughters of wealth aud fashion in fault
less costumes Of delicate laces and muslin old
ladies'. IN stlh rustllng silks and elaborate head
dresses; gray bearded men Of business. now re
tired and resting bit after the hustle of a busy
life before they ''joln the lnnumeTdble caravan
that moves to the pale realms of shade; brisk
young bucks. in knobby white suits, sucking their
silver headed canes and ogling the passing ladies :
groups OF merry little children, cared for by trim
nurse maids in snowy linen aprons all these and
dozen other types of humanity are gathered to
hear the band. In the spacious parlors a few
dancing couples are improving the music. But
soon the last rays OF the setting sun gid the many
windows in Bradley Block the twink ling lights flash
ont from the stores the hotel boys return from
the just opened evening mail with great baskets OF
letters and papers the band men tnd it difficult to
read their music in the rapidly waning light; the
grand flourish is heard closing the performance ;
the crowd 20 their several WAYS and darkness
settles over the scene. As this lovely evening 50
many others Mount Desert Herald.
DISCOVERY OF INDIAN RELICS.
That the territory in and about tins vicinity is
rich in historical incidents AM relics OF by gone
ages Is evidenced by the Interesting pages which
the historian has written concerning the numerous
and early settlements on oar shores and the rcllcS
which the many Indian tribes have lett for Us to
unearth from time to time in the shell heaps the
end of our own river, and or the banks Of the
streams and rvulets IN the surrounding towns
one OF the most interesting localities and one of
The latest uueartlel this the inll
place OF execution or torture on Fort island at the
narrows, near the mouth OF Damariscota river
few days ago. while Postmaster Gamage and
MIR. Phelps were hunting Tor rellcs at the above
place. they discovered, among numerous fish spars
needles and arrow heads the remains of five Skel
etonS. apparently lndans-the skulls showing
very low order OF lntelleel-one Skull ol which
theY were able 10 get out nearly perfect which IS
now ID possession OF Dr. chapman. They found
hye under Jaws, one of them nearly perfect. bat
none OF them would ut the skulls One skull was
very large, they Judged 1t To- be nearly twice the
s!ze OF the average, out SO far decayei that with
ne utmost care IL could not be moved from the
place where it lay These skeletons dill not lie in
any regular order but appeared to have been burn
ed at stake as a space OF sl& teet square or more
was covered with ashes, charcoal and rocks that
Aad been exposed to hFe. Ihe skulls were nearly
lace down anu Dul lew olher bones could be re
moved whole Inc appearance indicated that
There had been numerous vietlmS burned at differ
cnt times, and the whole was covered with an ac
tunuIallon ol eaFtA ana SHELLS ID Tour dIStlnet lay
ers one loot II depth. They also found pottery.
the SkuIiS OF deef ana Jaws OF bears ami QUE large
stag or elk horn. There Is no doubt but that dill
IF se1.4,a t,rtnra fnanaritta III3 t''N
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SEVENTH ANNUAL MON OF TIE 80 MAINE
The seventh annual reunion of the Third Mare
Regiment was celebrated at Bath Aug I7th. by an
excursion to Oak Point il the new and beautiful
steamer Sebenoa, accompanied by the Bath Cadrt
Band At the business meeting the following OIL
GERS were elected President A II Buswell of
Boston: Vice Presidents John 5 Wiggin 4 j
Packard, j N Libby Recording Secretary Lewis
Selbing Augusta: CORRESPONDING Secretary 4 \
Crockett Blth. Snrreon & + Rrirkntt If An,,ns
ia Chaplain Rev f. " Preble Bath In the
evening bountiful collation. was provided by
Bath citizens of which about 800 uartook Cant
W Ii Watson preSldiur The f,il,y1ry nrjar
was observed. PRAYER by Chaulain address of
welcome by ex Mayor John e. Richardson l., tha
absence of the mavor: Doe1n by Rry + " Pre-
ble Voasts we're Introduced bv Gen Ioseph 5
Smith of Bangor. Chairman OF ile Committee ON
Hon Joshua Nye B Torrev Colonel Moses b
Lakeman and others Resolutions expressing
eternal LOYALTY to the country svinDatIiy yith thc
widow Of Col c 4 L. SaLnpsan. deceased and
thanks 10 the people Of Bath for thrf lpDpro,I. re-
cettisn were i,assed Ala, tho t.,lln.,in.,. Ra
solved That We unite Win o,,r ertir. 1lf,.try in
tie deepest svmpath, for our wonuJed pre>i l.nr
and pray that GOD in his infinite n.rey viii snare
HIM tor many wears. The exercises OF the daY
and evening were especially Interesting and the.
renewals of frionashin ANA rool ,F,onr ,raro -a,.
ed by all
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nm assoclaIoH oI WUs iIlSh ci'iIeHS hau Il are re
uutoA at tne lahe on On AonudE o' iaSt week Inc
last tram from Portland augmented the crowd
to 5000. The hve-mile go-as you please race began
at 80, prizes SO and = Entres-Mck kenzie,
II, ~
HartweIl, Townsend, and Egan- lewiston Stey
ems, button and Savage, Bangor solomon, llndi
am Oldtown. They started off well. bat Stevens
aoon tooh TIE lead AND maintained II to the close
lime ~ minutes: Mckenzie one lap behind
Hartwell left the track after making ii laps Car
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