The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-18


them on the honor of serving as the countv's
one hundredth grand jury.
Interest in the temperance cause mnst be
at white heat in Hancock county. The Els
worth American reports that Mr.. John
Wasgatt of West Ellsworth, 76 years of age
drove to Bucksport, twenty miles, Wednes.
day and united with the Fort Knox lodge of
Good Templars, returning home the same
night after the initiation.
Daniel Stickney, who lately published his
recipe for long life, has Away been fully
prepared for death. even to the extent of
having his tombstone already inscribed and
set up, in the village cemetery at Presque
Isle. In the course of this inscription, which
is quite long he says that he was, for a lay
preacher of the gospel as taught by David In
Psalms %; by Jesus Christ in his sermon
upon the mount; by Panl upon Mars Hill to
the Atheneans; and in the 18th Chapter of
Romans"
One of the matronS of Houlton is forced to
content herself with the kind of jewelry that
made COrnelia, mother of the Graceful. so
famous. There is woman residing in
TINS town." says the Houlton Times, )" who
IS the mother of fourteen children, and has
been twice married. She has never worn an
article OF lewelry; nor a collar around the
neck; nor ribbon, with the exception of
one which, when first married, she wore
Iashloned into bow. Nor has she worn a
lhoop, skirt, hustle, or piece Of lace in her
life"
1t seems that it was a Hancock county
clergyman who said one of the bright things
that have been attributed to many men In
many places. Rev. III. B. Cover, the pastor
OF the Sedgwick Baptist church forty years
ago, was the man. lie was the composer of
many Sunday school hymns and tunes, and
didn't hesitate to make an adoption of Sc
cnlar music whenever he found what he con-
sldered good popular air. He was taken to
TASK Tor this by some friend one day, for
taking the tunes of the devil for use in rrelig-
ious worship, His reply brought the obiec-
ton to an end: 81 don't believe in the devil
having all the best tunes to himself.
Father Cornish was shrewd, snuff-taking
itinerant clergyman in Hancock county forty
year ago. One day, meeting a young lady
OF his acquaintance who had embellished
herself with an enormous hustle: the old
gentleman, taking pinch of snuff and put
ting on quizzlcal expression, said, ELIZA
Deth, don't you suppose that if God had
wanted you to look that way he would have
as she turned, 81 do; and suppose if he had
INTENDED your nose for tobacco box he
would nave turned it the other end up"
IA a, oo =; Carr the Apple King" of Kenne
pee county, raised this year a queer apple.
when the Winthrop Banner describes TINS.
1T Is medium sized apple of greenis6 color
and from one side you may cut n Slice CeiO ~
sweet apple of as fine flavor as you ever ate 70
and from another part Of the same apple you
cut slice sour enough to make an old maid
squint. The sweet and sour portions sre
distributed in alternate layers eXtendnS
from stem to blow and from one-haIf TO one
inch wide, and can be distinguished by the
color and texture of the outside skin. The
apple grew in the famous Pullen or Benson
orchard in East Monmouth, and there are
said to be several trees which bear this pecu
liar variety of fruit"