Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-13
MAINE GOSSIP.

| Bath mxn, who tried to give himself
an egg shampoo. came 20 the conclusion
that TO handle the white Of an egg properly
took great deal of practice. He lost the
egg down the back Of his neck.
Business il active Al the Bath yards. As
there are at present seventeen vessels on
the stocks uader construction there and
three 10 Phipsburg, besides three vessels
being rugged aud made ready fer sea.
The American Journal of Science for
June has an account of new mineral for
which Il proposes the name Of HamttH1e
IN honor Of DR.. A. {. IIsmAn Bow ioin
Il, saying that ibis lifelong interest in
the development Of the mineral resources
OF his State and particularly Of oxford
county where this new mineral occurs,
has tended to make that region famous as
sfording some Of the most beautiful and
hghly interesting minerals known to
science" The only other Maine man for
whom 4 mineral has been named is said to
be the late Prof. Parker Cleveland. A to
| the selection Of the name iIamlinite, it 10
well deserved compliment to one who is an
Acknowledged authority on the subject of
gems and precious stones.
| Probably no town on the coast of Maine
from Passport to ki,tery can boast of ~
many flag STATS. according to its nhabi-
tsnts, as the town Of Vinslhaven. There
are In that town twenty flag .taffs
from which the stars and stripes constantly
t'oat.
Bro. Tenney Of the Brunswick Telegra PHI
objects to being called the late venerable
Rev. A. e.. Tenney ID. d., AS some of the
papers have done in announcing his iecesse.
lie says he is venerable enough, in looks at
least. and perhaps there are some who think
IT, time he was out IF the way but the I'D.
II il too much for him. His only preach
ing has been done through the press, and
he has never hobnobed with the men who
h1ld the power to grant such titles SO he
declines to be dead or 10 claim this honor.
Belfast man of known yerscity recent
iy astounded some of his fellow citizens the
other dsv by gravely announcing to them
that one of the city hydrants had been
blown through board fence. commit
tee of Investigation was appointed, how
ever. and on sallying forth, 1t was dis
covered that the reported phenomenon was
true. The fence had tumbled over upon
the hyfrsnt-
la digging for the water pipe ona Belfast
street, last week, workmen came across an
old coffin, one end of which having rotted
away human bones were seen on the inside
They let IL remsiu as it was, digging care
feily around it, Other bones were also
found MANY years ago there was Gene
terry In that vicinity.
-''6mme some political tree Deans
was the remark, says the Belfast Age, with
which a counter high urchin esrslyzed the
polite young man who keeps a Belfast gro
Gerry store last week Were all out Of
those. sonny" The youth lighted cigs-
rette and strolled out conte mptuously, only
TO return few moments later with within
per and piece of paper which read. "Give
this blamed idiot a package of prolific pea
beans"
The people of Belfast are calling for
revision of the city directory. They GER
tainly need one SINCE the last is said to have
been published in 1888
H0u,ton is the latest place to decide to
have n celebration on the glorious Fourth.
The programme mapped out is an excellent
one including calithumpians, games trot
ting matches At the Park and display of FIRE
works in the evening.
The Aroostook Times thinks that census
enumetstors should add 10 their list of ques
tons the following "Do you owe for your
paper u so how long and do you ever in
tend to pay The suggestion is an excel
lent one.
Mr. Walter W. Barrett of Portland has
received patent for timepiece dial hsv
ing a fixed disk with All inner circle grsdu-
s,ed into degrees of longitude, and an outer
circle divided into minutes of longitude.
movable dial divided into hours of time,
movable dial iyi1ed into minutes of time AN
hour band for indicating the hours of the
day and the degrees of longitude, and a
minute hand for indicating the minutes Of
| time and the minute, Of longitude.
| The report that tuberculosis had appeared
/ in the herd of A W. Davis of DAYTON
| proves to have been incorrect. DIR. Geo
II. Bailey At the request of the selectmen
of Dayton visited the herd and found three
animals suffering from emphysema. but no
eases of contagious disease. The surgeons
have found but two cases of tuberculosis in
the whole State since January lst, 1890.
| Thieves are apparently becoming en-
| beldeued by their past success in Maine.
| A horse belonging to C. II. Chase was
stolen from in front of his office in broad
| daylight "Wednesday. |. seems that moth
| ing but the offer of rewards will set the
| detectives 10 work. They can't be blamed
| for this either. The laborer is worthy of
/ his hire-snd pretty good hire too if his
| labor results in the apprehension of the
various criminals who are now infesting the
| State.