The Portland daily press., 1890-08-12

j. Il. C00mDS, OIL Auburn, mas IN MS pos
session a Spanish coin made in the time Of
Philip Ill. Of Spain, presented him by his
grandfather.
The Gardiner Home Journal says that
NJ. G. Wadsworth Of that city is entitled to
the medal for the longest term in rebel
prisons. He was captured on the field at
Gettysburg, July /, 1868. and was discharged
from prison March l. 1865, making his term
COS days.
The Bath Times says that the longest
straight stretch of track on the Knox & Lin
coin railroad is to be found on the Bath side
of Georges river, running through what 10
called Negroes Meadow, and measuring $3.50
feet in length. There are several other
quite long stretches of straight track but
none over mile in length.
The great corporation crop In Maine, due
to the peculiar facility of our laws, has
drawn a suggestion from Editor Hall of the
Waterville Sentinel, who Is one OF the
special tax commission. He says truly that
these corporations have to pay the state but
a small fee for the privileges accorded them,
and asks why it would not be well to levy an
annual franchise tax on their capital stock.
Belfast still has the pole on story telling.
This Is the latest. A Belfast hay merchant
Is telling yarn about how he cut bale OF
nav Upcn, tho other day, aud several chickens
hoped out The only way he could account
for their being there was that number OF
eggs must have been pressed in afterwards
hatched. As chickens eat seed, II Is to be
presumed that the hayseed and dried spears
Of grass furnished food for the brood dur
ing its confinement. That is, II the story Is
true.
The Indian relic hunters ON the shores Of
Lake Auburn are meeting with good success.
One prospecting party found "A pieces on
HarlOw's Point the other day. Several Of
the tools and weapons found have the ap-
pearance of having been but partially COM
pleted. Mr.. Pearson while digging out on
the Point, down by Newbury street In Au-
burn the other day found small relic four
scores of places along the shore Of Lake Au-
burn, showing the work Of the relic hunters.
DIR. Albion Cobb Of Bddeford has come to
the front again. He Is now engaged In
booming man for the Globe sword who
does not belong to the Grand Army. DIR.
Cobb has no ulterior motive in this good
work, his sole desire being to see his eandl.
date roll up larger vote tnan PRESIDENT
Harrison does. AS there is no possibility OF
this mans capturing the sword, there is no
especial harm In the contest althOugh con-
sidering the fact that IL Is Grand Army
contest the outsider should ee dropped from
| the rolls.
The census enumeratOr in a Hancock
county town ran across cranky stndiyidual
| who believed that silence Is golden. He Is
| twenty five years old, said TO be good-looking
| and Of more than ordinary intelligence,
reading much and writing well. Although
he goes about among people to church and 20
| parties and balls he never speaks save IN tIe
| secrecy Of the home circle to his parents.
| No explanation Of this peculiar kink was
| offered the enumerator and he was forced 70
| get his information regarding the young
| man from his parents.
| The Kennebee Central Is proving great
| convenience in other ways than strictly legtti-
| Tnata nnerationS Of a railroad. On one Of the
trips tnSs Of the railway train last week. the
engineer. when turning a curve In the road,
saw directly in front Of him he,d the hGuEe o. ,,
| nijdls of the track and waving his arms.
The train was stopped and the man ex