Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-25

Mr.. Joseph Wood Of Bar HasboF. for ten
Years editor Apd manager ef the Mount
Desert Herald, has retired from that paper.
ard viii soou commences publicston Of the
Maine Coast CostageRD which il to be
specially devoted TO advertising the sftzse-
tons Of the many summer colonies Of sea-
side cottages Along the cosst Of Maine.
The paper cannot fail Of being attractive,
bright and readable.
The bountsous rains Of the present week
have been most timely snd without doub:
Insure hay crop Of the usual average
Il has NOT been - profitable for the pro-
ducers and shippers Of hay in the season Of
shipments now being concluded, - some
years, reports an exehaoge, waich adds
that In the days Of Southern shipments
Belfast sent sway annually about 10000
tons. and Ilincoinviile, Seafsport and
w .nlerport one-half ~ much more. This
year the whole county will not reach Bel.
fsst's forme. figure. There is & large
amount of hay ia the farmers barns
throughout the country, and quite supply
in the hands of shippers in Belfast. Con-
siserabie hay is now being shipped to the
South from the Western states.
The Bowdoin explorers will take phon-
ograph to the frozen north and bottle up
some choice native Lingo" The expeci-
ton starts next Saturday.
A Ca nden lady who pledged herself to
earn = dollar in some unusual way for
church carpets, carried out her contract by
digging worms for her brother in-law to use
for bait on his fishing expeditions.
While Prof William A. Rogers Of Colby
University was 10 Providence last week
attending meeting Of mechanical engi-
neers, Brown University conferred upon
him the honorary degree Of Doctor of
Laws. DIR. Rogers is q graduate Of Brown.
class Of 1857, and his eminent attainments
in physical science have not escaped the
notice Of his alma mater.
The Boston Sunday Herald will put on
i.s steamer between Bangor and Bar Har-
Dor .on July 5. instead OF July IL, -
originally int nded.
The number Of volumes now in the lib
rary Of Bowdoin College is 43. 437, exclu,
sive Of books belonging to the Medical
School which are estimated at 1000. The
accessions for the past twelve months have
been 1923 volumes. OF these sccessions
92s were purchased at An average cost Of
81 5s, 1873 were obtained by binding peri
odicals and pamphlets, Is by exchange Of
duplicates, and $50 were presented by
various donors.
The lumber business on the Penobscot
appears to show o little more activity than
was the case few weeks ago and there 10
quite number Of vessels prepared to sail
with lumber from Bangor concerns. Sew
eral other vessels are being loaded and
there is considerable activity in that line
along the river front. The lumber market
is still very dull on that river, however, in
comparison with what it usually is at this
time Of year.
Mr.. John L. Dalot Of Addison, has
recently patented novel method for pre-
ducing chsmfers upon the edges Of stone
blocks and slabs without liability of chip
ping the corners. According to this method,
the slabs are mounted in frame which
holds them at the required angle, and the
edges of the blocks or slabs to be
chsmfered are covered with . suitable
cement, which alls in the angles be-
tween the blocks, and sustains the
surface of the stone 80 that it does not
chip IN the process Of grinding. Amy suit
able cement is used for this purpose !;
| plaster Of paris has been found effectual
and convenient. It is obvious that this
improvement is equslly applicable in hand
polishing, where an ordinary hand rubber
is used. The chsmfers produced accord
| ing to this method are uniform, the angles
are sharp, and the surfaces plane.
A Corinna man who has been at work in
Parkman hiss quite q curiosity in the shape
OF q good sized tree trunk severed about two
feet above the ground. 1t came from Park
man where he had been working and had
SO. q trap for bear. He made the chain
fast TO q tree. One morning someone went
out to look the matter over and-there
wasn't any bear there. Neither vas there
any bear in sight. But it was evident that
q bear had been there and during his stay
had been decidedly busy. The tree to
which the trap had been secured had been
gnawed off, great mouthfuls Of fibre hay
iog been chewed and shredded out. The
attacks of the animals teeth had slivered
the wood for distance Of many inches.
The bear had thus freed himself and had
started 10 limp away. dragging trap and
clog. A short chase brought him to bay
and he was put out Of his vale of misery.
He weighed something over 400 pounds
The Corinns man will keep that piece Of
tree for q long time.