Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-17

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holding a most successful fair in that
city. The merchants and citizens Of the |
vicinity have az asaal generously rel
sponded 10 the call Of "the boys In blue"
aud many q wounded and helpless vet
will see his family well cared for by the
brave efforts ~ old comrades aad their
kind friends.
/ never sa~ rabbits so plenty ~ they
ara this season." says a Bangor sports
man. II was at Eddington pond Mon
day and shot eighteen and Ii was not n
very good day for them" Rabbits are
very plenty Ia the markets and are
brought IN by the hundreds They are
bringing abont i've cents piece. From
here they are shipped to Boston and
New York, mostly 10 the latter place.
Very few people here eat rabbits though
they are said 10 be- as tender as chicken
and great dish with the epicures.
Hon. W. l.. Putnam of Portland Is TO
he 10 Auburn week during the Janu-
airy term Of the ) J. court.
The iirm OF Hinckley Il Edgerly Of
Bangor, have recently received orders
to construct two marine fog bells, SINH
lar to the one on trial In Boston Harbor.
and work on them will Immediately be-
gin. One Of these bells will be placed
on the Spring Point buoy in Portland
Harbor, the other going to st. John.
The Bangor gentlemen, who own this
invention, are much pleased with its sue
cess 80 far. They propose, at an early
date, to commence the necessary ar
Engagements for manufacturing these sig
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considered very practicable for that pur.
pose and a great protection for any kind
Of craft at anchor or under way. The
signal is doing everything which was
claimed for it.
Evidently marriage Is not a failure in
the Pine Tree State, or at least, was not
fifty years ago Nearly every day we
see notices OF golden wedding anniver
saries and today no less than three are
mentioned. These good citizens have
exemplified the many sided question
and at the end Of fifty wears are pros
porous and happy. receiving the congrat-
ulatlons OF friends, magnanimously In
Guiding disappointed old maids and
crusty old bachelors.
Several cities in Maine have, during
the past year, held what has been |
known as Merchants days, when the |
several railroads have granted half fares |
and the result has usually been large
sales for the merchants. In every in |
stance is has been matter in which the |
local board of trade have interested
themselves, and after holding several |
meeting aud choosing committees the |
matter was brought about. In the case |
of old Town, the hustling editor of the |
local paper there has secured the rates |
from several railroads and Is et'ectually |
advertising the fact that December 23d |
and 9th, will be observed in that city as |
Merchants days The business men OF
the place were somewhat surprised at |
the first announcement, but all are tax |
ing hold in earnest and will do their best |
TO please all who favor Old Town with |
their patronage on those days,
The Portland Press Is receiving lots |
of compliments from its eontempora
ries on its recent change to eight pages. !
Lying on the beach lust opposite Port
land i. the little missionary zach; Alert, |
where she is hauled up for repsirs dur
ing that incement season OF the year
when its zesious commander, Captain
Lane Is forced to suspend his Christian
lsbors along the coast. The story of
Capt Lane and tn Alert is an interest
ing one and especially so to the mem
bcrs of the Christiln Eudesvor Society.
Alta recent convention of the society it
was voted Ia build a small steamer 10
replace the yacht Alert. This idea,
however, was found to be too ambitious
and resulted iu- the present plan OF
thoroughly repairing the Yacht and sub
stitutiug the word "Eudeavor for
it's present name. The first mis-
aiOuary work a, attempted on the
Atlantic coast was made by the pres
emit captain of the Alert, in 1880, who |
began his mission among the remote /
Islands of Casco bsy. Capt Lane was
born near the mouth of the Damariseotta
river Ia Bristol and his early life was /
spent among the ii hermeu of that yicin-
ity. he knew them Thoroughly and Il
realiE, d the glorious field for CHRISTIAN Il
work to be found among them. He II
applied TO the church people of Boston
but they had so many charities that they
had no help 10 extend TO the obscure
from Maine Then he deter
mined to do it alone, and during the
summer months he hired small boat
and spcnt the time in fishing and preach
ing to the fishermen who lived on the
thinly populated islands and along the
coast just before starting he met Rev.
Mi kngsbury OF Hartford, New Eag
land secretary of the American Sunday
Union Of Philadelphia, who assisted in
many ways. Through him the society
helped Capt Lane aud he at once CON-
meneed his labors The Sth of April.
lss0. Captain Lane set out from Portland
in little boat of four tons, which he
hired here, paying $40 month for il.
The little boat was so small that when
the good missionary retired at night be
could find room for portion only OF his
body In the cabin. and was forced to
sleep with his feet sticking out the door.
The result of that summers work was
the organization OF twelve Sunday
schools lhoie Islands where the
families were TO, few to enable the or
gtnization of a school were visited, and
the lonely people supplied with such
reading matter a. could be given to them
Every season since Captain Lane bias
ctuised alo2g the coast -Four years ago
he was able to purchase the Alert, a
yacht of Is tons, sleop-rigged. wish
The aid of small boy he ntyigstes the
lis,le craft all s'oug the coast, from Port
land to Esstport, and 1t is lonely isl.t
whose inhabitants do not know the sal
OF the Alert whoa she hsayes in sight.
About 80 suaday schools have been
established, .eme of which. IS that at
outer Long Island, eff Mt Desert, have
developed into churches. Ia tie last ten
wears. the b-eakirg up of the fishing in
dustry slong cur coast has made very
hard fines for The fishermen, and the
miss iona-y Yacht il valuable rel gious
sgeney at This time, when many of the
s.Uast churches ase goiug down For the
lasr four years CspIsin Lane has been
assisted ia his work by the Sunday
school Publishing House OF Boston.