Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-05

~ an entirely Satisfactorily hlaHheE'
The Saquocket CLUB, Thomaston, is in
fiourishiDg condition. The limit OF
membership is now filed and the future
| OF the clue looks brighter than ever.
Eastport Sentinel In teaching the
little ones the significance Of celebrating
the anniversary OF the birth OF the
Father of his Country at the Fort Hill
school last Monday, one little urchin,
after having listened to the teachers eX-
planatorv remarks with serious ate ntion,
| had evidently imbibed more knowledge
than his small head WAS capable of
| classifying. Returning home in
| a most thoughtful mood, he
pondered deeply the question OF who was
| Washington, and what was his relation
TO the country: Finally his counte-
nance lightened up and triumphantly he
burst forth with Father, know who
Washington was, he was cousin Of the
| United States" AS Master Brown has
been resident but year or two on
Uncle Sans side of the border line that
separates our town from the Queens do
mains, it may be that he will become
more conversant with historical facts
pertaining to the country of his adop-
| ton, should he continue TO manifest the
same degree of Interest in the subject as
noted above, for a while longer.
Potatoes sold in Houlton on Weilnes-
day last at sl.li for Rose, and s. 90 for
liebrons.
Mr.. Geo f Bracket OF Belfast has a
thermometer which has been in contin
nous service for forty years. during
which long period Mr.. Bracket has
made daily observations OF temperature,
winds, storms, etc which are probably
the longest and most Ntensive ever
made by any person in eastern Maine.
Aroosto1k Times A large amount of
produce is coming into market, The
shipment from this station last week was
unusually large, and would have been
larger had iG been possible to obtain
more cars for the transportation of the
surplus produce of this section.
Boston Journal Congress men who
are Just now studying upon the men
hadeu fishery question will be interested
to know that the credit of having pro
duced the first porgy oil for commerce
belongs to Maine woman. That was in
1850 Mrs John Bartlett of Bluehill
began at that time to boil the porgy for
her food. She noticed that thin scum
of oil gathered upon the water in which
the fish were boiled, and she thought
possibly it could be turned to some bet
ter and more profitable use. Taking a
bottle full of this oil she brought it to
Mr. L B. PhiIlips of Boston an oil dealer
here, and he ent outraged Mrs Bartlett to
bring more OF the oil The following
year the Bartletts made start in the
business and shipped to Boston - bar
rels of porgy eli. This VAS the begin
ming of the industr,.
Eastern state A Brunswick botanist
is eSultiDg over finding rare plant near
that place, the seed of which was
thought to have been brought in wool
from the far Northwest The farmers
and gardeners of Dexter know lot of
rare plants from all parts OF the world
that have been brought here in the wool
used In the mills.
The yachting season will commence
early this year in Castine Mr.. Edwin
Mercy of Boston, has sent orders to have
his steam yacht Princess, which is
hauled up there, ready for him by April
st. Mr.. Moreys cottage, which Mr..
William Lawrence has been building, is
nearly completed.
One OF the mo st notable coasting par.
ties OF the winter took place In Guiiford