Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-25

rest, When MS mule six year Ofi Wy cdihe
and the following conversation took place
father--'F reemay, can You tell me what
town you live in"
'Mapleton :"
What county,
"Aroostook."
Now can YOU tell me who is president:
This was leading the little fellow too far,
hut with a twinkle in his bright eye he half
whispered
Uncle Allin."
4 claim of property in church bells, aside
from ownership in the house of worship
Itself, occasionally comes to the surface.
One of the traditionary jokes of the late
George T. Sewall of Old Town, was the sale
Of his interest in a church bell bought by
subscription, when he removed from Dexter
to Oil Town many years ago. lie APP
preached a venerable and sedate citizen with
great soberness of countenance and told
him as he was about to remove from the
place and should not be able to hear the
bell ring any more" he desired to sell his
share of il to some one who could have
the benefit of the property To his sur
prise the old fellow consented To buy It.
The Maine Historical Society had Co
lumbus day of their own in the beautiful
Baxter building at Portland Thursday. and
enioyed it very much. The gathering rep
resented the best Maine knowledge of Co.
mmbus and his time and included a number
of Maine antiquarians who have faithfully
studied the subject of american discovery
and know more about what Columbus really
did and didn't do. than Columbus knew
himself. Among them was Hon. j. y.
Baxter, who has gone deep into the ar
chives of the museums and libraries of
Europe and dug out facts from many
ancient maps and documents. He read
a paper on Three Suggestive Maps"
section of the globe of Martin Behain
made before the sailing of Columbus the
Zeni map of 1880 and the first map of the
Americas made by Mercator. The Behain
map presents remarkable spectacle of the
world in substantial correctness with the
western continents absolutely left out. The
/eni map has been the greatest puzzle that
geographers have yet seen. IT is supposed
that Columbus had seen it, as II was hang
ing in the Zeni palace in Venice. The
third map was made in 1909 after Amerigo
Nespucci's account of his journey had been
written and published. it being the first
bearing the name America, originally on
only the southern continent Mr.. Baxter
inclines to the theory that it was by an ac-
tiient or blunder, not through deliberate
deception. that our continent was christened
after Amercius Vespucius instead of Co
lumbus.
Rabbit cats, with long ears. bob tails,
and a jumping mode of locomotion, just
like the true rabbits. are now the aristoc-
Al. ~. ,,. To-, ~
Besse of Albion is the proud possessor of
one and has been offered high price for
it. The coon cat is nowhere beside it
for novelty.
II is believed that the Menhalen fishery
will be abandoned during the next five
wears Only 1000 barrels have been taken
since last April The value of the seasons
catch will not pay for fuel in the majority
of cases. The most hopeful fishermen have
hauled up their vessels for the winter. This
is the most Improbable season in the ex-
perience Of old fishermen.
At special town meeting at Atkinson. ii
was voted to authorize the treasurer TO hire
the sum of 5000 to defray the expenses of
the new town hall at the Mills.
In lsZU tne business Oh manufacturing
wooden cloths in Maine. in factories, in
stead of in the home loom. was begun in
Dexter, by two brothers. Amos and Jere-
miah Abbot, who came from Andover,
Mass. 1t is an interesting fact in connec
ton with the origin of this great industry
that the two brothers. on coming into Maine
to look for a location-that was in ls9i-
went first to Rumford Falls. where they
hauuht tho uhnla irum
power for song. with a view of starting in
there. They decided not to invest in so
much water and making their way to the
seaboard took vessel for Bangor with the
result that Dexter was their choice for the
future factory.
jolly grange husking occurred at Frank
Swanten's in Dexter, Tuesday evening.
Oyer - sat down ut supncr. The corn was