Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-29

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| Mrs Martha Stinson of SedgWick.
aged 81 years, has during the past
| fail. spun 81 skeins of yarn She also
F., does the sewing and mending for 4
| family of three. and has made two
patchwork quilts a year for a number
of years.
| Mrs. julie Seavey of Ripley, S4 years
old has dried 80 pounds of apple. peel
| ing them all by hand. Mrs. Richard
son of chat town is Sc years old and
| is as spry and straight as girl of
| l6. She has lived alone number of
years. half d mile from any neighhor
| takes care of two cows and flock ut
| sheep; her well of water is 80 or Al
rods from the building and when ii
is drfty she has 10 melt snow to water
| them.
| 1t is rumored that Fort Preble is to
be armed with the most modern weap-
| ems, both large and small. and that IL
will be furnished with suitable ammu
nition that the latest devices in range
| finders, telescopes converter boards
and electrical appliances will be in
stalled in the early spring. 1t is fur
Their said that the earth works and
| other measures OF protection Will be
| made in such number and character
as would he the case if the fort wa
prepared for war. IN brief. it looks as
if this point of defence. before many
months. would be put in complete De
| fence for actual hostilities
| John r. Leach of North Castine.
sends The Ellsworth American an in
teresting relic in the shape of a piece
of wood from the Old Massachusetts
war ship "Skyrocket." The ship
mounted l6 guns, mostly six FOUNDERS.
and carried 800 men. She was com g
manded by Capt. Burk. When the
| Americans made their disastrous re-
treat from the siege of Bagaduce, AuA.
! "A, 1873. the "Skyrocket' was set OF
! fire by her own crew and abandoned
near Fort Point. The crew fled through
the woods to the kennebec river.
The burning ship drifted down before
a northwest wind and sank in Morse 5
Cove, Penohscot The piece of wood
sent us was taken from the wreck by
| Mr.. Leach on Dec. 9. 1896.
1t is interesting to note Just what a
convenience the proposed Norway
/
! from a business standpoint. 1t would
accommodate "A sawmili and factories
/ devoted to the manufacture of lumber
/ in various forms, three corn factories.
one tannery. besides about 100 smaller
| industries. There are CT stores of va
rious kinds along the proposed route
not including the terminus of the road.
According to the last census there are
about II. 80 inhabitants along the line
Of the proposed railway and the acre
age along the route is 15i 600. There
is a mail route through these towns
and the express business amounts t.
al least $1,000 a year At present the
] freight traffic amounts to IS 900 tons q
year.
| Congressman Milliken has started on a
fight in behalf of a government printing
office this week and as the members Of
his committee on public buildings and
grounds are with him it is more than
likely that he will win out. writes the
correspondent of the Bangor Commercial.
He introduced II bill in the House for th~
purchase of site, Tuesday. and the cons
mittce will report on that bill shortly
after the holiday recess. The erection Of
4 now government printing office ha,
been a matter of contention in Washing
ton for number of years and Congress
has ignored the subject. even while the
ploYes who work i'm it, The building has
recently been strengthened but this does
not lessen the necessity of a now stru'-
tnre and Mr.. Millken has taken III"
initiative this session to carry the PROJECT
through. The new post office building, q
monument to the city, is the outcome OF
Mr.. Milliken's labors and it seems likely
that he will add another achievement to
his services in Congress by erecting here
a magnificent printing Office.
Many Maine people will be glad to
know that Theodore l.. Page. famous
as a hotel-keeper at Phillips. Maine
intends to return to his native State.
Mr.. Page now keeps the Senate res
taurant. Senator Frye having found
him out in Northern Maine and
brought him here to show American
statesmen what good things he could
make to eat. Mr.. Page has been alb
sent from Maine for twelve years and
beside his restaurant. which is far
and away the finest in the city, has
kept a hotel in Washington and an
other on the eastern shore of Mary
land. He says he is now convinced
there is no State like Maine and he
wants to go back there to spend the
remainder of his days. This is very
pleasing to Mrs. Page, who has never
been contented in Washington. Mr.
Page intends to open a hotel some
where in Maine where he can cater
to the summer trade and to the sports |
men.
Nine. Albani left a very pleasing inn
preston behind her as the result of
her visit to Portland. but it is doubtful |
ii she carried as pleasant a one with |
her. When she was singing the jewel |
song from Faust and was decking
herself with strings of pearls and |
clusters of brilliants. she caught one
of the pearl bracelets on a button and |
away it went. scattering priceless !
pearls all over the stage. The Mad |
anne merely smiled and went on with |
her song, while a bright young man
went on the stage after the curtain |
fell and collected the gems for memen-
toes. Albani did not discover until |
an hour later that diamond valued |
at $500 had vanished at the same
time. being knocked off its setting no
doubt by the swapping string. The I
hall has been dragged with a fine tooth
comb several times. but the diamond /
has apparently gone for good. The
bright young man who saved the
glass pearls and let the real diamonds
go is kicking himself Vigorously