Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-26


COO acres. Maine seems to have harbored
good deal of blue blood, at one lime or
another. Biddeford and Lewiston faYni-
lies are now trying 10 get big slices of
Canada lands which they claim as theirs
by inheritance.
If water from deep wells is all that Is
needed to keep people healthy, Lubec
must be one of the most favored spots
in Maine. A Lubec newspaper report
er says there are nine aermotors in use
IN that town to raise water from arte-
s.an wells, some of which are one hun
dred and twenty-five feet deep, cut
through solid ledge. The best and lars-
est supply of water used by private
residents is obtained by the windmill
method of forcing up the. water.
Gifts have been coming in to the Maine
State building at Poland Springs OF late
and 1t is easily estimated that in ten
years time this building will contain a
most valuable collection George Ma
thews of Cincinnati gave sixteen voi-
umes, comprising John Clark Ridpath's
Universal History; the John C. Paige
Company, sent down % volumes OF the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, the original
English publication. and the latest edi-
ton Of that work. George G. Crowell of
Philadelphia, and w. b. Mcclellan OF
Boston, have presented one of the largest
japanese vases ever brought to this coun-
try. standing as 1t does about five feet
high, and with beautiful Japanese decora-
lions and exceedingly good coloring. 1t
stands now in the rotunda of the Maine
State building.
Linwood Dinsmore of Dexter, was the
victim of a peculiar accident few days
ago while out fishing on the lake. He
caught "a large number of 1nornpouts,
threw them into the bottom of the boat
where they wiggled and squirmed as only
these fish can. Picking up the oars he
attempted to row the boat when one of
the row locks gave away and he fell
over backwards down among the fish.
His action was resented in very forcible
manner and numerous were the sharp
pointed fins that penetrated his clothes.
| In the fall he attempted to save himself
by extending his left hand; it came in
contact with the fins of several fish and
was badly lacerated. The injuries re-
suited in a case of blood poisoning and
young Dinsmore is now carrying his
| hand in sling.
Mr.. j. E. Bradford, the we'll known
spar maker of Portland, among many
other Improvements which he has been
making in and around his fine resi-
dence has erected a flag staff which is
remarkable in more ways than one. 1t
consists of a mast and topmast, the
CORNER being 81 feet in length and Ii
| inches in diameter at the butt, and the
| topmast is &c feet long. 1t Is rugged
| with sstrees, trustletrees and top,
and is arranged with the ilalyards and
stays from the masthead to the ground.
Two pieces Of timber 6x6 and Is feet
| long were buried crosswise seven feet
under ground, the mast being set where
the pieces crossed with a bolt in the
| bottom through the center of the cross
piece, and braces from all four ends OF
! these cross pieces up to the mast under
ground. A large chain is fastened
around the end of each one of these
| pieces and carried to the top of the
ground and wires rugged from the mast
head arer made fast to those chains.
| From the top of the whole 16 foot
flag waves gently in the breeze.
A large mound near the road from
| Wilton to Weld is situated in Washing
| ton plantation and Is perfectly oval In
shape, being little over 100 feet in
length and about so feet through. 1t
is almost entirely free from stones.
James Otis Kaylor Of Portland was the
first to make any inspection Of It. He
| engaged Mr.. George Williams OF Weld
| to tunnel the mound as 1t was supposed
| to be the work Of Inddans Mr.. VIII
liams dug into the mound some twenty
| three or twenty four feet, but has not
found anything except heart shaped
stone of small size. The earth in ths
mound is very hard requirlng the U.S.