Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-06

| OF his dcfcnceless ncighbor."
1T stands not merely for what men have
fought,
1t stands not merely for what men have
thought
1t stands not only for what men have
sought,
1t stands for all that men have ever
wrought
Looks as if it would be mighty poor
hunter who couldn't kill deer this
fall
The tuberculosis scare in Dexter is
subsiding. We trust the tuberculosis
Is.
A little old building, one of the land
marks of North Arson, has been re-
moved. as seems fitting for those who
frequented it have passed away and
among them the occupant who for
three score years repaired the boots
and shoes of the village boys and girls
The Bath Times takes decided ex-
Transcript to the effect that the ship
ping industry at Bath is in very dis
couraging condition and that mot one
wooden vessel building in it's whole
five miles Of ship yards and not single
vessel of any kind building for the
merchant marine within the limits of
the town. TO this the Times brings
square denial. 1t says: To-day at the
South End, Percy & Small have the
keel stretched and the frame almost
up for a $500 ton four masted schooner
In Donnells yard, just north of this,
are two schooners being thoroughly re-
paired and which was the scene of the
accident week ago Monday Next,
one comes to behring's yard where I'M
provements have recently been made,
which would cause one to believe that
before long another mammoth schooner
will soon be ION the stocks" Nearby
this is Houghton's yard, where n. r.
Palmer has the frame of the largest
schooner in this country. if not in the
world, all framed out. If the farmer
who wrote the above article for the
Transcript will come down here next
winter. he will see a schooner in this
same yard that will be large and fine
enough to fill him with facts for a
book. Strange no mention is made of
the big Hyde MINDLESS plant and foun-
dry just erected here, or of the Bath
Iron Works adjoining, which is now
putting the finishing touches on good
sized light house supply boat; which il
rapidly pushing along the two 49, knot
torpedo boats that will astonish the
world with their speed: and which has
during the past month received the
contract for another lightship. At the
North End several people might have
informed the presumptuous young man
that A. SewaH & Co. were making
preparations for the building of large
5000 ton steel ship. AT the New Eng
land yard ship carpenters have been
busy all summer completing the
steamer Lincoln and repairing the
many vessels which have been sent
them from all parts of the country. |
On the Marine Railway is the large
iron Z. S. steamer Armenia which was |
towed here from Eastern Maine for re-
pairs. Only yesterday did Kelley K
Spear cast off the lines of the four
masted schooner Charles G. Endicott |
just built for New Jersey parties.
MS SttPiNllb CtilitS iIplii |
Winthrop: When funerals have be- |
come the principal social diversion of 4 |
community it is time for the COM
mencement in the place of series of |
minstrel, or some other cheerful enter
tainments."
Everybody says this will be great
game year.
What. Here's rumor that circle |
of fair young girls in Winthrop call |
themselves the Pepper family" We
are informed that one of their purposes
in life is never to marry.
Mayor Randall D. Bibber of Bath. be- |
lieves that before going out of office the |
city should have settlement with the
treasurer of Bath. as this has not been
done for about 10 years, or at least
since the present incumbent has held
office.
In connection with Portlands pro- |
jectcd new steel hotel, which it is
understood the Rickers will manage as
an adjunct to their Poland Spring
House, it is rumored now that an |
island down the bay has either been
purchased or leased and will be fitted |
up as an ideal ocean playground ex-
pressly for the delectaton of the guests |
of the new hosiery, thus making Port
land the stopping place for guests pass
ing between Portland and the Poland |
Spring House.
A few days ago George Murphy of |
Lewiston, while on yachting trip nea-
Cape Elizabeth, figured in an episode
which has, in that vicinity at least,
stamped him hero. While out with
a party of othersyouns men on their
daily excursion they happened to pass
near the yacht of DR.. Libby of Port
land. AS they came nearly opposite
the three years-old son of Mr.. Libby
fell overheard into the water. George