Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08

end of the pier. Negotiations are also
being made to have a steamer capable
of carrying 200 passengers make hourly
trips from the pier out into the bay.
Capt. Angus Mcdonald of Bayville,
has made his twelfth annual shipment
of baby seals to parties at Coney is
land, Glen island and New Jersey. The
seals are shipped in pairs in strong
cages and Mrs. Mcdonald went along
to take care of them and to see they
enjoy frequent showerings of sea water
while on voyage. This shipment COM
prised is quite young members of the
seal family and will bring if landed in
good health, $40 each. This is the
largest shipment ever made by Capt.
Mcdonald during the past II years, the
smallest number being ten.
In a suburban village not far from
Portland there lives an ambitious
father who is very proud of his chill
dren. On the day of his eldest daugh-
ter's graduation from the local school,
It is said that he rushed around in the
forenoon to all the florists within reach
of the town and purchased all their
available flowers of every description.
They do say that the stage of the
schoolroom was a sight to behold at
the end of the graduation exercises. 1t
was one mass of flowers, and nearly
every bunch bore large card bearing
his daughters name. Nobody else
seemed to have received any.
For two weeks past Halbert P. Gard
ner of Patten, has had a crew of %
men with six horses at work on the
new road from Shin pond to Grand
lake. He has taken out stones and
corduroyed swamps for the whole dis
lance between Shin pond and Sebos.
and has the work we'll in hand so that
it can be completed in few days. The
road will be 90 miles long. Last winter
when Mr.. Gardner was a member of
the Maine HOUSE he secured an appro
priation of $500 from the State for the
purpose of laying out this road. He
was appointed State agent to eXpend
this amount and has performed his
work thoroughly and at small eX-
pense. Mr.. Gardner reports that large
game is very plentiful all along the
road. One day while he was staying
at White Horse pond he counted p
deer. He also saw moose and caribou.
DR.. Hanson of New Sweden. who
weighs 215 pounds. has an S00-pound
mare that recently made record
breaking trip to Bangor and return.
The doctor left New Sweden with his
team Sunday afternoon and arrived in
Houlton at 6 O'Clock, Monday morning.
after remaining one hour and 80 min
utes in Caribou and the same length
of time in Presque- Isle. He left Houl-
ton at 10 A. NJ. Monday and arrived in
Bangor at IL p. NJ. Tuesday. The re-
turn trip to New Sweden was made
with two men in the wagon. They left
Bangor Thursday at 2 p NJ. and ar
rived in Caribou at 4.55 p. NJ. Sunday.
Resting an hour. they drove to New
Sweden, arriving opposite the New
Sweden Starch Co.'S store at 40 +.
VI. The distance from Bangor to New
Sweden is 1I2 miles.
Charles T. Spear is the first to report
sweet peas in blossom, the blossoms on
his vines making their appearance Sun
day, two days earlier than last season.
This is an excellent showing consider
ing that Mr.. Spear planted the seed two
days later than last year. There is no
question but what Mr.. Spear has the
finest collection of sweet peas in this
section of the State and tits doubtful
if a better collection can be found in
the State. He has 1900 feet of vines
IS varieties and in few
days now. when the vines are in full
bloom. the display will be worth going
a long ways to see. Raising sweet !
peas is one of Mr.. Spears hobbies to
which he devotes the leisure time he
snatches from his business cares
Rockland Courier Gazette.
1t is reported that Capt. Pinkham of
the four masted schooner Charles l..
the examination as required by an act
of Congress approved December q.
1898. which goes into effect July be-
fore the United States inspectors in
Philadelphia, because of color blind
ness. Old time ship captains complain
of the mode of having the eyesght
tested by tinted Zephyrs, as is done
now because only three lights. red,
green and white, have to be distin-
guished in the course of navigation.
There is talk of the owners of Capt.
Pinkhams vessel retaining him in
command of the Davenport so as to
make q test case of the new law.
About four years ago rule was
passed requiring that the eyesight of
the State pilots be tested with zephyrs
before their licenses We're renewed,
with the result that number of them
failed to pass the examination. 1t was
afterward shown that the pilots could
accurately distinguish the three lights
used in navigation and so their Ii
censes were extended.
One of the features of the new Hotel
Velvet. Old Orchard, that will be APP
preciated by the women, is electrical
curling tongs which will be placed in
every room. Here the summer girl
can curl her hair with little bother.
There are 22S sleeping rooms in the
new Hotel Velvet, Old Orchard. the
floors of each being covered with vel
vet carpets. There are so different de-
signs of carpetings. To cover the halls
alone 400 yards of carpeting was used.
The chamber sets are quartered oak
and mahogany. 1t took 5000 yards of
velvet to cover the floors of the sleep
ing rooms. The combined weight of
the mattresses used on the beds is $3.50
hounds Over % miles of wire has been
used in the building. Some $1,000 worth
of palms have been used in decorating