Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-26
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manning hull of the famous old war
! ship Minnesota. now hauled up on the
beach TO DE taken apart end later to be
burned. while the men at work on
the FORMER hian-o-War are working
| hard each day there is yet considerable
| to do before the best metal can be
reached and removed by the present
owners and there will be many days
clapse before the torch is applied TO
the remains. The warship has been the
! center OF attraction for many since she
was bcached on Cony's beach. and
visitors are plentiful every day.
Souvenir hunters have been numerous
and there are few here who have not
some small piece of the condemned
1 ship.
| The magazines and papers are hav-
| ins another turn at writing up the
quaint old German meeting house at
Waldoboro. erected a century and a
quarter ago. and still in use. Waldo
boro was the only German settlement
in New England. and one of the oldest
! in the country. although the exact date
of settlement is lost On a monument
|
church. liz the following hit of history,
significant commentary upon the ar
gument used by Samuel Waldo
the son Of General Waldo. for
| whom the town and county were
named. who visited Germany and in
duced about 500 people to accompany
| him upon his return. This town
was settled in las by Germans who
emigrated 10 this place with the prom
/ Use and expectation u finding q
| populous City, instead OF which they
i found nothing but wilderness; 70! the
| first four years they suffered to a great
extent. caused ~ the Indians and
| starvation. by PEI severance ana
/ self-denial they succeeded IN clearing
I land and erecting mills: II this time
Il large proportion ~ the iuna hitants
! are descendants Of the hrst settlers.
Prof. Chapman of the Maine Musi-
| Al Festival said al Auburn Hall Fri
! day evening he had Travelled 1900
/ miles in the last 80 days and conduct
/ ed over 20 hearsais.-Lewiston
/ Journal
| \ pretty good story on the part OF
somebody. FOR II means travelling 400
miles ana conducting two rchearsals.
| every day. But then Director chap
7 man can 10 wonders.
/ The Boston journal has been
/ compiling a list. during the past two
\ weeks. of the New England couples
/ now living who have been married over
! - wears Thus far the list has the
| names Of about 200 couples and is still
| growing AZ the rate 90 half hundred
| daily. From IL we take the names Of
| those IN Maine who have lived 20 years
| or more M man and wife Here are 81
! Maine couples and of course they are
! only a few Of many. For hrevity the
! titIc Mr.. ana Mrs" before each name
is omitted
I Andrew Spra que. PresQue Isle.
I James r. pendlcton. Searsport
Isaiah Lord. SkoWhegan.
| .ies-e Sprague. Charlotte.
J. H. Mayo. Foxcroft.
! John l.. Lord. Lebanon.
/ Eli =. Bean Brownfield
Benjamin curtis, Monroe.
| James killman. Prospect.
Isaac Moody. Old Orchard.
| ifdN 10 Z UfllS. trdnkIpfl-
Gilman Cillry. Thorndike.
Isaac \. Dennison. Mechanic Falls.
| Josiah Crosby. Dexter.
John l.. Shaw. Portland.
William Leighton. North Falmouth.
| Richard T. Bailey. Bridgton.
Edwin (. Crandon. ThomaSton.
6. NJ. Small. Sumner.
Gilman Martin. South Turner.
Simeon Tapley. West Brooksville.
!. q. Walker. West Rrooksville.
johnson Blodgctt. West Brooksvillc.
Bailey Bickford. West Brooksville.
Josiah II. Drummond. Portland.
Daniel Z. McFadden. Portland.
Moses JeWett. WestpoTt.
Daniel n. Thing Mt. Vernon.
Levi RoderiCk. Bath.
Thomas Leonard. Bath
!. W. Grazzcy. Bath.
y. y. Magoun. Bath.
George Speer. Bath.
Wilmut Dodge Bath.
James Eailey. Bath.
augustus Palmer. Bath.
samuel g. cushing. Bath.
Robert Jackson. Bath
A. Il. Coulton. Bath.
L NJ. itreu. tdtn.
j. ". Roberts. Bath.
Andrew Tibbetts. Bath.
Il. +. Foot. Bath.
Reed Nichols. Bath.
John Oliver. Bath.
Thomas Small. Bath.
Charles Stinson. Bath.
| ]. c. Harris, Bath
W. +. Crookes, Bath.
| John MCFarlin. Bath.
John c. Rowe. Bath.
| Thomas McFadden. Bath
! Obadiah. Trask. Ba tn.
| a. G. Clancy. Bath.
| George Is. Woodward. Bath.
| Alexander Frazier. Bath.
a. s. Millil<en, Bath.
| Alex McNeal. Bath.
Elijah Cook, Windham.
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
The White House Should Be Enlarged.
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