Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-24

DAILY KENNEBEC
inside Of 1t another perfect egg. OF n
little more than ordinary size. and
with a sound shell.
Jacob Kelly. Of Southwest Harbor.
has a valuable trophy Of the Civil War
a pocketknife obtained by his brother
in the South during that eventful peri
cd. The knife is silver trimmed. and
has engraved upon it the name of
Robert K. Lee. --H
Down in Surry they don't think that
people have been married long unless
they have celebrated their golden we'd
ding. Two couples in town were mar
ried over go years ago, and several
others almost as long ago. Alexander
McCaslin and his wife were married
Jan. %. 1912. Prentiss Rich and wife
were married Feb. 70, 1912. Levi Tre-
worgy and wife were married Nov. "a,
1874. 1t was Mr.. Treworgy's second
marriage. Thomas Lufkin and wife
were married March IA, 1s47.
Edward Everett Quimby, a native of
Bangor. who died last week at his
home in Orange. N. j., was an invent
or of signal ability and patent expert,
who stood at the head of his profession
in this country. He was connected in
an advisory capacity with several Of
the most notable cases of litigatio
over patent rights. He was engaged in
business with his father until 1860,
when he invented the screw-machine
still used by the American Screw CO.
He became superintendent of the plant
of that company, and remained with
them until 1866. when he branched out
for himself. and opened an Office az a
patent expert. His knowledge quick
ly won for him an enviable position in
the ranks of his profession. Among the
notable cases Mr.. Quimby was engaged
in was the litigation over patent rights
between the Bell Telephone Co and the
Western Union Telegraph Co. and the
Mannermann tube patents. His speci-
ficatiOns for the latter patents were
bound and issued by the patent Office
as model for the guidance of other
applicants for patents. Mr.. Quimby
also acted as arbitrator in the case be-
tween the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.
and the Winchester Repeating Arms
Co. Mr.. Quimby during his career took
out many patents for poor inventors
who were unable to pay the necessary
charges.
For some eight or 10 years past there
has been hauled up on the shore at
Bucksport, small craft, or rather the
shell of one, which has been a notice.
able figure in the landscape, especially
from the fact that the men who travel
through the country in the interests of
various medicines and tobacco con-
Germs have apparently thought it
placed there or their special benefit.
From stem to stern and from cardboard
to rail, or where the rail ought to be, it
has been covered with tin, cloth and
pastebOard signs in all colors, sizes,
shapes and various degrees of art. The
wreck has now been demolished, re-
duced to firewood, and the Martha M.
is no more. The name of the Martha
M. was dropped from the Uncle Sans
blue book more than ten years ago,
and even before the record of place and
date Of launch were blank, as no one
seemed to know when and where she
was built. Tradition has it that the
Martha NJ. was Of noble conception, a
blood relation of the cup defender CO.
lumbia and Of all the wonderful craft
planned and built by the famous
Herreshoffs. In the old ''porgie times"
years ago. a fleet Of big catboats fol-
lowed the steamers in the chase
over the waters of Long Is
land sound, and the surplus
from the hauls was put on board these
''carraways" and sent to the factories.
None got home ahead of the Martha M.
for the Herreshoff brains were in her
lines. With the exodus Of the porgies
the occupation Of the 'carraways' was
gone and the fleet was scattered. The
Martha M. was sold and resold until a
downeast Spectator bought her and
she eventually got a hailing port in
Belfast. She was altered, re-rigged
into schooner cat and then bow
spirit was added. Then she was pur-
chased by the Daney boys-Joseph and
Thomas-and earned good money for
them until she came near ending their
earthly career in a bad November gale
some Is years ago. when she sprung
a leak and went down under them off
the Castine shore. After the storm was
over the anchor ropes were picked up
by grapples and buoyed. The tug
Ralph Ross went down and making
fast to the line forged ahead. 1t was
rather odd, towing a craft under water.
but the tug kept on across cape Jellison
with the Martha M. down below. The
crat was successfully beached,
caulked and brought to Bucksport The
Daneys went out of the shore fishing
business and the Martha M. was sold
to Capt. Hi Fogg. The new owner had
some idea Of fixing her up. but other
business prevented and she has been
used by the advertising man until her
total disintegration- egg s
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
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The Maine 6ootjaek. 90 f.'e
New York SUM.
l. The State of Maine. famous for its crop
of great men, its ships it's O1d-faShiOned