Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Cheer up. The reliable old almanac
saws "BaImy," 'Fine" and "GrowinG
Weather for the last half of June.
Under the summer schedule now in
effect So trains arrive daily at the
Union station in Portland.
Gardiner, Brunswick, Lewiston and
Pittsficld will have the big celebrations
Of the Fourth in central Maine.
The report of the college registrar
shows that in the present undcrGradu-
ate classes at Bowdoin there are no
fewer than q sons of Bowdoin gradu
ates and also several grandsons.
The nervicst fishhogs of the season
are two in Bath who brought home 40
brook trout, averaging II inches in
length, and then advertised the fact i'll
local newspaper.
ii. c. Topper Of Topsfield received
a letter Il few days ago from dis
tant relative now living in England
who claims to be in poor health. lie
writes that there is 900 pounds in
gold deposited in a London bank and
he claims that there are no other rel
ativcs to receive this large fortune.
Also that it is all available cash. He
writes a very urgent letter for Mr.. Tup-
per to come to him at once, 80 he can
make arrangements before he dies.
Mr.. Tuppcr is investigating the origin
of the writer although the letter de-
Scribcd all of the details and condi-
tions should death come to him before
Mr.. Topper should arrive in England.
Writes a Gorham correspondent:
''The beautiful golden robin, which
Mrs. Sarah Skillings and her sister
Miss Julia Buck, have as a pet. was
years old this spring, and is as lively,
as cute and as pretty as he was dur
ing the first few years of his exist
once. The parent birds have visited
their offspring for the past five con-
sccutive years and this spring put in
an appearance two days later than the
date of their first visit in 1906 In
years gone by the parent birds have
occasionally brought their young with
them for call. Nearly every day
now they fly to the window where the
cage rests. Frequently the cage is
placed out of doors when the father
and mother bird come for a visit, and
there is apparently great rejoicing at
the family reunion"
e. z. Hobson of York has acquired
possession of Il somewhat rare style of
musical instrument 1t is about two and
one-half feet long. eighteen inches
wide, and when inflated about two feet
decp. When closed and claSped it fits
into neat box about the size of a suit
case, with handle, and can be carried
in one hand. 1t is a melOdeon or har-
mOnium. and as nearly as can be as
ccrtained is about one hundred years
Old. 1t has a three octave keyboard,
possesses sweet tone. and is in excel
lent condition. The peculiar thing
about it is that the reeds are supplied
with wind by the movement of the left
arm upon the instrument while pIay-
ing. Mr.. Hobson bought it of Milan
Townsend, in whose family it has been
for a great many years. Mr.. Town
send remembers that at the time his
aunt was married the wedding march
was played on this instrument. It an
pears to he great curiosity, and few
remember having seen others like il.
The United States fish hatchery at !
Boothbay Harbor has collected to
date, this season. over $4,000 900 eggs !
of Holsters. It is by far the best rec
ord made at Boohtbay hatchery. The
collection last year was a little over |
100OO0,OGO. 81 am certain said Com |
missioner Bowers in commenting upon |
these figures. that we shall be able to |
replenish the lobster supply off the
New England cost At the start We !
were much in doubt how effective the |
Of young Holsters would be. |
We have been planting them for two
years At first we had practically no |
evidence that the little cruStaceans /
survived. 1t requires four years for |
q lobster to grow and therefore we |
snail be unable to reach definite CON |
clusions about the success Of the |
Boothbay hatchery for two or three |
years. However, I was much en-
Outraged last summer at the letters
from lobster fishermen off the Maine
coast. | received as many as fftv
letters from men saying they had
never seen 50 many short Holsters. /
A replcnished supply does not mean
mat broiled Holsters will be as cheap
as theV used to be. Everything costs
more now than it did few years ago |
sur there VIII be an increasing supply.