Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-24

A DeautlIuI elm Tree, lie pliue VI
Winthrop and more than $50 years old
has been carefully repaired and put
into good condition for the winter
weather The tree was planted by early
settlers of the town and is priced by
the residents.
A web of cotton sent to the first
worlds fair held in London in 1851 as
a contribution from the mills at Hol-
yoke, Mass, was woven by Mrs. Mary
Johnson who recently died at her home
in North Berwick. Mrs. Johnson was
an expert weaver and had many blan-
kets, carpets and webs of cotton cloth
which she wove on hand loom. Sic
made all the clothing for her family
and there are many webs of cloth trea-
sured by the relatives which was Wo-
ven by Mrs. johnson after she was 10
years of age.
The Wyoming which is soon TO be
launched from the yards at Bath, will
have the distinction of being the larg
est wooden vessel ever built in this
country and the largest sailing vessel,
wood or steel in existence.
A number of young boys in Dexter
were out in the woods recently on mis-
chief bent. One venturesome youth
found large sized hornets nest which
he promptly took home and out into
the barn. 1t came off rather warm
and the next morning when he looked
into the hole in one side of the nest he
got a sharp reception which will last
him for some time. There were real
live hornets in the nest and they did
not like their new home in the least.
Master Jack will not bother with hor-
nets nests in the future
Machasport young women recently
took axes and after tramping to the
wood lot near the church, cut enough
fuel to feed the church stove for some
time Not getting enough exercise
they started for the nearest farmhouse
and offered to work for the farmer
who readily accepted their services.
The four girls proceeded to the turnlp
patch and pulled up the rows OF Dig
vegetables while the man went to the
edge of the woods and hauled the pie
of fuel to the church. Next day IN
company with some other women, the
four went to the church and cut the
wood into suitable lengths for use and
are now receiving the sincere thanks
of the congregation.
ho1-a nlpnfI-
full than at the present time and many
a youngster is playing hockey from
school in order to catch the shining
fish. At the mouth of the Saco river
the fishermen are reaping a harvest Of
them and it is considered poor day
to catch less than IA dozen. Many of
them are 10 inches long and unusually
large.
Mrs. Celinda B. Day of Gorham is "a
years young" and expects to cele-
brate her Tooth birthday. Mrs. Day is
very active and uses glasses only to
read by. she is using the same pair
which have done duty for 40 years
She has two sons, one OF whom came
from his home in Colorado to be
present at the recent celebration of his
mothers birthday.
The first frame house erected in
Rumford was taken down last week
1t was the property Of Miss Cynthia
Walker of Lewiston and in it was a
brass clock brought from England to
Concord, n. H, by her great grand
father Many graves of early settlers
are in the Walker pasture in Rumford
and in state of neglect. not stone
marking the resting places.
Carvings for more than 500 vessels
were made by William Southworth
who recently died at Bath. He made
speciality of the carving of figure heads
for many years and some splendid ones
were the product OF his skill. The
rise OF commercialism has blotted out
the poetic significance of the figure
head and few are seen nowadays.