Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-19


reached the age of 81 years harvested
16 bushels of potatoes in one day. re-
Gently, and the next day dug ana PICK
ed up is bushels, hard DAY work
for a gentleman of his age.
Mrs. L. r. Thompson and MIS-. j. M
Hopkinson of Limfngton are among the
oldest, if not the oldest twins IN YORK
county, having reached their 1"rd year.
They were born in Limlngtoh ana
have always lived there, where they
have large circle of frlends' MIS-.
HopknsOn is not in good heai'ln DIT
present, but Mrs. Thompson, VINO hVes
on a farm, is able to do all OIL her
Homework.
Edward f. McCloud, the Armstrong
Transfer man at the North STATION In
Boston, has an interesting souvenir OF
the steamer Portland. 1t is one OF the
baggage checks of the Inflated steam
err that sailed to the port OF MISSING
ships Nov. &c. 1898, when 1lS liNeS we've
lost Mr. McCloud says that MS SOU
yenir is one of but five that are III
existence. He has had 1t nickel- p'"'eu
and the name and date of disaster en-
graved on the reverse side.
7. NJ. White of Newport, who mas
been visiting in Old Town, lived tliefe
until 1S41 when he moved to Greenpush.
Later he moved to Newport Thoush
50 wears of age he remembers nlucn ol
the early history of Old Town ana ae-
lights to relate the stories or FORMER
days.
In the Boston and Maine YARDS at
Portland there is a BURBERRY push
which yielded a large crop ct the usual
blueberry season. Now it is putting
forth a second crop which VIII nave
reached the blossom stage Wlthlh
few days.
Clinton G. Buchanan of Melrose,
Mass, has presented the management
of the Longfellow House ct Portland
with a large reproduction of the West
minister Abbey bust of the famous
poet.
The dredge at work on the river
channel near Gardiner has picked up
two relics of the past, an old iron WIND
lass gear and a roll used IN a similar
machine. 1t is believed that they once
did service in one of the several SNIP
wards which fiourished on the river
bank at that point.
There are three steam dredgeS work
ing On the Kennebec. One at Bath
digging out the Gorges berth and two
at Gardiner and South Gardiner Dig
cling on the ship channel which is
cleared now from the Sands above the
Narrows to Cedar Grove Icehouses.
The channel width is Is feet.
Lewiston Sun: George A. Allen,
sealer of weights and measurers in Au-
burn. has found that the weights
which he is using. the ones for oxford
county, and the ones supposed TO De
the official ones at the State capital
all differ. 1t looks, however. as II the
Auburn weights were as near correct
as any of them, the weights and meas
ures being brand new.
Judge Fred w. Pickett, who is Wis
ing friends in Portland was one of q
party of three who first explored the
Copper river valley in Alaska. In the
course of eight months in the year 1888.
he went with his party almost com
pletelv around Mount Mckinley. and
penetrated the region to the north OF
it as far as the 6Sth parallel OF 'ati-
tude. measuring and naming tn" noun
tains and rivers of that hitherto I'M
explored region, and giving his own
name to the Pickett river when was
the nOrthernmOst of the rivers eA-
plorcd The other members of the
party were Lieut.. Henry T. Allen, U.
S. A., and Sergt Cody Robinson, q
noted scout of the army of Gen. Miles.
Capt George Erwin of the schooner
Dorothy 3. Barrett of Bath. has taken
up the study of wireless biography
and has complete set of apparatus
on board his vessel. Capt. Small OF the
schooner Pendleton Sisters was the
f1rSt Baln Skipper W tame op NY
innovation and it has proved Valu-
able investment.
The Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting
citation will be held at the Grange hail.
West Winthrop. on Thursday, October
| %. 1909. at 1880 O'Clock A. M. A. r.
Stanford of the Agricultural Depart
ment, Washington. D. c.; r. w. Red
man. Assistant Dairy Instructor; and
Christopher NJ. Gallup, Editor of the
Maine Farmer; will be present and adj
| dress the meeting on subjects pertain
| ing to the breeding. feed and care of
the Jersey Cow Reports of officers
and committees will be presented and
an election of officers held.
The following curios have been
added to the Baxter museum at Cor
ham: An old Indian Ratchet with
stone head and curious wooden han
die, loaned by Mrs. D. F. Whittier;
shoes such as worn by high caste
Chinese women, loaned by Mrs. Hora-
| ito S. Billings. These were sent from