Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-09


| Nav even use the telephone
New York Times.
| Samuel r. Smith of Auburn is some-
thing of a poultry fancier and has d nice
lot of birds at his fine place on Madison
street in Auburn. They are of the Bar
| red Rock variety and very cholce speci-
| mems Sunday he found an egg IN one
| of the nests that weighed about four
| ounces. This comes quite near TO peat
| ing the record. He believes that TINS
| variety is the best all around variety OF
! poultry for both pleasure and proht.
| Jay recently witnessed an old-fashioned
raising" in which the frame of barn
S7l.x42 feet was put in position in about
three hours. Noah Phillips of East Will
ton planned the structure, mad charge
of the framing and directed the work of
| raising.
Capt. Wass of the Russian bark Fin
land recent visitor to Portland, has
sailed the seas for IS years. During his
nearly three decades of life at sea. Capt.
|
circumnavigated it several times. wealth
cred Cape Horn and circled the Cape Of
Good Hope That he is swimmer of
| exceptional ability was demonstrated by
| an incident that happened off the Cape
| of Good Hope. 1t was about 10 years
ago and a terrific gale was raging when
| his ship was in the waters south of
Africa. The captain was in his cabin
when he heard the cry of Man over
| board" Rushing on deck. he saw mem
bers of the crew looking over the side
and was told that one of their number
had fallen from tn" lower yard. No
sign of him could be seen in the noun
famous seas but Just then the vessel was
lifted high in the air and far off a
glimpse of the sailor was to be obtained.
Without Il second thought. Capt. Wass
jumped over the side and soon had the
man in his arms. With the aid Of rope
thrown him by those on deck, he was
pulled aboard without either suffering
from the experience.
St Croix Courier: At a meeting of the
committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the memorial service held in
resolution was passed: THAT we, the
town council of the town of St. Stephen
and the committee of townsmcn appoint
ed to arrange for suitable observance
of the day of the funeral of our late
| Most Gracious Sovereign, King Edward
recognize and do deeply appreciate the
marks of respect to his memory and SYM
pathy with us in our great national sor-
lais, in placing their fligs at half mast
day after day since the death of the late
king: and that the secretary do express
to the city clerk of Calais our grateful
Acknowledgement of their friendly SYM
pathy."
Fred II. Cummings of Norway has a
parrot over % years Of age who sings.
says from 20 to 50 words. ana is said to
parrot. was once owned by the wife of d
sea captain, who vouched for the birds
remarkable age. Polly says such
phrases as Uncle Fred" "Corabelle."
How about it," etc, with remarkable
distinctiveness calls the kittens and is.
indeed, most remarkable bird Among
from Antietam and Bull Run battlefields,
pipe stones such as the Indians made
peace pipes from. lace bark from Bermu-
da, specimens of silver $4,000 to the ton,
canteen from the Revolution, olive
wood from the Mt. of Olives. piece of the
| Lincoln funeral ear, Indian war clubs,
dlllSator SKINS, sandal wood fans, bit of
apple tree wood from Admiral Dewey's
nome, bit of rope from wreck of battle
snip Maine, portion of the ashes of the
war bonds burned at Augusta, and "A
pewter ship lamp. He has plates and
other old-fashioned dishes willow ware.
etc. lie has an Evans rifle, which was
the first of the breech loading guns. This
was found in the floors of a Norway
mousse, where Frank Evans, the inventor,
| lived Not the least of his relics are two
newspapers published in 1911 and 1877.
ohe OF these published in Boston, july L.
lsl2, has much to say about Bonaparte
Great Britain md George Washington.
corn canning factory is to be
erected within few weeks at Nason's
siding in the town of Ha,npden.
ABOUT threc miles from Northern
Maine junction and adjacent to the
crossing OF the Augusta road, So
cdiled' ana tho Seaport line. 1t is to
pc erected by the Fort Stanwix Can
h'hE 60. of Rome, y. Y. The Fort
3''h"'H aiming Co. although a new
conner III IN" Maine field. is well known
III me Empire state. where it has
"unloer OF corn canning factories An
"h'ciai OF the Bangor & ArooStook in
Speaking of the worth Of the new
factory I" farmers living in near
proximity to it. said Friday that it
was gong TO boom things in Hamp-
deh- He claimed that farmers can
MAX" a much better thing out of
RAISING corn for the factory than they
can from potatoes and other vegcta-
o'es because the corn is sold before
the seeoS are in the ground and they
know exactly what they arc going to
receive. With notatOes however it