Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-27
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American
Won't Auburn be proud of tAat new
station.
Hiram Kelley Morrell of Gaf diner
is authority for the statement uiat
there are probably dozen OF '"oi {
men in Gardiner who saw HalAey
comet when it visited us in 1850
Mrs. George P. Thompson of PltVs-
ton has small hand forged st'S9i
horseshoe which is to be plated Wlts'
gold and will hereafter be a brooch.
The shoe was forged 40 years ago ny
the late Isaac Bickford. 1t weighs Out
As grains, yet is perfect in every way
even to the calks. The shoe mas peell
in Mrs. Thompson's possession %
years.
RockIand Courier Gazette: FRANK
l.. Weed of Willow street. Rockiahd'
claims to have invented device 1or
recoil in ordnance ana mas
a already taken out his first papers
from the patent Office. The young
man has been interested IN hrearlis
all his life, and while serving IN 'he
coast artillery at Fort Mckinney Iau
a chance to study the big guns. ne
has tried a similar device on sh,aiier
gun and is satisfied that his Invention
is winner.
The Wadsworth- Longfellow mouse
at Portland will be opened 1of us
tentb season on June 90. and its valu-
able and rare collections will pc lur-
Their improved. A visit to TINS mouse
is a privilege that is much appreciated
bv Longfellow's admirers the Worlo
over It is well that it is the prop
erty of a society that appreciates us
worth and its value to those VINO are
to come after us. 1t is Portiaho
choicest attraction
BYRON Phelps, former mayor oi
Seattle. Wash, in letter to Maine
Woods says. Il pronounce Maine
splendid country for the true Sports
man and | am now planning 10 Speilu
a part of my 10th year somewhere
within it's borders. For me | prefer
fv fishing to all other sport; next
comes trolling for salmon, trout or
pickerel In fact, believe | had
rather catch a creel of square tails in
Maine than shoot all the tigers, lions
and elephants in Africa. If | was
Younger the viewpoint might be DIT
ferent.
W r. Hoadley of Portland is in
possession of a souvenir Of the burned
very highly and will keep as a relic of
the event The souvenir in question
is a campaign badge of the first cleo
ton i'm Greater New York in 1897 ana
is exceedingly well preserved although
pretty much smoke stained. The m
scripton on the badge is DIS follows:
"Kings County Republican Campaign
Committee. For Mayor, Benz. f.
Tracy. 1897" The button on the
badge bears the inscription Greater
New York-F'irst Election, 1897.
Mr.. Hoadlev found the relic among
some old rags which came from the
Mammalian ana IL Will ScfNt tiiN uopciN
purpose of recalling the occasion when
the ILL fated steamer was burned ana
also the first political campaign in the
history of Greater New York
In the Is miles along the river be-
tween Bangor and Old Town there is
a drop of 100 feet and with the volume
of water which flows during the great
err part of the year these conditions are
CAPABLE, with proper development, 81
thousands of horse power 10
turn the wheels of industry. In we"
of the fact that New York real estate
concerns have recently had agents III
the territory buying up plots OF lana
it is anticipated that it is a sign that
they are cons dering the development
OF much of this power, which in many
cases is already owned by New York
capital No definite move has beeh
made as yet in this direction but ~ IS
the general opinion that the beginning
of an era of new industrial move
ment is at hand and will be the means
of rapid increase in the wealth. ana
of the cities in this par
ticular section, with Bangor as CEN
ter.
Direct passenger service between
Portland and Naples, Italy. rms IS
what is promised to Portland for next
winter and the handsome steamship
Tortona which came into Portland
harbor Friday evening for the first
time will bring the immigrants mere
Beginning with the winter season III
1910. the TOrtona will sail every fVe
weeks from Naples for Portland. She
will be wholly in the italian lmnlgId-
ton trade and only this class of pas
sengers will be brought 1t Is also
the intention of the Thompson line TO
enter the tourist business from this
port and it is expected that a large
number of people will avail themselves
Of the opportunity to make the direct
trip to Naples. Should the success OF
the Tortona continue and there IS
every indication that it will. Mr..
Coates announced that in all proba :
bility another steamer would be put
on. If this should be done there Will
be semi-monthly Sailngs
The ASbury Park IN. .J,) Evening