Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-11

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Next to the grange hall in Bryants
Pond is the new library, 25xfO feet be-
sides rear annex. which was begun
last fall and is now nearing compile
ton. The interior finish will soon De
done and the dedication Will take place
this spring. The town has no puDllc
library now, that connected WIN the
grange being the only seml-publlc one
available. The new library was made
possib BILE by the bequest of Mrs. Flea
nor Whitman, a resident OF the town,
who left $1,000 for the building and
$4,000 for the books, the town to stand
the operating expenses. The design
for the library is effective, the outside
being painted white with green shin
gled roof, a comfortable front porch
with seats and a big oak door at the
entrance. Inside. the finish is OF cy-
press. Besides the delivery room
there will be well-lighted readlnS
room, with it's fireplace and the STACK
room and store room.
Gen. Horatio C. King of Brooklyn,
N. Y, is considering the erection IN
Paris Hill of some suitable memorial
to his father, the late Hon. Horatlo
King, who as a young man was asso-
ciated with Hannibal Hamlln in the
publication of the Jeffersonlan. Ho-
ratio King was born in Paris IN 1911.
In 1899 he went to Washington as a
clerk in the Post Office Department.
and was gradually promoted until he
became postmaster general in the Blu
chanan administration. After his re-
tirement he had governmental employ
ment as commissioner to carry into
effect the emancipation law in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and was for many
years secretary of the Washington
National Monument Association. He
died in Washington, May 20, 1897, at
tn age of IS years. beloved and hon
ored.
The Maine Historical Society has a
fine collection OF old almanacs which is
of interest The list shows about 100
varieties.
The youngest man in his company
and the youngest man in his regiment
is the record of A. S. Field of Ban
gcr, who was member of Co. I, 14th
Marie Infantry from the spring Of 1863
until the close of the war. Mr. Field
enlisted in Bangor when he was
school boy, Is years of age, and served
out his enlistment without receiving a
scratch, but lost an arm in a fall off
ar ice house % years later.
Addison S. Young of Mechanic Falls
formerly hunted bears among the Ok
ford hills and has 80 pelts to his credit.
He has also had good luck as pro-
spectCr IN the same district and has
several pieces Of Maine gold to show
for it.
Mrs. H. L.. Tucker of Webster plan
tation made maple syrup on Jan. %
from sap obtained by tapping the ma
pie trees near her home She wants
to know if this record can be beaten.
The revival Of large brick manu-
featuring industry III Thomaston
means a boom fo. that town.
That ParkhurSt man: I'm my Opln-
ion if you want to kill town close
the stores nights. / know of town
where all the business places are
closed at p. NJ and the town is dead
for at least ID hours. Nobody goes
there after dark for they could not
weeks ago to attend a lodge; the town
died at shutdown and the solitary po-
liceman babe me walk lightly and
not disturb the sleepers. AS [ was
creeping away to get home l ran into
a boy with a gun; l threw up my
hands and said: II surrender" You
gosh darned fule." said he. you scarf
my rabbit he was right there by the
post office and came clear over from
Limestone to shoot graveyard rab-
bit. Their hind feet are worth $40
apiece, bOo-hoo."
Rev. J. B. Howard of RaZorville has
sold to Chas. Nannah what is prob
ably the largest pine tree in town It
measured around the trunk at the low
er end nearly 10 feet and will meas
ure in length over 80 feet, scaling more
than 1900 feet. 1t took four oxen and
two horses to get it out of the woods.
There were no limbs to the height of
nearly so feet.
Two hymns. entitled Jesus. Loving
Jesus" ard Endless Praise COM
posed by the Rev. Alfred Barratt, ras-
tor of the Methodist church. Bucks
port, have both won a prize in the
annual prize hymn competition held
at Leeds, Yorkshire. England, last
month. Al Es
At Paris Hill workmen are busy re-
pairing the home of Rear Admiral Fl.
w. Lyon, U. S. n, retired. He will
make Paris Hill his permanent home.
Unlike most sailors. the admiral says