Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-07

Old Town Enterprise-A strange and
| beautiful freak of nature was observed
| recently on one of the branches of a
| crab-apple tree in the yard of Mr.. Fred
| Godfrey. 1t was a cluster of white
| roses, or blossoms that looked like ro-
ses. while the tree had blossomed
| seine time AGO and tiny apples We're
forming. This is called mutation by
nature teachers. 1t would be from one
of these beautiful blossoms, carefully
rooted and tended that a new species of
shrub or tree would spring. Imagine d
crab-apple tree with white rose bios
SONS that are shaped rather like the
tulip or magnolia, but with the odor of
| the apple blossom, Should it be called
crabolia, tulicrab or rosc-apple?
DR.. c. f. Phloon of Auburn has Il
passion for collecting violins and chro-
nometers and has several of these arti
cleS that have a history. The latter
instrument used by mariners is the
most accurate time keeper ever in
vented by man. One year ago the doc
tor purchased one Of these instru-
HltlitS VI d VI llOIll u'ui'' t'ii' I'D 49,
ord since is little short of marvellous.
AT the time Of purchase it had not
been regulated and was twenty three
seconds fast. AS this was small
matter the doctor told the dealer to
let it go that way without further
bother and this was done. The other
day the doctor carried the instrument
to Portland to see how much 1T had
varied in a year. On comparing 1t
with the sun dial it was found to be
exactly 90 seconds fast. 1t had not
varied the fraction of a. second in q
years time, Dr.. Philoont thinks that
this beats the record.
II Narde Soule, a wel~known South
Portland boy. who MaS recently q
aughtsman at THO Portland Ship
building company. but who left there
some time ago and went to Boston. has
designed Il monoplane now which he is
confident will be a winner The gencr-
III outline of the machine IS as follows:
Two hundred square feet surface (Sin-
gle coverings; stablizer in the rear for
ward; planes Of the high speed fiat
tvpe set at seven degrees angle OF IN
ciIent and at ii dhedral angle OF six
degrees lin starting the angie of in
ciGent is greater than When in flight.
Expected to make Al miles per hour.
Starting the machine runs on two
wheels and skid to take excessive
shocks. 1t will carry one person but
it is to be tried with two. Engine to
be a 50 horse power. driving siX-foot
diameter by as foot pitch propeller at
800 revolutions per minute which will
give over 200 pounds thrust. Propeller
in the rear of the plane. Will carry IL
gallons of gasoline.
1t may not be generally known but
years ago the town Of Phippsbure was
known far and wide 70. the size Of its
families. Race suicide was never hint
ed at in Phppsburg and families with
ten or Il dozen children were nothing
unusual. Among some of the families
of years ago which We're prominent IN
the town We're the divers, WallaceS.
PerryS. Spinneys. Morses. Percys. Har-
ringtonS ard others. 1t is stated for Il
fact that at one time WHEN the COrne
Illus Pond Ice company was operated at
Horse Island that there were less than
100 men on the payroll and of that
number more than 50 bore the name of
" allace. on the textbooks today, are
~ by that name contributing to the
towns running expenses annually. The
Morse family comes next with % lines
on the assessors books, while the Div
or family is but one behind, having a.
The PerrvS come next in order with ~
the WNmanS with Is, and there there's
drop to the Rogers family which con-
tributes - names. Just one more than
the Percvs. The Spinneys now days
have but 9 lines on the taN-boOks, the
Snalls eight and the Kelleys Z.
Hocl;Iand Opnion:-Dr. Crockett is
again. we hear. taking an unholy inter
est in Democratic politics II is said
that he may appear at the Thomaston
caucus Thursday night to claim d place
among She righteous; or, otherwise.
will have Il ticket--a TolmaE ticket
prepared which he will trN to push
through. We are not in the least VIM
dictive toward the eminent physician
ana orratic politician; nor would We by
any means do anything to prevent any
lost lamb returning to tho fold-though
We would scarcely go out on the Re
publican mountain to seek this parti-
cular one and bring him home to our
bosom. We feel toward him as Brown
inc aid toward his Lost Leader"
Let him never come back I" us
There would he no doubt. hesitation and
pain,
Forced praise on our part-the Glimmer
of twilight
Never glad confident morning again
We shall march prospecting through
his presence
Songs may inspirit us-n"t from his
Tyre:
Deeds will I've done while he boasts his
quicSCpnCc,
Best fight on well-f"r We taught him
strike calamity.
Menace our heart ere We master his
own:
Then let him receive the new knowledge.
ana wait us.
Pardoned in Heaven. the first by the
throne.
We Know ne will never 10 content
with any less important place, and VI
VIII gladly accord it to him in the
sweet by and by-if only he will let the
Democratic politics alone now and give
his Republican friends and associates
the sole benefit of his congenial pres