Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-10

The public automobile service that
was installed last fall between Rum
ford falls and Andover proved so
great a success that it will be con-
tinued the coming summer. and an
other route will be established be-
Tween Rumford Falls and Bryant's
Pond, connecting at the latter place
with trains on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way.
Dr. Philip Cobb of Portland. who is
| an enthusiast in flying machine work,
He made % foot rise the other day
| and flew quite a distance in ma :
chine of his own devising and con-
lstruction. one man who was in the
same competition flew 225 feet hori-
Zontally, but did not rise SO high as
DR.. Cobb. Still another young man
got tangled up in rope and came
| down with IL thud, machine and all.
| The death of Charles WinSloW of
| Carmel the hermit. reveals that a mis-
cradle pittance of $4,000 as the sum of
| his l:fe of lOnliness. self denial and
saving He was 63 years of age and
in his younger days, quite industrious
Latterly he has repaired shoes and
begged his FOOD. A search of his
| premises showed that he had pass
| books of two Augusta banks and one
| of a Bangor institution. When a
young man he made frequent trips to
| the Capital City. He did not deposi,
| all his money i'll banks. however. 1oI
| $500 il silver was found under pork
| barrel in his kitchen. His only rela-
tiveS and cousins.
The report published in many
papers that Fort Knox. opposite
Bucksport, was to be stripped of the
big guns that add 50 much OF the
picturesque to the old fortificatlon
was received with much regret by
many people. The report was incor'
| rect The big Rodmans that frowi
from the parapets are to remain for
| time at least. The report started
| from the fact that the United State
government has asked for bids to re-
| move the solid shot, shells, sighting
gear and all the other material stored
in and about the fort. about 1925 tons
from the fort to the dock, if satisfac
tory bids are received this materia
will be shipped to the WATERFOWL
tarsenal for junk. -
Frank c. White, a Portland shoe
dealer, in recalling the visit OF King
Edward to that city 80 years ago
said
IN October 1860. when the Prince
of Wales visited Portland !. just be
ginning my POS, was second Officer
| aboard the brig Ben Dunning, Captain
|. II. Varney. Our Portland vessels
were lying off the Grand Trunl
wharf, and ] was approached by Z
gentleman who desired to go into the
harbor and await the sailing of the
fleet. This man was George Starr
lacting British vice-consul at that
| time once out in the bay, we looked
| upon a scene that will never be wit
| messed by the young generation
! Those old fashioned wooden vessels
| British men-Of-war, with their gun!
pointing in every direction. presented
u formidable, awe inspiring appear
ance, particularly to the civilian. At
ter the sailing gun was fired, II
| cared boat from one of the men, of.
war came alongside of my boat, witt
| George Starr and another gentleman
whose name / have forgotten. Thi:
boat was in charge of midshipman
and the sabre that he carried was
larger than himself The Prince OF
| Wales sailed away on the Hero annie
salutes from the forts, and I landed
Mr.. Starr at the steps at Eastern
Promenade, from which the Prince
had embarked"