Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19

at Five Points to saw and split And
he does his work as easily today as he
did 80 years ago. There is no doubt
that he has manufactured as much
| cordwood into stove fuel as any man in
| Maine and it is to be doubted if there
| is a man in the State of any age who
can get away with five cords of wood
quicker than he can today.
Portlands ferry slip, which has add
ed much to the gaiety of the Forest
City is again in working order after
having been out of commission sew
eral months
The good people Of Warren are
laughing heartily at a prosperous
farmer in that section who, when he
found that his water plant wasn't
working, poured hot water on the
pipes half d day before he discovered
that he had forgotten to start his
windmill the day before, 50 that his
tank wouldn't run dry. There wasn't
a drop of water in the tank.
John Quinn of Bath will not carry
snap matches in his hip pocket any
more. He tried to crawl through a
narrow space at the Bath Iron Works
the other day with matches in his
pocket, they were ignited and he was
badly burned.
A Small Point hunter recently sold
three fine red fox skins to a Woolwch
dealer. taking 500 for the best one.
Quite u number of extra good skins
have been secured in and around
Phippsburg.
John Young of Hallowell is the old
est active shoemaker on the kennebec
according to recent dispatch. He
began making shoes in the old days
when all the work was performed by
hand and still prefers the old hand
made long legged boot for his own
wear. He came to Hallowell from
Massachusetts in 1S43 and was the
first steamboat engineer to run be-
tween Augusta and Boston and also
navigated the first boat that ran on
Cobbosseecontee lake.
Deacon Elnathan F. Duren of Ban
gOr recently celebrated his 96th birth
day. He is still active and enjoys life
as much as he did 80 years ago.
F. b. Hinckley has been chosen cdi-
tor of the Independent Reporter at
SkOwhegan to succeed H. c. Libby Mr.
Hinckley is the son of George Hinck-
ley of Good Will Farm.
George f. Parr, of this city Us
well-known collector of "den" articles
and for young man has a fine lot of
Out-of-the-wa curios. He recently
added to his collection a boarding cut
lass, a relic of the last war with Great
Britain and probably taken from the
british brig Boxer after her capture
by the United States brig ENTERPRISE.
The battle took place Sept 5, 1919, and
the two captains are buried in the
Eastern Cemetery
Gen. Joshua l.. Chamberlain has re-
celVed from the War Department a
document OF great personal interest to
himself and of lasting historic value
1t is the original letter sent by Cen
Grant at the front to Secretary Stan
ton explaining why he promoted Col
Chamberlain to be brigadier general
on the field of battle. The War De-
partment decided that a copy would do
for the records and that Gen Cham
berlaln ought to have the original
Gen. Chamberlain said yesterday
that he had the letter Gen. Grant
sent to him after the battle and
a copy of Gen. Grants letter to Sec
Rotary Stanton, but that he did not ex-
pect to receive the original 1t was a
thoughtful and graceful act on the
part of the Secretary of War, and the
letter will be regarded by Gen. Cham
berlain as an almost sacred relic. and
will always be of great historic interest.
Col. George A. Zuin of the engineers
department, L. S. A. has reported that
the cement bulk head petitioned for by