Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-07
State House Chat

John A. Mcdonald of the State House
force of employees went out Thursday
for a two weeks vacation.
The list of registered automobiles
almost touched the 1880 mark at the
close of business Thursday.
The handsome portrait of the late
Rear Admiral Loyal Bird Bradford,
who died wednesday in the Chelsea,
Man., naval hospital, was often asked
for Thursday. 1t hangs on the wall at
one side of the large picture of Gen.
George Washington over the staircase
leading to the second floor in the vest
wing 1t was painted by Artist D. D.
Coombs of Auburn and is said to be
very faithful likeness.
Miss Mary Gray of the Fish and
Game Commissions Office force is out
on her vacation, Miss Lottie Harring-
ton having returned.
Printing Clerk Joseph P. Grenier of
the State auditors department is en-
joying his vacation with the I'd Me.
Infantry, now on tour of duty. Joe is
connected with the commissary depart
ment
A whole lot of interest is shown by
Civil War veterans on their visits to
the museum, when they discover the
old rusty remains of bayonet found
in 1899 on the grounds in front of the
State House, which were used as
eampground for the soldiers in Civil
War times. The complete outline is
shown, though eorrosion has eaten it
nearly through in places.
her clerical duties in the auditors
Office
Miss Bertha Thayer of the pension
Office is on a three weeks vacation,
which she will pass in Eubec.
The deer's hoof and part of leg stick
ing through a knot hole in a cedar root
which hangs in one of the cases of the
Museum attracts much attention. The
deer evidently stepped on the root
when the hoof was just small enough
to pass through the hole and on Jump
ing around broke the root from the
stump The animal was then obliged
to drag the heavy root about with 1t
until a hunters shot ended all its
troubles. The specimen is handsomely
polished and mounted and was pre-
sented by \. B. Hathorne of Bangor.
1t was shot in November, 1913, in Wy
topitlock.
Mr.. Harrison in charge of the
State roads and Mr. Wiggin of the
maintenance department were in
town today in consultation with the
Board of Highways and Sewers in
connection with the new stretch Of
road being built at the Mil Pond.
The Board placed a contract today
with Peabody parties for the balance
of the trap rock for the final cover
ing, and it is expected that a carload
a day will be received. 1t will take
about twelve cars to finish the lob.
It Is hoped that the rock would be
secured from the Yarmouth quarries
but there has been a delay in start
Ing up and trouble in securing rail-
road connections for shipment.-Bath
Times, Aug. 5.
State House Chat.
Speaking of Holsters" said Curator
James after reading the Chat item yes
terday, I've got quite an assortment
here, just received from the United
States hatchery at Boothbay Harbor,"
and he passed out tiny vial nearly
full of apparently shapeless objects,
but when examined proved to be some
Holsters just Matched, not over an
sighth of an inch long and another lot
In the fifth stage not quite half an inch
ong, They would surely como under
the short lobster law wouldn't they7"
The Journal then discovered on
shelf in Mr.. James private room ad-
Joining, a perfectly formed lobster only
inches long and was informed that
t was a fresh water lobster, coming
rom Moose river, one of the very few