Sherman & Smith's railroad, steam boat & stage route map of New England, New-York and Canada
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Detailed township and county map showing place names and some indication of drainage and relief.
The earliest general map to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company's line which began in Charleston, S.C. It was completed to Hamburg, S.C., in 1833. Its 136 miles of track were then the longest in the world.
Naval Strength of Argentina It is Absurdly Overrated The National Navy Yard Interesting Items Concern ing our Distant Sister Republic Special Correspondence of Tlie Journal Tigre Argentina July 1 1905 This queer little town where is the national navy yard of Argentina is about twenty miles from Buenos Ayres at the confluence of two riversthe Parana and Lujan Several torpedo boats and other small craft that make up the navy of the republic are always to be seen off shore It is diflicult to imagine how these boats could be of any use in case of emergency because the water is so shallowin many places barely two feet deep though fairly rough and with a very rapid current that no vessel with much draft could possibly be gotten out without a very slow and tedious trip up this branch of the Parana river to distant San Pedro and then down again by one of the main branches We are given to under stand however that the torpedo boats are maintained chiefly for the overaw ing of the neighboring republics and are expected to furnish more employ ment to painters than to gunners They are rarely ever in practice hut are
the old reliable r J w rvjm POWDER Absolutely Pure r is NO SUBSTITUTE SEARSPORT LOCALS Miss Nancy Ford of Boston was in town Tuesday Mrs Frudence Putnam is in town for the summer Mrs Ned Meyers left Saturday by boat for New York Mrs Harry Perry left Saturday by boat for New York Miss Hope Curtis is spending a few weeks vacation in town Miss Blanche Harding of Lowell Mass is at home for a few weeks Capt Nathan Carver of Boston arrived by steamer Tuesday morning Mrs Clara Leonard of Boston is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J Hamilton Miss Lora Cyphers and Mr W Clark of Frankfort called on friends in town Sun day Frank Curtis is spending a short vacation with his parents Capt and Mrs Frank Curtis Sell Kittie Lawry Capt Charles Closson sailed Tuesday morning for Kockland w ith kiln wood A party of our young people attended the promenade concert in Belfast Wednesday night May loth Miss Inez Dolliver arrived Friday called here by the illness of her grandmother Mrs Emily simonton Kev and Mrs T I Williams are attend ing the commencement exercises at the Theological Seminary Bangor We notice the
Relief shown by hachures. Shows locations of doctors, "regions of intermittent & remittent fever", line of quarantine, and railroads and roads. Includes illustration of paddle boat. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
news of the week M viM M atters Hon L T Carle jon 11 O Stanley and lion E E members of the board of lisli and commissioners went to Bar Ilar viMt illtli to give a bearing relative og through the ice at Eagle lake own ot Eden Another matter noon at the same time and place five to the killing of deer in the Eden Mt Desert and Tre Friday the commissioners ring at East Machias relative Fug the number of bass that taken in any one day by any iiiy or boat in the waters of i lakeDr i M Twitched t the Maine Farmer scores the i air management for catering so civ to the sensational part of and makes an allusion to the uses seen at the Bangor fair interesting Dr Twitched We believe a society makes a take in catering so largely to ational and spending so much on startling novelties when a of this sum expended in parades i active yet educative features cad into the State many com and leave a far better feeling visitors The indignation over the cruelty practiced on ng horses put a stop to that a nee after
11 Bisected Ship Half of Vessel Cut in Two by an l1ietr Sailed on and Distanced a Liner cut in two by an iceberg ivliat we were 7 t say so daylight the skipper coll iding himself of a mouthful We were cut right square after that th ship was two berg hit us amidships It aii from port to starboard 7 to tell th tale today long after wed left th 0 that we had a lively time u re 20 in all Th ship was luitehman full rigged an at she got her name from t that a feller wrote about across th sea in th air an niched by a storm all dur ired years or so that she t this boat in th story 1 into the sky one day an iown again an th men on to angels an drank beer they wanted ever after ship was named after this tu 1 guess she was just v though she didnt fly up Howsoever the story c r had herself cut in two rj like ours did remarkin we got a little coast o Maine when we t One mo min I look ind saw a
County Correspondence SEARSPORT LOCALS Albert Nichols is visiting friends in town Mr Harry Blake left Wednesday for Bos ton Miss Addie Hubbard left for Boston Sat urday Mr Bert Morrison is spending a short va cation in town Mr William Putnam and son Will left Wednesday for Boston Miss Eva Clement left Saturday for her home in Boston Rev Charles Whittier of Bangor spent Sunday in town Miss Jennie Salvage left for New York by boat Saturday Mr Maurice Dolliver was in Bangor for a few days last week Edward Porter left Saturday for a short visit in Providence R I Miss Rose Roulston of Boston is visiting Mr and Mrs N Roulston Dr S Calderwood of Boston was in town for a few days last week Mr Amos 1 Carver of Brooklyn N Y is in town for a few days Miss Emeliue Nickels is ths guest of Lap ami Mrs E D 1 Nickels Albert Fowler of Ames Iowa is visiting Ins aunt Mrs Geo Sargent Mr Charles Nichols ami family of Port land spent last week in town Mrs Nina Hadlock and son of Boston are the guests of Capt D S Goodell Will Prescott ami his
A BATTLE OF SONGS How a Contest Between Yankae Prisoners and a British Crew Ended I have been in a number of full fieriged naval actions myself and in many more scrimmages said a vener able manofwars man the other day so I am entitled to know something about the subject but I am free to con fess that the strangest tight on the high seas I ever heard about was one in which my father took part when be was a prisoner in the War of 1812 My f ather when a young man enlisted on the American privateer Prince de Neufchatel which as you may know was one of the most famous privateers in oursecond war against Great Britain She belonged to the estate of Mrs Charrten of New York and on Octobei U 1814 while under the command of a Hebrew named J Ordronaux beat ofl the boats of the English frigate Eudy mion with a loss of 49 killed 31 wounded and 30 prisoners to the enemy a total loss of 116 men or more than half of the number of the attacking party It was when the Prince de Neuf chatel arrived in Boston after
NOTES FROM FLORIDA A Good Catch of Bluefish The Razorback Hog Orange Groves Moving South The Season Nearing its Close Correspondence of The Journal Palm Black Florida March 19 1906 A few days ago 1 went fishing with some friends Mr Leroy IIiscock anti his father who own the trim little launch Helen and as it was my first fishing trip in Florida you may he assured that the fact 1 came out high line was most gratifying 1 was awak1 ened from slumbers by my friends in 1 the early morning hours and crawlii g out of bed pulled on my clothes anil was soon breakfasting with them Af ter such a breakfast as befits a good fisherman we left on the little boat for a trip up the lake mid were soon on the fishing grounds The catching of blue fish here is considered a great sport and we landed a good catch We used a bright piece of lead with a bit of red flannel and while the hook was larger j than a mackerel jig it was on similar lines The fish bit readily and as we did all the fishing by trolling we bad to
The Queen of the Kennebec i Or The Last of The Wampanoags BY FRANK W GOWEN NO 11 Arnold was true to bis word and over took Morgan at Indian Old Point in Nor ridgewock Here he found the river for a mile or two ahead so broken into rapids that it was necessary to land all his boats baggage and stores and transport the same along th banks of the river This was a doubly hard task for his sol diers as trees and bushes had to be cut down and cleared away to effect a pas j sage for the army The trials and hard j ships of the brave and hardy soldiers had begun in good earnest but Arnold was j everywhere present now with the rear division of his struggling army giving orders right and left to the officers then jumping into hiscanoe he shoots forward like a deer and when he comes in sight of Morgans toiling soldiers far in advance of the main army they send up a hearty cheer for their brave and daring leader who knows no fear Night overtakes him but this brave man rests not Sit ting before a big
to the Montgomery pf the Old Navy Compares it M l1m ve Navy and Gives his Opin uith the Bia Ships l0 Eptor of the Journal In f your paper you mention v 2n 1 to the U S Ship then laying in Belfast har e ease I wished to b o the eh anges that had been i Navy since I left it by honorable dis of the termination of Rebellion I had fre sher ships but it was al and in a crowd and I if gleaning the infor o 1 made it my way when there were no board and I had the jve the ship to myself four hours and they L tut enjoyable hours to in Belfast 1 wished introduce me to the and as Orrin J Dick n of the celebration is the means of bring port 1 sought him m him I then called situation and asked ith me and perform tantiy replied You from me or any one ou wear is an mtro cles anywhere It but that had not l j 1 j1 and made my way to art where boats were and from the ship at v after my arrival
jSEP TO LEAVE HIS VESSEL Mazerill Stays by the Dismasted r E Ayer His Wife and Baby ueJ ff Cape Cod The Schooner Ited into Boston Sunday 1 rJight of terror on a waterlogged iflt7 iTed vessel Mrs Jennie Mazerill jo of the twomasted schooner ife I n f Bangor and her 14monthsold i A Albert were brought to Boston iby tie steamer Bunker Hill which M the schooners boat off Cape I bert Mazerill and the crew of turned to the lurching craft after b 1 inferred the woman and child to l r Mrs Mazerill lost most of her when she reached the deck of the Eie t and her baby were drenched iit It was a terrible night and we choner would capsize any mo hl M Mazerill She was given hot t ourishing food and was placed k ts in one of the staterooms eatt in bed when the Bunker Hill her berth on the south side of T ar at 1030 a m was caught in the furious north Friday and the lurching and t he seas caused her to spring a he was wallowing about in a wild ght when the mainmast toppled it
Nora Goodwin Little Heroine Nora Goodwins home was on the sandy beach overlooking the reat sea I dont mean that she lived right down on the very beach itself but a1 safe distance above the hightide mark The Goodwin house stood on a high point of land which jutted out well into the water Thus they had a fine view of the sea from three sides of the house and al ways a sea breeze blowing about them Noras father owned a boathouse and let out fishing smacks rowboats and motor boats to the tourists and summer boarders who thronged the village near by from early May to late September And Nora being the only child was her fathers chum as well as her mothers comrade On long afternoons Nora and her father would row far out to sea and soon the 15yearold girl was considered one of the finest oarswomen on the coast for many miles One fine August morning Mrs Good win was obliged to go to the village to do some marketing and shopping After she had finished her shopping she drop ped in to see a friend for an hours chat While thus socially engaged she
Notes on a Trip to Toddy Pond Late in August about thirteen years ago a party of four of us two ladies and two gentlemen drove to Toddy Pond from Searsport and spent the day there On the way up and back and while at the pond we endeavored to find as many wild flowers as possible and the number we were able to collect surprised us On July 24th this year three of the original party with another amateur botanist determined to repeat the trip and to see if we could equal of surpass our former record We were not quite certain what our record was as the list bad been misplaced but from our best recollection we had to find either one hundred and fifteen or one hundred and thirtyfive varieties This time we made the trip up by auto mobile and the return trip by walking and it was unanimously decided that a horse and carriage is a much more desir able vehicle for botanizing than an auto mobile After arriving at Mr Whites and get ting the key to the boat we began mak ing the list of the flowers we had noticed on the way
MAINE ITEMS j Bath Women Knit For U S S ManleyJ j Bath Me Sept 23 The women of Bath are taking great pride in knitting for the U S S Manley which leaves Bath early in October When the ship leaves here she will have on board 110 each of sweaters mufflers helmets wrist ers and twice that number of socks Many people will be interested to know that after equ ppingthe drafted men with the articles there are still remaining 46 sweaters 50 helmets 90 pairs of socks 89 pairs of wristers and 59 mufflers Even with this supply there is demand for many more More knitters are needed at once especially to make the sweaters Portland Diver Finds Ring Robert Chase of Portland deep sea diver packed up his diving suit and went down to Beauchmont Point dived into 24 feet of water and recovered a 3000 diamond ring which had been lost by Mrs Alexander Biddle of Philadelphia a couple of days ago while she was waiting on the wharf for the Rockland boat He was submerged only four minutes When the ring slipped from her finger she ac curately noted the place it hit the
6 all sorts _A11 Ships Huns Damaged Now in U S Service Despite all the efforts made by their crews to render them useless nearly a hundred formerly interned German ships are now flying the Stars and Stripes in the service of the United States navy says the March Popular Mechanics Maga zine It develops that although the Huns were convinced their vandalism made our use of the boats impossible the navy has not only managed to repair all of them but has done the work so skill fully that in no case has failure or weak ness since developed Fire extinguishers were filled with gasoline incendiary prep arations made and gauges reversed Steam pipes were plugged by disjointing them driving in slugs of solid brass and then concealing the work by renewing the connections Meter Which Registers Telephone Calls A recently invented telephone meter described and illustrated in the March Popular Mechanics Magazine is designed to prevent errors in charging calls and t make the service more satisfactory to the subscriber in other respects Being of comparatively simple construction it can be installed in the signal case of a coinoperated telephone with slight alter ations The device comprises two
f nrruTj_iinnnrumnnrumr SdCtonfaU II WE SEE IT THIS WAY 1 a riiiinnannjLiijumjmju yr i Horn Island For people profit or for the birds Eighth in a series Who is opposed to the countys plan for developing Horn Island and what does the opposition offer as an alternative The Mississippi Wildlife Fed eration last September adopted a resolution opposing the Horn Is land plan and similar plans advo cated by Harrison County politic ians for developing Ship Island W V Robertson of Gulfport president of the federation told the Chronicle that the federations opposition is based on its belief that commercialization would des troy recreational facilities now open to the public on these islands Jackson County supervisor president A P Moran says that as far as Horn Island is concerned more not fewer people would be able to use the island for recrea tion Ample public areas would be available he says And who can get out there now he asks Only the few people who have big boats With the building of the causeway anybody with an automobile will be able to go to Horn Island and iiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii use those recreational facilities The wildlife federation has an other objection however