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Show PLYMOUTH ROCK IS TARGET FOR BOTTLES Ancient Landmark Chipped by-Souvenir by-Souvenir Hunters Plymouth, Mass. Some person or persons, probably the latter, has been throwing champagne bottles-at Plymouth Ply-mouth rock and they hit it, too, for there are white scars on the face of the panel which bears the date'"1620." Samuel Rice, who is the custodian of the rock, the portico over it and the surrounding premises of the commonwealth common-wealth reservation, made the discovery. discov-ery. He said the gravelly beach fill around the rock which permits only the upper third of the stone to be seen, was well covered with broken glass, and he knew that six bottles had been used in the bombardment, for he picked up the bottoms and necks of that number and there might have been more, judging by the pieces of glass. Mr. Rice also says that some relic-hunter relic-hunter has stolen a sliver from the rock, and picks out what seems to be a freshly broken spot on the weatherworn weather-worn surface close to which are marks as if some one had done a bit of hammering. |