Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-10-29

DR.. Brickett had call the other day TO 60 to
Browns corner, Nassalboro,' TO see patient, TAX
Ing Jones Pratt, two guns and dog along with
him. lie left Pratt, gun and a dog at Nell
Cross and went on to Browns corner, visited his
patient came back to Mells, hunted up Jones and
ard the dog, and with 'tother gun they went for
the partridges in the woods between Cross and
Church hill. Not finding any in that locality they
went across to Gideon llallowelfs on Church hill,
put up their horse (hitching him in Hallowelfs
ol-yard), and started for old mill where there
were plenty OF thorn plums and partridges, in the
wilderness of woods that lies in that vicinity.
There is doubt about the existence of the old MILL
thorn plums and partridges in the minds OF the in
habants of Church hill but Brckett and Pratt
are somewhat in doubt as to the sanity of the in
habiants of Church hill, and still more in doubt
as TO the existence Of any old mill, thorn pums or
partndges anywhere between BIRTHS gully and
Palermo, or Sawyer's and Bradleys, for they hunt
ed till dark for partrdses; then by starlight and
torch-light they hunted for the old mill, or any
other building, until within one hour of midnight
when the birch trees gave out and being left in the
dark with single match, they came TO halt. AT
ter having little conversation concerning the
weather, the time Of day Tor night old mills thorn
plums and partrdges, they built fire, cut some
boughs, fired signal gun, and fell INTO familiar
talk about old mills, thorn plums and partlidges,
and finally concluded that daylight would come in
the morning, Just the same in the woods As i'll the
city. /, lie reported that in this conversation, the
dictionary received Jew additions concerning OLD
mills, thorn plums and partrdges.
They fell into a ravine, had fallen into few rev.
cries previously. A bright, cheerful fire before,
good hemlock boughs beneath, and the broad
heavens overhead; reverie disturbed by signal
gun in the distance. This was answered. Soon
another was heard. This was answered; and so
on for an hour, until midnight when the searching
party from Church hill came within hailing dis
lance. Soon they stood face to face. Rrckett and
Pratt at inquired, very anxiously, ifthey could
be directed to IAN old mill thorn plums and par
tridges." Daniel Foster with COW bell, John Eos
ter, George Foster with pistol Amos Cunning
ham with a double balreled gun, Gideon Halo
well with quarter of mutton (roasted), Philip
Mcfarland, Levi Ward, Fred Mosher, Freeman
Chase, with lanterns, Charles r. Church and Ed
win Johnson, with not coffee and bandages, made
up the party. Both parties, guided by the handle
dipper aud the North star and the lanterns, final
" got out of the woods and returned safely to
their respective homes. Rumor says that the doc
tor ordered for his breakfast the next morning q
few old mills, thorn plums and paftridges.
These explorers discovered four ponds-Mud
pond Spectacle pond, Dam pond, and Tolman
pond and one mountain-Chase mountain-all
living east Of the Kennebec river, and little \. \.
L. y. w. of Sawyer's, and \. y. f. S. w. of Brad
ey's. These will be added to the new edition of
the kennebec county map.