Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-20
MAINE DISPATCHES,
HOULTON HAPPENINGS.
Governor Elect Burltieh Gets Lost Among
ArooSt0Ok'S Bear Traps.
A Distant Cow Bell Guides the Party
Out of the Wilderness.

Special correspondence Of the Journal !
HouLToS, Oct. 10.
Governor-elect Burleigh who has been
visiting friends at his old home in Linneus, is
frequently seen on our streets. He and his
son-in-law, DIR. X. j. Martin of Augusta,
have been making great havoc among the
game in this region. Some days ago, Mr..
Burleigh, in company with Mr.. James Bleth-
en-, visited the bear traps owned by the latter
gentleman on Beaver Brook. They found
in one trap the foot of bear that had es-
capped by twisting off a leg. Several days
were spent partridge hunting in the dense
wilderness on Letter A, with great success
Last Wednesday Mr.. Burleigh was in the
wilderness twelve miles southwest 1t of Houlton,
leaving the military road near the old Coch-
ran place and going westerly deep into a
strip of woods about 20 by 80 miles in ex
tent The day was a very dark and gloomy
one the sun being entirely obscured by clouds
and in the afternoon the rain poured in tor
rents. The result was that Mr. Burleigh al
though good woodsman, in his eagerness
for game, after travelling in every direction
found himself at nightfall-to tell the truth
lost in the dense wilderness of Southern
Aroostook several miles from any settlement
Realizing the situation, the governor elect
stopped on a hill for reflection. In a short
time heard the jngling of a
COW bell in the very remote distance, and
making bee line for the sound, came out
to the settlement at dark after traversing
bogs, hills and valleys. The Governor-elect
says there was melody about the music of
that COW bell that was intensely vigorating,
and which cannot be fully appreciated under
any other circumstances than those with
which he was surrounded. He SAYS
lie shall at once purchase a compass and
match safe for future emergencies.
Many of our citizens went to st, John, N.
b.. on the excursion yesterday, and returned
today.
5 II. Powers and A. j. Tucker will start
next month for Tallapoosa, Ga, to spend the
winter.
John Sweet of Oxbow, brought to town
this week the largest moose head ever ex-
hibited here. The antlers we're very sym
metrical, had twelve prongs, and were over
four feet from tip TO tip. Mr.. Sweet was
offered twenty five dollars for his prize.
Hon. A. l.. Lumbert has beenin the north
crn part of the county and reports business
dull on account of the bad weather.
Sheriff Putnam expects to spend the win
ter travelling in the south and west, aud his
family will remain in Boston
+. W Titcomb is nov cutting daily at
his mill in this town 10000 shingles. The
recent rains brought so many logs to his mill
that he was obliged to haul out with warp
and blocks about thousand pieces, mostly
spruce, to make room in mis- pond for the
cedar.
Waldo G. Brown is grinding about 1000
bushels of potatoes at his factory every "a
hours John Watson about the same. They
pay about twenty cents per bushel on an
average for small ones. and twenty-five cents
for unsorted. Besides what are daily made
into starch at least thousand barrels are
sold at the railroad depot at from 81 to 81 ,35.
Come to Aroostook aud buy farm