The Portland daily press., 1891-08-08
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A good collector of taxes is a rare man in
some Maine towns. The Dexter Eastern State.
however, knows of -. ID. Smith. n lame
man OF Charleston" who is such terror to
dellnquents, that the selectmen of Ornevllle
nave nave nired him to come over and collect their
lakes after he gets through In Charleston
But Is not foreign tax-gatherer blow at
the autonomy Of the Maine town?
The Hon. ]: ?. Bass is giving his Eastern
name Fair bigger advertisement in East
ern Maine than ever circus had, Large sun
plements in all the eastern papers and fam
ing posters throughout the towns are herald
ing abroad the premiums on fat cattle, the
wonderful horse with a flowing name, and
tne accomplishment of the champion
OF the attractions of the great one ring agri-
cultural show. Is 1t MT time for the Maine
State Fair to be starting a noise, too?.
The old people in Maine who are over
hundred years old are quite numerous The
other day the PREEs noticed the mother of
Rev. y. Kicker. of Augusta, who passed the
century mark several years ago. There Ia
MIS-. Nancy Britt Kennedy, of HallowelJ.
VINO Is said to be 1lS years old. and still
tsiks interestingly Of her experience In the
Revolutionary war with her father, who
served seven years. Mrs. Kennedy was born
In Bowdoin. Me. In Amity, in Aroostook
county, the other day, Alexander b. Carr,
aged l02, was entertained at reunion of his
numerous descendants
A man may break his neck and live. al
thought it is not safe experiment to try.
In Caribou, the other day, George St Peter
fell from staging, striking his neck across
wood morse. The Aroostook Republican
says the doctor found three of the bones of
his neck broken; but the man is on the road
to recovery.
When deer browse in the streets of Ban
gor game must be plenty all over Maine. A
party who went from Fort Kent to the
Allegash, the other day, distance of over
100 miles, report that they saw 60 deer and a
moose along the route.
The young man who takes his youne lady
to ride In Northern Maine must have a heart
OF oak. As Alya Mitchell was taking Miss
Jennie Smith to ride near Harmony village.
IN Somerset county, on a receit Sunday eve
ming, large bear appeared in the road ahead.
Seeing them the bear took position on his
haunches in the road and declined to LET
their team pass. But Mr.. Mitchell proved to
pc stout OF heart as any knight of old. He
dld not put whip to the horse and ride the
bear down, because the horse refused to
move. But he uttered series of piercing
ann terrifying yells. which so astounded
Druln that he skunk away iEto the woods
MISS Jennie Smith, meanwhile, maintained a
conposure distinctive of the damsels of the
DtdT REGION.
The piano industry has not drifted entirely
into the hands of foreigners. A piano fac
tory was erected In Foxcroft last year, and
from ten to twelve pianos are made monthly
It'll thought that all the ice in the Kenne.
Dec houses will be sold this season.
A young lady clerk In an Auburn store ia
out the price of good umbrella. She stood
It In the corner at the rear of the store a few
days ago and the rats got at 1t, completely
running the silk cover. Not content with
tnis the pests had tried to drag the umbrella
ttnrougn rat hole into their domain between
the walls. How well they succeeded can be
learned from the fact that all that remained
In the store was the crooked silver handle.
The fishing in Rangeley is to be main
talnsa II the pralssworthy efforts of the
Anglers protective Club can do it. This as
ssociation was organized three years ago last
sportsmen and guides. F. S. Dickson Of
philadelphia, is president; E. l.. Herriek,
OF bapgeiey, Is vice president: A. L. Oakes
OF kaDgeley, Is secretary and treasurer; and
" w. Barrett, superintendent. The past
season there were hatched 297, 600 trout and
10000 land-locked salmon, the spawn for the
latter i coming from Sebago lake. The COM
ably be Matched. The hatchery has capac-
ity Of about 1,5O0, 200. The fish are hatched
from the last Of March to the middle of April
and when from thirty to forty days old, and
az that time measuring about an inch and a
quarter long. the young fry are LET loose in
the streams tributary to the Rangeley
Lakes.
Volney Cushing, the Prohibition orator, is
beating the big woods in behalf of the Third
Party. very early In the campaign. he has
been speaking In Knox county for week.