Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-25

ing night.
One of Hurricanes enterprising clubs
bears the suggestive name of 1.-The Old
Maids Suffrage Sewing Society" -.
One South Paris dog has secured 80
woodchucks this season, and he hasn't a
pedigree, either.
One of Westbrook's leading citizens has
decided that cider, small boy, and
minister do not make very agreeable trio.
While entertaining his minister at his home
one day recently his little grandson came
running in and said "Dranpa es 90 out and
dit another drink of cider; it's so dood."
The mibister's surprise and "Dranpa's"
CONSERVATION were about evenly balanced.
Although the good people of Stoneham
haven't been doing very much talking this
fall, when it comes to bear stories they be-
lieve they can show a record equal to that
of any other town in Oxford county. One
hunter there has captured three bears this
fall, and altogether eight have been killed
in that vicinity within the past three weeks.
Deer are also plentiful, three being killed
at East Stoneham one day last week.
Lewiston is congratulating herself that
building enterprises in that city this year
will probably foot up to the neat little sum
of $500 coo or more. The Doyle building,
the Cobb Divinity school, the Garcelon
building St. Peters monastery, together
with the completion of the elegant new gov
eminent building, come first, while hun
dreds of other buildings throughout the
town make up the years increase in wealth.
Pscatequis county is to have another
newspaper. 1t will probably be published
at Guilford.
In Oxford county they are having wealth
err to suit all tastes. In one week there
have been two rain storms, two gales, one
thunder shower, and several small showers
there, and one morning the ground was fro
zen to the depth of one inch.
One day last week S. b. Swan of Green
wood found one of his sheep killed and
partly devoured by bear. He decided
that he would make prompt work of bruin,
and set two traps near the sheep so as to be
doubly sure of his game. Bruin was too
cute for him, however. He came the fol-
lowing night and dragged the remsinder of
the sheep along between the traps so as to
uncover them both, and after going some
distance, took another square meal, and
went OIL Lis way rejoicing.
Since Sept. LIST. % horses have been or
dered destroyed on account Of CHAMBERS.
This disease is reported to have reached
alarming proportions in Maine, as hereto
fore the whole number found yearly was
not more than 10 or -.
The number of football casualties in
Maine is steadily increasing.
Monroe is probably the first town in
the State to engage Memorial day ora
tor. 1t has secured the services of Miss
Charlotte 7. Sibley, the granddaughter of
the 26th regiment, and one Of Belfast's
most talented young ladies'.
Mr.. F. H. Francis of Belfast, is doing
creditatle work in regard to preserving the
fish in Swan lake. 1t is claimed that
much of the small fry escape through the
outlet into the river and from thence to the
waters OF the barbor. 1t is thought that
the great majority of the salmon fry put
into the lake some years ego, escaped in
this WAY. Mr.. Francis has ordered a GUAM
tity of wire netting and it is proposed to
put wire screen across tine mouth of the
outlet, thus keeping in the lake the young
! fry.
The following incident related by a
Bucksport citizen shows that old Jed Pfouty
is not quite forgotten there yet. at was
at the now historic Orthodox steeple fire.
The excitement was at its height. The in
| trepid fireman had got bend on the fire