The Portland daily press., 1894-06-16

DR.. A. L. Chase of Sullivan was out
hunting a few days ago, and while
watching to get shot at crow that
was sailing over his head, unconsciously
pulled the trigger, the rifle pointing to
the ground. The ball passed through
the DOCTORS foot, which SO shattered
the bone as to necessitate the amputation
of a toe
Mr.. Al, Wilder, of West Pembroke,
assisted by Mr.. Alfred Dodge, captured a
fine specimen of bruin the first of the
week in the woods near the northern part
of the town. The animal, while not a
large one, was enveloped in one of the
handsomest pelts that has been seen in
an unvarying glossy black from the tip
to the roots of the long hair, with no
tinge of brown anywhere about it. The
skin is valuable one, and will net the
lucky hunters snug sum.
Monday morning Mr.. Flanagan of
this city will begin on the Brunswick
sewers. He has been besieged by men
out OF employment. They came from
Lewiston, Biddeford. Portland and war
stations-over 700 by actual count. In
one day the clerk recorded one hundred
and fifty able bodied men.
The Cunningham triplets. of Belfast
are now four years old, and on Friday
last they were weighed at Swift g
pounds, and individual weights as
follows: Rena, So pounds; Ralph SO
pounds; Roy. SO 1-2 pounds. Roy, the
smallest. weighed only 5 1-2 pounds at
birth, while Ralph weighed pounds.
Whatever may be said of the value OF
dogs in general. Alvenas M. San born of
Belfast has one that has paid his way
and big interest. "Tige" is cross be-
tween plain dog and a wild fox. Last
year he killed So skunks, 8 minks and
helped in, taking gray fox. In the
later case he followed the fox four feet
underground and through hole So feet,
driving him out at the other end.
1t looks as if there would be plenty of
home-raisod fruit this year. Fields are
white with strawberry blossoms. Cur
rants, raspberries and blueberries prom
Use big crop, and apple and pear trees
have been beautiful in pink and white
attire for week or two. Wild cherry
trees also are covered with blossoms.
The length of time that the petals re-
main on the trees is also mentioned as a
good augury.
This week workmen begun the erec-
ton of the Swede-M Methodist chucrh in
M!onson, which has been in contempla-
tlon for several months past. In size it
will be 2Sx40 feet, with a tower SO feet
high. The windows are to be gothic in
style. The roofs will be slated. Though
inexpensive it will be neat and attrac-
tive structure, costing from $500 to
$500.
Last fall Roy Libby, very popular
lad in Wesley, was ordered to carry
a deer by the mail contractors 60 gen
tleman at Machias. Libby was driving
tue mail stage. He did So Warden
a aa9 fs sailed him into lawyers Office,
law as read to him he would not be
troubled any more. About fortnight
ago the Warden appeared in Wesley and
arrested Libby and carried him to Calais
had a trial and fined him $50, or 80 days
in Jail. Libby prefers lying in Jail to
paving what he ca nsiders an outraged us
fine. The Wesley people are greatly ex-
cited over the affair.
The Cunningham Brothers have bought
Oak Hill Granite quarries, 5 acres in ex-
ocH, AefI i'olldst. IaVlnS VIII De got
out, and crew of IS men has been put
on.
Four of Mr.. Nasen's river drivers per.
formed very difficult feat Sunday at
{ ribou, each Of them riding log over
the dam. Two of the drivers maintained
their balance and successfully performed
the feat on the first trial, the other two
being thrown off their logs below the
dam. The unsuccessful but undaunted
drivers made a second attempt and went
ovsr ali right One driver is said to
have performed the feat three times in
succession