The Portland daily press., 1894-08-16


| the Hermitage Cottage, Belfast road.
Camden, twiningkhimself up pine tree
| toward "a robins nest, TWENTY-FIVE feet
| from the ground. On reaching the nesS
the snake coiled within and was. doubt
| less, doing destruction when - pistol
| bali aud other instruments Of death
| brought the reptile to the around where
| he WAS measured.
Quite a novel sight was witnessed
Saturday at North Arson when about y
dozen members of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union from Madison
and Arson spilled the liquor tnat was
seized by Deputy Sheriff Atkinson sew
eral days ago.
There were two curiosities Sun
day at East Machias that attract
ed a good deal of attention.
One was a pure white swallow. the
other a large salmon swimming
around IN the shallow water with both
eyes full of sawdus6 and shavings, seem
ingly looking for the. fish COMMITTEES to
show him the way.up or down river, he
didn't care which as long as he got out
of the shavings,
Government has recently bought the
lot of land Zone acre more or less) lon o
leased and occupied by the U.s. saw
ing station on Cross Island Coulter
Henry r. Taylor, G. E., of Machias, last
week surveyed the above land and made
plans for the government
Labor Day is to be celebrated at
Rockland.
General and Mrs. John A. Hill of
IsEawers, Penn, are visiting Major b. j.
Hill of Auburn. General Hill was VET
eran of the 18th Maine, and lost an arm
in the service.
The ADJOURN Y. M. c. A. have practi-
cally determined to engage W.. B Sample
of New York as physical instructor in
the gymnasium this fall and winter.
W. III. Downes, for carrying liqor to
the muster grounds, was brought into
the municipal court and fined $50 and
costs anda thirty days in Jail. He an-
pealed and gave bonds.
The O1dtown wooden mill started
Monday, and the people of the town feel
encouraged.
1t is a sad fact, that of the gallant
at the beginning of the war, 1000 sstrong
from eastern Maine, only two or three
remained to attend reunion at Wat
erville the other day, so few in fact as
to preclude an organization.
A woman at Charles Burgess's house
in Sewallville placedsher ironing board
in position to iron cut sheet, and
noticed long wrinkle in it. She tired
to iron the wrinkle out, when the head
of snake protruded beyond the sheet,
wriggled out. The snake probably
climbed into the sheet while it was
hanging in the shed to dry.
A cow belonging to Charles Tolman
of Rockport, was trying to knock flies
off of it's body. that troubled it, and
caught it's horn.in the clothing of Mr..
Iolman's little son. playing near by,
knocking the child about, breaking its
leg and infiicting other injuries.
Eben Hinkley, the Gardiner cabman.
says his relative, Sumner Hinkley, had
a stallion SO vicious he bad to deprive
him of his sight. Mr.. Hinkley lived
on Bone island, near the canal, and
that stallion, though stone blind, would
leave the stable in the morning, 90
along narrow path by the canal till
he came to the bridge, cross it. 90
straight to spring and get drink
Then he would lay down and roll before
going back to the barn.
Mr.. David E. Thompson. whose dis
appearance from Hartland has been an
nounced, left home for Pittsfield An
gust 10, telling his wife he would he
back at night. ae was actingssuperin-
tendent of the Sebesticook & Mooseheal
railroad at one time, and treasurer when
he disappeared. He had recently drawn
checks and drafts for several Thousand
| dollars, one of which for $4,000, 1T is said.
had not been honored by the company.
1t is said that his books show no tran
sactions since last January, and an es-
tate for $4,000 in his hands has not been
handed over to the widow it belongs to.
He was about IS years of age, and has
terms. and he is held high in the esteem
of his associates.
A wonderful oak, standing near the
house of Mr.. Ephraim Kerr, in the town
OF Rumfofd, issdeseribed by the Rumford
Falls Times. 1t has two trunks
coming out f.the ground side by side,
| one being estimated as between two
and three feet III diameter, the sother
about foot. These two trees run up
parallel Is feet where they unite, form
ing. one smooth, perfect tree, with a
pretty top.
Hon. E. B. Mallet announces that
hereafter he shall confine himself to his
| private business at Freeport. "We have
| not yet fully completed arrangements,
| says he but within four weeks you can
probably announce the formation of a
| company, backed By plenty of money
| and organized for the purpose OF de-
| veloping my granite quarry in Freeport.
All the details haven't been arranged
| yet, but the main point is settled, and
that is that F1eeport is to have granite
| business that in point of excellence of
material and amount of output will
challenge any similar industry in Maine.
| believe in Freeport and her prospects;
| believe that the town HASN'T begun
to grow yet. 1t is understood that Mr..
Mallet's estate is solvent, and that he
| will have good property left.
The Seventeenth Maine.
Mr.. A. King, editor of the Kearney. N.
j Republican, is veteran of the Seven