The Portland daily press., 1894-06-16

The Augusta Age, speaking of our story
that a syndicate had been started to
breed foxes for their fur on Maine is
land, says. IF they succeed in their
Uncle Dan Cannon of Canton as skinner
ln-ch1ef. Dan owns up that he is the
champion fox hunter Of Maine, and re-
lates that on one occasion he was skin
ming fox and was just nicking the ears,
when Reynard jumped, slid his pelt over
his head and escaped-but Dan caught
the same fox the next year. and he had
better pelt than the first.n
The Aroostook Republican again puts
in plea for land for settlers. Maine
has no public lands to offer and none can
be obtained except by purchasing a
township. This being out of the question
for individuals the Republican urges the
State to do it, and thus give those desir.
ing it chance to obtain a home Ac-
cording to the present outlook unless
something of the kind is done the North
ern half of our domain will remain a
wilderness for many years yet.
Mr.. Noah Davenport, who is stopping
in Salem, picked weed a few days ago
that measured feet 9 1-2 inches long,
that had grown this spring.
The great question in Washburn Just
now is, Where can find hired girlsn
An invoice of about 200, 600 good, capa-
bic girls would just about fill the bill.
Know of any?
The W. H. Glover Company have Sc
cured the contract for erecting the new
building for the central CLUB in Rock
land, on School street, at cost of $780,
OO0
Master Percie Keller, of West Rock
port. has two-year-old bull, well brok-
en- and trained to harness and sulkey.
The other day, as he was driving about
the streets with MS strange teams he was
invited to take part in game of ball.
So he .hitched the bull to a post by the
PIT ring. and the animal stood there
through the game as patiently as Mary's
little lamb, till Percie Gid appear, and
when the lad was ready went off home
with him at smart trot.
There is in franklin county wife
with four children nearly out of their
teens who was divorced and at once
went back to her husbands house to
live as housekeeper, and has worked in
that capacity for pay for couple of
years. Every thing appears to he going
couple, although neighbor calls around
regularly counting the housekeeper, and
there may be another wedding bye and
bye.
| Wesley can boast of at least one smart
young lady. On hearing a connection
in the yard the other day, she went out
to ascertain the cause. and fancy her sur
prise at finding master piggie chasing a
tl1f.y ,1fo 1>4,, =
drove piggie into his pen, and closed the
door, and then went to the house for Il
rife. On returning she found that the
porcupine had crawled into thes fence,
| SO that it was impossible to shoot him
without firing toward the road. With
| the assistance of her mother, who had
come to the rescue of poor piggie, she
succeeded in driving him from the
fence. Then taking steady aim she
fred. striking him in the back, but not
killing him. Another ball in the he ad
had the desired effect. 1t has been said
that the porcupine would have weighed
at least 80 pounds.
One of the strangest contracts ever
| made in Maine was entered into this
spring in the wilds of Eliottsville T.
ID. Brown, who claims to be the media
| tor between heaven and earth, being laid
up from the effects of a kick by the old
mare, was unable to make his garden.
| In this emergency he sent for neighbor
| who owns large tract of land in that
| inaccessible region and requested him
| to do the work for him. The neighbor
| has long believed that valuable minerals
exist on his property, the only difficulty
being that he can't find them. There
fore, having the mediator where he could
| dictate terms, he proposed to plant the
garden only on condition that Brown
gave him solemn promise to return to
the earth after death for the purpose of
| informing him just where those minerals
may be found. This proposed spiritual
| adventure just suited Browns tempera-
ment. He gave a willing promise to be
| ION hand" with the desired information
| as soon as may be after his worldly de-
| mise and the garden was planted
without other hope of reward
| The Rockland Gazette says: zone of
| our young men, who was intending to
call on his lady one evening". entered his
room in haste to arrange his toilet with
out the aid of lamp. Grabbing, as
he supposed, his perfumery bottle to give
his handkerchief dose, then to apply
a little to his lips that he might take
the stain of his pipe away, he found the
perfume was not all right. On lighting
| his lamp, 10 and behold, he had been
using lnk mo girl bnat night, but
| plenty of cigars to get the ink off the
| lips and stains out of the handkerchief
| with a promise not to tell.n
| 1t is reported that some unknown being
left writing in the harm of widow.
| a few miles form Concord, stating that
| there was reward of $1,000 offered for
| his capture, and he would not be seen,
but wanted food left in the barn so that
| he could come III the night and get II.
promising not to disturb anything
They placed food there, andEin the morn
ing it was gone. His clothes were found
| hanging to dry IN camp or sugar house
near by, and it is said that letters seem
| ing to be from his friends concerning
murder, were also found. He STAYED
| there several NIGHTS LAST waek n,d -.