The Portland daily press., 1894-07-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by Cores
pondents of the Press.
Richmond.

The Morgan shoe factory started up
Monday morning, after a shut down of
nearly week, during which an account
of stock was taken.
A Maine Central crew is preparing to
extend the Jericho" sideing, north of
Main street.
M. F. Milliken, Receiver of the Rich
mond Savings Bank, is paying to depos-
itors first dividend of twenty-five per
cent. OF the amount of their scaled down
deposits
Workmen have finished painting the
outside of the Congregational church.
Farmers report a good deal of white
weed in the hay fields. The rains of
last month caused the grass to "thicken
up" from the bottom, and the crop will
average we'll.
Philip Hubbard, aged IS, hale and
hearty, an old hunter from palmyra,
has been visiting his daughter in Rich
mond. He began his hunting experience
at the age of 1o years, and the first year
bagged so foxes Since then, up to
four years ago, he has averaged capturing
from 40 to 6OsfoXes a year. beside other
kinds of game. There are but few hooks
and corners in his home town and vicin-
lty with which he is not perfectly famil-
lar, and he can relate many an interest
ing story of his hunting adventures and
experiences. Speaking of foxes, the
following curious fox story seems worthy
to. be placed on record. 1t is more in
teresting because it is guara nteed to be
strictly true. 1t was narrated to the
writer recently by a relative OF the
principal person concerned in the incl
dent, who has heard the story told in. the
family many times. A number of gen
erations ago there lived in the town of
Harpswell man named Isaac Alexan-
der. Doubtless his descendants are liv-
ing there now. He was farmer and
he and his sons improved the opporuni-
tiessoHered frequently for securing game
and kept their guns ready for action at
shot notice. His house stood near the
shore and commanded view of the wide
flats, on the outer low water edge of
which stood large rock, or boulder, by
itself. One day the farmer remarked
that the tide had gone out unusually
far, and had left the rock entirely out of
water. While he was looking he noticed
something moving, and by using the
spFglass saw it was fox, acting in
rather peculiar manner. Watching the
animals maneuvres, Reynard was final
ly seen TO nave captured I0DSB6f-prOD D.
ably larger specimen than those usually
exposed for sale hereabouts nowadays
which he held in such manner as to
prevent any unpleasant accidents from
the large, waving claws, and with
which he started for the shore. A long
water fence" ran across the flats to
the waters edge, and knowing the fox
would come up alongside that and jump
it in order to get to%the woods with his
prize, Mr.. Alexander took his gun and
went forthsto meet him. Getting into
a favorable position, Mr.. Alexander
waited quietly for developments. Soon
brer fox appeared and at a favora ole
place jumped the fence, and just here is
where the plans of at least two of the
party abruptly changed AS Reynard
sprung from he ground his tail switched
around into the open claw Of the lobster,
which instantly closed, with no gentle
grip, OH sensitive part of that append
age. To say the owner of the tail was
surprised is probably mild way of put
ting it. He was hurt. At any rate de
dropped the lobster in such way that,
still hanging to the tail, it fell on one
side of the fence, while the fox settled
on the other and there they hung, help
less, with the tail as a connecting link.
Mr.. Alexander did not have to use his
gun, but the double prize was soon num-
bered among his possessions.