The Portland daily press., 1894-07-11

called on family living in that vicinity
aud found them churning, an operation
that had been going on three days with
out success. The visitor told them the
churn was bewitched and advised putting
an old horseshoe in the churn, which was
done, and the butter came on the fourth
day. Pity a new horseshoe wouldn't
have answered, but after churning three
days one is likely to become reckless.
The members of the Unitarian parish
in Augusta are rejoicing in possessing a
choice picture which now adorns the
walls of their church parlor. 1t is done
IN oils and represents a cluster of white
lilies with the light from stained
glass window falling upon them. 1t
was painted by Mrs. Augusta Sturdeat
Society of American Artists, and was
given by the wife of former pastor of
this church. In one corner is card,
with the inscription For Christ Church
Parish, Augusta. In loving remem-
brance. Blanche D. Curtis"
One of the legends of Searsport. which
BIC. Towle has collected for the Sears
port News, has for it's hero man named
Harrison, who was much bothered by
bears that invaded his planted fields
Meeting neighbor one day, he applied
to him for advice as to what could be
done to keep them out. The neighbor
replied. bears are fond of molasses
You just make a trough and fill it with
mofasses and rum, and put 1t where
they come into your field, and they
will drink it for the sake of the molass-
es and the rum will make them drunk,
SO you can go in the morning aud knock
them on the head" Mr.. Harrison fol-
lowed this advice and went to the field
the next morning. There he found, not
had predicted the bears would be.
The night before July 4th DR.. ]. M.
Frost, of Augusta, was member of
crowd in that city that the police COM
planned obstructed the way. Officer Ben
nett ordered Frost to move, and Frost
said he wouldn't. Then Bennett forced
him to move and Frost has sued Ben
nett, placing damages at 81, 900.
The new Rowland Falls Pulp Co. mills
willssbe built of prick and will be larger
capacity of 80 tons of pulp daily. Nor
rill & Greenleaf have the building con-
tract.
The hay crop in Penobscot county is
fully one-third heavier than it was last
year.
The passengers on the steamer Sedg-
wick saw grand sight as the steamer
was passing Marston's cottage at lies
boro. 4 whale about 30 feet in length
was sporting himself in the water, and
Hr1n vii Of M ,o4cta I,
tanned.
Another case of stuffing the ballot box
has come to lighJ. The St. Croix News,
in its yachting contest, found that the
ed the estimate from day to day by 49,,
900 coupons. The wretch should be
doomed to dire calamity.
Among the Maine towns entitled to
centennial celebration this year are
Pennington Alfred, Bridgton, Pros
pect, Cornish, Hampden, New Sharon,
Dresden and Alma. And these towns
might get ready for a centennial cele-
bration in 1895 of the date of their incor-
poration: Lewiston, Litchf field, Poland,
Livermore, Fayette. Starks, Clinton,
Steuben, Jay and Canton.
The worms have created great havoc
in the juniper swarms of eastern and
northern Maine.
Petit Manan PORT has recently passed
into the hands of certain we'll known
Maine men. Among the many attrac-
tions there is the deer park, which was
built and stocked several years ago.
This park now contains about 1875 deer.
This industry was started at cost of
seven or eight thousand dollars, but
now the question comes up: Can
any profit?" The game commissioners
of the State dispute the right which
these owners claim. namely, that they
can kill these deer in close time. The
question is, =" Do the game laws of the
State regarding the shooting of deer ap-
ply to cases of private ownership?n The
question will be argued at the term of
the Supreme Judicial Court to be held
in Machias next October.
check was returned to the Mer-
chants Bank Gardiner. Monday, made
and given Oct. 49," They don't hold
them that length of time as rule
A pump large enough to handle 4,00o,-
900 gallons of water in twenty four
hours is expected this week and will be
placed in position at Nequasset. With
the exception of the one at Portland
this pump is probably the largest in the
State.
The Aroostook Pioneer says: There
is quite novelty in this section of, not
exactly our part of the country, but di-
rectly across the river at Clair station.
A man by the name of Thomas Clair has
fast horse: also an eleven years old
daughter who drives the horse, and can
be seen most any night, over on the
Fort Kent trotitng park trying titles
with the best of them. She frequently
makes her mile in little over 240"
Messrs. Richardson and Twitchell and
United States Commissioner E.W. Rand
and DR.. Elwell. the surgeon at the Togus
Home, arrived Sunday at Rockland,
from Portland in the yacht Viva, and
called on Fleet Surgeon Hitchcock and
Commodore Rice of the Penobscot yacht
club They Will cruise about the bay
for some weeks