Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-02
OVER THE STATE.
choic. Bits Selected 'or Our Maine Readers

A n. Porter Of Houlton. has shipped
~ carloads Of potatoes thus far this season.
A white fox has been seen In the Dead
River region and wolves in Oxford
county.
Wholesale fruit firms 10 Portland have
auadrupied in number within the past
few years.
The large railroad barge, Relief, for
merly run at the Sagadahoc ferry at Bath
has been put on between Thomaston and
Warren TO carry freight
The search for the two men, Kenneth
NJ. Taylor and guide, who were drowned
In North bay, Moosehead lake, still con-
tinues. On Monday, party who were
graphing brought Up handkerchief that
belonged to Mr.. Taylor.
IL Ia reported that on Sunday night
at a logging camp In Frenchville, near
Ashland,a man nameA York shot another
member Of the crew. The shooting was
this elimination Of fight, but no other
particulars have yet been received.
While bis neighbors were discussing the
poor quality Of drinking water and con
jccturing that typhoid fever came from 1t,
Saco citizen Of practical turn OF mind
evaporatcd bowl Of it and finding a
heavy deposit OF sediment concluded he
didn't want TO drink the stun II IL
didn't have typhoid fever germs
An Fast Bucksport husband who, 1t is
claimed, In "A drunken rage drove DIS
wife out Of the house one cold hlgho
recently. must have bitter food Tor reiiec-
ton during his sober moments. lt seems
that she fell into q brook In her flight to
a neighbor's house and caught severe
cold which eliminated In pneumonia and
death.
Freedom. The Veterans Charitable
Association was organized at G. a. K.
hail. oct. 25tb, with the following
officers: President, DIR. A j. Billings
Vice Pres, Mr.. Rowe Brooks; Sec,
Robert Is. Cookson, Unity Treas., Joseph
Libby, Unity 1t was voted that the
capital stock should be $500 and the
shares Sc 80 each. This property will be
non taxable and worcestershire.
Irving Towle of Newport was riding
on his bicycle near the Powers Corner in
West Pittsfeld about dusk last Saturday,
when sudden summons to stop, accom-
panied by shot, came from a clump Ct
revolver and fired two shots and the per-
son in the bushes beat q hasty retreat
The first bullet passed through Towle s
coat and to him the attack is altogether
inexplicablc
Capt. u. W. leighton Of the schooner
Jennie Hall Of Addison, was on the way
in his vessel room Norfolk, Va, to St.
Pierre, Martinique. When ten days out
he says he encountered a sea serpent {:
at was lying ooiled up in an oblong coil
of about Is or 20 feet long, and should
think the serpent was all Of 80 feet long
If not longer. Its head was as large as n
hundred gallon cask, and black Its body
was pinkish color; its eyes looked as
large as 12-quart pail. Now, perhaps my
eyes may have magnitled some, but l do
not think so for passed within 50 yards
of him and l got good view OF him rs
the schooner was going about four knots
at the time; when | got alongside of him
he RAJ sd his head about three or four feet
out of the water, took look at us and
dropped back into the water again. When
it raised Its head / made up my mind we
were to be gobbled up very soon, but he
lot us go scot free. and was well pleased
when l had good distance between us.