Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-29
DAILY xENrSEBG, f'F'Vs' TUESDAY, JANUARY 49, 1895.

fined two hundred dollars and then al
| lowed to 90 free And even after this,
the Provincial authorities still persisted
| in Selling teams and timber belonging TO
Baker and other inhabitants of the coun-
try He went to Augusta on snowshoes,
a distance of over $50 miles through the
| woods. and informed the governor who
sent a company callel the civil Posse"
and Baker piloted them through the
woods to what is now the village OF Fort
Kent. and made house for them. This
was the commencement of the Aroostook
war. which resulted in the establishing OF
the Northeast boundary line between us
and the British Provinces.
The raising of the Stars and stripes
was thought to be very disloyal act by
Mr.. Bakers neighbors, and after he mad
been taken by the provincial authorities
and carried off, they very naturally con-
cluded that all his property was to be
conflscated, and they Immediately put
themselves in possession of it. when
Mrs Baker saw this, with that true
courage and heroism that carried her
through the wilderness, she armed herself
with broomstick, demanded return
of her cattle and other property to their
places, and they obeyed. She commanded
them to leave her premises, that she was
not brought up in the woods to be
frightened at owls, and they left.
Those Democrats, who have been re-
ceiving cool and naughty treatment from
the Plum Trust now have their revenge
The fact that when an appointment comes
it has come as a rule from the Plum Trust
has lost its force now that the appoint
ments come so rarely Moreover at the
last meeting of the Democratic State COM
mittee it is said some of the candidates
got together and compared letters from
Washington, when to their chagrin, not
to say Bourbon cholcr, they found that
the same official had promised the office
to each one of the aspirants. Such is
rumor with u basis of probability.
Rockland is to have a Cooking back
ward party in the next municipal cleo
ton, it is said We had supposed the
Democratic party had of late filled that
long felt want.
Mechanic Falls has board of trade and
better still believes it has one that will
do something.
The scheme of placing the older pupils
of the Portland school for the deaf in
various manufactures and shops is work
ing admirably. Miss Taylor, principal OF
the school, introduced the plan and is
naturally much pleased with the results.
The good sleighing and the clear win
ter weather has made business lively in
many Maine village. One Pittsfield
citizen is quoted as saying that last week
was the best from a business point OF
view they had enjoyed in that town for
twenty years.
The Rockland Y. NJ. C. A. finds that
the most interesting thing it has had to
offer its patrons for long time has been
the current topic club which calls the
young men together for discussion of
the live topics of the day.
Persistency is an admirable character
istic but it didn't furnish a fish dinner for
Gardiner sportsman. He started out one
day last week for pickerel. When half way
to the pond he discovered he had on nothing
but his slippers. His persistency came to his
aid and he caught two pickerel without
catching cold. But when his wife
went to get those fish for dinner the next
day she found the cat had eaten them.
In some of the Maine villages the good
people are content with swapping stories.
But in Stetson they are swapping horses
as well. The whole town is said to be
fascinated with the occupation.
One day, 14O years ago, a devOut Lew
iston woman concluded that her neigh
borhood should be represented at the
quarterly meeting then being held six
miles below Bath. Early in the morning
she did her work and then started out on
the trail of spotted trees and walked to
Bath, reaching the meeting in time for
evening services.
Hallowell Register; One of the A. H.
& G. officials received verbose message
by telegram from one of the Brooklyn
tied up roads" Volunteers Wanted - The
message cost the recipient s1.33, and all
its contents could have been found in any
daily paper. No volunteers were sent!
There is more or less risk in bringing
these city made sportsmen from out of the
State down into Maine armed to the teeth
Not that their instincts are so very blood
thirsty but they are likely to go off at
half cock, always source of trouble.
Neither have they the nice discrimination
between deer and a man and are dis
posed to waste their ammunition upon the
latter. One of the guides at The Forks
was out with two of these gentlemen.
While working their way through the
woods one of these monocled sportsmen
saw something moving in the bushes 1t
was the guide who turned quickly enough
to receive the bullet in his pack
There has been grand "shuffle''