Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

ty Jail certain evenings in the week.
A Lincolnville man is said to have
taken 81 bride from the RepubiicanS'
81 from Democrats, and then voted the
Populist ticket, at the recent eiectioh'
One of the incongruities of this rainy
season is the low water in the ponus
that supply the Bridgton WOODEN h,liis.
Unless something fills them soon !. =
feared the mills will have TO smut
down.
Portland motor man while bracing
himself on the rail or ms c G., Main in one
arm not due, however, to a shock or 70
Jar Nevertheless an examine iio,,
showed that his arm was proheh' ~"
It happened is mystery.
Mr. Albion Norris who died last week
at Veazie was formerly connected with
the Bangor band and Andrews orchestra.
as snare drummer, being at one time the
finest drummer in the state ana was
hand veteran of the Civil war. He was
horn in June, 1896, and was consequently
over 70 years OF age.
The lease of the toll bridge at East
port has been sold at auction for the
coming year. Only two bidders were
present. The bidding started at $1,000
and steadily increased until it was
knocked down at $3.50, the largest
price ever paid for the lease of the
bridge. 1t will take an average of so
teams a day, passing both ways, in Or
der to come out even.
Jonathan, Familiarity known as Jock"
Darling, the king of Nicatous,' is
said to be nearing his end-dying slow
ly, as report has it, of cancer of the
stomach. For good many years Jock
Darling has been widely known as a
hunter, guide, proprietor of sportsmen's
camps, game warden and general ex-
pert in woodcraft. On various occa-
sions the courts have declared that he
was a poacher-but let that pass. He
has long been a picturesque figure in
the history of gameland, and he has
many friends who will remember him
kindly.
DIR. ]. Fl. Rollin of Phillips, ex-
tracted a tooth for Mrs. II. J. Hescock
the other day that had been drawn
once before. Twenty years ago Mrs
Hescock went to DR.. Moores Powers,
late of Wilton, who then practiced in
Wilton, with severe toothache The
doctor pulled the offending molar. but
after it was out the patient expressed
regret at losing it. The doctor in
formed her that it would not be i'm
possible to save it even then. She de-
cided to try it and the cavity was
filled and the tooth driven back in
place. 1t ached terribly for twenty
four hours. but it lasted twenty years
after that. Operations Of this kind are
not usually considered practica ole but
they are sometimes performed suvcess-
fully.
Probably the man who took the most
trouble of any one in Maine to hear
Bryan was a hard-sheled Democrat
who lives in Dead River Plantation. He
heard that a special train was going
to run from Bingham, on the Somerset
railroad, and so started from his home
to drive "a miles to that town. He ar
rived at Scion Saturday forenoon and
found that there was no train over the
Somerset, and only one from Skowhe-
hogan. He was still IS miles from
there and his poor horse was too tired
to so any further. The Dead River
man wasn't going to be outdone, even
though he hadn't money enough to
hire a team to take him to Skowhe-
o.
an excursion ticket to Bath, so he
hitched his jaded animal in a farmers
barn and started to walk the Is miles
TO SkoWheGan. He was equal to the
task before him and struck out like
man who has a big job on hand He
had no time to lose and he hurried for
all he was worth. He showed up at
the station at. Sko,yhegan just six
minutes before the train left. and did
some loud hurrahing at Bath-Water-
vile Evening Mail.
In the town of Franklin saws an ex-
change, is a ledge known as TRACK
ledge, lndented in this % foot square
OF every beast. bird and reptile known to
man; mammoth boot tracks as well as
Inc 1Ins barefooted infant and its mothers
casined foot as he chased the panther
moose and deer; the track of his dog
cioseiy behind that of the bear the trail
~ huge serpent can be traced the en-
tlre length OF the ledge among the other
tracks. winding almost around the foot
~ 1,,, we mem m,sastodon and completely entang-
,,s i' io IN the branches of what APP
p.afs 10 Il pair of twin trees mirrored In
one corner of this wonderful ledge. Dog
f haJ,I rabbit and other small tracks are
th af th raiHen a. up and It Is with difficulty
NON bird tracks make heavy imDressons
aiong the lower edge of the incline The
uutiine OF an open book can be easily
seen as well rs portraits and profiles az
. uo.n men and women in various posi-
ions Many other curious and wondarfnl
Things are. pictured here that cannot he
.hplained Tor IT remains a mystery how
why ana when these characters were in, :
pressed in the side of this granite Hill
ne llrst settlers found them Just as they
trc now, and many persons view them
:.Nery year but fail to give any explana-
o,on as TO the cause of this panorama of
granite carving. but all agree that II can.
ihot pc the work of human hands or tools
but more likely freak of nature in sons
bygone age. 40 ''i''e'
~ Is expected that the town of Madison
VIII again tight for division of the town
Writes q z, correspondent of the Bangor
MeWs. The citizens made a desperata
, mSHr TWO s, years ago. but the town re-
carried into town meeting and the rura,s
outVoted the village and elected every Sc
Ieclman from the rural districts Tn
,,oWn Voted Sl2,000 to build a schoolhousa
nut as me village paid most Of the taxes;
!, ~, Raid LA. ior most of the. schoolhouse. The
legislature this winter for a div;s;nn ', az
some kind which will leave the viIIa o Oa
quite BY itself. The towns of Rr;ght IN
and Athens fought for several wears
about their boundary line owing 10 !. cot
mesment OF paupers living near the line
iorln 70 such an extent that it was in,
possible TO locate or keep a record ~
ihem The pauper bill of both towns wa :
large ana each town tried to saddle nan
pcrs on to the other until finally an ex
pensive lawsuit was fought in Somerse,
part was concerned no one co,iid a,,a,
tell which beat or was beaten Pr;chte.