The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-27
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

A few evenings ago "a small party of
young ladies from Rockland chartered a
team from one of the livery stables there
to attend a MASK ball at Clarks Island.
When opposite the Halves pond their
sleigh got stuck in snow drift, broke
the whifae tree and the horse cleared
himself and started for home, leaving
tha participants in an uncomfortable
situation. The horse was stopped after O
run OF nearly two miles and brought
back, and after little delay in repairing
damages, raising the sleigh from its ICY
grip the party went on their way rejoio-
ing, singing The One Horse Open Sleigh.
Few people are aware than an old
Maine steamer has achieved distinction.
The old side wheel steamer Bangor,
which when she piled in Maine waters
was in command of Capt. Chas B. San
ford, is now in Turkey in tho private SER
vice of the Sultan himself and plies to
and fro on the Bosphorus.
Mr.. John Smith, aged rs years, is the
only person in Smithville who has had
life enough to coast down hill this win
ter. He has been seen three times enjoy
ing Il slide with as much zest as one
would expect in lad or lass of sixteen.
Hiram Moore, we'll known lumbe
man of Madison, was in Bangor Monday
on his way to Moosehead lake, near
which point the scene of his operations
this winter lay. Mr.. Moore said that
the soft spell would be benefit to lum-
berman,as the weather has been dry and
the travelling hard and the soft weather
will have q tendency to level up the hard
spots and make easy slipping.
Something of curiosity is on exhibi-
ton at the store Of L. ID. Edgerly, Dex-
ter. 1t is a stuffed animal resem bling a
weasel, hut the true name of which is
stote. 1t is about the same size as a
weazel. and is very rare i'll this part of
The country. 1t was captured by a Tay-
lor boy who lives a short distance from
the village, this fall.
Patrick Moran, who lives OH Essex
street, Bangor is his own surgeon. Pat
rick had three toes on one foot that grew
downward and every time he stepped
they bothered him badly The other day
he went home, took very sharp jack
knife and cut them all off close to the
foot He dressed them after his own
style, and Iuasday he was out of doors.
He walks with only a slight lameness.
An unusual complaint for Maine in
tlustry is that of the kindling wood fac
tory at South Gardiner. When operated
full blast 40 meu are employed there
Now only half the number is working.
not because business is dull, but for the
reason that the men cannot be obtained
Gardiner people Unght to see to it that
that trouble is reuiedied without delay.
The Waterville Y. M. G. A. feels al
most wealthy with the snug sum of $1,000
on hand to meet present needs. There is
an Indication, too, that this fund will
be very shortly increased, an outlook
not at all depressing to the association
managers.
Sheriff Hurd. of York county, fairly
delights in telling of reporter who in
terviewed him when he was taking Hurd
the Biddeford patricide to Augusta .
"Is that fellow the Biddeford murderer
who killed his tsJber?'' -" Yes'' was the
reply. "And what is your name?''
again asked the reporter. "My name is
Hurd'' was the answer. ''Oh," said the
reporter, ARE you this Young fellows
fatherP'' But before this could be an
swered the reporter exclaimed sob,
d-n-it: of course you are not his
father, for his father is dead!"