Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-19
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farmer VITA no potatoes and apples 20
market would have plenty OF time and
disposition to sell his boughs

IUlSUOSiLIuH IL HCtt liIS OOuAn6.
Up to Wednesday 6SS deer, 10 moose
and s caribou have been shipped over
the Bangor & Aroostook road during
the month of November. Last yea-
the record for the month OF November
was rs. As there are IL days still re-
manning in this month for the ship
ment of game and 1t only requires 81
deer to beat last years record 1t would
seem that the number of November,
.96. will be easily surpassed. Tnese
facts contribute to those who
urge the limiting Of the num-
Der or deer. man may take
to one. Meantime 1t is possible VIC
plants that deer are SO plentiful they
are menace to farmers in some parts
of the State.
Life: Names gamebag for the frs:
month Of the open season included rs
moose, IS caribou 16 bears, nearly 40o5
deer and five hunters. Besides these,
five guides and three hunters were
shot bu. got away. ard five hunters
and three guides were drowned. The
open season for big game and guides
lasts three months. The rest Of the
year Maine is an exceptionally healthy
State.
Capt. +. p. Pickett OF the Portland
barge office has an interesting docu-
ment which not only will be preserved
but accorded high place. 1t is the
temperance pledge General Neal Dow
wrote for him as fellows: The under
signed. duly impressed with the evils
of many kinds coming from the use Of
Intoxicating liquors, and with the duty
of setting right example. do solemn!y
promise. for our own sakes as well Ms
for an example TO Others. that hence
forth we will not drink any intoxlcat-
ing liquors Of any kind whatever.
May God help me to keep tnts pledge"
Captain Pickett has obtained on this
pledge over seven hundreds names and
among these are the names Of many
who have thereby been led to renounce
the destructive habit. Not long ago
Captain Pickett received a letter from
a man in Machias. who through this
pledge was led to renounce the habit OF
II years. He tells of the happiness his
reformation has brought to his wife.
his home and himself. and expresses
his appreciation Of what Captain
Pickett did for him
Here Is one of the "reminiscences re-
lated by Moses Abbott. who now is
quietly enjoying the 9th year of his
l.fe on a little farm four miles back
from Franklin village. Hancock coun-
ty: One time my two sisters were
down in the back pasture and they
heard one OF the pet heifers in 4
clump of bushes making sounds as il
in distress. They made into the bushes
and found a big bear killing the heifer.
They pelted stones at the brute and he
left the COW and stood a short distance
away and watched as If to wait until
the girls went. when he would finish
his job The heifer ran to the girls for
protection. There was an ugly wounl
in its side Mary. the oldest Of the
two, told Ellen to run to the house for
help while she stood guard. In the alb
sence of Ellen the bear made several
circles around the girl and her pet. but
did not modest them. That's the kind
of girls that used to live In Maine in
them days" said Mr.. Abbott. You
can't find any girls today who would
risk their own lives to save a pet and
stand guard in the woods, all alone"
The Bangor Commercials artist |
presents a picture Of the aged sextette !
who worked at the Corinna corn shop |
the past season. These men and their |
ages are: Levi Weeks. II years of age; !
Ichabod Lancaster, IS years; beside |
whom is Capt. Benz. Burrill. 81:
Lewis Cook. rs; at Mr.. Cooks |
left. Abel Adams, IS, and then comes |
Jacob Bemis. IL They have all been |
residents of Corinna for many years |
and enjoy the respect and esteem Of |
the citizens. Some of them have been |
niJre prominent in town affairs than |
others. but all have interesting his |
tories that might be written.
Down on the western shore OF |
Georges pond lives Moses Abbott in |
his ?6th year. He was 81 years old be- |
fore he married and he now has |
grandchildren. Old as he is he looks |
able to thrash anyone who should |
have the temerity to tell him marriage |
is failure.
Someone asked the other day where |
certain Lewiston man got the title |
of captain" An investigation showed |
that he had been around Cape Horn 80 |
times. 1t was concluded thai. consid- i
ering how easily titles are acquired
nowadays he had earned his
Portland seems to need better har-
Dor defences. An uprising is threat !
ened at Long Island where a cores
pondent declares with incendiary yea! |
the city should grant autonomy and |
the summer cottagers should get out If |
they don't like It.
Who will say that the sense Of hav-
ing on a becoming hat or bonnet is |
not to the wearer source Of inspira-
ton. a sort of prop for self respect and |
incentive to greater effort? Anyhow
that Cherryfield milliner who offers to |