Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-04

acquisition to their larder.
The debris resulting from the recent
cave-in at the Monsoon Burmah Slate
Cos. quarry in Monson will require 20
men three months to remove. Some of
the mass would be fit to use. but not
much. Owing to the increased demand
for slate at this season, the company
will be forced to buy Maine quarry
to supply it's orders. Some of the cave
ms in Monson have been beneficial.
while others have been very expensive.
Master Charlie the 12-year-old son of
Charles H. Berry of Hartford, went out
the other morning with a shot gun in
quest of cartridges. Hearing quite a
he laid low and soon saw two deer ap-
preaching. He waited until fine large
buck got within easy shot and then
fired a sure shot. as it brought the buck
down. Before leaving to tell anyone,
he took the precaution to cut the ami
mails throat with his jackknife.
The two little sons of jain Theeren of
Lewiston, net with quite an accident,
Monday. at the upper Maine Central de-
pot. The little fellows are about and 10
years of age. They found a torpedo in a
workingmens car and thought they would
fire it off. 1t was one used for placing
on the track in case of danger ahead. The
little fellows pounded the torpedo and it
Gid not go Off so one touched a match to
it. 1t burst. blowing off the end of ones
thumb and forefinger, driving pieces into
his hands and face and using him up
badly. 1t blew pieces of the bomb into
the leg and ankle of the other boy.
1t has been demonstrated by Edwin
Cook of Friendship. that cranberries
can be successfully cultivated in Maine
Mr.. Cook has been experimenting for
several years and he is now in a posi-
ton to say that he has been successful
He had an excellent crop this year,
both for quality and quantity. There
are many pieces of land scattered
throughout the country, not now good
for much, that could by cultivation be
made good paying property by being
converted into cranberry ground. The
experiment is we'll worth the trying.
The Woman's Club, which has been
under discussion for number of
weeks at East Corinth. has been at last
formed. 1t was organized with 20 men,
bers enrolled, as a Chautauqua Current
Events Club, and is to hold bi-weekly
meetings on Saturday afternoons. The
work of the club will be devoted to
current history, for which Current
History and Opinion" in THE Chautau-
guam" will be taken as basis, and to
q study of the best literature. Miss
Nettie A. Brown was chosen president
Miss M. Jessie Megquier, secretary, and
Miss Mary c. Ball and Miss Annie E.
Of ncfr
The Samaritan Society of South Port
land recently held it's oath annual fair
This society will be 20 years old the
10th of next May, and has done much
good since it's organization. When the
society was first founded Mrs. NJ. r.
Talbot was elected president. which Of
flee she has held continuously ever
since, being reelected every year. Mrs.
l.. B. Proctor was elected secretary at
the same time and has also held that
office ever since. Since the Samaritan
Society was organized it has paid out
nearly $4,000 on Mt. Pleasant cemetery,
besides much other good work they
have accomplished by their charitable
deeds.
The usual fall squirt in the ice trade
appears to have subsidized, says the
Bangor News, but there is still some
movement, and few more weeks
ought to very nearly empty the houses
on the Penobscot. OF the $4,000 tons
of ice in the houses when the river
opened, Q45,000 new, 10000 old) there
now remains, 1T is estimated, about
37,400 tons, which will ship out, proba-
IA, 1,n
some of it being old ice. Although it is
yet too early to make any estimates OF
next winters cut, it is believed thai
the coming harvest will be the largest
for some years on the PenObscot river.
for, although prices have not been high
still there has been a fair profit in the
business, this season, and that gives
encouragement for the future-some-
thing that the operators here have not
felt for long time.
]. D. Randall of Portland than whom
there is no better informed man IN maine
regarding the mackerel fisheries, said,
Tuesday. that this will be the worst year
known for many years. Mr.. Randall SAD
that. Tuesday. the schooner Henrletta
Francis arrived from Block Island with
just one barrll of salt mackerei. her cap
tain forwarded 20 Barrels home, but even
Il barrels was a poor catch when 1t IS Ia
ken into consideration that they. had been
more than two months out. and yet they
stocked much better than some Otner
schooners in the same line. Capt. Ben
Squirting of the schooner Lizzie Maud, has
again maintained his place as the nigh
liner" but even he has not much to boast
of. Mr. Randall said that he Will not
stock over $4,000 this year, a falling of Of
one-half or more. Last year was regard
ed as being pretty bad year, and yet he
stocked $4,000 or, over. And if the high
liner of the Maine fleet only stocked 5000
it will be seen at glance that the aver
age fisherman has made the worst pos
sibie sort of a year OF II.