Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-07-01
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One Weeks WinnOwings Of News
Novelty and Nonsense.


Novelty and Nonsense.
The Maine State fair at Lewiston be-
gins Monday, Aug. 80. One Of the great
est attractions this year will be a race be-
tween horseless carriages. There will be
also hremen's muster, bicycle parade,
and an exhibition OF machinery.
Last week burglars broke into the
depot at Olamon, forcing the door and
money drawer with jimmy They
found in the drawer only % cents in
change. They were so Disguised that
they left the cash where it was There is
no doubt that it was the work OF profess
sionals-ot late no Maine man has re-
Trained from taking what he could get
The special subject for the next bulletin
of the State board of agriculture is the
pasture problem. The questions which
correspondents are asked to consider are;
best soil and situations for pastures.
should they be permanent or included in
the rotation; should farmers depend
solely IN them for summer feed
should grain be fed in summer, and if so
what; should animals at pasture be
stabbed nights; the best way TO utilize he
manure from stock at pasture; best
grasses FOR pasture; and, finally, is past
ure necessity.
The New England fair is to be held at
Rugby park, Portland, August Is to 21.
The outlook is favorable for the largest
gathering of prize live stock ever exhibit
E'Vpry off 10 koi 10
increase the attractions OF the past two
years and make the coming fair the most
successful and attractive ever held in New
England. The "whlte squadron" will
rendezvous in Portland har Dor during he
week OF the fair. Friday, August 20, is
bicycle day. In addition to a specially
prepared bicycle programme, the State
fremen's association will present pro-
gramme that will be distinct novelty.
In the morning there will be parade In
the afternoon there will be engine tests,
hose races, etc. Saturday morning there
will be hose races at Rigby park.
Chester Matthews arrived in New York
from Lewiston, Me-, two days ago, says
the New York Sun of last Thursday He
wore flannel shirt, a SLOUGH hat and
pantaloons tucked into his boots He is
sixteen years old, and carried a pistol
On Tuesday night, in Crotona park, he
heard something rustic in the bushes,
and thinking he was in the Maine woods,
blazed away in the hope of bringing
down big game. He brought Policeman
Mayer up on arun, and was arrested
The lad explained to Magistrate Simms
/ that his people were lumbermen, that
! he Ind come to the city to seek his for
tune, and that he had no intention Of
/ breaking the law, but simply acted n he
would have done outsidea lumber camp
1 if he heard a mysterious noise IN the
i busho-. He Was fined =, and paid il out
/ of a 40 blll. lie was surprised to learn
that he would have to 90 to police head
quarters to recover his pistol.
One Of the most aggravated cases OF the
ruthless and lawles- slaughter OF big
samc in the Maine woods, is told in q
story from kneo. Last July two fellows
/ left Fort Kent with n canoe load of rum,
their objective point being presumably
/ ChesuncoOk lake. Each carried a carbne,
and about their waists were canvas belts
| filled with loaded shells. At Chase Carry
| four days later those same belts were all
| but empty, and between the Carry and
Allegash Falls were found the carcasses OF
three COW moose, and this without going
| out of the course excepting at Shepard
| brook on Long lake, where the party was
attracted ashore by the crying OF a calf
moose which was found standing over the
body of its mother, pierced with three
| bullets and not showing a cut from a
! knife. The only redeeming feature OF
that spectacle was the fact that the calf
WAS weaned, so the fellows had but one
murder to answer for. This little incl
/ dent is not an exception, but a rule, and
it does seem rs though one warden, who
knows his business and who has the cour-
a - OF his convictions, could accomplish a
deal Of good if anchored, for the summer,
not a great WAY from Long lake.