Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-17

MT. lnOlnaS j. VIVIAN, written a book
entitled, Everything About Our New
| Possessions" AS its name indicates it
| deals with Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii
and the Philippines and is not only a
book of statistics. but has considerable
reading matter of much interest.
A species of vandalism which has
lately been committed in Randolph has
aroused the righteous Indignation of
| many of it's ACCOMPLISHMENTS the
cutting down of the tree near the ten
ement known as the Beehive, without
as much as by your leave. The tree
was planted by the Village Improve
ment Society some time ago, and was
becoming quite ornamental. 1t was
the only one of six that lived and nat
urally good deal of pride was felt
| in it.
Hilman Reynolds of Machias, who
| has a cottage at West Kennebec. and
| does considerable farming at that
| place, is complaining severely that the
| deer and rabbits are eating his garden
crops as fast as they appear above
ground. Mr.. Reynolds says he never
knew of year when the rabbits We're
| so numerous. a dry season is the
cause and sportsmen will enjoy a good
time rabbit hunting the coming fall
and winter.
The archaeOlOgist of the future as he
| digs down to find what is now eastern
most Maine probably will wonder and
eXclaim over the traces of little fishes
billed in ile." Workmen tearing down
an old cutting shed at Lubec the other
day. found two cans of sardines bear
ing a brand that has not been used by
the factory for 16 years. The cans
We're opened and the contents found to
be in a perfect state of preservation
and Of excellent quality.
The crow in some localities is max
ing sad havoc with the farmers crops.
c. c. Weston Of Dover. says that in his
field Of popcorn. the crows have pulled
up seven-eighths of it. They have
pulled up his peas and have begun on
his beans. He expects shortly they
will attack his potatoes, what the po-
tatO bugs leave. If the energy of the
crow could only be diverted to COB
bling up the caterpillar and potato
bug, how happy then farmers life
would be.
JONI II. AIOIIlSbli Ol Olu loNn. W no
is superintendent Of the farming opera
lions of the Penobscot Indians, reports
that the Indians have closed their
farming. They have not put in as
much seed as last year but about the
average amount. They have employed
five horses on Old Town island, two on
Orson island and two each at Olamon
ana Mattanercook islands Better
crops are looked for this year than
usual as the Indians have used more
fertilizers on their land than ever be-
fore.
Jas. Mcfarland of Houlton, has re
Gently patented fire tower to be used
on occasions of large CONGREGATIONS. The
patent is one which is receiving many
words Of praise from the chiefs of fire
departments in the large cities. The
tower, which in its natural condition
rests in a horizontal position. can by
slight water pressure be raised to a
vertical position and the telescope ar
rangements sent to any height not
exceeding 125 feet. on the top is a bal
cony capable of holding twenty peo-
pie This arrangement may be low
cred or raised at the will Of the opera
tor Streams of water can be shot into
any story of a binding without the
use Of hose.
Miles Powers who lives in BowdOin-
ham, has been much troubled by a fox
recently. The other day the fox cap
tured setting hen. but before he got
away with it, Mr.. Powers had set the
dog on him. The fox dropped the hen
and she returned to her nest. The fol-
lowing day the fox met with better re-
suits, as he got away with a hen and
her whole brood of chickens. numbering
about Il. Search was made for the
hole and it was found some distance
away in an old cellar. Upon investi-
cation half a dozen small foxes We're
found.
Thomas r. Savage Of Bangor is a
member of the Niben Club; on pleasant
sundays he often rides out over the
club path to Pushaw, ana passes few
| hours there. Last Sunday he had a
peculiar experience just after leaving
| the boardwalk to enter the clubs
private road leading to the lake. Of
| the several wheels in the party Mr..
| Savage's was in the lead. Just as he
| turned into the private road big
! PAL tIllSt new lIlIp HIS 4IpLl W Ilttl.
| The bird was thrown to one side by the
| shock but came back again and again,
| biting at the tire ana finally getting
| tangled up in the spokes 50 that it was
| badly hurt. Yet, it flew Imply away
into the bush. leaving several handfuls
of feathers along the path.
| Ellsworth has been doing consider
able work on the streets. this spring.
| having macademized State street and
| built considerable new sidewalk. The
| city is now negotiating for few more
| yards of concrete walk on some of the
| principal streets. Street Commissioner
Moses Smith, who has not entirely re-
covered from a bad fall received sew
| eral weeks ago, has found the re-
| sponsibility of caring for the roads too
much for him. and by the advice of his
physician, will rest. He offered to pre-
sent his resignation, but the aldermen
| refused to accept it, and voted him
four weeks vacation. In answer to a
petition from taxpayers of Ellsworth,
The city has been notified by the Maine
Central Railroad that gates will be es-
tablished at the Main street railroad
crossing.
Machias, although not one of the