The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
CASUALTIES IN MAINE.
Odd Happenings That Arc the Penalty
Life In Rural Precincts.

Odd Happenings That Arc the Penalty OF
Life In Rural Precincts.
OLD Town. Ne. June 16.-Life on a Maine
farm away from the busy towns ia not without
its exciting incidents to vary the monotony OF
weather paGeants and succession OF crons-
During the past week a number of reports
from up-river have come in. any one of which
would afford amusement II 1t was not 30 close
to the boulevard of tragedy.
On Thursday James Norris of Potter, having
Sheared his sheep. proceeded to dock the tails
OF his lambs before turning the flock out tn
pasture. Wishing to keep his sheep shears
sharp he used pocket knife As he reached
to cut Off the tnil Of one vigorous young buck
the lamb leaped in the air and the blade of the
knife came,down across Norris's thumb. cutting
1t of and inhicting a wound on hts hand that
will not be healed by July 4. AS the lamb was
worth no NOR than $3.50. and as Norris has
already lost a valuable thumb and spent S12
in doctors bills. ne is wondering where the
profit comes In.
Mrs. Harriet Meservey OF Centre Montville.
who raises turkeys for the Thanksgiving
market saw a hawk descend among her flock
last Friday afternoon, and. rushing to the de-
fence. threw her skirts over the bird OF prey.
She wishes now that she hadn't been so rash.
because the hawk picked and cawed at her
legs until her clothing was mass Of blood.
ton the hawk flew away. coming bact an hour
later and taking the best bird In her flock.
The turkeys OF Mrs Mary Kilcalins OF Mars
Hill had laid their eggs in the woods near the
the eggs Somebody told her II she would
strew q line Of gunpowder about the nests and
burn it no wild beasts would dare to cross the
barrier. One day when the Wind was from the
south she went east of her house bearing q
cupful Of powder in her left hand and a blazing
firebrand to kindle the same In her right hand.
She did not intend to light the powder until
wind anticipated her by blowing n spark from
the frebrand to the cup. Mrs K1lcalifns viii
ultimately recover her eyesight, though her
face will be disflgured for fife.
George Smith OF Blaine. while drawing water
for his cows. lost tin pail in the we'll: He had
let his eldest daughter. q girl of ! z. into the
that had been newly poisoned. In his desire
70 save his cows from death he forgot all about
bis daughter. When he came back half an
hour later she had wept herself into convul-
sons and was ma king a desperate effort 10
cling to the stones In the well to escape drown
ing. Smith has prom ised her an $85 organ II
she VIII p stop talking about the event O..
Denis. was sitting at the door of her homo
when fox. pursued by dogs. went under her
chair for safety. Believing il TO be lotip-oarou
she screamed and tainted away, whereupoA
the fox ran to the fireplace and sought shelter
in the wide chimney. When Mrs. Beaupre's
grandson arrived he found her unconscious
with four strange dogs in the room, Believing
two OF them with an axe. As the survivors ran
out the door the fox escaped from the chimney
and hurried off to the woods. The owners OF
the dogs will have Beaupre arrested.