Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-20
COBBOSSEE LETTER..
Something About furnham's Cow and
His Skunk Killing Indu try.
Steamer Cobbossce in Great Demand Mo,..
Of the cot,asers and Visitors.
Manchester, Me, Aug. IS 1890

horn" but the cow with the crumple,
hoof. Each hoOf presented such n ma :.
! of tangled bOny substance thar tho ,ni
NAL became a veritabe freak Its owner
| Mr.. $. w. Burnham of this town whC
can do anything from making a watrl
and setting a diamond to building n sim.
| wall. had thought of exhibiting this mn.
| natural curiosity at the county faire 6,
great Was the desire to see it. when along
came Mr.. George T.. Coleman of Boston
who al one time had a burning desire f.
buy up all the spare lots on the shores
of cobbosseccontee, and he saw a fortune
in that cow. If he owned her he could
| sell her To a dime museum, and make
money enough To buy several lots for
| summer cottages. He paid S75 for The
COW, $37 for her keeping through the win
| ter, and the next spring Burnham led
| her in triumph through the streets of
| Boston, to her new owner. who put her
out on a common farm. to share the lot
of common COW; the dream of wealth
| vanished, and 50 did the shore lots II
is hard work to get ahead of the Man
| chester farmer, especially Burnham.
Speaking Of Burnham, reminds me that
! he deVoteS the evenings of late autum -
| TO killing skunks, selling their pelts to
| furriers. He gets from % to 50 cents
| each, according to size and color large
| black ones bringing the biggest price The
skunk slayer wanders abroad at midnight
cnticinS into his lair the creatures who's
coats are to adorn the city ladies'. bv the
| Silvery bark OF his faithful dog. when =
! w -hli tttt-i DitW from Burnndm club
closes thelr mortal career. The whole
affair creates considerable of a scent
sation. Last fan, Mr.. Burnham derived
4 revenue OF some $40 from this businass
besides helping the poultry interests in
| the determination of these ''Varmints
Persons coming To the lake now for a
san among the picturesque islands and
coF"$. may be sure of being saved. with
a reasonable prospect when they start out
Of coming back again. The new steamer
Cubbossee starts from Hammond's shore
| every forenoon and afternoon * "A fe a
elegant III all its appointments steady
ana without any roll or pitch has com
potent officers, ana should be we'll pat
| rouZtd the rest Of the season This
steamer, easily carrying % passengers at
4 trip. furnishes means of transporta-
| ZION mat has been needed for years at
the lake. ON Thursday. capt. Horace
Atwood of Iiampden, ana John NJ. Taylo.
of Portland. state inspectors OF steam
boats, made 4 most thorough examination
of the CoDbossee. ana were very much
pleased with the test of her boilers and
machinery. She is authorized to carry 40
pounds more OF steam than is ever used
ana 10 transport 30 passengers A cap
tain's license was issued to +. " Rowe
ana an engineers license to Walter III
held. The company has purchased a boa
tender
Harold Hichborn. with the two Turner
and Smith boys. Lewis Wyman Ralph
Smith ana the Woudman brothers. went
down t" Horseshoe island. Tor 4 week
camping Al tndt lovely place, which is
destined t. become great things after the
electric railroad is constructed. With the
use of a gasoline LAUGH ana canoes. they
VIII have 4 grand good time.
Alden Spfasue, VINO was one Of the
pioneer summer resOrters at the lake
now OF Los Angeles Cal. sends greetings
to his daughter, Mrs. Chas. S. llchborn.
accompanied by box of luscious or
dnges Of his own raising. He is extern
SlNety engaged in the raising Of oranges
and lemons. The oranges are OF the late
variety, coming on when the navel or
anges have passed out of the market
Mr.. SprdSue'S many friends at the lake
would be greatly pleased to see the vet
eran Journalist sitting again on the piazza
notes of his familiar flute.
Miss Lizzie NJ. Robinson. spending the
summer at the lake, has a large number
OF line photographs of scenes in Winslaw
Arizona. ana the surrounding country
The sublime scenery Of that wonderful
region Is virtdly described by Miss Rob
inson. VINO has spent considerable time
there. The place was named for Gen
Edward Winsluw. 4 native of Augusta
a sister OF Mrs. J. Frank Pierce Mrs
Young of Portland, is to visit her at
| 'Stowaway" cottage.
Miss Alice Welch at "Goodenough''
cottage, on the 2lst will give "a luncheon
meath the pines" that the young people
may meet her friend Miss Smythe
Mrs. D. &. Robinson has been absent in
town for several days. and has been
greatly missed. She expects to entertain
Miss Mary and Miss Ethel Dodd.
Mrs Wood and Mrs. MacCargo will. on
sunday. go to Boston for a few days
Miss Wood. Friday, did the benevolent
act of chartering the steamboat and Civ
ing those attending the Friends Sunday
school picnic 4 SAN down the lake.
At the Reid cottage. Mrs. Geo. II. Bangs
Blanche True Will call, Saturday to
spend the day. Mr.. Everett of St joan.
n H.: will visit there. next week.
week at his brothers, {. b. Burleigh
Allen Quimby and John Kelley OF Bruins
wick. came out, Friday, TO take a days
Hon. Herbert NJ Heath and a portt N
of his family have been rusticating at
c. S. Hchborn's. He has had seV eral
excursions on the new steamer, and al
though ostensibly for pleasure, | lave
noticed he has kept his weather eye
glued on the west shore. as if looking for
picnic grounds for the coming electric
railroad.
Mrs. North has had her little cottage
full Of company. among the number be-
ing Mrs. Heath Of California. and ner
two children. Miss Meeks. Mis-. Theodore
rine Webber, DR. Harris and son of Au-
gusta ana Mrs. Faulkner Miss Moore
and Mrs. Adams Of Lynn Mass.
There was an attractive musical pro-
gram at the Hunt cottage Sunday even
ing, in connection with the praise service.
Gaining out more than 100 persons Solos
were ftUttltt DN fIO!. inner II. Man
ming, church singer, leader of choral
classes and glee cubs, and teacher OF vo-
cal music in Boston University. His stu
diD is at Music hall, where much of his
good work is done. Mr. Ennis of the
University, Georgia and Marion Clark
ana {. {. Hunt participated and helped
To- furnish the rich musical treat singing
the Gospel into the hearts of the men
ana women. An Instructive talk on Il
vital subject was given by Mr.. Cox of
New York
On the other evening a secular concert
was given by the above talent at North
Manchester. for the benefit of the church
there. where Mr.. Ennis of Boston. has
done much good work the present sum
mer. A large number went over from the
lakeside.
Some people have been in doubt about
the spelling of the name of the lake. a.c
have made many blunders Just let a
lily crawl out uf an ink bottle. place in
its way several double BIS, SIS and e's
and it will trace out the word correctly
tobbOsSercOntee."
No; I will bet five dollars and fifty
cents that | never wrote that Col. SOule
gave It 'grasshupper' concert. when
''graFhuphuuc' WAS intended. | will
never do a mean thing like that In my
newsp Irer experience how many kind
friends have been raised up to point out
the errors have made.
The schools in the city will open on the
it'll of September. and this brings the
wards the home life. But September and
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