Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-16

well preserved and it's dungeon is ex-
actly the same as il was in the early
times when witches were imprisoned
md public whipping post and stocks
were familiar objects in every colonial
settlement. Other towns and cities
may boast with considerabl pride of
their ancient landmarks. but York
without doubt possesses in it's old Jail
an institution more distinctive and
peculiarly characteristic of the early
lays of our colonial life and customs
tnan any historical property in the
United States. AS to the exact date
of the erection of this old Jail there is
nothing in the town records to show
,ther than the fact that it existed as
early as 1852 when the city of
GeOrgeanna became the shire town
York and its ownership transferred by
the heirs of Sir Ferdinando GOrges to
the Massa chusetts Bay company. The
city charter granted by Gorges in 1899
contained provision for the holding of
court. and fixed the penalty of i'm
orisonment for various misdemeanOrs.
and there are some who believe the
Jail was built before this time. In
way there are many ruins of ancient
landmarks. such as the old mill at
Newport. hut the old Jail in York
standing entire today in all the
grc ndeur of its antiquity overshadows
everything else. and deserves recogni-
tion as being. perhaps. the oldest and
best preserved building in the United
states today.
a wonderful shooting feat was per
formed recently down in Bremen. A
man hearing disturbance among his
chickens. rushed out. armed with
double barreled gun. to shoot hen
thief. He found no man. however. but
saw weasel in the yard. NOthwith-
standing there was a stone wall and
hen pen in range. when the weasel
was in the right position he took good
aim and fired. The effect was so dead
ly that not only was the weasel killed.
but also a large rat which the man had
not seen before. The shot all curved
around the chickens. Had he fired
both barrels he would probably have
brought down a hen hawk or two.
A saleswoman for a wholesale cigar
house is doing Maine. She has an ad-
vantage over the masculine cigar
drummers in that she isn't really
obliged to smoke the cigars herself
Maine Woods: Trying to see how
many fish one can bring home is an
old fashioned way of fishing and
should be discouraged. Fishermen
come home and point with pride to the
one hundred or two hundred trout
they have taken from the neighboring
brooks and then have to hunt for
friends enough to give them to. The
next poor fellow who fishes the stream
comes home with bare half dozen and
wonders why the fishing is so poor
There is such thing as getting enough
and knowing it and there is such
thing as not knowing when one has a
sufiiciency. Reports of large catches
| come in frequently telling of enormous
catches made in a short time. Of
course this shows that at the time
there were many fish there: 1t also
shows that it is of no use for anyone
else to go there right away. In some
places good catches are made and the
most Oh tne HSn are put Ddck INTO tne
water. This gives a supply of fish.
keeps the stream stocked and gives
plenty of sport. There is no sense in
killing more fish than one needs for i'm
mediate use. The wholesale slaughter
can but kill the goose that lays the
golden egg. Everyone interested in
preserving our fishing. whether in
brooks or lakes should lend a hand to
discourage the practice.