Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-20

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'atioh OF 9S1. Although II is not Gov
erahy Known yet it is fact that tho
town has lost approximately onc-,h;rd
or the population in the last thirty
years. The decline dates from tho d,,,
that the Portland & Rochestcr pa;I'
va" was completed. Alfred saw ~.
palmy days when it was a stage COW
ter.
mas Mason of Bethel. has sold to r.
~. saunders. Esq, Of Lewiston and
N'r. Estes Of Auburn. a large tract of
.ahu located on the shore of Lake
ohoagog near Upton, Maine. The
tract embraces several hundred acres
ana horders on Sunday Cove. so called,
ana Is near Metalluck Island where
mas peen erected the 100000 summer
mouse OF Mr.. Harry DuttOn of Boston.
"A year ago Mr.. Mason took from this
tract large amount of timber vir-
| tuaily clearing it of space but there is
much growth left upon it. II is I'M
dcrstood that the parties who pur-
chased desire it for shortage purposes
and propose to erect a summer house
upon the land.
| There is n deal of originality and
sound sense i'm Judge Campbells police
court decisions. Last week a Rock
land man who is an unfortunate vic
time of the liquor habit was brought
before him. confidently expecting a
sentence in the county jail. Judge
Campbell gave the matter mature de-
liberation and decided to suspend SEN
tcCCc. with the understanding that the
man would remain at work on Hurri-
can Island for 60 days. Manager White
of the granite company having
previously agreed to give him employ
3ment. Had "A Jail sentence been i'm
posed it would have meant expense to
the county: had a fine been imposed
the mans family would have been en-
harras -ed.-Rockland Courier Gazette.
In one of the reports that we have
received from the towns in this county
the auditor made some common sense
criticisms of the town officers methods
IF doing business which we have no
doubt the officers of other towns can
profit by He said that OF the 453 orders
drawn by the sclcctmcn during the year
he found on flc but go bills as vouch-
ers and Of those 326 bills or mcmoran-
dums only 26 were rcceiptcd by the
parties receiving payment. OF the i55
orders paid by the treasurer during the
year only Il were endorsed by the
persons in whose favor they were
drawn, although the orders were all
payable to order and not to bearer. This
disregard of the laws governing
negotiable paper might have been the
result of ignorance or carelcssnesS ana
in either case the fault should be cor
rCctcd The business of a town should
he conducted Just as carefully as that
Of n bank-Piscataquis Observer.
As has been the custom for years
past Mr.. Frank Todd. the king of St
Croix fly fishermen, hooked the first
salmon at the Union mills pool. 1t was
n small fish. but. as usual, very game.
After a few minutes play the beauty
| was successfully gated and landed. He
weighed oA pounds. Mr.. Todd secured
another rise the same day. but the
second fish did not strike. 1t is to be
hoped that the wholesale slaughter OF
salmon which was carried on py
poachers last year will be prevented
this season. Men who were employed
on building the cotton mill dam say
that it was a common sight 10 see
handsome 20 pound hsh swimming
| about with portion of the inteStlnes
protruding from his side and piece
of flesh as big as your fist gone-the
result of an encounter win cfuei
spear One man informed your CORE
| spondent that he knew or man
| hooking enough pieces from the Sizes
of a salmon, without taking him, TO
| furnish dinner for an entire family'
| and many a salmon is washed ashore
! down the river on which post-mor-
| tenn would prove an illegal and afro
| cious death-Calais correspondent BAN
gor News.
| very bold and clever thief. evil
IDENTITY a professional, was operating IN
! RockIand, recently, and did quite a
! business. He made calls at residences
| and places of business. on various ana
! nI,us,ble prcteXts, and stole something
at every place where he gained ad-
| mittance Most of the plumber was
obtained from front halls, and the
rascal must he largely overstocked on
overcoats. mackintoshcs, umbrellas
IT. II il not known how he disposed
of bis illcotten gains nor what has
become of him. He probabiy hau
| confcd.r,te and they both made them
| scarce soon as tlliHS> 'tS"' ~
| warm. From reports. he must nave
visited a dozen or more places, ana IL
was all done in the course or TWO or
three hours The thief is an ordinary
anpearing fellow, 50 or 40 years OF age
light complexion. and nothing about
him characteristic enough to serve as
| /, satisfactory description. He caiied
at one of the Rockland dry
goods stores, late in the AFTER
noon. with macintosh hahs-
ING over his arm. and asked a
vo,,rg lady in attendance at one OF the
counters to wrap the coat up for MIN.
She did So making neat Paper-coN-
crcd bundle. and received his pottery
oxn,esscd thanks. When she went
home at night. she found that mack
;ntosh had been stolen from the front
h,u of her parents home. and there IS
GOOD reason to believe that it was the
,,crv one she did up for the thief with
ca much care. BY the time complaints
hogan to be made to the police, the
thief had disappeared. He is a star
oncrator in his line all right
This week case was tried before
rud.c Ronney, well calculated to Illus
,rotc III. determination of some people
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