Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-15
Central hall and tripped the nsht
fantastic toe till the small hours Oh the
morning. Hurrah for the senator!

Cards have been received by many
Maine friends announcing the mar
riage of Harry Howard Cloudman'
atheletic instructor at the University
of Vermont. to Miss Mabel Burnell OF
North Windham. Mr.. Cloudman was
a graduate of Bowdoin in 1901. he
was captain of the track team ana
played on both the baseball and loot
ball teams. He holds the State ana
New England records in the 100 ana
200 yard dashes and in the running
broad jump, and fOrithe past rev years
no Maine athlete has been 4 better
known. -1atfr5 te aiii-e
Saco's oldest man, who has just died
at the age of SO, was remarkable not
only for his years. his abstemlous
habits. his vigorous health and his
beard unshorn since Fremont's defeat
in 1856, but by his prename, it cannot
be called his Christian name, because
there was nothing Christian about 1t.
The late Mr.. Smith was born In the
town of Harrison, this county. His
parents were presumably of the steady
going New England sort, and what
possessed them to call a helpless man
child by such name as "Mama"-for
so it was unless the printers have
blundered-passes comprehension. Such
an outrage would have come within
the province of the Society for the Pre-
yention of Cruelty to Children, had
that benefcent organization flourished
so long ago.
Schooner ELIZA Benner," which ar
rived at Boston, last week, from the
Bay of Fundy, brought the story of
one of the most thrilling swordfish en-
counters that has ever been heard in
that city. The vessel halls from
Waldoboro in this State, as do most of
her crew. Her catch this trip amounts
to only four sword-fish, but among
them is one of the largest that has ever
been captured in these waters. 1t
was Joseph Dreamer, a sixty-one-year-
old fisherman and cousin of Phil
ander Dreamer, the captain, who met
with the experience which he thought
would end his life. He had gone out
in dory to harpoon a swordf1sh when
had been sighted from the masthead.
The fish was a monster and, as was
discovered when captured, it had TO-
Gently had an encounter with 4 shark,
which had bitten large piece from it's
side. 1t was usually vicious, and when
harpooned by Dreamer turned upon
the dory and thrust it's sword through
the boat. Just at the water-line the
sword entered, passing between the
mans legs and stopping only at the
opposite side of the boat. Once en-
tered the fish tried to withdraw the
weapon and furiously dashed the sea
in it's endeavors. Seeing the predica
ment of the plucky Creamer another
man put out from the schooner ana
coming alongside the battered dory he
lanced the huge creature and proceed
ed to relieve Dreamer by saving off the
sword. When hauled aboard the
schooner it was found that the fish
weighed SAB pounds. Its sword was
three feet, five inches in length, the
longest ever seen by any of the crew.
though all are experienced in this
sort of fishing. The eye sockets of
the creature, when removed, were
found to be four and one-half inches
in diameter, or larger than an ordi-
nary orange. When sold the fish
brought about $50.