The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
AN EXPERT WITH A RIFLE.

| Mrs. Davis of Boston, formerly Miss Susie
| Goodell of Searsport.
On a page devoted to "Women who
are Expert with the Rifle" a recent
issue of the Boston Herald had fine
picture of Mrs. Frederick A. Davis of
that city, of her son, and of their
spacious camp in the wilds of Maine.
Mrs. Davis will be remembered by
hosts of friends in Searsport as Miss
Susie Goodell, daughter of Captain D.
S. Goodell. one of Searsport's leading
citizens. The Herald says of her:
| Among the Boston women who camp
and shoot is Mrs. Frederick A. Davis
of Huntington avenue. For the last
six years she has accompanied her hus-
band on his camping and hunting trips
in Maine and New Brunswick. He is
successful hunter, and has several
large and beautiful heads displayed in
his house Of animals he has shot Mrs.
Davis uses a rifle like all expert, and
has shot many deer. She is fearless,
and swims and paddles as we'll as she
shoots and fishes.
son one OF our camping trips" Mrs.
Davis SAID to the writer when we
were in the woods, severe thunder
storm came up We were under some
immense trees. The lightning struck
in many places near us, and trees were
| broken down as if they were stalks of
flowers in the wind. The water Is feet
above our landing was covered with
logs. There was danger that large
tree wouId fall upon our camp any
minute, butswe could do nothing. We
could not go out on the water, for our
canoes would have been upset, so all
we could do was to stay where we We're.
Our cook was sick with fear, but Miss
Fitzgerald and | enjoyed every minute
of the storm. Were we afraid? Why,
of course we were, in a way, but we
could not help enjoying the fury of that
storm.
Il walk a great deal in the woods.
In Boston | drive so much that | dis
like to walk even a mile, but when on
our hunting trips | walk many miles
without feeling the least bit tired
Mrs. Davis is young woman of
charming personality. Tall, fair and
slight, one would hardly think she could
stand such trips as she has taken with
her husband and her young son. AL
though there are many sporting camps
in the regions they frequent, they pre-
fer to carry their own tent and all that
goes to make a camp comfortable
| The past summer DR.. Davis, accom-
panied by his wife and friend. Miss
Fitzgerald, spent six weeks at Palfrey
lake, where Mrs. Davis and friend
made large catches of fish, and where
they also made some fine shots with the
camera. Two years ago Mrs. Davis,
| with her husband, son and three guides,
! with three canoes, took trip of about
500 miles, including the side trips in the
ponds and lakes.
eve started" said Mrs. Davis, "from
the northeast carry at the head of
| Moosehead lake, and went down the
Penobscot river, 20 miles to Chesuncook
lake. We stopped at Lobster lake a
few days. In this lake are the funniest
little Holsters, three inches or more
long, that look something like shrimp.
That is why it is called Lobster lake.
| We caught some fine trout here. Then
we went from Chesuncook lake to UNI
bazooksus and across Mud pond carry
to Chamberlain lake. The scenery
throughout this trip was very beautiful,
Mt. Katahdin being visible until after
we had passed Chamberlain lake. Then
we went through series of lakes and
down the Allegash and St. John rivers
to Van Buren,. The trip lasted 80 days.
l would like to take that trip all over
again"