Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02

Foster the weather prophet. says
the cold spell will break, January 8.
The State begins 1904 with the big
gest balance that it ever had in its
strong box.
If hope deferred maketh the heart
sick, the delays of the Governor and
Council in Mrs. Getchelrs pardon case
will certainly bring that woman under
the physicians care.
! In 1902, under somewhat lax local
Lewiston liquor agency required Jess
than $4,000 worth OF supplies from
the State agency, but in 1908 with
| Sheriff Cummings enforcing the law,
| the sales of the State agency 10 the
Lewiston agency were over $4,000.
A. c. Whitney, Z well-knowr farmer
OF Kerduskeag. thinks that he holds
the record for thrashing oats. He says
| that he has closely watched all the
| records which have been printed this
| fall and is Satisfied that he has them
! all beaten. He has carefully kept ac-
| count of every peck and SO is certain
| that his figures are correct. With 4
! No. ., Little Giant. 26-incl beater. he
| thrashed 1920 bushels OF oats in -
days. This also includes lao bushels
| OF reaped grain and the time it TOOK
| him for moving. AS this is more than
an average of zoo bushels a day and
Mr. Whitney had but one helper, he
thinks that he holds the record.
There is rejoicing in the ranks OF the
s. Andrews Society Of Portland. The
first complete H!gh!aa. dress. the first
il is said. ever ordered by Maine man.
has arrived. ana Others will follow rap
idly.
While it is believed that on III, hoe
he fur bearing animals are on the in
| crease n the hunting grounds OF cen
trail Washington county, there is one
lat it Is conceded is almost il not en-
tirely exteimir2ted. viz: the beaver. |
Years ago theg r--rn one Of Tie v,rv
common animals to b. found 10 cOun- |
Try and Ill many places the eyiC.e,:c. of |
their Industry and Skill is still - be |
seen. When the town of Wesley was |
first settled a colony Of bower was |
found on a small brook below where /
The settlement was made. This t"ooi: |
crosses the road loading from Ai,ic HAS |
TO Wesley. i snort distance befor. the (
town is reached. \ dam many feet in |
length is constructed across tn. brook
making quite larsp pond. From this
dam the brook received it's name ana |
il has always been known as the Heav-
or Dam brook. So perfectly was the
dam constructed that it has backed up
the waters of the stream for many
years. and III appearance it has not
materially changed. 1t is TO b.. hoped |
that the present stringent law, which
makes il Illegal 70 kill beaver at any
time. may be instrumental in bringing
back this valuable animal. but such re-
suits can hardly, be expected.
No convict ever confined within the
walls of the State Prison has had a
more checkered career than Charles A.
Plumnier. who in company with Rose
White. Il woman prisoner. escaped from |
the institution DEC. II, 1899. Piummers
first appearance at the prison was for
breaking and entering and his second
time for horse stealing which sentence |
he was serving when he took French |
leave with Rose. The two roamed |
about in the woods for several days |
when Rose became cold and weary. |
was arrested in the town OF Cushing
and returned TO her apartments at the
prison. Plummer was n bit foxy ana |
kept on. finally landing in Portland.
his native city. His longing for doing
those things he ought not TO do. and to
leave undone those things he ought to
10. still chung TO him with an irresst-
IDLE tenacity. so with his favorite de-
sire for a hess" he bargained for one |
and to pay for il forged a note He
was later discovered in Portland and
arrested as Plummer. the escaped
prison convict, but an official OF the
State on visiting him in his cell at the
Jail. said No that's not Plummer." SO
he was allowed to go free Shortly af-
ter Plummer was again scooped in by
the officers. this time being fully recoc-
nized. and was brought back to Thomas I
ton, where he served out the remainder
of his term for larceny. He was then
taken to Portland. tried and convicted
Of forgery and Jan. 10. 1900. sentenced r
to three years. which time he served.
Evidently still being uusatisfiei that he | c
had committed crime. he has lately
been arrested in Manchester. y. H.. for
stealing from Il dru-ncrs grin. sol
Charlie will without doubt find shelter
again behind prison walls Plur1neri
is 50 years old. A"
Charles ". S. Cobb. formerly Of
Roekland, but now a prominent BUSH v
ness man in St. Louis. is quite san
guine regarding the success of tie Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition. which
opens in his city the tirsc Of April. and
of which he is one Of the official board
OF managers. During his stay in Rock !,