Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19

sheep and as there are no more than
enough of the latter to supply the vag-
abond dogs of the locality, hunt was
organized for Bruin. Two dogs that
tracked him were killed. On the fatal
morning for Mr.. Bear Mr.. Elliott was
at work in his barn and happening TO
look up, saw him coming up the lane.
Selling an axe he went to meet him
and as he approached the bear rose on
his hind legs and made a pass at his
assailant. Every time Mr.. Elliott
tried to strike him he would attempt to
strike back. A neighbor driving by
saw the battle but had no implements
of use with him, so drove rapidly to
Mr. Beams for assistance. Mr. Bean
responded quickly with the result of
the bears death. The prize, however,
went to the hunting party from
Exeter.
Writes a Cape Porpoise correspond
ent of TIE Biddeford Journal: AS we
were passing by the little cobblers shop
of Leroy Huff. the other day, we no.
ticcd that they were taking off the old
shingles and were covering the roof
W III tatllt'l paper we NSic lOiu lIl6tl
the shingles which they were taking
off had been in wear since 1896. At
that time they were on the lighthouse
on Goat island when the house was
newly shingleG. They We're put on the
roof of the walk from the house to the
light. Then when the walk was blown
down the shingles that were good were
saved and again put on the roof of the
little shop now owned by Mr.. Huff
They are not too bad, now, some good
ones, yet it would hardly do to have
such good lumber now days.
'Pete" is the name of a pretty little
cat. He isn't over three or four months
old. He won't weigh more than four
and 4 half pounds, but he's the biggest
'critt"r" Of his age in the Dead River
region. He has been accused of chas-
ing deer. That hasn't ben proved,
but he can catch u squirrel in the
quickest time you can imagine. When
Pete first came to Station Agent c. r.
NoSc he began at once killing squirrels.
About the second squirrel Pete tackled
was q fighter and he bit him so hard
that he was very shy of squirrels for Il
week or two. Station Agent NoSc had
to go out and shoot two or three sCuir-
relS with Pete looking on before he'd
believe again that he could lick EN-
But it is o Il now. Petc's a squirrel
hunter and he can kill any squirrel that
ever climbed a tree.
Carclessly carrying hand bag in
Don't lon Mi ,ctn
cost a woman $50 which she had just
drawn from a savings bank. She
came up Middle street from the bank
and was walking along the southerly
side of Monument square when the
bag opened and the money fell out
onto the sidewalk unnoticcd by her
The roll was picked up by man
who was walking close behind her.
He put the money in his pocket and
walked on. The loss of the money
and its subsequent finding by this
man was witnessed by another who
informed Officer Leighton on duty in
the square and Officer Leighton fol-
lowed the man and insisted on his
going to the station with him. The
man who saw the money picked up
went to the station also and told his
story to Deputy Peterson. The money
was given up and was later restored
to the woman who lost it,
Fortunately for our faith in humanity
all men who find money are not like
the ono noted above. 1t is pleasing,
therefore, to read of the following Incl
dent by way of contrast. Harry Ora
ham, an employee at Frcy's restaurant
in Bangor, found a purse containing
800 in bills and a number. of notes
and checks, early Monday morning in
front of A. T. Mudgett's store in Main
street. A woman called at the rcstau-
rant at noon, established her claim to
ownership and received the purse and
money.
Charles A. Candage of Northeast
Harbor has a very interesting relic in
the shape of pocket knife once
owned by Gen. Robert F.. Lee of the
Confederate army. The knife was
picked up on the Confederate line of
retreat from the field of Gettsyburg by
Il Northern soldier, an uncle of Jacob
Kelley. Of Goose Cove, from whom Mr..
Candage obtained 1t. 1t is supposed
that the knife was dropped by its
owner as his forces were hastily re-
treating before the Northern army. 1t
is a twO-bladed knife of excellent steel,
the blades encased in a horn handle,
branded both lengthwisc and across by
strips of German silver On one of
these strips the name Of Robert f.
Lee had been formed by punching the
metal with a die of some kind. The
knife had never been out of Mr.. KEEL
lcy's possession until it was obtained
by Mr.. Candage.
Maine comes to the front, cclipsinS
what is claimed to be the largest sun
flower ever known to he raised. the
place whore it grew being Ellinsburg.
Washington. It's rival was raised on
the farm of +. A. Long. Island Fails
and its dimensions are feet . inches
| tall and the flower measures Il inches
| in diameter. The stock is two inches
| i'll diameter. This SunfiOwer is on cx-
hibition in the Singer Sewing Machine