Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-04

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meetings. Ellsworth's board
has passed through the same experience
and
Sleighs were out MONDAY for the first
time this winter in Ellsworth. This is
month later than last years first sleigh
ride.
Talk about race suicide! Mrs. Joseph
BULLDOG, of Bucksport, gave birth to her
nineteenth child last week, an eleven
pound daughter. Seventeen Of the chill
dren are living, the eldest being twenty
one years old; fourteen are daughters.
r. H. Young, Of Hancock, who left last
week for New York, carried with him the
pelt of the silver fox killed at Trenton by
George Hopkins. At Augusta, where Mr..
Young stopped over for short time, the
skin was on exhibition in store, and at
trected much attention. 1t was valued at
$500.
Last Wednesday the section hands on the
Maine Central at Green Lake had a novel
experience. While travelling on the hand
car, A. Moore espied deer tracks, and
little farther along they came upon the
deer, which stood and watched at their
approach. Mr.. Moore threw wrench at
the deer and the men all ran toward it.
The deer tried to Jumps fence, but was
cornered, and jack knife put an end to
its life.
Supt. E. E. Race and three Of his crew at
the Green Lake hatchery-Fred E. Grace,
William j. Drummey and R. 8. Spencer
went deer hunting on Thanksgiving day.
The deer was soon attracted BY the gilt
ter of the long knife which Supt. Race
carried, and tried to examine it at short
range, but Supt. Race easily eluded him.
Finally Fred Grace got his eye on the
deer, and brought him down. The party
came back in triumph with a 800 pound
buck. The deer was killed within short
distance Of the hatchery.
The open season on moose closed last
Saturday. 1t is estimated that thirty
five moose have been killed in Hancock
county during the open season. More
than this, State Commissioner Carleton's
Sportsmen's Journal gives to q Hancock
county township 16-the credit OF
being the banner township in the State
for the number OF moose killed this Sea-
son. No less than sixteen moose were
killed on No. l6 during open season, near
ly all by Cherryfeld men. Four were
killed on No. 10, five on No. s, one in Otis,
and the up-river towns contribute half
dozen more. Thirty-five moose in O sea-
son, and this in q county in which only
eleven years ago, The AMERICAN re-
corded the killing Of moose by U. 8 Jcr-
dan, of Amherst, as 'sthe first moose killed
in this section for thirty-five years..
Long Island, one of the outpost senti-
nels OF the Maine coast, ia inhabited by
vigorous and hardy population, who draw
their living from the ocean. Here lives
Aunt Becky Robinson, who catches fish
for the good hard dollars the business
brings. Everybody calls her "Aunt
Becky, perhaps because her Astounding
good nature seems to include all hands.
She is small woman, fifty-five years old.
ssThey don't want me to CO." she said,
in the harbor, she goes to the eastern
beach, a mile and half over q road that
would never pass muster as an automobile
track. After sufficient number of mus
sells are gathered, they are shelled, and,
pail in hand, she tramps back. Next
weather permitting, before most
people are awake, she is up and away for
the fishing ground. Early in the season
Of 1907, young man used to go with her,
as rowing, especially if there be much
wind, is extremely hard for a woman.
Later, however, she went alone, and her
days catch with hand line, frequently
amounted to several CHARACTERIZATION
Journal.