Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-02

The Rocllland and Bath liquor agen-
cies got the first visits from the com
mttee.
Those new electric headlights on the
locomotives are of intense and terri
flying rilliancy.
Is Portland insolvent? That seems to
be the main question of it's present mu-
Eicipal campaign.
The unexpected visits of Assistant
State Dairy Instructor Skollield are
driving the milk dealers to the verge of
ncrvol;s prustration.
The college football captains are all
named for l3o9-N"Wman at Bowdoin,
Goode at Colby, Cummings ut Bates
and Cook at U. Of NJ.
Prof. Austin Cary OF Brunswick has
prepared work, "A Manual for Nor
thern WoodSmen," to be issued Jan. ].
information in the shape or tables, dia
grams, etc together with clear state
ment of the methods employed and
the principles involved in the survey
and valuation of logs standing timber,
and forest land. Land surveyors, seal
ers. cruisers, and others will find here
information which they need to have
with them when at work in the woods.
TO business men, farmers, and others
who may be casually interested in tim
Der land the concise presentation OF
the essentials of the subject will be
welcome.
The apple growers in this State suf-
fered the first crop failure in recent
years during the past season, accord
ing to complete reports The crop of
Maine-growE apples this year is but
20 per cent. of the average amount,
although fairly good in quality. Al
though the crop in Maine is small, 9TH
CT apple-srowing States have also suf-
fcred and some more severely than
Maine so that good prices obtain. and
the loss is not SO kcenly felt The eX-
tensive buying of European dealers
has served to bolster up the market
considerably over the stage of last
year 1t is expected that one of the
foreign objections to Maine apples will
be eliminated by the action of the in
coming legislature. which is to be ask
ed by the Maine Pathological society to
establish a standard legalizcd grading
of apples and standard sizes of bar
rels and measures. This system has
made the Canadian fruit popular in
Europe.
Sheepscrt Echo: There appeared III
our harbor recently a whale estimated
by those who saw him to be from - to
80 feet in length. He is described as be-
ing monster. 4 man out in a motor
boat was nearly frightened out of his
wits when the monster came up only a
few yards away. He put on all the
power OF his motor and made for the
Davis Island shore at q rate of speed
that was the envy of other owners of
motor boats. but the owner thought
she was not going half fast enough. The
whale was seen by quite number OF
people. so this is no fish story" He
lish herring that are quite plenty in
the Shcepscot river. About 10 years
ago there was Il monster whale came
up into this harhor and got stranded
IN the flats on Davis Island. Whether
he was captured or not We do moi
know, but hundreds of people came to
see him as lie lay on the flats. Another
story concerning this whale is that d
party OF young men fitted up a boat
and started out to harpoon him, but
their efforts We're unsuccessful.
"Old Crotchtoe," famous mammoth
buck of Madril is dead. This crafty
old ranger, that for years has bat1ed
tie ingenuity of dozens of experienced
hunters was shot by 15-year-old
girl Miss Ella Harvey BeaI. daughter
of Fred y. Beal. general freight and
passenger agent Of the Sandy River Il
Eangeley Lakes railroad. She did the
trick with Remington automatic rl.le
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