Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06

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Summer still lives although Christ
mas is drawing near. Leland Little
field gathered a large bunch of fra
grant mayflowers a few days ago near
his home in Springvale
Who says that Maine apples will not
keep? Lance Stevens of Parkman re-
Gently showed to friends splendid
ben Davis which he has kept in his
cellar for four years. Mr.. Stevens
says he took no precautions to pre-
serve the apple but all the same, it is
apparently as well preserved and as
Isound as when harvested.
The first sleigh ride for 40 years was
enjoyed by Stephen Pullen early this
week when his brother Fred of North
Arson took him out for a spin. Ste
phen Pullen makes his home in the
southern part of California and says
that snow and ice do not form part
of the attractions there.
For the first time in q years, Nat
IChoate of Gardiner is a guest Of friends
at his former home in Calais. He finds
many changes and many of his old
friends are gone
Twenty quarts on the very best of
honey was the find of two kennehHnf-
port hunters recently. A dead tree
was the home of lot of bees and the
took gathered
workers.
A Fryeburg lady gave a Swedish
party to Il number of friends a few
Evenings since and everything was
carried out as she saw it done at a
party given for her in Sweden a year
aco. The table cloth used was one wo>
ven by The hostess mother in Sweden
and the real Swedish bread used is
said to retain It's original flavor for
three wears.
The Westbrook fire alarm rang
Thursday evening for a grass fire in
that city. Evidently winter has not ar
rived in the Paper city as yet.
a Zig partridge became frightened
few days ago and flew into the court
room at Machias without noticing that
the window was closed. The ianitor
heard the crash of breaking glass and
Pct the intruder out Some way the
bird did not care to leave and so made
his way through the window into the
Jail dining room. 1t was taken to an
Oyer held and liberated.
| 1t is lucky tina. the open season on
deer is soon to close or the hunters
would have to look to their Ianrcls.
Master Rudolph Erickson Of Monson is
only II years old and his sister Miss
Laura is IA, vet the two captured .
deer unnided q few days ago. Rudolph
saw a deer come Out into the field in
front IF his home in the southwestern
part of the town. and as his father and
older brother were away he took a 3S-
IS rife and fired. The deer dropped,
but soon jumped up and ran. Rudolph
fred again out without effect, and inn
mediately started after the deer. His
sister, Laura, two years older. thought
she could help her brother so followed
with an axe. They overlook the deer
and killed t.
ivy" hOf cats made it interesting for
John ard jesse Bowden of Bucksport
a short time ago. The two We're out
looking after their traps when they
discovered a young cat in one of them
He was shot and while John vas taking
MIN from TIE trap the mother cat re-
turned and jum,cd on his back. She
fastened her teeth in his SHOULDER ana
her sharp claws in his back The only
way Mr.. Bowden could help himself
was by raising up AMI placing his back
against tree and jamming the cat.
In the meantime his son had come To
his assistance. attracted by MS cries
for help. At the first opportunity he
shot Mrs. Cat and the trouble was
over with the result that the father
and son made good days work. AS
there IS bounty of 81 on each cat and
the skins are worth from So to $5 each
the cost 20 them was their clothes
which were badly torn. Mr.. Bowden
received a bad bite liz the shoulder, the
son one in the calf Of his leg.
Although George Chadbourne is the
oldest man in Gorham and has lately
observed his seth birthday, it does not
in the least disturb him and he is one
of the busiest men in town. He is in
the best of health and with his wife
makes him home on State street mere
the latch string is always on the out
lside of the door.
George Washington Osgood of Hiram
tells interesting tales of the days of
long ago when there were few houses
and many acres Of woodland in his na>
tive town. Mr.. Osgood is 80 years old
and on his birthday wrote a long let
te". He has only very lately been obiig-
ed to use glasses to read by and is in
very good health.
John w. Kelsey who died few days
lsince at his home in Guilford at the age
of So years, was the second Oldest man