Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-17
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bows a pleasant one when they are
on shore.
| The Maine State Pathological Society
will hold field meet with East He
bron Grange at the grange hall We'd
nesday, June %. The forenoon will be
occupied with demonstrations of spray
ing and thinning fruit and in the at
ternoon a lecture will be given by the
State entomologist.
Through his GOODNESS and pluck AL
fred Burleigh, a Saco lad, recently
saved the life of playmate. The boys
| were playing on a raft on an artificial
pond in Pepperell park, when Waverly
King unexpectedly took a header into
the water and sank from sight. The
other boys in the party were SO ex-
cited that they completely lost their
heads, but the Burleigh lad plunged
| in and after hard struggle succeeded
| in bringing his unfortunate companion
| to shore.
Mackercl are showing up in n num-
Der of directions along the Maine
coast and the fishermen are becoming
much encouraged as to the outlook.
over 200 pounds of mackerel and
large number of shad taken in the traps
at small Point were recently received
in Portland.
Sons of Maine will take prominent
part in the exercises incident upon the
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plar of the United States, to be held
in Chicago in August, 1910. Col. Hol-
man G. Purinton, q native of Maine,
has been appointed marshal of the
grand parade and has designated Gen.
Harris A. Wheeler, a former resident
of Orrington, as chief of staff.
A large turtle was found the other
day on the banks of Mousam river at
Sanford and taken down town by
Frank o. Mariner and placed on ex-
hibition in the meat market of Robert
Rankin On the turtle there was the
date cut with a knife, 1867. This would
make it 45 years old. 1t seems that
again in 1908 the same turtle was cap
tured and put back in the pond, for on
the other side of the shell was the
above date, together with the letters
f. NJ. G. 1t is said that Mr.. Goodall
cut the figures. The turtle is a very
well-knOwn party to Sanford people,
for nearly every summer it puts in an
appearance and sooner or later finds
its way back to the pond. 1t is be-
lieved to be about so years old.
Aroostook Republican: "a work
horse belonging to Albert Kelley of
Caribou proved itself to be an expert
at the old-fashioned game of hide-and-
seek on one night of last week. The
animal, which had worked hard all
day. was hitched up by Mr.. Kelley's
hired man after supper, who intended
to take little ride. Mr.. Horse be-
havcd itself, as all equines should, for
a little while. being as meek as little
lamb belonging to Mary, so oft refer
red to in rhyme and story, and prob
ably would have been driven back to
the stable with 4 clean reputation for
good behavior and presented with
reward Of merit had not a boy passed
by suddenly on a bicycle. This sudden
appearance seemed to unnerVe the
horse, for it jumped suddenly to one
side, upsetting the wagon and dragging
it's occupant for some distance, who
fortunately was unlnjurcd me
frightened animal, spurred on by the
thils dragging at it's heels lit had
cleared itself of the vehcle) dashed
madly up the road, turning in at the
residence of M. A. Barrett, and max
ing for the back door. One of Mr.
Barrctt's girls heard the noise and
espied the horse coming straight at
her. She quickly ran into the house
telling her mother of the incident
Mrs. Barrett went to the door, but
no signs of any horse were visible; af-
ter looking in all directions, Mrs. Bar
rett was just beginning to think her
daughter had been dreaming" when
along came the driver making inquir-
les This resulted in thorough
search, and the horse was found stand
ing in the cellar, having dashed down
the open stairway, making an in
spection of Mrs. Barrett's empty pre-
serve Jars which she soon expects to
fill with native Strawberries"