Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-27


men of their families when in need Of
protection from four-legged maraud-
| ers, nor when in need of a bit OF Venl-
son, as past experience has abundantly
demonstrated. Mrs. Lyndon Brooks,
who lives in Saltwater within sight OF
the passing trolley cars, discovered
fox among her prize poultry during the
week, while her husband was absent
with Forrest Bridges on a hunting
trip as already reported in this paper.
Undaunted she hurried into the mouse.
took down the shotgun and, before sly
Reynard could get away with the TWO
chickens it had throttled, twas a deau
fox. She then skinned the carcass ana
tackled it up on the wall of the barn
as warning to any foxes that might
| be prowling in that vicinity.
| Bath Times: A Bath man proposes
to introduce a bill in the next Legls-
lature which will, if passed. prevent
an undertaken from being coroner.
| He believes that a coroner should pe
sheriff or county attorney of the coun-
ty and that the present law allowing
an undertaken to be a coroner is not
right.
Rather an unusual sight may be
seen in a Foxcroft taxidermst shop at
the present time in the shape of fine
| deer head with the horns still in the
plush. According to experts, this IS
seldom seen after September has gone
past. The head is an unusually hand-
some specimen and was secured in the
Sebec lake region.
Members of the Mechanic Falls Con-
greg tional church parish recently
burned a mortgage which they mad
paid. The plate used in the ceremony
Ihad been in use a century.
| Hartley G.. Baxter, whose automoblle
was burned at Bath Saturday was
mooring his yacht Kanawha when he
saw the fire. Though some distance
away he declared it was his machine
and asked to be put ashore, in spite
of the assurances of his guests that it
couldn't be his machine.
Annie Richie, a 13-year-old girl who
lives at Winterport proved herself
brave little lass when she followed
guilty thieves at 3 o'clock in the morn
| ing and made them give up their plum
der Miss Richie heard an cutlery in
the yard, hurriedly dressed and went
out with lantern to investigate
| Six ducks were gone. She reused her
stepfather and together they over
| took the thieves.
J. J. Chase of Turner has received,
| a notice of the marriage of his daugh-
| ter Ethel Ida, to William Dugald Mac
Coll, second son of Mr.. and Mrs. Archi-
bald MacColl, Kenchenius, Kenmore
Riverdale Gardens, St. Margarets-on-
Thames Miss Chase went abroad last
year after her graduation from New
York art school which awarded her
scholarship because Of her meritOrlous
| work.
There is possibility that Hotel
Taunesan at Fortunes Rocks near
Biddeford will be rebuilt The hotel
has been destroyed twice by fire.
The North Lubec Manufacturing and
Canning Company have taken a lease
for 20 years of $4,000 square feet Of
space along side of Tillsons wharf.
at Rockland, contigent on the grant
ing by the city of certain privileges
and that if these privileges are grant
ed the company will then erect Oh
brick and concrete a two-story fac
tory building, 200x60 feet, put in ma
chinery, and operate it as a sardlne
canning factory 1t is estimated tnat
the building will cost $4,000 ana the
necessary machinery and fixtures for
the business about the same amount
additional. 1t is expected that from
| 100 to 200 persons will be employed
| from April Is to December l of each
year.
A paper bag making machine mas
been set up in the U. S. Court room at
| Portland and it will be operated for
| the information of the court during a
hearing in the case OF the Eastern "a
per Bag Company, which brings SUIT
against the Continental Paper Bag
Company for an infringement of pa
| tent.
Maine hotel keepers report paying
business for October. Hundreds are
| taking advantage of the fall hunting
| and fishing to enjoy a belated vaca-
! ton.
The new reservoir at Livermore Fails
| which was found to be leaking badly
was emptied and repairs made on it.
| but when filled last week was stili
| found to be leaking and the water VIII
have to be again drawn off and fur-
| Their work done before it can be USED.
| AS the 1.15 Atlantic Shore Line car
| in charge of Motorman Thos Cassion
and Conductor John sawyer. was ap-
| preaching: Sanford and Springvale Sat
urday afternoon, child was seen
| walking on the tracks. By almost SUI
| perhumar effort the motorman sue
ceeded in slowing the speed Of the car
| and Conductor Sawyer dropped from
| the car, dashed ahead, caught the enid
- bic arms and threw the child and