Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-05

SlOlS IVA ei'N loiltHIIS' -
hunting near his camp at Patten's
pond Saturday, had an interesting ana
unusual experience. His dog pointed a
partridge, and the bird fell before Mr.
Aiken's gun. A step or TWO lurlner
and the dog again pointed. AS Mr.
Aiken was watching for the blrd 10 go
up, out of the tail of his eye he caught
sight of a mink and bagged him with
his right barrel At the report or the
gun a WoOdcock went up, and the left
barrel brought him down. With three
shots in as many minutes, Mr.. Aiken
had bagged partridge, Woodcock ana
mink.
Portland sleuths thought they mad
stumbled onto a gruesome murder
mystery the other day when piece of
a human skull was found in the ruins
of the Chase House. 1t developed lat
er that the skull was once the property
of medical student
The claim that the Gloucester fishing
schooner Tattler, homeward bound
with 100000 pounds OF cod has the rec
ord breaking fare ever brought into
an Atlantic port, is disputed in Bucks
port. The records can be produced TO
show that the Bucksport schooner Ar
thur Y. S. Woodruff on her maiden trip
in 1883, in command of Capt. Thomas
NJ. Nicholson, brought in 6OS,OOO pounds
of cod. This is the largest fare OF cod
ever landed at an American port. The
Woodruff measures forty tons net more
than the Tattler. She still sails from
Bucksport in the Nicholson fleet.
Dr. Otis Lttlefeld of Bluehill has pre-
sented the Ellsworth American with
copy of the Essex Almanack of III.
The almanac was brought to Bluehill
from Andover, Mass, by Ezekiel Os-
good, one of the early settlers, in 11l2.
There are many marginal notes con-
corning the weather, made by MT. Us
good, from which we learn that on
May % of that year there was heavy.
white frost; that July and August were
"eNceeding dry and hot" and Septem-
Der brought Exceeding cold and scuds
of snow" The book, in it's old style
of printing and phraseoogy, is Curl
osity. 1t contains besides the usual in
formation and astronomical calcula-
lions, "a table showing time of night
by the pointers" a list of "publick
roads, with the best stages or houses to
put up at" and "a great variety of
useful, entertaining pieces in prose and
verse, select sentences, useful maXlms
and good caLtiOnS.'
The building erected for an armory
in 1850, which has been used for vari-
Gus purposes since, has at last been
moved from it's original foundations
and will be made into tenements.
Justice Forbes of st. John, who at
tended the anniversary of the Maine
Bible Society recently held in Portland
is over 10 years of age. He rode all
night in order to attend the meetings
and rode all night to get back SO that
he could reopen court as soon as pos
Sible.
A good, smooth hard highway, right
in the heart of the woods, is what can
be seen in the Sebec region where a
road is being built for the use of log
haulcrs this winter For about six
miles this road runs into the woods
and it is said that the cost will be
about $1,000 per mile. 1t is smooth
enough for the use of an automobile
and will compare favorably with the
majority of the country highways in
that section.
Fort Fairfield Revew-Bird III. Kim
ball will next season plant 115 acres of
potatoes. When Mr.. kimball gets
little experience, so that he knows
about the business, he may
plant quite patch.
The Maine Liberal Ministers could
not endorse all Of DR.. Eliots new re-
ligion.
Maine figured twice in the Carnegie
medal list
William H. Hilton, who died at Port
land Wednesday, was dean of the Lin
coin County bar and a former county
attorney, and deputy collector of GUS
toms. His most noted case was that
in which he defended Capt. William II.
Clark for killing Wilson c. Groves. The
jury disagreed and the case was finally
The old Masonic block in Ellsworth,
partially destroyed by fire two years
ago, is to be rebuilt The block is
half a century old and in it's time
sheltered the Ellsworth American, the
Journal and the Hancock
County Democrat For many years it
was one of the leading business blocks.
Bonney Woods corporation is unique
in that it's sole purpose is to insure the
preservation of a beautiful piece of
woodland for the future citizens Of
Franklin county
A wild cat has been heard around
Clearwater and hunters in that
vicinity are willing to leave off seeking
deer long enough to shoot it, if the
animal will only appear in the day
time.