Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-22

A big rat caused terror in a Lewis
ION home recently. 1t was found
gnawing at the fingers of a two-year-
old child.
Aroostook not only raises potatoes,
but it also raises men and women.
One day last week Benjamin Atherton,
who is Sc years of age and is COM
PEELED to use clutches, dug six barrels
Of potatoes. His wife, who is so, pick
ed them up for him.
friends in Portland, was born at Etna
80 years ago, and was graduated from
the University of Maine in 1880. He
has played prominent part in the
development and exploration of Alaska.
The death Of Eugene Elder at Ply
mouth, Mass, recalls the famous week
of 1873 when the bridge between Old
Town and Milford was washed away.
A locomotive backed into the river be-
fore the loss was discovered. Mr.. Ell
der was on the tender and saved his
life by jumping.
Word has been received of the death
at his home in Fayetteville, n. c., of
Charles II. Buck, a native of FoXcroft
and a son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin 7. Buck, who were prom-
nent early settlers of the town. The
deceased has passed much of his life
in the south where he owned 4 large
plantation. Death occurred Saturday
afternoon. The deceased was brother
of the late Alfred r. Buck, United
States minister to Japan at the time
of his death and also to the late Ad
Olson p Buck. postmaster at FoXcroft
for several years.
George w. Mckay has the distinc-
ten of gathering roses at q later date
than any other resident of Brewer and
perhaps, of Maine, for this year.
While doing some work in his garden,
he observed rose in full bloom and
picked it. The rose is of the Pride of
the Garden variety and noticeable
feature is the exceedingly fresh ap-
pearance OF the foliage, which is as
bright and green as in the earlier part
of the season.
Gold mining up in Byron, oxford
county, seems to be getting down to
systematic operations, quartz crush
er with a capacity of $50 to 200 tons
a day being installed at the mine on
HoughtOn Stream, a new store built and
mill 1SOxS0 feet planned for the near
future Mr. McCrilis of mining
fame, is camping with two other min
ing snarps on the East Branch and
the little mining boom is on the in
crease.
Lubec has a mystery. Sherlock
Holmes in his palmy days never I'M
raveiled one 50 difficult. 1t seems that
in some inexrlcable manner more wa
ter is being used in Lubec than can
he supplied by the present system in
spite Of the fact that at this time of
year there is ordinarily little demand
FOR water. No leak or waste has been
found The commissioners are sitting
up nights trying to figure it out, but
as yet they have not been successful.
On the Gilmore farm in WoolWich
are evidences that that lot of land was
once inhabited by Indians in large
numbers. Often old Indian relics such
as arrow heads and peculiar shaped
stones have been brought to light by
the plow. In one spot many arrow
head chips have been found, which
would indicate that on this particular
spot the arrow heads for the tribe were
manufactured.
Lewiston Sun: This story purportS
to come from Auburn. and it was told
at recent grange meeting: The lit
tie fellow was badly bruised, his
clothes torn, and he had black eye.
A lady met him, and begun to ques-
ton him as to what had happened.
Johnny maintained silence through 1t
all, until this lady said, "Well l shall
have to 90 home and pray for YOU
This aroused Johnny and he looked
Gp and said just as the lady was NOV
ing on. Huh. you'd better go home
and pray for own kid. He's got two
black eyes"
The town of Brooks claims that
Charles f. Shaw can pick up more po-
tatoes than any other man in Maine.
He is said to have picked up 102 bar
rels of potatoes in nine hours. AT
three bushels barrel that is 306 BUSH
els in nine hours. Another statement
is that it was 81 barrels that he pick
ed, the balance being picked by some
one else. Be that as it may there is
no doubt that he can pick potatoes.
and there are parties ready to back
him against any man in the County of
Waldo. He picked 2,450 bushels of po-
tatoes in 10 days as he claims by his
daily account.
Miss Orissa A. Wiswell, who recently
died at Searsport, was granddaugh-
ter of Henry True, an ensign in the
American army in the Revolutionary
war. He lost his life by drowning in
the Passagassawaukeag river, in Bel