Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-30


imitation of IL dog and initiates the
children calling one another. Mr..
Costello has had the crow since it was
a. fledGling and it has learned to talk
without being taught. He also says
that the crow is very fond OF whipped
cream.
Skaters on the PcnobscOt river sun
day found a sea gull lying dead on the
ice. This is a most unusual find in
that vicinity. where these birds. pro-
tccted by law from the gun Of the pot
hunter and the wolld-he sportsman
alike, have been very plentiful on the
river until the freezing over of its sur
face drove most of them to the salt
water for an opening. a few of the
young birds have remained in the VI
entity of Bangor and an examination
of the bird discovered on the ice
showed that the bird had been dead
bit q short time before being found,
while small bullet hole through the
wing and into the body disclosed the
fact that it fell q victim of the lust to
Kill on somebody's part. The bird was
too immature to afford any profit
whatever from the use or illegal sale
OF the plumase.
1t does not appear that the water in
Sebago lake was appreciably raised by
the rain of last Saturday. One of the
Portland water commissioners states
that he did not reckon on any increase
of water in the lake on account of the
rain. There is still plenty of water
to supply the city of Portland by the
usual operation of gravity and in case
the level OF the lake shall fall below
tie intake the pumps will be in roadi-
ness to furnish the usual supply for an
indefinite time. He also says that
there is no cause for apprehension of
impurities in the water on account of
the low condition of the lake and that
there is no danger to either the GUAM
THY or quality Of the water.
Police Officer Silver of Portland
Wednesday mourning mistook steam
for smoke and called Hose ) and the
chemical engine to q stable on Preble
street. A high fence fronts the yard
appeared to him to be n cloud of
smoke rising from the stable so he
lost no time III fastening to the chemi-
cal engine house and giving the alarm.
When the apparatus reached the scene
and an entrance was forced through
the cato the 1iromen quickly found
their mistake.
About $1,000 pounds Of fish were
brought into Portland Wednesday by
four vessels of the local feet. The
Hocko1lock and Albert w. Black each
having about $4,000 pounds, while the
Wesley Se:inett and another schooner
had smaller amounts. Most of the
vessels are now fishing off Matinicus,
the fish having seemingly deserted
Kockland bay during the past few
days and now scattering 10 the west
ward.
The business at the Portland post
office during the rast six days vas cs-
timated at nearly double that Of the
Christmas holidays for past years and
it was not until Wednesday that the
matter was all cleared up and bust
ness was again normal. 1t was only
by working the clerks II to Is hours
during the past several days that the
Portland department was enabled to
cope with the rush. Tho amount Of
business done may be in some meas
ure estimated when it is known that
from the 18th TO the 24th OF Dccembci'
100000 one-cent stamps and 100000
tWo-2ent stamps We're sold ct the
treasury department or the postoffice.
ty are planning on going before the
18th Legislature with a bill that viii!
radically change the municipal court
system in that county. The bill tc be
introduced will provide for the abol-
ishment Of the municipal courts in
Dover and Milo and substitute Pts
cataquis county municipal court. with
three terms q month to he held in
Dover, Guilford and Milo.
Leroy Bradeen Of Milo. Bates Col
lege student. vas either the victim of
q practical joke n few evenings ago. or
else there are n couple Of bold bad
men around Milo. who are looking for
chance to lodge in the Piscataquis
county Jail, writes tho Milo CORES
pondert of tie Bangor News. Mr..
Bradeen was on his way home from
the postoftice at about 40 p. NJ, and
when passing the Baptist church on
Pleasant street, was accosted by n
couple Of men who demanded his mon
ey and started to seize hold of the
young man, who executed swift
counter-piay and made a fine football
rush through center. arriving in-short
order ut his home, leaving the discom-
fitted highwaymen to melt quickly
away in the darkness,