Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-08
Maine Gossip


He pauses-to bid Mother Earth, Good
night
He lingers-beauteous colors now appear
Clouds are fring'd with gold an silver
every where,
As the vividness increases far and vide,
The mellow tints seem Ger the earth TO
glide
Lakes reflect the colors from water cold.
The sparkling falls most lovely rainbows
hold,
The glistening dewdrops on the grasses
Are changed to glittering jewels, one and
all.
Blu 10! the sun no longer is in sight+-
The colors fade, and it grows nearer
night,
The moon and stars their tireless vigil
The world is quiet-wrapt in peaceful
sleep.
Ethel May Stanhope.
George T. Wentworth of Camden
captured a trout one day recently in
a unique place and in unique man.
ner. He dipped the trout with'a net
from a pool near the Atlantic Avenue
bridge at the head of Camden inner
harbor. 1t is thought that the trout
came down river from the lake and his
instinct for fresh water led him to-
ward the Eaton brook. The trout was
beauty. measuring IS inches and
weighing over two pounds.
movement is understood to be on
foot to send a petition from the peo-
pie of Dexter, Corlnna, Newport and
vicinity to the Bangor q Aroostool1
Railroad requesting that the road
make an attempt to give better con-
nectionS between these towns and
Guilford and points above the latter
town that are located on the h. & \.
line.
The people Of Georgetown are well
pleased ever the prospect of the deycl-
opment of y new fcldspar quarry A
big deposit was found recently on the
farrn of Burnside A. POwerSon, Flying
Potnt. This deposit will, it is said, be
taken out and z quarry worked by
Philadelphia capitalists, who will be-
gin operations very shortly. The de
positS of feldspar in the eastern part
of the town have been worked for a
years an enormous amount of the rock
has been taken out and shipped 10
Delaware and East Liverpool, Ohio.
\ great deal of fault is bnin.. found
! IN Portland with the mon who replank
bridges and railroad crossings and
ieaNe the spikes they pull out Of the
Oh p;anks in positions whore they arc
source Of danger to people, who pass
either in autos or teams. Numerous
cases have been reported in which
autos have run into spikes and have
had tires burSted in consequence.
\ Fretport skunk, which apparentlv.
has more lives than the proverbial cat.
created great deal of excitement a
'c" evenings ago. According to the
story, which is related in the Portland
I'ress. the skunk was first struck
doWr by o policcman's club and left
on tne ground FOR dead. The body was
turned over 10 minutes later to Lin
wood Holbrook, a collector OF skunk
hides. The animal began to again
show signs or life and the collector
'-S-N u iN'i@ ololit IlOceeucu 10 once
more take the life Of the creature.
When he was satisfied that the ami
NAL was truly dead he put 1t in a
flour bag and hid it under a culyert
until he could get chance to carry.
it home. Philip Craig, while at work
about the culvert, saw the skunk com
ing cut of the culvert, acting in a
dazcd manner and after striking. the
creature on the head to put it out of
It's misery. he took it gently by the
talt and deposited it upon a pile. Of
Sa"duS,. a short time afterWarli a.
peculiar odor was discovered coming
from the SaWdust pile, but his skunk
snip was not in sight. 1t was neces-
sary to shovel over the pile of saWdust
before lie could be found as he had
apparently come to life for the third
time Holhrook claimed the skunk and
he was finally killed and his pelt re-
moved.
Miss Jane A. Silver Of Dover Satur-
day observed her 96th birthday Miss
Silver is wonderfully smart woman
IN spite Of her advanced age. She can
sec 10 read and sew and rode out on
III" day before her birthday. She also
goes up and down stairs without diff
hcultT. She makes her home Will, her
niece. Mrs. Harry Ray.
Ilie leaSe-hOld of MapIcWood bark.
Bangor. held by Hon Flavius o.
Beal and the estate Of the late Ezra
L. Stcarns, was sold Friday at pub
nc auction to Charles J.. Phillips of
Bangor for $500. The lease expires
Jan !, 1888, This sale, however, will
not affect the holding Of the Eastern
Maine state Fair, as Albert S. Field.
me manager, has five years time on
his lease, obtained from Mcssrs. Bcal
and StearnS. The sale Of the lease.
hold took place to settle the co-part-
h"rship existing between Mcssrs. Eeal
ana Ste2rnS.
skip Neal. the wonderful little fox
terrier shat accompanies Game Ward
On Walter /. Neal on his hunting trips
for Illegal shipments at Union sta
ton, Bangor, has revealed to Wardcns
Neal and Perkins many Illegal ship
ments of game. but a discovery he
made last Wednesday beats all nrc