Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-13
Maine Gossip
A Criticism.

A Criticism.
OF Teddy's hunting stories, l
Am moved word or two TO say
I've noticed he has yet to tell
Of anything that got away
Detroit Free Press.
High line at Long Lake in the town
of Shapleigh is held by Mrs. Anna
Gerry of Sanford who recently took
two fine square tail trout. one weigh
ing 3R pounds and the other POUNDS
in half a day of fishing.
p. A. Pitman of Appleton mas
flock of eight Rhode Island Reds
which laid SO eggs in u days, an.aver-
age of SIP eggs day. rather re-
| markable record. The flock mas lald
well since November, but as they were
| not separated from the main flock, no
record was kept.
| 1t has been suggested by rariher
Mclaughlin of Scarboro that OCTOBER
IS would be a good date on when 10
| dedicate the Reed monument at Port
| land as it is the anniversary OF
suggests that that day is memorable
| in Portland as the anniversary OF the
| burning of the city by MoWau.
| The potato shipment for the month
of April over the Bangor < Aroos-
| took railroad totaled 1,O42,2S' push
els, making the total shipments to
May l from the crop of 1909, S,36l,-
| 100 bushels. 1t is estimated that
| there are from three million to fVe
million bushels yet in the county 10
be shipped or disposed of in some
way.
Tourist Jim" a hobo who mas re-
Gently been in the tender care OF
Cumberland county officials, has start
de for Toledo, Ohio, he says. He is but
10 years of age, but has been tramp
ing five years. His purpose in gong
to Toledo is to see his parents VINO
have sent him money in order that ne
may enjoy the novel Uo him) expert
zee of riding in train instead of UNI
der it.
In looking over his stock of fish re-
Gently a Portland dealer found over 80
/ different kinds of fish there. The fol-
lowing We're listed: Mackerel, halibut
cod, haddock, hake, pollock, bluefish
shad, lake trout, cusk, red snapper
cells, cunners, butterfish, salmon, her
ring, founders, \pickerel. builheads,
lsheepshead, mullets, suckers, pike,
ciscoes. white fish, perch, scallops,
clans, oysters and Holsters. 1t was a
stock nearly equal in variety to an
aquarium.
Lewiston Journal: The common
woodpeckcr is rarely seen in the heart
of a city as they naturally have their
habitats in orchards and groves. The
exception to this rule can now be seen
on Pearl street in Auburn where
beautiful pair of the red tufted variety
are building their nest. All day sun
] day they We're busily at work hollow
ing out a place where dead limb had
been sawed from maple tree. 1t
was close to a window where some la
dies could watch their work and these
were indignant to see the English
These ,sparrows are great fighters and
will not permit other birds around if
they can help it. We hope that the
woodpeckers will hold their ground.
In making the passage from Neah
bay to Kenai. Cook Inlet, in IA days,
the American ship st. Paul, Capt. H.
DeGueldre, made a record that no
sailing ship has ever eQualled. 1t is
said that the best previous record
was q days This achievement is all
the more to the credit of the ST Paul,
considering that She had high and
unwieldy deck load, including scows
machinery, acids, dories and building
material. She left Seattle drawing %
feet, and the run from there to Kenai,
on which the Barren Island had to be
rounded. is regarded as one of the
most difficult feats OF navigation in
Alaskan waters The st. Paul is one
OF the oldest ships afioat. She was
built in Bath in 1874 by John McDon-
aid for Chapman & Flint. and is a
craft of 1893 tons. Her first captain
was Albert d. Wood. She is now own
ed by the Pacific Packing & Naviga-
ton Co.
Portland Argus: Speaking of fishing
stories here's one that while a trfle
old has never so far as is known
been in print. 1t seems that some
few years ago a certain party of we'll
known men in Portland used to go
up to Weld pond every year to fish.
Tha>- oh a hln crnNl
and never took anything except live
bait along with them. Some of the
party in fact don't know beer from