Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-19
Maine Gossiip.
Raked It Fore and Aft.
A young wife concocted a biscuit:
Her husband, too fearful to riscuit.

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a young wife concocted a biscuit:
Her husband, too fearful to riscuit
Smashed beautiful vase
| Which stood near place
Where ne slyly attempted to whiscuit.
| Boston Transcript.
| News has been received from
Charles Harrison Chick, who left
Litchfield more than 80 years ago and
from whom no word has been re-.
ceived during the time until this week.
Mr.. Chick has amassed quite a fortune
IN California and is living in that
state. A brother, George F.. and an
aged mother, still live on the old home
place at Litchfield.
Isaiah WEIGH of Strong, a gentleman
rs years of age, who is visiting his
| daughter, Mrs. Emery Haley, went
fishing last week for the first time in
his life. Emery Haley. who has guild
ed for years, says it always takes the
new fisherman to hook them, and the
old gentleman had the time OF his life
for nearly an hour with gamy SAL
mon that weighed seven pounds.
Edward b. GarriOtt, chief forecaster
of the United States weather bureau,
who died suddenly Friday night at his
home in Washington, was the first
weather observer stationed in Portland
in the early seventies. when the bu-
reau was established there. Sergeant
Thornvette was associated with him in
this work. Observer Garriott left
Portland in 1876 or whereabouts and
had been gradually promoted until he
reached the head of the service.
Hon. W. w. Thomas. formerly Unit
ed States minister to Sweden, is in
Portland for visit He comes back to
Maine to celebrate the 50th ami
versary of his graduation from Bow
dom College and tn e40th anniversary
of the founding of New Sweden. Forty
years ago, after laboring for three
years in the legislature, he secured
the passage of an act to encourage
| Swedish immigration to the State of
Maine. He had been the wartime
consul in Sweden and had seen great
hOrdes Of Swedish immigrants en-
barking there for all parts of the
! United States. Finally he was made
the commissioner and went to Sweden
to secure immigrants. He devoted
his whole heart to this undertaking, Sc
lected the best material available,
brought them over to Maine and es-
tablished them in the dense forests
of AroostOOk county. 1t was the be-
ginning of a colony which has grown
and expanded until today no town in
Maine is more prosperous or has a
better citizenship than has New Swe-
den.
Capt. George K. Stubs, who was
for many years connected with the
Hollis Street Theatre in Boston, but
who has lived on a farm at his ola
home in South Orrington for five years
past was attacked by an Infatuated
hawk, early Thursday afternoon.
Capt. Stubs, who weighs $50 pounds,
was knocked down by the bird which
was of unusual size and ferocity, it's
wings spreading over five feet Capt.
Stubs left his home in South Orring-
ton at noon, Thursday, to inspect a
wood lot three miles down the river
He had just entered the timber at a
point near the shore of Williams
Pond, when he saw large nest
wedged in between the branches of a
Ispruce, rs or 80 feet from the ground
At the same instant he heard loud
Squawking and a huge hawk sailed
down from her perch near the nest and
commenced a vicious attack at Capt.
Stubs face and eyes. The birds
wings appeared to spread over five
feet from tip to tip and it seemed
much bigger than goose" as Capt.
Stubs expressed it. Although Capt.
Stubs guarded himself with arms and
Ielbows as best he could, the bird re-
turned to the attack again and again
with demoniacal fury. Seeing that,
unarmed, he could not hope to beat
his assailant off. Capt Stubss, who is
65 years old but still active, turned
Iquickly and endeavored to pick up a
sled stake which lay nearby. The mo-
ment he turned the hawk made anoth-
er fierce onslaught, landing full on the
back of the captains head, striking
with such force as to knock him down.
This seemed to satisfy the hawk,
winch New back to her nest, and Capt.
Stubs, remembering an engagement
at nome, started to keep it. Declin-
ing to be vanquished, Capt. Stubs
loaded his double barreled shotgun
with buck shot, and started back
towards Williams pond late in the af-
ternoon. No news from the front had
peen received up to the time of going
TO press, but unless the captains am
munltlon gave out there is probably
crepe on one Mrs. Hawks door in Or
Irington.
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