The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19

Names advantages appeal to folks
who want a quiet, healthful and clean
place in which to pass the summer
months.
William Bragger of Dexter is set
ting out 1000 apple trees on his farm
in that town. Evidently he intends
to have an orchard.
The Grand Trunk Railway is going
to own its own steamships according
to a statement by a prominent Of
fetal. Such a policy will result in
more business for Portland. The new
outlet at Providence will not affect
the Maine port.
The public automobile service that
was installed last fall between Rum
ford falls and Andover proved so
great a success that it will be contin-
ued the coming summer and another
QUITE will be established between Rum
ford Falls and Bryants Pond, connect
ing at the latter place with trains on
the Grand Trunk Railway.
The Poland Spring Central railroad
is nearly completed 1t is almost a
mile long. A locomotive has been
bought for the road and it will be run
ming soon. Nothing but freight will be
hauled. When the road is completed,
the Rickers will be almost the only
concern in the country owning whole
railroad-even though it doesn't take
over two minutes to run from end to
end of it.
Dr. Phillip Cobb of Portland, who is
an instructor at Tufts, has become
an enthusiast in flying machine work.
He made a % foot rise the other day
and flew quite a distance in ma
chine of his own devsing and con-
struction. One man who was in the
same competition flew 225 #. horizon
tally, but did not rise so high as DR..
Cobb. Still another young man got
tangled up in a rope and came down
with a thud, machine and all.
In looking ever his stock of fish re-
Gently, a Portland dealer found over
80 different kinds of fish there. The
following were listed: Mackerel, hall
but, haddock, hake, pollock, bluefish,
shad, lake trout, cusk red snapper,
cells, cunners, butterfish, salmon, her.
ring, founders, suckers, pike, cks-
Goes. white fish, perch, scallops, CLAIMS,
oysters and Holsters. 1t was stock
nearly equal in variety to an aquarium
The death of Charles Winslow of
Carmel, the hermit, reveals that a mis-
erable pittance of $4,000 was the sum of
his life of lonliness, self-denial and
saving. He was So years of age and
In his younger days, quite industrious.
Latterly he has repaired shoes and
begged his food. A search of his prem
ises showed that he had pass books OF
two Augusta banks and one of a Ban
gor institution. When a young man
he made frequent trips to the Capital
city. He did not deposit all his money
in banks, however, for $500 in silver
was found under a pork barrel in his
kitchen. His only relatives are cou-
sins.
During the year 1909 surveys were
made in the Union river basin in Han.
cock county by the State Survey Com.
mission and the United States Geolo
6iCdl Oui fOy. lue ulollllCl eHRlHeST VI
the State Water Storage Commission
has recently received preliminary blue
prints of plans of the following lakes
in this basin: Abraham, Scammons
and Molasses. and Webb pond outlet
Alligator, Rocky and Spectacle ponds
Great pond and Green lake outlet, anG
Branch lake outlet 1t is expected thai
the first draft and profile of Union
river itself will shortly be out of the
hands of the draughtsman. The origi-
nal to be sent to the United States
Geological Survey at Washington, d
c., at an early date when a limited
edition will be available for distribu-
tion by early fall.
+. A. Nickerson of Portland, was
automobiling over Tibbetts hill in Ly-
man, York county, few nights age
with a party of four friends when he
came suddenly upon bob cat in the
middle of the road at the top of the
hill. The bright head lights on the
machine caused the animal to stand
stock still for half a minute, and Mr.
Nickerson instantly stopped the ma
chine when he caught sight of the
creature. Evidently the glare of the
lights caused the cat to have some
other business about that time and he
jumped away into the bushes to the
relief of Mr.. Nickerson and his party.
The cat stood about 20 inches and
was tawny yellow and powerfully
built and looked as though he had not
fed we'll during the spring. Mr.. Nick
ersOn had an experience with one of
these cats years ago that he never will
forget. 1t occurred in the Maine
woods near Shirley, and but for the
quick action of an Indian guide, Mr..
Nickerson might have been killed as
the animal had fastened his claws in
Mr.. Nickerson's neck.