Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-30
Maine Gossip
Donegal.

| ing free,
| And the spindthrift at toss like snowy
Where the highlands lean down to the
| lips of the sea.
We left Donegal in the azure blue
We left Donegal with soft breeze
| alec,
With the bees in the broom and the sun
on the heather
And scarcely a ripple astir on the sea.
| But give me to come i'll the teeth of gray
weather.
o give me to come with the wind blow
ing free,
And loves arms to clasp in their vel
coming tether
sea-
For it's sorrow to go in the azure blue
weather.
tits sorrow to go with the soft breeze
alec,
Leaving loves yearuing arms where one
fain would find tether
Watching dear Donegal sinking down
i'll the sea-
Students in Bath deserve full cred
it for mathematical superiority, proved
over the same examination papers put
before the pupils of Frankfort, Indiana
and Springfield, Mass. The ninth
grades of these schools Were given
the questions puzzled over by the
Springfield class of 1916 and. though
Bath entered the lists near the begin
ming of this year Frankfort and
Springfield pupils of 1905 took their
tests at the close of the elementary
period. Even with this advantage,
Baths average, with III pupils, shows
66.71; Springfields, COS, and Frank
forts. 62.2. These ranks are a sur
prising gain over that of 1916, or 29.4
Centennial observance by the First
Congregational church of Bangor con-
cluded, Monday, Nov n. The friends
of this church and OF its retiring pas
tor. DIR. Cutler, joining with the men,
bers of thatsparish and the Central
church parish in honoring the closing
of 100 years of First church history and
of the % years of DR.. Cutters pastor
ate. The feature of the exercises was
the presentation to DR.. Cutler by Dea-
con W. p. Hubbard, in behalf of the
First church parish, of a very hand
some silver water pitcher and tray,
which the recipient accepted with very
evident depth of feeling. The pitcher
is inscribed with the following: ISL
1SS6-1S11. Rev Charles Herrick Cut
Ter. D. b Presented to Mr.. and Mrs
Cutler in loving and grateful remem
brance of passionate of % years. The
First Parish Church, Bangor. Me.
Nov. q. 1911" The tray is also in
scribed with the words: I'm commence
ration of the centennial anniversary of
the First Parish Church and the 25th
anniversary of the pastorate of Rev.
Charles Herrick Cutler, Bangor, Me,
Nov. q. 1911"
Is or is not Names big game supply
decreasing? The argument began early
in the hunting season seems even fur
Their from settlement than in October.
The fact that for the first several
weeks of the season, actual shipments
of deer fell off as compared with the
same period last year was followed by
statements to the effect that the horn
ed game was not increasing sufficiently
to keep pace with the slaughter. Pos
Sihly this was caused by unfavorable
early hunting conditions. This seemed
to be the opinion of some hunters and
guides, and many denied the argu-
ments of those who insisted that deer
We're becoming very much scarcer
Then many declared that the denials
came from camp owners afraid of los
ing business and the arguments waxed
warmer One taxidermist who is per-
haps one of the best qualified judges
in the states declares emphatically
that deer are becoming fewer, partic-
uiarly in and around the headwaters
of the Aroostook. He states this is due
in greater part to the slaughter of deer
in this section by the men in the "tie
camps" and says that hundreds of
tramp lumbermen, not even residents
of the State, who come over to work in
the camps where they get out railroad
ties, shoot deer wantonly and wilfully.
Oftentimes the earcasses of their vic
tins are left to rot in the woods, while
many more than the law allows them
are shot for food and a camp of 20 or
more men have fresh deer meat all
winter. There are some of these camps
that are never visited over once a sea-
son, if that often, by a warden, but you
will always find deer careasses hand
ing outside the door. This is in SHARP
contrast to the Rangeley region, where
the game restrictions are much more
rigid Almost every one of these mon
grel tie makers from across the line is
supplied with cheap gun. On his way
to camp he shoots everything he sees
and generally having no use for the
game until he reaches his destination
leaves the carcass to rot. When they
get to camp the slaughter is ever
greater. The deer are readily attract
ed to the fresh cedar tops which thu
men have cut down. A cedar top will
attract a deer further than an ic'
cream soda will magnetic a summel
girl and they follow the sound of thu
| axe for miles. This means easy pick
| ing for the pot hunters. Wardens WIFI
quote the great number of deer which
are found starved to death, might flint
| If they made accurate autopsieS tina
| many of these animals were the vic
tins of the pest of the big game coun
try. More deer than most people hav'
any idea of wander away into tn
woods and eventually die from BLOOD
poisoning or internal bleeding caused
wounds made by small bullets. The,
may live sometimes a week in thei
agony.