Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

LELAND Mills of Northwest Albany
has caught fourteen foxes one SKUNK
one coon.
Earl Weatherbee of Dover shot
big buck deer last week, in the WOODS
near the Kimball cottage, Sebee lake
Wild geese are quite plenty at so
Bluehill. this fall. more so than mas
been for a long time
Julian NJ. Chase of Whiting trapped
a weasel. this week, which measure"
p inches.
Some II deer. two moose and two
bears have been gotten in the vicinity
of Vaneeboro.
Frank Harris of McAdam got five
bears at once, two old ones ana three
cubs, at Vanceboro, recently.
Leon Cooley of Scion has been
trapping in Northwest Abbott Tor q
few weeks ana at last accounts had
secured 10 foxes and five minks.
George Hoyt of Monticello, a boy
of IA. showed his skill as hunter,
last Thursday, by going out in a bach
field near his he me and bringing down
two nice deer.
The wild geese flying over ARGOS
took, Wednesday night, Nov. 20, in
terested the people of Pressure isl'
also, some of the young fellows go
ing out and taking shots at the bis
birds sailing through the sky.
While on a hunting trip to Redding-
ton with Jabe Crocker, Albert Rich
ardson of Livermore Falls saw pure
white squirrel. An effort will be
made to capture him alive.
George Mayo of the Pleasant Rivei
road, Milo. lost two valuable colts
Monday night, which were shot by
parties supposed to be lacking deer
They were worth in the neighborhood
of 5000.
A family of Firms, who live on Day
Mountain, Strong, have secured three
bears the past week, one very large
bear, the other two were smaller
The October shipments of deer from
Bangor & Aroostook stations in Pts
cataquis county follow: Foxeroft, l.
Abbot Village. /; Monson, /; Bianch-
ard, 4, Shirley, 10, Greenviile. 81, e
moose); Milo. /; Brownyilie, g.
Brownville Jet, L; Katahdin !. w, III
While working on their back place
one day, this week, Frank Harnden
and sons of Phillips, discovered that
three deef were In a bit of Woodland.
They surrounded the place and SCOT
had the trio of deer. One of them
weighed. when dressed. nearly 200
pounds. The deer were shot in the
vicinity of Berlin Mills.
One day, last week, as Isaac Smith,
who is cutting his wood for winter in
the woods, took up his rifle at noon tt
return home, he heard a noise anc
thought some person might be COM
ing. On looking around he saw o
large buck, and firing al him, he laid
him low. Since then he has secured
another.
Ernest Horigan and Arthur Eaton
of Biddeford returned. "Wednesday
from Carrabasset, bringing with them
the finest lot of big game taken by
local gunners in number of years, the
lot including one S-pronged buck, a
spike horn and two does.
Edward Clark of Kennebunkport
motorman on the Atlantic Shore r. r.
shot a beautiful buck weighing PSI
pounds, early Tuesday morning. Mr.
Clark has shot seven fine foxes within
the past few weeks. He shot the buck
with common shot gun. One does
not have to go out OF York county L
get big game.
Samuel Ames. who has lately pur'
chased a place on lions Hill. wa:
on Mt Henry, Sunday afternoon, will
Mrs. Ames, says the Brighton News
| They wer descending the hill and a
they came out into the open they wer
surprised to see a huge wild ca
| standing in the middle of the opel
space. Mr.. Ames came from the bi
woods country up above Bangor an
he thinks he knows wild cat whe
he sees one The animal was describ
ed as weighing about $50 pounds II
showed no inclination to get out 6
the way and Mr.. and Mrs. Ames di
not press the matter played the "afte
you, my dear CASTOR act. The AM
NAL, after viewing the scenery and
no hurry to depart, finally skulked o
into the woods. Mr.. and Mrs. Anne
made their way down into the villae
and did not tarry by the wayside.
DIR. f. f. Russell of Pennington
, back from few days Of deer hum
ing near Bigelow and is telling
strange happening that befell Erne'
Fossett at that place a few mornins
ago. F'ossett was out before sur-u
with his 1920 rifle and in the dill