Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-05

been prevailing in that vicinity for the
. past few months. That region is noted
for its shallow water and shifting sands
If / remember correctly. the place where
the land was discovered is on my chart
+ at IA feet shoal
i 1.-THE island stands about 10 feet above
| high water. The matter has been re-
! ported to the minister of marine al
!; Ottawa, and the new superintendent OF
sable Island; Ca Capt ,r j. Blakeiy has
| the character. dimensions and position
/ of the new land. His reply was that the
new land if there were such a thing. was
not visible from the east end light. ami
! that owing to the extremely rough
| weather ii was impossible just then for
| him to proceed in a boat and make in
| VeStieatlonS,
| There certainly should be some pro-
| vision of the law SO that when a sher-
| if goes out of Office his place may be
filled until his successor is appointed
| or elected says the Portland Press
| Provisions are made for succession in
other executive offices, but when a
sheriff dies or becomes incapaeitated,
| the county must go without, not only
/ q sheriff, but deputies for a week or
| longer. This is such crude ar
rangement that the wonder is it has
stood as long as it has. OF course al
| lowing coroners to- serve processes
/ and the county commissioners to act
as custodians for the county property,
| takes care of the matter to some ex-
tent. but these provisions form a pref
/ ty poor sort of a nakeshift for sher-
| if and his staff of deputies. This is
| particularly true in this State. where
| the sheriff is especially empowered to
see that the prohibitory LAW is en-
| forced. AS soon as Sheriff Scully died
| the strict enforcement of this law
| ceased, or would have ceased had not
| the mayor ordered the police force to
give It their attention for awhile. OF
| eourse IL may be said that the police
| should do that anyway, but the fact
remains that they don't. There is an
| other difficulty that might arise. al
thauph so far as we know it never
has in this State. There might be
deadlock between the Governor anu
his council over the appointment OF
sheriff. The Governor has the max
| ing of the appointment, but 1T is not
valid until confirmed. If there should
he n disagreement between the chnel
| executive and his council, it is con-
ceiyable that county might be de-
nrived of a sheriff until one was elect
ed The matter is one that it would
he very easy to remedy and it ough.
to be attended to.
There was much more comedy in the
| event to readers and rank outsiders
than to the real actors in the game OF
| eeek.and-find. which young farmer
and a hungry bear played one even
ing in the city-like town OF Dover,
i Maine. according to dispatches sen.
out. The farmer had heard OF pear
denredations upon his orchard, put
had seen no bears. Instead of gather-
ing his fruit and housing it within
his own cellar, he yearned to secure
revense upon the audacious bear he
loaded the family shot gun and Kept
vigil in his orchard one dark nlgh'.
He listened diligently, but heard hoen-
ing until the cocks were GROWING ~,
morning. AT that somnoent perloo Vi
early dawn, he CHANGED to look over
his shoulder; and there, not ten rous
AWAY. sat the formidable Dear WHICH,
had entered from the opposite emu VI
the orchard. Was the bear shot iatai,
To- 70 death for its temerity? Pupiisheo
renoit says nothing of the kno nap
naned The evidence of an unais-
charged gun lying among the orenaro
arass indicates the young male-watch-
=, vent home in great haste, ieaNihs
-. e.,,n where. he had dropped II. at
the time of his flight. That venture
some hear may be roaming at iarse
among the orchards OF Dover 'ou"s'
ar II may have sought out pernia-
rant winter quarters. The way Oh
r,an with a maid is not nearly 80
,,,y,tarious as the way of Maine
haar with a Maine orchard. says the
Bangor News
A. the meeting of the Methouis'
Preachers Association OF the r'f''""''
district. which took place at the YES
trv of the Chestnut Street Me'noa.s
Eniscopal church, Monday hoiii'ne'
resolutions from commlttee' .o,
nosed of Rev Gay c. Whlte VI 'i
pina street church, Rev. E. l.. rarhs
worth of the Westbrook church' anu
De-, John NJ. Arters of the Congress
street church, expressing the resie.s
- o. ,,,n,nhers for the untimeiy oea.h
70 ,,a nate Sheriff Everett G. Scuny'
sna expressing satisfaction ana p,eus
ing cooperation to King r. ula 'a,,'
we're submitted and unaninious''
adopted.
Word has been received OF the ap
no,ntment of William T. Gupthi OF
Topsham as statistical agent ir',"
this state for the department OF as er
culture. Mr.. Guptill was born IN
ford county 81. years ago. He liveu 80 on er
the.home farm until he was u, WE We
no prepared for college, grann aa me
from Amherst in the class OF lsos. 70 =.
men entered the employ OF Gihn =
Co and was with them four
TIC Inst two. of which he had cha,ss
of the nigh school and college sa..'
dena rtment for the northern State
Ne then decided to so back 10 ian, -
ing and about IS years ago set''eu 200 20
Tonsham where he now has la's a
farm under cultivation. he 70
IRA ctical farmer and able CUISINES %